Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-08
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE wYLIB PRESIDING.



denscly crowded long before the hour Of open
ing At twenty-five minutes past ten o'clocN
Miss Harris entered the court room, leaning. on
the arm Of d. W. Voorhees,, one Of her counsel
She was shown to a scat at the green table, by
the side Of Mr.. Voorhees,, aud was surrounded by
the other attorneys for hcr defence.
The prisoner was attircd the same as usual
and sat with her veil over her face She was
accompanied by Mrs. Abbey and the Misses Dew
lins.
Tho people In attendance, as spectators, are Of
a much better class than usually attend capital
cases In this court growing ont Of the facts first
that handsome young lady is upon trial; and
secondly, because she shot aud killed the man
she loved; hence tho deep interest manifested
which is intense, Notwithstanding the heat Of the
weather.
George II. Walker having been sworn, testi-
fed that he was member Of the Metropolitan
Police. Thought he recognized Miss Harris !:
thought she was not as fesly AS when he made
the arrest. On the Sd Of January last witness
was called upon to 60 to the Treasury; met JUS
tice Handy, who requested witness to take charge
Of prisoner; remained there half an hour with
her, and then took her to jail Saw the pistol
1t was handed to witness by Mr.. Handy.
Question by Mr.. Darlington State what con :
ysrsation You had with her, and what she said
Mr.. Bradley objected to the question In that
form. After some discussion the objection was
waived. Witness resumed Had never seen the
lady since her arrest when witness went into
the room in the Treasury, Miss Harris WAS walk
ing mp aud down the passage, with her hands to
her face and in her hair. A carriage was or E
dered and put her into it and accompanied her
to Jail. For some time nothing was said by
prisoner The first thing she did say was that
she had no friends here; 1t was in reply to u
question put to her by witness. She said she
had been In Washington ou one occasion before,
but finding Mr.. Burroughs had left the city she
returned home. When near and Fifth streets
she said, al will tell you all about It, " Wit.
ness replied he did not want to hear about it. In
the room iu the Treasury Department, Miss IIar-
ris requested witness 10 telegraph to Miss Louisa
A. Dcvlin, Jancsvillc, Wisconsin. lWitnos.
asked her what he should telegraph. She re.
piled, "you know what to say" | sent tho fol.
| lowing message:
al have arrived in Washington, shot Bur.
| roughH. Come on immediately, ar telegraph.
| (Sigued) MARY HARRIS
| Near street she said she did uot ask sympa.
thy f,r herself, but for her family. This mau
| lBurrOughsl had ruined hor; had caused her tC
| be driven from hcr home and her friends had Sc
| duccd her, and had taken her to had house iu
| Chicago and that she had told him II he did nOl
| comply with his promises she would have re -
yeugc, at the risk Of her life; and that she had
| procured the pistol In Chicago aud came here
with that determination; had arrived hero that
murniug, aud had accomplished the object which
she came for. BY this time We arrived at the
jail gate. She seemed very weak and feeble
aud In great di,tress Witness had to support
her from the gate to the Jail. All the way to Jail
She seemed much distressed. She did not speak
Of tho times on which these wrongs had beer
committed by the deceased. She wept bitterly
| un the way to the jail,
Cross-eXamined: As near as witness could re
member, he had given the exact words whicl
Miss Harris said. lie advised her to say nothinl
to any ono and select her counsel At the jai
| door she told witness II he would wait awhil,
| she would explain the whole matter to him
| Witness told her he did not want tn hear any
| thing. Was confident she said Burroughs hs,
| seducrd her and taken her to had house In
| Chicago. She did not say when or at what tim,
it happened. Witness Thought she said she hst
told him about 1t year ago. She said nothiut
| about the time that she procured that pistol.
Witness first communicated that Information be
| fore the Coroner inquest.
| Hon. Hugh Is McCulloch testified that he re.
cpgulEcd the prisoner, Miss Harris ON the ;IOth
| January, when Burroughs was killed: had "A,
| intcryIryv with TN. rr,s,n,r yi,no.. ~,
| ..,t., .U....,.. III - "s"' I
| P'''" ounce, W"' WIN 'n'h during the inter
| view though he may have left daring the inter
| teryiew.
The ropyers,ti,n an tho mat ~ Nil. ur.i
.,.i..a,, t,.,, t,,. '' i'"'
| ""' '"''"' y! 'N'"'"t''o"s' witness put very
| lew questions To her; thnnght the hrst question
| which Miss Harris asked was ''Is ho dead p
| Went ont and returned II sbnrt tI,ns of,er viii
| uo inr,rr,t;or mo- Lo ,,.,. ta,I sL.,.''
'"' '''"' '""'''" '''"' "o ""s u'"" ehe was Ner!
| much excited ana said why did do it3'
Put some questions to her in regard to her ac
| Iuaiutauce with Mr. BuTruu.h, She inf,rne,
| ,ritra.- that ,Lo h,I t,,,r,, Al, -,
'' ' ', ''' burroughs ioI
many years, and had been engaged to him.
Asked her il MIR, Burroughs had done her an,