The national Republican., 1867-07-29

Nltnosb knOWs MRS OhVenueri knew nor IN
Philadelphia her husband lives there now; she
has loft HIM she lives at the house Of Mrs. Ash,
q colored woman, 805 y street, has seen Haw.
kins' mon carry notes there; witness Is In the
habit Of visiting Mrs, cavendsr.
I The evidence Of this witness was set of by Mr..
Hennesy, whom the defence summoned, and who
testified that Williams had sworn false claims
through the Departments, and had confessed
the fact TO him. Mr.. Hennesy also testified that
Mrs. Cayender is q respectable, excellent lady.
q clerk In the Treasury Department, and
woman Of piety, given much to talking on rel.
gion, and that she had employed Williams as her
servant.
The petitioner also sought to weaken the tes.
timony Of the last witness by showing that his
room adjoined that Of Mrs. Cavender, with q
door opening into Il.
Miss L. Caysnder. Witness Is an actress;
played the Naiad Queen through tho Eastern
States Is daughter Of Mrs. Lavender, and has .
father in Philadelphia. Williams was employed
by her family as servant; he owes $50 to her
sister and $40 to her mother He sold some
horses for her mother and did not pay over the
money. The family took their meals at his res
taurant, on Sixteenth and L street, for awhile.
Hawkins was to see her mother, because he had
promised to got her son a position in the Treas.
ury Department. Witness remembers that Haw-
kins sent her mother . note and called to see
herr thinks II was about her brother.
Mrs. Margaret Lavender. Her only relations
with Hawkins were those Of kindness; he had
promised to get position for her son, and had
loaned me Eve dollars.
The defence also set forth that tho books Of
the establishment showed that Hawkins had put
in tho store $2,697, and taken out about "a, 800.
Mr.. Fendall remarked that It had been charged
that there was conspiracy to secure this divorce,
and attempts had been made to impeach the tes.
timony Of Thompson. Ono witness alone, tho
brother Of Hawkins, had sworn he would not be.
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tlemen had testified as IN his credibility and OF.
cellsnt reputation for truthfulness. He hoped
| the court would relieve this much. .wronged lady
from the bonds Of matrimony with this man, who
| treats his wife iii, and goes In sanctimonious
guise TO preach in the house Of God.
Mr.. Pierce, for the respondent, said he in.
tended to call things by their proper names. 1t
would necessitate the use Of some plain words.
He said this that Mrs. Hawkins might retire If
she wished.
| Mrs. Hawkins kept her seat.
Mr.. Pierce, continuing said that, as II was
now 2 o'clock, he would be brief.
Tho evidence would show the court that this
| application was the result Of o foul conspiracy
hatched against loyal man by some Of Mosby's
guerillas-by men whose hands were yet reeking
with the blood Of Union soldiers-some Of whom
had boasted that they put to death, in cold blood
twenty-five New York soldiers; one Of whom,
| (Thompson,) Mrs. Hawkins confidential clerk,
had declared that he meant to drive Hawkins out
Of that store-who had shown, for 4 long time,
great hate for Hawkins, and great regard for his
wife. Hawkins house was made the rendezvous
Of unrepentant and unpardoned rebels, who con-
spired TO take away his earnings and ruin his
family peace. His marriage relations had been
pleasant until this viper came. Tho testimony
proves that he tried to suborn witnesses; that
Washington tried to bribo one Butler to testify to
adulterous acts Of Hawkins; and In pursuit Of the
conspiracy perjury Is committed without scruple,
tho conspirators swearing even to impossibilities
It would be strange. indeed, II q man like Haw-
kins, known as q Christian man, should fall so
suddenly, and fall so low, at once. No ono dared
attempt to impeach the witnesses for the re-
spondent. They stood above reproach; but all
answer that the fact that q man had been would
not injure his character with them 10 the least.
He defended the character Of Clara Barbour
there was no proof of her ill-fame; she was poor,
1t is true and had to sleep on 4 sofa instead Of
Q bed, but that was no crime.
Mrs. Lavender had been vilihed by Williams,
who had cheated her in tho matters Of her
horses, and had sworn to ruin her reputation.
She was q good, religious woman q clerk in
one of the Departments. Hawkins seeing her
efforts to get along seeing that her husband, q
drunken sot In Philadelphia, made no effort 10
support her, had tried to assist her BY getting
her to buy position whore he might help hii
mother, and had lsnt her hvs dollars.
The Court At this point, 81 o'clock, adjourned
the case until Monday. .----t- = I,.,...
414. Brown vs.. Curtis Decree conhrming re-
port Of auditor, and directing o distribution Of
the estate.
1855. Cruitt OF al. vs.. Flagg ct al. Order on.
larging time for taking testimony until October
Z, 1867.
257. Dorsey Of al. VS.. Florence. In this case
q formal decree was entered, embodying substan.
TALLY the judgment Of the court as rendered in
this case and published In our issue Of Friday
last. 1t directs the payment by Mr.. Florence to
the plaintiffs Of tho purchase money (s3, 00O) Of
the half interest In house at the corner Of Penn
sylvania avenue and Seventeenth street. This
concludes this branch Of the suit, the case Of
Towers vs.. Williams OF al. relating to an encum
brance on the property is still In court and mol
yet adjudicated.
The court, at half.past three O'Clock, adjourned
until this morning at ten O'Clock.