Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-15

krlc railway from the present direction, and 10
Is proposed 10 inaugurate energetic measures
Immediately. Holders are invited TO register
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and receive certificates free OF charge. Me-
Henry is at the head of the movement.
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THE wnAxTON TRIAL
Mrs. whartOn's Sympathy for Y0aag
ketchum-She Cries and Then TALKS
Business 20 Him-Shc Wanted 8 &. 900
I'm Bonds Right Away.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. 15.-When the court
adjourned yesterday the counsel were arguing
the admisssbilty of the question by the prose-
cution to Van Ness, viz So To state TO the jury
how he came to be at Mrs. Wharton's house on
feelings, and how he happened to be taken sick -
70 which question the defence had objected.
On the assembling Of the court this morning,
Judge Miller said no further argument from the
counsel was necessary on the question under
consideration, the court having already care
FULLY weighed the point when brought up at a
previous stage on this trial, and formed its
conclusion. Judge Miller then proceeded TO re-
very clear that testimony must be confined u
the issue, and evidence of other crimes could
net be given where the indictment pending is
tor another and distinct offence. The court
also briefly reviewed its exceptions to the gem
cral rule, ard finally decided that the facts and
circumstances sought TO be introduced pertained
o and were a part of another and separate
offence and inadmissable. ls il was not proposed
% show that anything taken by Van Ness was
administered TO ketchum.
Charles Ketchum sworn: Is the son of the
ate Gen. ketchum has known the prisoner for
wenty years; remembers the day when his Ia
;hcr left Washington for Baltimore-.Dune oath;
ais health was then perfectly good, far a. he
IAN Judge; he had a slight sore throat i'm April.
Witness next saw his father on Friday, S0th
Of June, when he was dead saw Mrs. Wharton
at Mrs Chubbs house, in Washington, ON the
Sd day of July; knew she was coming to WASH
ibgtOn; when he met her with his brother she
commenced to sympathiZe with them, saying
she, also, had lost a good friend her eyes were
filled with tears; she regretted to have TO talk
on business matters so soon after his faith
cr's death, but necessity compelled her TO
10 so; she then said she had called to see about
-, eco in bonds she had given my father, that
,he was going &c leave Baltimore on Friday or
Saturday, and desiring a letter OF credit, she
wanted to secure the bonds; said she was going
TO Europe, and would leave New York ON the
following Wednesday. Witness asker at what
time she had given these bonds to his father,
and she replied about IL months ago; that she
had given him four bonds, each for 81 600; they
were five-twenty bonds, bearing six per cent.
interest, and were to be sold by him and con-
.erted into ten-forty five per cent. coupon
bonds. Witness asked her If his father had
given any receipt for the bonds, and She
answered "no." Asked il there were any wit
nes>es to the transaction, and she said ;. no. IS
Witness said he could do nothing, as no admin
strator had been appointed, nor would be until
Saturday, and neither himself or brother could
ouch cent before that time She replied that
must have the money TO obtain her letter of
.redit before she left. Witness told her il She
would accompany him to Gen. Brice's Office
probably he could suggest some WAY by which
he money could be raised and she consented
Witness then asked IL she would be OFF nded il
ne talked business to her. She replied she would
not. He then said that his fathers books
bowed that she was I'm debt TO him a. Go
She replied that she had paid that debt i'm
NO installments; that on July Il, ls.o, she paid
II $50 and Sl3o interest, and ON January Il,
1871, she paid the balance, 81 800 and sos interest
or six months; she said my father had noted
,hese payments ON the back OF the note; that he
inferred $3.50 as the amount due for interest at
he last payment, when she said: General thar
not right, il should be SOS, the interest ON
>1,300 for months; Won have calculated on
-2,eN0." He acknowledged the mistake crossed
,ut the $50 and put down SIS; he then handed
Ter the note saying, ELLEN, now that this trans
,ction Is ended between us you had better de-
troy the note as it may give some trouble"
She destroyed the note in his presence. Witness
lsked If there were any witnesses TO the
transaction and sue answered no; asked il she
tad any receipts for the payment of the interest
T principal, and she answered that she had not;
hen went 10 General Brice's Office, where he
equested Mrs. Wharton TO make known to him
he object OF her visit, when she said she had
allied to secure or obtain the payment of 81 900
N bonds: Gen. Brice is witness uncle. WITNESS
hen detailed the state ment made by Mrs. Whar-
on TO General Brice in regard To the bonds,
WITH the same made by himselfl Gen. Brice
dis iathers books and papers sL,-- wed that she
sss in his debt TO the amount of =" coo, and
here was 40 evidence that Gen. X. was :" her
iebt St,CCo; General Brice then asked NH ~
ne mad given the bonds to General k and n.
aid about eighteen months ago: General Re-
'sked what kind Of bonds they were: She ren,,e5
1re thousand go bonds to be Converted into
io-1es S, and for safe keeping; General Rrice
hen asked her about the 50 6o, when She made
he same statement in regard TO having paid II,
ts made TO witness; the statement was repeated
iuli az to the payment and the advice OF X.
% destroy the note, and its destruction; General
or1ce asked in what manner she had paid fills
money; she replied In greenbacks; Brice asked
she was not afraid to carry SO large a
um OF money about her; she said no: asked
I she had any receipt or any witnesses
the transaction, and she answered. 0No,,,
isked If Mr.. Chubb did not know somethins
about II {; she replied that no one knew anvfbins
about 1t; the general then told her there vas ne
uoesibe means OF getting the bonds NJ thai time
Is the estate OF X. was in court, and III Ler frin
o Europe depended on getting the bords shee
,ad better give up al expectation of going
mere; Mrs. w. received this Announcement
Snh apparent concern or emotion, and GOT mn
leave, saying she was sorry she had not time
can on Mrs Brice, but thought IL was hest
ne should not, as her presence might awake
resn grief. Mrs. Brice Is q sister OF General
Aetchum She sent her love to Mrs Briee and
eft Witness went with her to the side SaIr
M told her he would be over in baltimore nert
LAY Tor his fathers effects.