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panied me; we four went from there to the

| party went down on the beach: returned anc
| TOOK dinner; no wine on the table; after dinner
| Jones ordered something to be sent up into III,
par!or; 1t was carried up; tumbers ON waiter
l remember OF being up there then; remem
Der that Joseph w. Dyer Major Craig aud
myself took each of MS one of these small bar
| .umplers OF whlskey punch; don't know,
have no distinct recollection, but am very
| strongly impressed, and if he had rot testified
| that he did lot, should think that Jones did
drink with us; know that Mr. Dyer, MAJOR
Cralg and did drink. On that excursion to
the Atlantic House, none of the party drank
| anything to TIE best OF my belief and recollec
tlon, except one glass of whiSkey punch, anu
no one OF the party was intoxicated.
was present at Mrs. Dyers on the first Of
January; was not alone with Mrs. Miller in
any room in his house that night; l remember
| everything that took place; I went into the
house on the right Of the door is the drawing
room; good many people in it; passed through
| the folding doors TO the library, where there
were quite number of people coming and GO
ing and making calls; paid my respects to the
family, remained in conversation a short time;
George Thomas came into the room; the room
was quite full, listening to George Thomas s
imitation of passed into the
sitting-room on the opposite side of the hall;
some one was playing on piano; several per-
sons there, attracted by the music; staid a
short time; one Of the doors opening into
large drawing room, where there were also
people, a large hall, all open, all lighted; after
listening to that music a short time they COM
menced playing music for dance; parties
commenced Waiting, did not waltz; got up,
lett, went aud made some other New year
calls at other New Year parties, and did not
come back that evening. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
Gen. Shepley's examination continued-I went
to Miiler's room in his house; / said to him,
Jones, Mr.. Peters says you want to see me-
lie sad, II they have any opposition to make
want to hear them. 1 said, did not come with
any proposition from them, but Mr.. Peters
said you wanted to see me. He said, do want
to see you. He then said, am willing to do
anything to have Sarah and the children stay (;
he said, am willing she should live IN the
house with the children as she has before and
| will support her and furnish her a home and
will stay in the house and have nothing to do
with her, or will stay out of the house, Just as
they prefer; I said to him, do not think there
is but one difficulty in your having a reconcile
alton; said, Jones, you must allow me to
speak plainly; Peters says that when you have
been in drinking saloons down town you have
mace imputations against your wife's chastity
Tor several years; he said that he had never
done so; said, you ough. to make up your
mind on that point; if you have any doubt
about it you are fool to try and effect re-
Cancellation; if you have no doubt about that
ADD ify0u have not said SO you should do JUS
tce to her; l said Peters had told me so and
gave me the names OF persons who had in
formed him, bat do not give them. He re-
peatedly denied any liquidation upon his wife s
chastity aud was willing to put it in writing in
any form and afterwards the same expressions
were embodied in the paper which has been
read. He said if his wife would stay he would
make one more effort to reform; went and
communicated that to Peters. Jones again
made at greater length the same proposition in
relation to his wife's remaining that are in the
paper; 1 said to him, there is no reason why if
he would change his habits he could not live as
g. 11l~.1
was absent most of the month of January
and part OF February, 1870, but not on Sunday.
returned home usually Saturday nights; a
portion of the time. did not return Saturdays
From January to July 1 was absent more than
half the time; was absent nearly all the month
OF June. The hackman who has testified came
with a message from Miller that he had been
arrested at his own house and taken to the
station house and wanted to see me; it was a
very rainy night; went to Jones' house to see
what he had been arrested for; was driven
from there to the watch-hOuse. never was in
Jones' parlOrs when the doors were not opened
into the hall; the house was heated by fur
mace with register in the hall and the doors
to the hall were open; it vas customary to sit
in the house summer evenings without gas;
when was there usually sat at the window;
and when ! was there Sundays I sat at the
window watching the people pass. never was
embarrassed in the presence of Mrs. Miller;
never had any reason to be; L never said a
word or did an act in that house that I am not
willing the world should know. In regard to
the circumstance of the whispering, witness
said that StatiTa Miller, Elias Thomas, Mrs.
Dunn and anOtheirpersOn name not rene 10 ber-
ed, were in the house; Statira was in one COR
ner, VS. on a sofa opposite; Mrs. Dunn whis-
pered something to Mrs. Miller and Mr..
Thomas; then came to me aud whispered; l
don't RENE mber what it was; it had no refer
ence to S,atira; looked towards Statira and
replied out loud; Mrs. Miller first and after
wards Mr.. Miller spoke to me about Statira
being offended about the whispering; asked,
is she offended at me; Mrs. Miller replied, she
said, Sarah will exonerate you, but not any
body else. 1 said, then she is offended with
everybody in the room; if your sister is Offend
ed wish y0a would make my apologies to her
Shepley return with Mrs. Miller from Mt.
Desert from Bangor, witness said he was on
the same train of cars; can state my business
and the persons with me; Mrs. Miller's chill
dren were with her. On that train between
myself and Col. Alden the original agreement
for the consolidation of the M. G. and P. & K
railroads was made, and pencil memorandum
of the contract was made; that was my bust
ness and bad no time for anything else;
presented Mrs. Miller bracket; don't re-
member about the flower pot. After Mr.. Miller
changed his house he made an arch into the
bay window; Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and / were
present; Mrs. Miller was showing an ivy which
bad been presented to heI; | said to Mrs.
Miller, that il she would allow me would pre-
sent her with bracket; gave her the duplicate
OF one which had given nv daughter at An-
napolis; think gave Mrs. Miller fan; don't
remember clearly; it was the.result of wager
or philopena. In regard to the black shaw
witness said, my daughter had a black shawl
put aside for her at Marrett's store; it was a
subject of conversation; one day, down town
at Mrs. Grantees request, got the shawl which
my daughter decided not to take; paid for it
! sold it to Mrs. Granice and she paid me for it
| it was afterwards worn by the members of the
Miller family Never presented Mrs. Miller a
| diamond stud [stud produce from his pocket
| have worn this occasionally since 1864; one
| day at Mrs. Mller's, taking something from
my pocket it fell out on tine table; Mrs. Miller
said, if there is anything hate it's dirty Jewell
| ry; lit was dusty if you will leave it 1 viii
wash it; she had it short time and returned
it; it never was hers; she has done similar acts
towards others in my presence; have frequent
~ sent Mrs Miller flowers; they had no flow
er garden; had large enc and there was
| enough to supply the neiehbol hood and they
| were literally distributed; ont remember Of
| sending Mrs. Miller flowers in 1868, out of the
| season of flowers; remember the time that
| Mrs. Miller was riding in Inman's sleig has ties
| titled to by Burk; met them on Congress st.
rode up and down Congress street; she wa:
| perfectly sober and lady like. Turkish anu
| let's are rose leaves pressed into the form o
beads, sometimes worn on the person, but
more frequently used to perfume bureau
drawers; l bought several in Boston they were
of no pecuniary value; valuable as novely
and for their perfume; gave them all away
Mrs. Miller had one. When was wearing
black 1 bought six of the Berlin iron watch
| chains. WITNESS exhibited one of the same
| kind Thought one this morning of Lowell ant
Senter, and here is the bill, go cents;) gave
| my sister one, my daughter one, Mrs. Miller
| one and wore out two or three myself. In re-
| lation to the circumstance testified to by Mr..
| ID. w. Miller, as occurring on Mier's steps,
| witness said two occurrences of that kind took
| place; once had been invited to Mr.. Dyer
went in and apologized that. was obliged to
go down town on business; when returned
went to Dyers; Miller was at his fathers, and
| | knew it; / walked home with Mrs. Miller
| am certain did not place my arm on her
| shoulder; when l stood on that front step
| was fully exposed to the gaze Of every person
in the full blaze of the gas light; have been tc
MIXERS house twice when Henry Miller came
there; once Mrs. Miller was up stairs, the chill
| dren were sick; she had jus; returned from the
chamber as Mr.. Miller came in; the door was
| open; was not discomposed when Mr.. Henry
| Miller came in; never saw Mrs. Miller when
| her cOuntenance was not pale and deathly
| there was not then nor ever was improper
word act spoken or performed there. On
the Goth of March, 10, hen Mis-. Miller sale
that helped some ladies into carriage or
Park street, my daughter was married; the
circumstances were these: that day we had a
| wedding reception, Mrs. Miller was there; at
FIVE O'Clock went to my brothers house ane
helped some relatives into the carriage to 90 te
the train; going up Park street home Mrs
Miller spoke to me and asked of the occurrenc
es at my house after she had left the party
have been in the room when Mr.. Wood ant
Florence were present; when parties have beef