The New York herald., 1871-09-06
soay and THURSDAY morning wrote him. not in

nescay, ana Thursday morning wrote him. not in
my hand but IN a ack.nand, ana very careless;
told my fatner, and that he had demanded the
name OF the person and that had refused TO give
II TO MIN, and tnat he had gwen me until sunday !;
Thursday evening pa said s'aave you heard from
that person f' 1 said, s'No.u
z. What was the substance OF that second note (?
A. The substance was very much the same, only that
added that pa mad said he would make no trouble
snrng re ,es, weu,h MARY me ana MAKE my ON
heard rom the person; Friday morning i mailed
another; my brother came in tnat morning and said
'Mlnnie lthat Is what they call me at h0meh have
heard something about you;" asked him "what
something' he saia that cit was not much credit 10
anybody;' said 'no' he said. IL have pledged
myself with pa to avenge your wrongs" then
wrote TO Mr. Adams and told him That John-my
every way that could to save me from dssrace;
then said that he would make no trouble ana would
not make hinl feel unpleasant upon account Of our
not being married at the time that this occurred ;
John went, as afterwards found ont, to my little
half brother and asked HIM II he had mailed any let
ters for Mile; lie SAID ''no' had tried III every
way to screen MIR. Adams; my brother then asked
he had bought any stamps for me and
was three cent stamp, which was done SO
as TO msiead my father as to where was sending
marry you, and make your offspring legitimate and
save You from disgrace, It VIII De all rght told
HIM that ii his means would admit he would marry
me; asked Mr. Adams what his employers paid
for his board at the Worsnam House; said ''tnat
that much would Keep US IN some way, ana mat II IL
night; SO Sunday wrote again TO aim to make one
last appeal To him; SAID tnaC appeaeu 10 MIN 10
come forward and in this my greatest hour or trial,
to save me- j commenced this note and told him
that had received no answer to the one had writ
ten on Friday; mailed this after dark, and my
brother John went up with me, and asked me II
wanted 10 put It in box; | said $50" That
wanted TO put II IN the POST Office that II would
be attended to II the mails were touched that even
ing he took me nome inside OF the gate, ana went
back, as afterward learned, to search the mails;
but The letter had been removed and he did not md
out then, but Monday morning at the breakfast
table he satu 81 understand that somebody has lett
town. ana was sure that he referred to Mr.. AdamS
he had promised me that II would keep his name
secret, and go away In any way, he would then, as
soon as his means would permit come back and
marry me; but when my brother spoke this way
! thought that he mad left me, ana knowing that my
brother anu father would help him In every; way
felt that would devote my lie TO his happiness
having no replies TO my notes was satisfied that
he had lett town; after my brother had left the
house. wrote on little slip OF paper, "Pa, Captain
Adams Is the man" and slgued my name "Mlllie;"
this was about eight O'Clock IN the morning; sent
the note TO his place OF business by my little half
brother; instructed him to give 1t to pa or John,
and nobody else; i saw him about an hour and
half afterwards and he said that he had seen Mr..
Adams on the street, and tnat he had agreed to
TO meet him at MS store; about ten O'Clock John
came home and said, "Me, Adams has refused
positively to marry you;' could say no mo @, and
you can imagine how telt; he refused his name to
his own.
Q. When did you again see your father9 A.
Some time in the afternoon.
The crOss-eXaminailon developed nothing new,
and was not concluded yesterday afternoon, the
Court adjOurning until eight O'Clock this morning,
when Miss Mile Will again be placed In the box.