The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-13
1HH CRIlqENDEN TRAGEDY.
Nina Laura D. Fair, the Prisoner.
On the Stand.
TER STORY OF HER LOVE.
She Never Intended to Kill
Her Paramour.
Ho Was Her Only Friend and
Protector.
:Bympathy for the Fair One
In Court.
%sSo ladies, One q Bohemian, Applaud and
Ara Fined BY the Judge.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. 1877

anu explained at great length the peculiar effects or
that condition OF health. He said
That class of long continued exerts very
%s.ssa Influence me general
Ss and no O.
TEN receives IT. proper share Of since
sssrs as
Ss Or he lunar aseaTs about Sns wn
period. shs z Wild; abe Is one Of thai kind
ds.srsanes Of S her Intellect ssI.sa
o By ss pa
s H. Of II: sss,soH
~ loss OF Of ideas she would speak
sSs
%
Sssy when there wa. whatever gcs
ana her head wa. aways hotter snsn net
s in
ss s ct .hs s .a 1
,ns ws old retiring
Ss:. Of Of sr sohns :hs don't
Ssas';as ncs e. ssa
iss . s%s:, Es%1s a.
J. q an. hss and sy' ss @
S n NJ two .~. No ot
done; Fair has several de1sions-some permanent,
s se lnd sS delrum is anrstted the
a nor the me
NJ largc--suspicion Of everything
the witness was cross-examined at great length,
and then MIS- Fair. the prisoner was called 10 take
the stand by her counsel.
MRS. FAIR ON THE STAND.
she seemed toerably collected, and answered the
nrst questions put to her In loud, clear Tone The
following Is her testimony:-
O. VIVA, your age? A. Ny age ia .hry-shree, on the 3D.
where you rssids' reside at no Ksarny street,
O. When did you 60 therei A.. think went there the
ees;edf A. H.ds bis n U.s. in sspemSer
s SlsS you At ii that ans tns. be Va. married MANI
bow bow long before you ascerained he was, A II was
year before sscertaned he had a wife.
getting
Since Wssns A. For the pas. two or three years
State whsp can you nsa sny alsay
think = was about yea, ago 80, ,.s g.. s,..
The iai eIgh. o. ten months, how you islr Could not
ELL easily eH' ra more easily cry
Do during
been; ss . Yes that has occurred
A6on, how long that your recol
sc0n ss Far III About ss ncs Ss, od se me
senber which DID not remsmber . .,,.. ,.,or..,,.
nom those .rGns could you recolec. the day
s ay S Mi SSs:s
nSsea 10 my book y see nov genera w bc. ar ,ou
prior the shooting IN regard 70 sleep; Was Jun
oaos unsp SaS % or Choral 0' IN
when s get
Ii was always interrupted by dreams did not sleep well
sss sf H. &c s
O Where did You see him during periodss A. Al
ways him .. my rooms IL October. =,
September "a. him al other places besides room
a ouT u
and = asna Bush street NEAR ksarny sometimes our
q. You say we Who DO you meana A Mr. Cr item;
alone sometimes and could not Get there in
O. Whore did you take your breakfast in october' A
my opposite 70 my room, on kearny street. In
O Who fers that restaurant A don't know the name
q did take dinner on the evening Of the I'd Of
SSs'% %So ainsa Win ~ you sas. DAY, csnasp
d r s r {, he M room q, have
During October. where did you TAKE your meals, A. 4!
m sne NJ
WS:a o. did yoa srss earn M. Crt.enden would
turn she 70 return three weeks ,S prior
sb % ~. week wee iA before she returned
Al twenty-five minutes TO one O'CLOCK the cour'
CONTINUATION OF MRS FAIRS rEsT ,I no,o. ~,
the prisoner was led TO the witness stand by DR..
Trask. and her examination resumed by
aasd iass whess
Wines-As my rooms, about halfpas four O'Clock in
Mr. cooSmwhcn did you first make the acquaintance of
Witnsss~I FIRST made his acquaiutancs in september
asGs; know he married TIL year after tns'
s s out :Ssn1
been married, but was not living with his WIFE asked ., MN
I. 20 aeG
s vt. be- s Sscs K
marriage secret from me unit, he had Obtained divorce and
ssss $ mot = p ws =:
, . sSs ,: Ssss
p .s s nsh4'
ana 9s se 05 sDa s
gentlemen be took :u, Of rooms on the a,s: foo
n %ai s.
near 1854 when he eis for San rrsnssso and
ssnss Gass aisr s'S Mr.. :copns !.
q ne SSs % n. vi. fso W.. G Bs
H csis.enden there our rooms veTs sdlolslns q
Sss roud NOT Tsm.in out sha, would return to Virginia
ne
1ss n
my p.slos s.S sa I:aiy 5s%a;ssa hers i've 8
Cnendsn Aocompalisd me % he boa. when left but az.
~ G ss Esq.,
BE- Hpc:es Ss.ssT seq9,s 70 :ss him ssos. =,
Kim hs Win regard 70 snd linn
. s:s: +. I me be-
leave tss Souss bt would take me With him that b.
NOR sns sss
.. : a.: =,
on street tat hoysd there and be took rooTs; NJ
gothsr resided that hcuge M september Or October
fS6A when Mr.. Critendsh came 70 San Francisco
he came 10 ROMAN ba me, and soon after when
bot nsrs stayed AZ the Russ House little while 81, nn
Laurel paos when moved there; he had his rooms think
Pins street. building whore Judge McCaulsy had h
n.nshsr o. Ms schuys :. companion for my child ID. W
evening soinses during the day except whei
be IA; Knew his family In the city at the time
On. ss OWED vasPI. ciiy IRA nd :. .sm
owned the house ! lived 10 last IN Virginia City
when lsn hadrs, place ws2t m,s n; h AIT
bad hts foonat, % Pine stree,, but cAiie L
Nrs Hsmmorsmitha every evening; taken for
bin there which afterwards furnished gave mother
EhSn she down 10 assist taking care Of my child.
Who was siox resided MIRA Hsmmersmths TIL went
Kass July fes1 Mr. Crittenden y have gone with
~ we're . hATs aoha N iSVsi bss she reason took The