The New York herald., 1871-12-29

m0nys ana WoS0 frequently convu16oo vain leu9nteE
s Attorney fSs connie.
words betyyen the attorneys was 81 tmes sharp and
pointed snd taking T. altogether no such ~ hin interest @
jury audience s tnat exhibited during the cross
sfand a. twenty minutes 10 one O'Clock. having
been under examination nearly four hours
The nsxs Snes os me was
Colonel George Andrews. VINO testified - iollows:-
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troubles The regimen. Vas put under my Command. be
hon. q hmm %s AIs% ss%
ro struck on & n' s head and m,
&c ~s M Sna.r about
soon after started the r.n. and & Ksinu% .. " went @
head General Kelchum was tan man and bad ride, and
no, Food marcher his frame did not denote strength or
s Attorney general sr'sr. Was
a for 1Sv o. any man Who has e.. been
AfIer COLONEL Andrews left the stand the counsel
for the defence conferred together for few me.
ments, and then Mr.. Steele turned 70 Miss Nellie
Wharton, who sat behind him, and said, "Miss
Nellie, win you take the standin And turning 70
me me. Csk Na ooSns nesaa Hsrwood sa w you swear
Al this moment the curiosity OF the spectators was
doubtless compensated Tor long weeks. The curl
GUS, fair ana -oving males have day after
day peered anxiously and pryingly at tins tall.
sOOe was Of nenS a6e ca,h
glimpse Of her features through the thick folds Of
her mourning veil Day after day they have waited
In the hall leading to the court room and In the
yard 70 crafty their idle curiosity by taking last
look at mother and daughter as they came out TO
ssrs in the JAIL and now they are about 70 have have
their curiosity grained As she rose from her seat
Mr.. Stump. one Of thb counsel FOR her mother, he
whispered % her, "You VIII have to remove your
'0h, yes; know that, . replied the brave young
GIRL In q sweet though mourniuIy sad, tone OF
SWEARING MISS NELLIE TO REcRIvs HER TEsrl-
When she reached the clerks desk she gracefully
swept BACK s her her, veil l and reyealed wo1drousy
her hand with dropping head she stood, the OBJ
tered the solemn oath, and as ne pronounced
solemnly the words ''and SO you shall answer to
book. stepping upon the slightly raised dals she
seated herself, and thus turned her her lace to the
S gaze Oh d9sroSIua Hs SMS that ss Wss the see
The remembrance Of which will long noat in the
memory Of those who saw Il. 1t probably had pre-
viouslv been bright, joyous, radiantly beautiful
face; but the long. weary months OF W atching and
waiting beside her mother in the gloom and chill
are traces 81 Of great suffering and fear Of mental
and physical agony imprinted there, perhaps never
eyes dropping and the lips tremulous, and she pre-.
sented the appearance or one just risen from very
sad face. The most graceful pen OF the practiced
word painter would fail IN the attempt Only the
When she seated and her to the
crowd she hastily scanned the tnrong, and then the
eyelids dTooped ana an asMonizng M expression crept
at tue thought; but Tor weeks to come she
rude rude the vulgar r'sH and Of the enylous, and nd
the prejudiced. too. To the first question
but at the kindly spoken request Of that kind
hearted man sne mastered her emotion and fear,
and gave her evluence In clear distinctly articu-
questions pointed to her mothers arrest her feel
ings overcame her, ana she could not answer, and
from the hushed breathing Of the cr0wd that she
excited the hearty sympathies OF every soul
COMMENCEMENT OF HER EVIDENCE.
IN answer to Mr. steele's inquiries Miss Nellie
Ks,chu% died. been since Ie Thursday before
KIT ss;;:S I ss
Esa, On. bottle s ss s,unp 70 rsss s
s, S.s, roas s oa
s M 1s
Ss:s eieeis wardrobe: Kept locked only
the hs which sssa
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Kept there; went to il constantly. NV. 1''''''A'
THAT MYSTERIOUS VIAL.
The vial which had been found Ia General
the question asked whether she had ever. seen il
before.
she replied
sra Ke,chum died; shown to that day. and
s s @ eas % as
very much excited she had written for 10 com. So@s
sn l.s ss's No %s;s
o,ssr ours about ns house .Son, DO anything and
Ssn .sn. nr Grs.lors Nelson; %o,hsr i..sa about
:'ps ss ;asn .
g. a Nj
ssss:
.poso q oa1 , ros Eaop: pear to f
Stump; our tcxeu were purchased last March TO- 60
as
q s e ss q %. % ID
; .s ?fas sa house and
NJ kEyIIIf there ., lease a.ur produce d.S !, H.
and furniture for soms time before we were calculating TO
MT sTrE.yMsd m you at the time going 10 start
lor Europe government bonds OF your own to do
Object You might :s every ,ssy
Mr.. srEELr-The prosecution have contended and Al.
tempted to show that Mrs. Wharton seeking
enable her 20 y from the country and the object Of .s
her had the ready money. which she might have had she
30 hAn Wiieu cont propose 10 argue IL A. aumBsDie
Chief Justice MILLER-Mr Steele you may the ques-
uon.
Miss NELLIEI had st that time $4,000 Of government
bonds OF my own; after came home the day General
ketchum died, with mother nearly all the time, and
not away from he- than FIVE minutes at any time
and then generally OF the Misses Mayer with her.
NELLIE TAKING THE GENERALS EFFECTS FOR
SAFETY.
The afternoon alter General ketchum died In my
room when Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. Loney in; Miss
Mayer there also the other think Mrs. Hutton
askeI where mother was asked her what she wanted
and could do for mother In the that
Mrs. Hutton said she had brought General Kechums
watch, pooketbook and KEYS ( think there
stng knife match boz and iltle box for matches, which
she wanted give TO mother % loct up told her 70 give
them from her. put them In drawer which kept locked
And l always kept the kew OF 1t myself; I kept
them thcfc until Mr. Charles ketchnm the
Fourth Of July following; woen he came to our house I
him for the paror, and then they up stairs
Mr. Ketchnm passed the third mother
into my said she wanted those things OF General
Ke,chims
Mr.. REvELL-That 10 not evidence.
WITNEssI then went and unlocked my drawer and
In hor hridl lar hnnan IN