The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-15
The Trial of Miss Harris.

wAsuiScroS, July "a, 1868
The attention to-day Of The Court convened for tho
trial OF Miss Mary Harris mostly confined TO the tcs-
tmcny OF the Rev Dr. Burroughs, brother OF iho dc
ceased and OF Mrs G. A. Fleming. at whose house IN
Baltimore Miss Harris stopped short time preceding tic
tragedy in the Treasury bldng Dunng the latter Part
of the days session DR. Joseph + Ma in
ference the general symptom. attending inscpiiy, aud
as the result Of bis experience snd observation
among patients affected siss Harris
has been described. TIE first of Or Burodrhs
testimony many devoted to- statements concerning
the limited knowledge the witn'-- md % the 9c used
previous 10 the present trial, and few slight crcum
stances thai had attended their former mectlns, "hcb
had been above three In number and had
at the university Of which The witness tcn had
charge Neither lid lie recognize tie prisoner now W.T.,
postivcnes had 10 Known thar has brother had
corrcspondcd with Mss Harris until he learned II
court on the afternoon upon which he had per
formed the ceremony of his brolhcrs marriage,
and after he had returned from accompanyng the
bridal party Tie depot and they departed from CHI
caco ne was met NJ bs residence bv Niss Harris but
nohina wa said 1T the time about The marriage IN ques
ton Though the witness had sotuo y gt mp,cssions
in regard the lady who accompanied The prisoner ut
that Interview he could moi recognize either OF the
Misses Deviu who attend NJ - Harris n court,
the prson Then followed some unintrre-tpg testimony
regarding She action OF nr burroughs. previous
10 the present trial IN reference TO securing Ger
tain witncseos in attendance al the court IN DE
half OF the prosecution. aud also IN regard ~ certain
expressions used by him Ia speaking o. ,be relations
that had existed between bis hfotcr and the accused
He knew that his brother and MIS- Harris had been
quainted. and thought perhaps thoy had been Interested
each other. Hc presumed also, that the iOrmcr -
time entertained thoughts of marrying The prisoner,
but his Circumstance changed and he be unabl.
afford her OF education be had abaudoaed
the idea In qucsi t1n BY the counsel for The
defence as to whether witness had not been cogshanl
that at his instance pcfon reprcsontn himself To be-
Of the counsel for the accused had not called upon
certain witnesses to ascertain what they Going to
tesv in the pteieut tfal, the witness responded
cmphaiicay IN tue negative He ato testified THAI
he had socmnizcd the marriage Of his brother wihont
using the fotm in t,e celcinony calling upon thosc
pr,ss testify whether They know o any mpelinent
a. the ceremony by rason of pIc-conrct; that when
the deceased hnd n frncd him OF ha contemplated mar
rage he bad saiG n0,hh- ep"pt any WafiphF engage
with Mss Harris NOT had - nn ensngemcnt over
been the subject " conv' suton n SO a hilhscf and
brother previous % the marraie hog3n 10 had after
wards He ayencd The his motive IA -eding up the
were for The sake o ' "ldo" anu cd OF the de-
ceased to clear up the st, i'puiaon va The mniter,
~ 10 Involved hy the te tlou1 n the dcicnce ~.
hal never oncred ,o pay au, f'D 70 attend The unI
ot reuue slrd oihcrs ~ dc
Mrs = a Fleming ~ B,itml.. ma called by ~.
prosecution ~ icbuiuug to-tfpont. Mis- Harris bal
stopped ~ Der boarin hoor "a 'anuary i,~', and bad
said be-, bu.inc.s IN Washurtou to collect money
for Ai. Do,hn INC ady iaf whom she WIS emp oye,.
aud thai Tho accused had rluanea 20 her hou'o Until
she had lett for lh The witness stated th
while thofa Ms haris had not visited any place 81
nmuscnert though he hnd OCCASIONALLY attended
evening cntcuanfncuis with Dr Iohu Dcyiir, Zoe
brother of the Cdes TOW with her, ,h't tna
had remarked Incidentally thu he we COMING
90 W1.hngson 20 sue tu Nh lover for bna'h
~ promsc that she had n,en rrenged 90 hlm icr
SOW years ard tha' Va" had fsii 81 ysnng ad}
though he had coi rc ponded wiih nv lp W within
month Of his marriage. 81. t., cen. lcd that d.
r0Igne had been induced ln rIIty Ni th' money b4
wife had that ehc was ,0.nf rU ta Ncrrly ~ rlcai
hersci bud Veg tlo wtrld r' D. ". sn'noas l'h
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received tho auonvr,ols citefs si nd The athrr 90
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was rch she bod Nr ht.f'n " n 'ory
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