Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-10
Interesting Love Letters from Burroughs TO
Ills " Dear Little MOlliC" Read.
HE ONLY DELAYS HIS MARRIAGE
TO RAISE A COMPANY.
TIE CORRESPONDENCE FULL OF AF.
FICTION.
District Supreme COurt...Criminal Term
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE wYME PRESIDING


tho court was opened by Deputy Marshal Null
10y.
The room was crowded long before the hour Of
opening, many being unable to obtain seats,
Miss Harris entered the court. room a few min.
utes past ten o'clock, leaning upon the arm of
Mr.. Bradley.
Mr.. Wilson, the Assistant District Attorney.
read tho portions of tho burlington Dcpositions,
which were objected to by the prosecution. The
first objection yas to tho question in regard to
the statc Of ber mind In isal and 1862 and the
answer Of the witness that ho was Of the opinion
that bcr mind was much broken Ue objected To
this on tho groupd that IL was an opiulon Of the
witpe.s
The obIsction was oyerruled by the Court
Tho ncxt obieetion was in regard to tho de-
cc,sed wearing a rinv presented by Miss Harris.
Mr. Brad,ey stated bo would not press the
opestlop but wouId ofer additional evidence.
The next is the answer of Mrs, wintop as
bcr Epowleage Of the engagement between Mi,y
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Again. tHey "'o ho' 'i''eu ioi 'i'e P"tPoSe oi
showing insanity, but for showing tho cause OF
insanity. Mr.. c. thought the admissions of the
dsrc.seJ ns In an engal.emcnt cxistiny couId not
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Mr. Bradley read the reply oil the Witness III
which she stated that she derived the knowledge
rr,,n ,bs siatsments podc nv Mr. Burrou,,hs and
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.n''S H"i'is ""ou my "O'V P'o''u' ~ '"e
house OF witness and took tea there.
judge Wylie Dc cided to admit tho declaratioD,.
- ,ho 5ooo,seI m,Jo an tho cvcrir, wher va
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III company Win Mls' haFrIs' LOOK tca ~ the
house OF witness
Judge Hughes here stated he desired to call the
ottentnp Of tbe court tn tho r,nort NJ tho trial In
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was wrong and might affect the prisoner.
| Mr. Bradley here proposed TO offer In evidence
tho Io,,or in which Rurrou,h. stotel that h, had
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| fnl On from MS morse ana pfokeh MS leg' Mr
Bradley stated that only one-half OF the letter
was here-the other half having been loSt-bu.
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| JUG" "yHo s"iu 'h@' INC ie''er was correS-
| pondent with the statement OF the witness. lie
therefore allowed It to be evidence. Il as fol
lo,ys.
| "
BURROUGHS LETTER TO MISS HARRIS.
MONDAY, August is, 1862.
MY DEAR LITTLE MoLLIE; Your two layo
were duly received, and VIII state In brief W. q"
| did not reply at once, You know ] waI raising
a company for the three months service. 4
raised 1t, was clec.ed captain, but declined the
election, because the call for three hundred thou
saud had been made, and preferred to 20 in.O
that service.
| There was not tine to raise a regiment, so
| pitched in to IA ca company, for which had
bat riro days whoa ! commenced. OF cOu"
oVory Tinutcor my time was required to els
my pdrpO1e. To fe'p along, had the good IT, :
TO d'sjOirt my ankle and break tho ankle bone
loo eRnd pat my, ,ol on crutche 5, on which must
rcma'u for some time to come, have raised my
accOId compaly-a sIlend'd body Of mcn-but 1t
is no. ob..b Gu 30 wnh II to the war, for |
| sha" dOIb,'es be a cripple for tho next two
mo 49,, /. nOt 'Olsoi
Thus yOI W" SEQ ia II did not write TO you
ahIoI WnS We puI, IoaIVhs S ,h i5r S ~, an NOT
Ion.,ht no ~ ~ tn All / shnnld have scrt W."
the ord which you wished me to get for you-
Mr. Bradley proceeded to read the dopoSitOls
taken in Chicago:
kl2a A: Harris, OF Chicago; knew NJ Ha"-
ris anu q. ., pubplousns hSu kn"ws Geignaah' x
ga nv calieI at the house Of witness to sec Mls,
| Har's; he care eve y evening; they acted as
! loves wi'ne d dno' krow they were engaged !
~ % ma ,o roo % Tss n oni
| ell AT her troLbIes; she told witness that Dur.
rough had a..emp.Cd to get her IN an assgna-
ton honSo sle iHd received letters making such
h., !rr,u',Ts' she ,ra cry. ~, aIi ,h' In,