Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-12
Anxiety Of Some Of The Members
Of the Jury 10 Know the State
Of the Markets. ----
The Woman Who Kept the ASisnatiOn
House at 81 Quincy Street Identified
the Picture Of Burroughs,
District Supreme COurt--.Criminal Term.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE wYLrE PRESIDING

courtroom leaning ON the arm Of Mr. Bradley,
and accompanied by lady friends, Mrs. Abbey
and the Misses Devlin.
Two Of the Jurors, who are In business in the
city, requested permission to look at the quota. 4.
tions Of the Baltimore markets. There being no
objection, It was ordered that the quotations lie
cut from the papers and given to the jurors.
One juror was allowed to confer with friend,
aud one was allowed to receive a letter from bis
family. ..r
MISS LOUISA DEvLIN,
Recalled. After the receipt Of tue alsiynRtion
letters, witness observed great change In Miss
Harris her flesh had fallen away, aud she looked
very bad.
MISS JANE DEvLiN,
Having been sworn, testified that she was a sis.
ter Of the former witness; had resided with her
in Chicago; became acquainted with Miss Harris
In Chicago, on the oOh day o. March, 1868; was
introduced to her by the lady who kept the
boarding house; she had been with witness all
the time since, except two weeks, when witness
was in the country: was employed by witness
and her sistet in May, 1858; at that time her
health was good, and she was OF cheerful dis
position.
ON the Monday after Miss Harris came to the
boarding house witness saw Mr.. Burroughs, who
came to see Miss Harris. Saw him the next
evening; be and Miss Harris were sitting on the
sofa at the boarding house; Miss Harris was
sitting in Ills lap, and he was twisting her curis
around bis finger. The noxt time witness saw
them was Al the door Of the boarding house.
Miss Harris had a cold, and had a shawl around
her; he pulled 1t around her neck, and told her
to take good care Of her,elf; witness saw him
twice after that Mt the store; about Ave weeks
after witness saw him at the store the FIRST anon
ymOus letter was received. Witness had seen
several letters written to Miss Harris by Eur
rOughs
Witness thought the letters signed J. p. Green
wood were in the handwriting Of Burroughs.
First saw the letter In tue bands Of Miss Harris.
witness sister was present.; read the letter and
said she would answer 1t. There was nothing
said then a. tU whOm its author was. We had
uo suspicious who 1t was. Witness saw the
oul letter OF September ~ l, 03 with Miss Har-
rs. Saw it at tho store on Monday. Don't re-
member the day Of the month. Witness sister
asked Miss Harris 10 go TO the Post OfAce with
her to ascertain who called for the answer to the
former letter. A few days afterwards Miss Har-
rls told witne.. that she had found out who
wrote the lctters--'it was BurTOughs.h Wit
| ness went to "a Quincey street with Miss Harris /;
| rang the bell; lady came TO the door asked
| her II q gentleman had called on the Monday be-
| fore 10 meet lady there She said eyes, he
came about noon and remained several hours,
bat the lady did not come. ~ She said the gem
| tleman had told her the lady lived on Clarke
street and her name was Miss Harris. llo said
she need not answer the bell, he would 20 to the
door when he saw The lady coming.
Witness asked the lady to describe the mal
who called; She said he was man OF mcf 90
size, black hair and beard and bright eyes. B
said lie told ner he ,cd TO belong to Chicago,
he was now engaged in Government business IN
Washington. Witness asked her to call at the
store and they would show her a picture Two
or three evenings afterwards the lady called Miss
Harris showed her the picture Of Nj. Burroughs
| WITNESS here identilsd the picture.1 Miss
| Harris was very much excited when at the door
| Of the house. She was very much excited, and
| said, "Oh! that was Mr.. Burroughs; he has
| cruelty wrOused me aud taken me from my
| home. When the picture was exhibited to the
| woman at the store she looked at 1t for some
| minutes and said that certainly was the person
who called on Friday. About that time witness
| saw Mr.. Burroughs coming from the direction Of
| tue poet Oiilce aud get In n car.
Alter receiving thC.e letters her health became
| ve"y poor, and she was thiu aud pale She was
very palo. Abou. the latter part Of September,
| 1888 witness saw Mss Harris come from the
yard with window brush and s.ruck wilne ~
| several times wi1h II, for no cause whatever
| Witness remembered she was very much ex =
| cited on several occasions. Witness occupied
| the same chamber with her. Miss II. slept very
| little and would cry all night. Witness spoke
| 10 her about crying and keeping her awake.
| Ol several occasions Miss Harris got up aud
| went in tue next room, and lay ON the floor with
i nothing but her night clothes on, and no fire In
| the room This was In January. On another
occasion Miss Harris had letter in her hand
| She asked witness II she wanted to read nne
| letter. Witness replied ] don't want to hear
| anything more about such mean, contemptib'e
| fellow. She then got a carving knife to attac':
witness, and witne.s ran.
When witness returned 10 the room the ac.
| cuscd ran out Of the hou.e, aud down the s..cet
| to the TTemOnt HOube, and wOuld not come home
| until night She would frequently sit with
| her eye hxed on something for nearly an hour.
| On one occasion, abou a week be'o'e Mis- II.
| started for Washington, SISTER came to visit
| witness. She had a .ilk quilt, which she was
showing accused got the quilt aud would have
| torn II up had lhey not taken II from her.
Cross examined: Witness did not know the
| age of Miss Harris; heard sue was twenty one
years Of age. 1t was In the paror t'lat witness
| saw Burroughs conversing with Mis- Harris.
| In September, 1868, witness saw Mr.. Burrou Shs
| geuiug in u car on the corner OF State aud Man
| roe street. Witness never had an Introduction o
| Mr.. Burroughs. It was about tue time tuat 10
| Letters sigucd Greenwood were received. IL was
day or two after the receipt OF the second letter
| that witness heard Of Burroughs's marriage.
| Witness c.. pressed no Opiuion as TO who wrote
the Letters until II was proven yy the woman who
| kept the house on Quincy street. Witness re-
members saying when she saw the letters that
| the writing looked much like Burroughs.
| Witness learned the character Of the house from
| a detective officer. Witness knew It could not be
| a good house from the fact that II was on Quincy
| street No gentlemen friends went with them to
| the house. Witness saw several girls at the
| house.
After witness wont home she said she was Ger
| tain the man was Burroughs. When witness
| first Jaw M,s Harris she had an excellent dispo-
| -itIOn When Mis- II. made the attacks on wit
| moss. witueas said she was crazy, aud she would
| rOrg We her for anything she might do. Witness
| was engaged iu business with her sister. Miss
| Harris was ia their employ, After r. ceiying the
letters sue was sad and cared nothing for society.
| She told wiIucs1 all about the enga cement be-
| lWCen her aud Burroughs. Heard her say she
| would sue him for breach Of promise Of mar :
| rage. Wltne advised her to drop It and not let
GU that she heard he was Living. Witness never
knew her to receive any attention from any one
| Jul Mr Burroughs. Never knew her 10 receive
| lctters from any other gentleman. When she
| left she told witness she was going 10 Washing
ton. sho s'd she wa going there to sue Bur