Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-17

On Wednesday the evidence in this case was
to prove insanity on the part of Miss HARRIS,
the murderess OF BuRRouGHs The testimony Of
Mr BRADLkY, the prisoners counsel. vide later.
estng. He testified that be visited Miss Fl in
prison on the 25th Of April:
"She received him in n chilling manner The
window was open, notwithstanding il Was a cold
day Witness demonstrated with her about the
window being open She seemed insensbe to
the cold when witness was suffering Her pulse
was 100, top OF head hot, features fixed, cstAlep
tic look; observed that she did not wink her ewes
which were dilated as before; only aus wered ia
monosylables Witness asked If she was think
ing OF her past life. and she nodded her head
She said they had locked her up; and Il have
killed Burroughs, but | cannot believe il. see
him now. Witness talked 10 her, and soon she
burst into tears, and became composed Soon
after, she said she had no friends; tia, none
loved her, her church had prosecuted her. that
she spent her nights wakeful. thinking whether
she had done any wrong she had another par.
oxysm Witness continued his visits sometimes
as often as three times per week
Witness has rarely met a more intel
lectual human being never heard her use a harsh
word against anyone except the brother of the
deceased. She writes beautiful, rapid hand
and Is book keeper. She gave full history OF
her acquaintance with Burroughs from the first
meeting 20 the last. There was nothing until
the 22i OF May which attracted his attention
Witness noticed che whites of her e, es on Tie ~ AZ
were cloudy, and witness visited her on the 22d
and she was perfectly rigid for few moments
and when ho caught her eye it, expression struck
witness forcibly, it being Of pain and anguish
Witness sat down few moments, when she
walked towards him, wringing her hands saving.
Take me out, am going outp Witness
asked her TO wait for her things, and suggested
that he could not got through the bars when she
said. Bars bars What are bars when have
will 2 After persuadng her 20 talk "A few mo
ments she sat down; her pulse was high and
general appearance as before She told him that
she could not sleep; that she hadn't slept for two
weeks that she ard cries of murder During
this time her pulse rose and witness had to exert
his strength to keep her in her chair She
afterwards said: Mr.. Bradley do you think that
| am a very bad girl And afterwards she was
composed. In little time her face clouded up.
and she said that she knew.that ne Burronghsl
loved her Witness told her that she must do
as he told her, and remarked he was her friend,
snd she expressed surprise that she had any
friends The next morning, ODD May, he visited
her again, and she met him cheerfuly She told
witness that she had not slept any, and witness
spoke about the article in the Chronicle She
became very much excited. and in this excite
meut Mr. Fales entered with some flowers, and
great change came over her. she excaiming:
Beautiful did they come from your gsrdeu?
On Tuesday, 29,h of May. witness went again to
the girl. and she asked if he man who wrote the
article in the Chronicle would be witness. She
asked witness il she sick, and after becoming
composed she spoke OF her pranks with Bur
roughs when she was great fat girl weighing
ZIG pounds. She then asked if be thought she
was very bad girl, and asked if God would
forgive her; she knew she had done wrong She
did love Burroughs so much