, 1865-07-17
THE MARY 1lAKxIs TR1AL,
Testimony of Charles A. Seneztack.
10seph II. lsrndl~y% Roberk m.
Bsafe. annie McWlul0n16
aud Hn3. H. Brown.


Bsa1e. annie n1cWIuinn1s
aud Hna. II. BroWR.
The following testimony Was given In tho
t.ial Of Mary Harris, on Wednesday, In ad.
diticn to That published In our Issue Of Sat-
u,day:
Cho'!s 4. Stngsta K, being called for the d.
Tressary Hi, near Th,cn sceuscd " When she sh
cred the pieto IVES shout midway OF the hslt,
near the vest end. Wltnete dld noteeo Burroughs
fal At all hut taw bin coming down tho left hand
stairway cItngng to the rstl, when gentsemap
named Calender went rack to hfu. Al witness
entered the ball with the u.ed, thcT vera bring.
iSs9 S.. NJ. BaE.oushs oown: Tho room tn which
the hsi kEd to tue LETT a. you 70 tn the lin en-
tsarce- When witncFs look Miss Harris to tae
8 no Shs M
had Looked that way. She was perfectly quiet,
apd htr yelt wes down, and wttnesa could NOT see
her face. Witness did not see her turn her head
toward Burroughs. Accused w9s CAIN, and ehow.
ed no RzeAt excitement until she got to the roo
There Hss p'llsr betwleu Witness and the bo II,
hut bho could hsye seen II By NOV aide little
6be wanted witness to ger her 10 the room a. toon
a p sable, for crowd began to rush toward the
: liz Court here took 1eoee.. and upon re- AZ,
The defense, and sad tba: hc rst saw the accused
applied 10 To act as her connsel, hat at first re-.
I
epse, but TO have nothlue to do with ihe trlal.
| Fox ths ffst month ot slx weeks witness saw &C.
cuted but eeidom: pia not see her frequently
Until the 18th Of April: In the meantime rhe had
avery violent attack Of eiysipelas in the head.
ludeFsd Vim 4 himself. sav hsr f:eauensiy
Al facts oScar11nRt u the latter part Of March,
hflWeeu the 25th Of march and the 1st Of April,
witness found her 10 somo excitement.
Of Nj. Bu1roughs ihau ever berole. she
told witness some one had Eent her an ascouar Of
sfdnee tn Botson. wherein the spirit Of Mr.
Bortorghs hsd been evoked, fnd an.wered cer-
taiu questions. Accused ehowed witness the COM
mnhication and sAked HIM II ha believed ia spirit
uall.m. Al th,s time accused exhibited great
The back part Ct the he4d Was warm, and the
hluts cold. The pnpl Of the e'e dilated, snd the
naas ht, s,fein be9 a hs.s 1ss h ot
handkerchief WET with bsy rum and wster. II
xas cold osy the window was open W,tness
WINDOW. She showed perfect iasensieiiiy 10 T.
that cold atr, which witness could not best,
though he WIS wrspped up. Her pnse was laa
the cold A., Her eye was nred On y4cancY.
the pat teo years Of her lie. She eald: "uf.
I hsve ki,led Burrouch:. but It cannot Be- 20.
They cay sm locked up for II; but 1t c4nuot BE-
1 80. nked VI; BolrouRhs, ard I see him here
and taio 70 wttaet. The knew ha would tell ths
truth. Witness told her be would do 90 Thts
seemed to ast1Fe her, md her tears flowed freely
tused rpoke OF the suffering she h.d endured, spd
eald the hsd been ecoufged and teaieu without
esuse; that she hid never vronged any one, aud
loved all who loved heE; that ehe would do any
thug IN the world for those who 1oYed her; tbst
her church had perse ecuted her: but that she
hnd prsyea 70 Goa aEd knew he would forgive
her. AHtr This tslk and consequent excitement,
The face Of necused retuuted It's nRidtfy and her
pulse rose 70 near ~: hes hauds were cold And
tbe top md bsSk Of beg had wers warm: Wit.
nets t1s3ed with aetnsed two houfe, and left her
III her fsealtIee. Wines: vla ted hsr frequently,
and oatilned eomniete history Of her life. Ia.
dfef, the wss ID fee a though he tw1tness) had
teen her coufessor. Witness knew that Father
Walter wae attending deceased at that time, In
wttnesa' opinion, the acensed has high nervous
organizations. intense female person Il pride aud
1lthouEh ehe ia: not received the advantages OF
an arlv cdu: a'lon, she has improved al The
ps nss snd na .sl
uccused exhibl ed. The peIcepuons Of iccuscd
we're yer, good; md during all The time Of the
s,Es VIZ nc Ws9 never heard 70
brotttr Of Ar. Burroughs She detailed ihe can,e
OF if1e, but vltnets could not mention it: but &C
sur1oughr}. The accused has 10 far ealt;Tstsd
her advantages that she writes rapidly and directs
be.ntitut note. Few write with lnore t.ca.,ty
e. to seEtn!n ex'cnt. Ae:used gave witness her
b1ffotths. " the slst day 0. May. witness Vi!.
ited the accused, spd found her bathing her htad
with sun and water. usr eye Was slightly tnjoct-
cd. snd the had lost r rnch OF hcr hsir by rcseGn
of The sr5stpess On ths Day before Etnsss had
shs. however. did Lot eagsse IN conyersatlon 10
TO the ,sotj.cs Of the purchase. Her facs looked
anguish. Or both. Witness Sat down. md accused
remained etandrg- Tbs later said to wlt1e.s.
-! an not going to remain here I want yoa to
tske nc out Of here sson!"
Witness mixed her to walt for her things, srd
yhsn shs s.1 nss.i barr: vh.s ~ ban when
moments, she eat down her pulse was htgd aud
general Appearance ~ before. She told hun that
she coulo not slap; thst she hadn't slept for iwo
hli strength e keep Der IN he1 c6ar. she aIter.
Tatas tsd S.s n1aey saa DO 'h,nk hat an
posed. In llttle time her fsee elouded up aod
shs sid 1hss .he A fnsw "he tBarzou ehsl loved
told her, md re7a.ked he was her trleud. aud ehe
expressed surprise that ehe had any friends. The
ns1t n norpine ssd A.J. he Sis,led her again, aua
.se NJ sd o, I'm een sae tod TGsss has
article IN The tAronsek. she bee,me very mncn a
excited, and IN The excitement Mn. Fales
nss s ss sa1ss sAs 'nd exs.@as e.,
Beautifu1! did they come from your garden r
On Ireta,s1, the ss'h of N.Y. witness went aealn
the article IN the Chronicle would be witness.
She asked W1turee II ehe Wis sick ard after he.
6omitg eonposed she spokr Of her pEanks With
one hrnored and sixteen pounds sbe shen ssksd
II God we11d lo!eirc her; ehe knew she had dime
wrong; sts did leve Burroughs 20 much. She
manner. Al w1tnees was leaving, shs called him
back. saying Mrs, Abby had been to see b +, tell.
inK her that Mr.: Bnttooghe was In Chlc1xo with
md .es i, ana hoped sost aTs. ID Burroushs h dS Ia
nci thfnk ha1d OF her. un the morning Of the
2oth Of June. Wl'ness r. her again, and sad that
she could not sleep. When looking the letters
over the said when one WIS bang road, "Yos,
that Ia The way he tanght me to beleve.n A. soon
Is ". rena,,i e M entered ehe M4s @ very composed.
plying the iscts coming under his own ob.erva-
non TO The experiences be has had heretofore, and
what he hss read, that she has perfectly eouud
her mind Il 40 far affected, not By nervous aftc-
ton a1one, but by certsin moral causes, Inst
whena fsct OF .ube'anre connected with th.Ie
or during this etsta Of e1cii.meni Of her mind,
TINT the t. incapable Q! thinking and ae.,ng IN re-
gard TO that euejeet with reason au1 discret,on !;
and thet che Is subject to certain impulses which
couuol her VIII In relation to the fano m.ttcr,
and This is whst he urac1stands to be paro1ysm
Of insanity from moral csu.es: Wttness is not
r. cases Of violent hyeterla and Insanity, ana a.
long as twenty years ago begun to study that sub+
!sss; Her ] esse y not one q hy.tesia, out the
causes cumbtIcd. There ls hut one epbiect
which teeued to dfs.urh her balance NJ mind
her relations with Burroughs. and WSensver INV
reference wts msde 10 lila Tidow or family Wi.
Mun,cate to M;ts H1rrI. fhe chs,sr,a+ =; 9s the a.
fence Of In rstnre n thc efsnss r. ,ha Tsnes
dsy after he furT Erre sworn4 md VI. w.s All ne
6rst f1ine he has Known her r. It's ~s4 rrhs e ~
tire mn rhsrsrtrr ~ ~ r,tvs,.' ta s
unt ,eem 10 cnmn,rhenS srd !ahs onease rs sas daa
formed what ,ht defrnse would be sbe ssid She
Ennld rsthcY T}e II .n1 rr,s erarrn~a ~ ~ ah.s.knS
Tstness If be thnpehf hrr tnssne and h. III her
no, only under certain c,rcrmsiances. Witness M
,hou.h. that i Eas eItrensly dialealt to sonjse.
meeting, but It von,d he untnntrnJ1,b1e r. hsr-
.3.n =