Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-26
LOCAL VS..
MrPoIIard An Court.

house Tor the purpose OF renting the rooms when
opened as hotel. She gave the name
a ~. Cloud 90 the hotel. lyon
DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SPELL
hiy, h., All ~, conssss1 =, .H h I'M irom
10 give such notice. She carried ON the hotel
after this, even while she was sick her servants
receiving her orders az her bedside. and she con-
iinued 70 do 20 until she Was taken TO the Insane
Asylum. IL She was insane, she knew al that
transpred, and what letters she wrote. After
~, ne got out she went TO her maids house, not
having any clothes except those she had ON her,
ana DEFENDANT came TO see her there, and offered
10 take her back 20 the hotel IN she would return
as nus mistress. She replied that he had made
such propositions before, but nothing on earth
would induce her to accept them. She had
entered
SUIT FOR 4 DIVORCE
two years before, and was then living sspara,a
frI m her husband.
Cross-eNamlned by Mr.. Cow" Are Won IN.
same woman from whom Mr.. Darrell Obtained A
Answer:-"l am"
Mr.. Cox" What did he charger (Obiec tel
to.l
"Did he charge adultery. and did vou No, ~.
low the case TO go by default?''
Witness answered with much feeling that II
was 50 charged, and she allowed the case 20 go
from her husband ON ans charge, 10 badly had
he treated her. -'s
Are you thesame person who
SHOT Mr. MOORE IN BALTIMORE"
Answer" am"
Did you have street ARRAY with r. A. Pol
lard I'm New York;"
Answer never had a street ARRAY"
cowHIDE MEMBER on THE CONFEDERATE
in the hall of the House,
Answer did. The man insulted me- aul
was afraid 90 inform nv husband because he
was jealous, aud deemed IL my duty % disgrace
the man who insulted me in the House.
Witness continuing her answers 70 Questions OF
counsel said she did not state 20 lyon that her
name would draw custom TO the house; but. on
the contrary, said il she had used her husbands
name IL would have damaged the house. She
could not have told him that
SENATORS WOULD FLOCK TO THE HOUSE.
for she knew none. Defendant produced a note
which she acknowledged to be in her hand
writing addressed 90 LYON stating that one of
her senators called ON her 20 know when the
rooms would he ready. She did not recollect
implorlng Lyon 10 allow her To remain i'm ls7o.
Did not recollect taking two pitfalls OF laudanum.
Witness identified note written by her, on
which was the date July 18th, i'm which Lyons *
addressed as
''YoU OLD ooNrENPrrBLE HOUND"
The note closed a follows: &" shall sue YOU for
SANDER and attempt at rape" He became very
attentive to her; made prOtestations OF love To
her; she threatenedtO have him arrested he had
come 20 her room after she retired. and stood in
the door. lie had offered her money, carriage
and horses, and 70 deed the hotel 10 her IL She
would submit % his propositions. IL IL had not
been for her children Here her eyes filed
tears)
Mr. COx.-"were the children with YOU then?',
where they always are''
Another letter was exhibited which she ideu-
tiied as in her handwriting, inviting some one
TO come 70 see the writer, but which she stated
may not have been addressed 10 him. Another
lengthy letter, dated May, 30, commencing,
"Both your letters, like yourself, are humbugsft
and she said at er perusal that il must be her.
for il SAYS she had been living on mint iuieps
and chlor0form. The letter read, {" Nv love-
since / wrote TO you last have been sick" sc:
and she stated that probably she was under the
influence Of chlOrofOrm at the time, Lyons hav-
ing prescribed mint juleps and chlOrOform.
Another letter, in which she says, " You must
not fool with me, deares for two can play at that
game" was read. She said IL WAS unfair 20 show
these letters which Lyon had taken from her
trunk, some OF them written while under the in
huence of chloroform. Another letter dated July
-, 1870, was exhibited i'm which she informs
Lyon that she was going TO CObbs Island with
Senator Poole, who could not wait longer
and wished her TO go with him 20 that place.
Another letter, I'm which she speaks of a month
OF horrors; hopes nothing serious will come from
it, tells him not TO forget TO get her set OF coral
although she preferred Alaska DIAMONDS like
her cluster ring. was read, and she rem rkeI
that IL was true she requested Lyons 20 get it, but
IL was with her own money. She acknowledged
writing another letter, stating IL was written
while under the influence of chloroform She
was IN TIE habit OF putting herself under the in
huence when thinkingof her children. The let
ter was read in which il IS stated" don't like
January 18th, $50, in which she expresses thanks
TO Lyon for his treatment, saying that at this
time she was under obligations to him.
Mr.. Cox read note, which he said he wOuld
prove was delivered to Lyon, saying: Good
morning. my love; a change must have come
over the spirit OF your dreams. but you need not
come now, as | am taking bath"
Witness remarked, III she had written such a
letter Lyon should have sent her 20 the insane
asylum them Witness continued, stating that
she recOllected striking Lyon on the head with
bottle when he was in her bed and She i'm dis
hatille. that he threatened il she did not submit
be would 60 to the newspaper Office and have
Mr.. Bradley offered as rebuttal a letter OF the
hrsthusbsnd of witness, TO show On at the charges
of adultery, on which he obtained the divorce,
he now retracts, being satisfied that the charges
The defence objected, and the Court sus-
tanned the objection.
Witness was shown by prosecution several
letters which she Identified I'm the handwriting
OF Lyon. Witness stated that the shooting oT
Moore grew out of the fact that Moore was i'm
the habit OF getting her husband on sprees and
hiding him for months, leaving her at the hotel:
that she watched the house OF Moore, and saw
that her husband was keeping comnany will,
women; that she was driven 20 desperation,
went TO Moore's, and he assaulted and insnltel
her when She went 10 ask for her husband: that
she recollected she had a small pistol and Size
shot him i'm self-defence-he having struck her
presence OF her husband.
The def ndant's counsel, having examined the
letters, objected 20 two OF them, but the Court
overTuled the objection, and an exception was
taken.
LYON LETTERS.
Mr.. Bradley offered letters OF Nav 81 lS-O i'm
which Lyon hopes She is well, and signs him
self l.; August. $50, Sunday evening IN which
he says -" My last thoughts are of YOU" re-
grets that anything has happened 70 separate
them; states that her Baltimore guest had LETT
Witness explained that a man from Baltimore
had taken room; that a lady had come i'm by
tne ladies, entrance, and she went with Mr..
Stewart, the clerk, to the room, aud informed
inc man that he wonld Oblige her by going be-
low and settling his bill.
Another letter, in which he saws that he has
attended 10 her watch, (witness-That's the
brass watch he presented to mel [laughter1
and speaks Of whispeTings, SC.
Witness explained that her servant saw LYON
come to her room doST; that she had been
awakened by some one rspping at the door, and
the servant came In and said that Mr.. Lyon was
in her room; that when she looked she found his
clothes on the melodeon; that Lyon was locked
in, and he made his escape by the window, and
afterwards sent a note for his clothes. He also
said that in slipping down the sanded pillar he
had torn the skin from his arm. lLaughter.l
Another letter addressed by Lyon 30 Mrs.