, 1870-11-19
THE CRlTTENDEN AssAssrHA.
TON.
An Enlerviexr with IFp. Fair.

From the San FFan-iAeo CAToHlc1t, Aoe IL
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock Chronicle
tho sss1eeiu OF A. P CEittandeu, and requt e.
ed ~ interview with her. he VAS mo. It ID,
threshold by the attentive and polite n,,. "a
and On inqnlring into Mrs FAIRS coucitioo.
vas Informed that ehe had passed the nicns
in sleep, and Awoke much refreshed and IN
better hea2th than at any time since her in
generation but shat-About Eoon she WI,
visited By her mother, whn c1uo to c,n-ult-
with hez on she'course to be taksn faz her de-
fence, 4rd to make arrangements ~ to tho
disposition Of htr property. Of which she ('he
mother) had taken charge This s!st ue:as-
contemplation Of the terrible reality or
the tragedy which resulted in the death Of
Cntte1oen, and the offended msjes,y of ,he
law that requires her to appear before j1-y
OF her peers, and anfwer the charge of Vii
ful mufder1 1aii At her door. After her moth <
left, the nurse found her in . et.te Of ereat
mental excitement, produced by the rsaliza-
heEst II plsced- Tho rsporter requested the
nurse to communicate his desire for / per-
eontl interview, and tie nurse eoon returuei
with the request to Wa1k In, but not to e1-
cite her unnecessarily, II It would lesa1l her
recovery from the fudisposition under which
Fair was found lying in bed wearing An en-
broi3ertd crimson s4cqne over her night
dress. The reporter seated hiroself on tie
bed that forms the nurses couch at rspose,
and tbs interview was ss follows:
Repostar. Mrs Fair hare called upon
yon to Ese II ron have Any de-its-
you that wish to be left alone. I do not
with to FEC Icy onev unless it is \ lawyer, to
make my viii, and ths Doctor viii not let =
hvyer como to rec me.
Reporter. Perhaps 1t some other time,
when you are mora cstm, you would be dis
pootd to make statement-..
M1a- Fair [lete7urttng, hyate1ica,iy cx-
citedD.- No! 1hAve nothing to say; desire to
s7y nothing. They have said 70 many things
9hout Mo already, and now not eN 2 sit gle
lawy9 III do .nything tor me-; Al want
M littIsgzl. ma Than I waas TIE doctor to
give me- drugs till [die.
Reporter. You must not st 80 much ex-
cited, Mrs Fair. TEere is every disposition
to set yuu-right il yo,n desire to ssy auythin;
concerning What has feen said in relation to
Mr.. Fsir lido not know Whist they bavs
said. au here alone, 2od hars not beard
.nJtbing. tP1 eadinglr) Have sorno pity.
The Nurse. Sire 1aa no9 read any Of tho pa
peEa, and docs NOT know shat has been pub
liehed.
Mrr. Fair. Nv POOR chld is my cn1y care.
|; After having eattIed rny niirs, want to de-
No one knoxs-b1t I cants say aeything.
Even the lawy crs refu.a to do anything for
me- VIII no one have rcercr? -.
Here Mrs. F8rr broke into . hystezical' 1T Of
weeping. that Prevented further comEunic,-
tfbn. Throughout the brief interview sho vas
Continually thro1fEg her Arms wildly Abont
and covering her face with handkerchief.
Hsr ruaee wss repeatedly broken By soos. and
betbkened 4 DFr7ons organization wrought
up to pitch Of unnatural clta1nent. Tho
intelligence brought to her by her
mother that no 1ozding lawyer wsuld undes-
taxa her defence contributed in great
measure 10 her excitement She fully realizes
her position. and tEe question OF har zAuity
can1ot, be doubted. She = Aa1e in mind. and
wbe7 few days mo7e shall e1apse there is no
doubt ehe will be sufficiently cain to meet tho
ehsrEs:Whieh has BEEN preferred sgs1ast her.
Mro. Fair is apparently about 81 years Of age,
though her pale. hagEsr5, and cArewofn coun-
tensnce. indicating E1vat mental suffering,
would make her appea- much older. She will
be u1,z BILE to give The natter Of hsr tr1al anv
consideration for several days to come, aud
IN tha meantime her ph: sici&n. DE- 1y ford,
who has attended her far fifteen months, and
knows hsr condition, o1bids her ho1aing auy
conversation with anyone Her mother yes
terday brbs sahed the subject Of heE t1ial, ba-
cauee e!1s il obliged to return to San joss to-
day. snd des9rtd to hsyo rEnttsrs arranged
previous 10 her departure. I'm. Fair'a mother
In in = STATE ct great nervous excitement, ~
we'll as !:sf daughter. anG when shey meet tho
scene is one painful IN tho extreme.