Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-12
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Witness went up 10 herroom in the morning The
door Of her room was open, She bad hor back
70 witness and did not see him. witlcss beard
liar say to herself, 4 would not hato Killed him
Tor the world l loved him and woald have died
| for HIN, thongh he would have rdined mel
4 MISS ANNA MwILLIAMs
testined that she resided In Baltimore. On the
| cOth Of January resided at 1J3 Lexington street.
In baltimore Made the Acquaintance Of NJ j
Harris about three weeks previous TO that She
told witness she was coming to Wfyhin yton
aud would rcturi the same day. On The sdturt
day before the murder she gave wiihsssth nisl
tory Of her life. Oh Sunday nj shL they IeInlincd
In Che paIlor rntll leu o'clock. On both sHturt
day aud Sunday nights wftr r5ssvdh to sleep aud
left her awake until very late hour. She wah
fixing some Of Mr.. Burcou yhs' letters, saying she
was going to nat them IN TIE hands Of lawyer
In Washington for the purpose of bringing suit
against Burroughs for breach OF promise. Wit.
ness lett her arranging the letters on Sunday
night Witness and Miss Harris had made ar.
rnngements to go and hear lecture OF Henry
Ward BCecher on Monday evening after sic
miss II } returned from Washin gton, She ".
70 rotnrn in the or ~ o'clock tra d,
Miss Harriss let two letters under her pillow
when she left Baltimore Miss HarriS had a re
turn ticket Witness saw the ticket. On SatuT.
day wasfhe Grst witne1, beard Of her iutentioa
to v.Iit Washington The hrst that witness
ever heard o. Mr.. Burroughs was on Saturday
before the homicide. She had an idea Of comm Z
to Washington a week previous, bat was taken
sick and could not come. She said she wRs
going to enter suit againt Mr. Burroughs, as the
people had spoken OF her character In rather an
indicate manner on account Of her lOug inti-
macy with him. She did n u want TO recOv,r any
thing. She only wanted the people Of the West
10 know that she was not the creature they sup
p1 ed her TO he. Size said the object Of her yi'-
iting Washington was to be certain that Eur
rOuVhs was in the city. o. H'r. r..
Witness was introduced TO her the same eve
Mug that she arrived 10 Baltimore. Mrs Penn
ipg wagtbc p"oprict~ess OF the house. Miss Har.
ris read witness a few extracts from some Of the
letters . .. ...
wM. n. BROWN. .f
Was employed in the Trea Jury Department on
the 30th OF January; was about FIVE feet in trout
Of Mr.. Burroughs when the first shot was ArSd
was about thirty + ct from the person who afcd
the shot; did not see tho person before tho nrst
shot was fired. Witness turned around and saw
her standing in the tire ofth h IL.
Cross examined: When witne heard the shot
he turned around ard saw the lady standing in
the centre Of the hall in the act Of cooking PTS.
tol. With 8 did not know who It was she was
shoe ny at.
o. As witness and Mr. Burroughs were the only
two in front Of her, witness rau down the stairs
there were some persons behind the lady, but
none near enough to prevent her Firing. Witness
did not see the pO tition o. the panty whou the
hrst shot was fired. She wab standing in the act
of cooking the pistol burroughs had then payse,l
by wilue3J; when the second shot was fired Du. :
coughs was standing to the le t OF witness.
DIR. @. II. NICHOLS, ..l..
superintendent OF the Government Hospital for
tic Insane, examined by Mr.. Voorhees,: Had
been Superintendent Of tie Asylum Deatly thn
teen yel"s had practiscd IN d'c'ue twenty -twO
years; had made the LubJCCt OF the mind spe D..
cialty for eighteen years. Witness, at tbe re-
quest o two gentlemen interested In Miss Harris,
visited her Ia AL about the latter pat of Zebra :
ary or lstOt March Witness saw her about Eve
timeI. witner had heard all the testimony y
bearing upon her mental and bodily health
From the knowledge o. the facts in the case, wit
neIi had prepared written statement, giving
his opinion Of the case.
Mr.. Wilson obj cted.
The Court overruled the objection.
wi.neIs resumed: Miss Harris brain ard
nervous system are large and active her ncry lus
temperament strOn yly predomiDate7 Her
character waI such as to attract the attention vi
II large number Of ladies aud gentlemen who
loved aud respected her for her hi ia aud honor
able d'spo yition aud "a good, virtuOus girl
At tho time our report clO-td, (tweu!y minute
past three o'clock,) DR.. NicholI wa on tie
stand. II is thought the evidence will cloie to-
morrow, aud the argument to the Jury be com
menced.