New-York tribune., 1871-12-16
THE EHARTON TRIAL.
esrrxoNY OF GEN. KErCHUM's SON.

THE HdAhlON fhfnA'
TESTIMONY OF GEN. KErCHUM's son.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. 15.-When the Court
adjourned yesterday tho counsel were arguing the ao
instability Of tho question BY the prosecution to Van
Nea VIZ: "To state to the jury how no came to be AZ
Mrs. wharton's house certain day; If well or SICK
his symptoms and feelings fully and how he happened
to be taken sck to which question the defense nao VI"
On the assembling Of the Court, this morning Chiei
counsel was necessary on the question under consdsra
ton the Court having already decided that the question
Charles Ketohum was sworn: He is son Of the late
Gen. Kstchum has known prisoner for twenty yeafs
Baltimore, June 2 his health then was perfectly good,
far as he can Judge; he had slight sore tnroat @ IN
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and I ss interest Tor i5 a %oss: he 81. my
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tsoa ths h: PIsssne witness asked & ,s hss
S. had any for payment The interest pnnep. and
~ .1sisfs | hs s s o. Obtain $4,000
0'Ssa sss hen sn i:. M Wharton e.
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. % %9os to carry % large sum MONEY . So
@ s s ss ~ M ID not :snss
piled that anything the Genera. then told he there
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fD py question rom co. answered that N.
wh.rsou bad made the payment his father At A
Jo,v v,... went To Baltimore and w wharton
Sa.s bswsd he, small poket dsry belonged his
,S "A al her o here she declined take the
~ sh rok not "a rad n, II the
hgt ~ ~ he ,smpbers xitur.s s,i II
~ s r. II ~ud male no difference il
nh ~ rs.d vitness then commenced and read the
sue wouu w W ~ - hs.nnng In the Nylesf she
contents es.n VIC ,on,h - hes, bs read: among the en-
vas hs ngs nand hr.. .,. M interest
sne: ' W. sass sses of 3C dated jan IT, is7o July H.
,nsrnsj ana Linn ' several tines and spoke sf tho
,n.rSp''s nS hand, .its.s, aid II sbe voud wait
Until be Got through be- bond be read u.
n NJ The nayucpt Of interest January 23 1871 Wharton said
that va. not e,rrcct should be sGs Of sa and was paid
was made by check MOI he asked the psymens Of the
none! she hal which from be asked her
p.m4uis .he replied she irpt no books. but they
nSvn pm pS n Sse, an which The payments we're made
siS h .srsat ~ 40 and "a forward him nert dsy
,b,, III. m,mor,nimn should contain the date
% the hos d.ver to bi. fber she .sid she
~ M c"mo to the eact dates a. she Iept
49, ,. bs, he Womb t.he rn Eaton with him
or % ~ ". spd him r,mne the bond, and see
,dro that thew beLnsei TO her; sbe hot
in what ron,;, sbs sso ssted sle could not under.
& Sr nv Sthe med that she wa, In bis debt % she paid
IN Jnnaiv Or wy he said he was coming TO baltimore
nent rr she lea for Buope
dom he had Win hn she then told my Informed that
he had be.u looking al house somewhat figures