The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-09
TIE MILLER DIVORCE SUI.
SIXTH DAY-wEDNEsDAY FORENOON.

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resumed-I don't remember any particular
time when [ have been at parties WIN my
husband that have taken VINE, put th'nK
may have; when have been al nome ana oul
| guests have taken whiskey it has always been
| ordered by Mr. Miller; / have not been very
STRONG or well and think occasionally | did
| take Some but never in any quantity; three or
four years ago the doctor prescribed sherry
wine and iron, and my husband procured it at
| the apothecary's for me; do not remember OF
Bradbury and Mis-. Nichols being at my house
and a bottle behind the door.
Estate the circumstances in New York
in relation to the milk bill.
Baker-No evidence has been offered in re-
lation to that.
Strout-Mr. Denne tt made statement in
| his Opening in reference to that which is not
| true in fact.
Baker-I1apprehend it was not competent
for us to prove it.
Court-l shall instruct the jury and they
| will remember it not to take into considera-
| ton any such matters. 1t is simply the state
| ment OF one counsel against the other and is
| not fact proved.
| Witness--Iu relation to the flannel shirt, on
| receiving a telegraph of the illness of nv
mother l asked Miss Miller if she would be
kind enough, when the weather was SO cool as
| to require it, to purchase some fannels for the
| children and told her that my husband would
furnish her the money; she said she would.
My eyesight began to fail about two wears ago
last summer; since my eye sight began to fail l
have never been strong or well; don't remem T.
Der the year was introduced to Gen. Shep-
ley; was first introduced by Frank Miller, my
husbands brother when lived on State street;
l. was riding or walking with him; as we pass
ed Gen. Shepey's he proposed!to introduce me
and he did SO; l objected at first; he said that
| he considered him perfect gentleman and he
was particular friend Of his and would like
very much to have me make his acquaintance
IAl. x,ff In rSn n
| The next occasion of meeting him was when
| Gen. Grant was here; went with MIR. Miller
| aud his family, my husbands father, and was
| introduced to him then by Mr.. Miller; next
saw Gen Shepley the next summer, that OF
'67 or 8, at the Island House at the clam bake /;
| saw N. thing more of him that summer than to
bow 10 him; the next time l think was at my
house I was sitting on the steps with Mr. Mill
Ter when he passed, and he stopped and spoke
with us; when he came to our house it was up
on Mr.. Miler's invitation; when my sister
Mrs. Nichols was there who returned with me
in Feb. '68, think he called occasionally; my
husband was present; he did not call upon the
ladies particularly; my husband frequently in
vited him to call.
[Mr. Strout proposes to show that Miller had
been frequently intoxicated before Gen. Shop
ley's calls. Baker objects that it is cumula-
tive evidence that should have been put in in
the first place -Court-I don't think you can
| get any new light from this Witness
WitneSs-When Gen. Shepley came we had
| company; they would remain sometimes until
| 10 o'clock; sometimes until II; have heard my
| husband at that time and since urge him to
stay later. In the fall of SO and winter of go
I was accustomed 10 go to Mr.. Dyer's
with miller and other gentlemen and ladies;
father Miller was very sick, and my hus-
| band would frequently go with me to the
door and leave me and then return;
at such times Gen. S. has walked down with
me to our house great many times; don't re-
member of his walking with me alone or of
taking his arm Il the winter of 80 he came
to our house to play whist; my husband was
| pre- &c MT; heard my husband invite him to Come
| upon those occasions; be never objected, when
| he was sober, to Gen. S. coming to our house;
when he has been intoxicated he has some
| times made remarks about Gen. s. in connec-
ton with his family and my family and other
| relatives; whether intoxicated or sober, 1 never
heard him, when Gen. S. was at cur house,
raise one word of objection as to his coming (;
he invited me to ride with Mrs. Hudson; de-
cned and afterwards spoke to Mr.. Miller
about it; he said there was no harm in my 60
| ing; that he should have been perfectly will
| ing; never rode with him alone but once; it
was in the summer time; my sister was board
| ing at the Cottage. l came out of the house
just as came out Gen. Shepley stopped; he
was driving, aud asked me where l was going ;
said was going down town; he invited me to
ride over to the Cottage and see my sister, and
I did ride over with him; when came back
was an open carriage, top buggy; time 3 L.
NJ In the summer season people are driving
back and forth; that was the only time ever
rode with him alone; do not remember any
other time that have ridden with him when
Mr.. Miller was not present; l rode with him
to the Ocean House with Mr.. Miller and others
and to the Atlantic House; Mr.. Miller did not
object to my going at that time; both of us
were invited to go; have been down town
and met Gen. Shepley; be has frequently
xUalk adI mn To m altar
noon; don't remember walking with him from
Dyer's on any night or evening; think twice
Mr.. Miller left me and went to his fathers and
| Gen. Shepley walked up with me; never
have m ade any appointment to walk with him
when / have walked with him it has always
| been in the open street and III the daytime; in
| 1869 or 1870 he called at our house very fire.
| quently when Mr.. Miller was present, aud be
| called there in the afternoon. when my sisters
have been there occasionally; very seldom
| called when have been alone unless 10 leave
| a book or som ethlng of the kind; at such times
| never stayed any time; he has called at our
| house and sat on the steps with others when
| other gentlemen and ladies have called; have
heard Mr.. Miller since 1870 invite Gen. Shep-
ley to his house, to call again. to call soon and
urge him to stay; Gen. Shepley called on Sun
day afternoons in the summer OF 1870 when
Mr. Miller was there and frequently ladies;
Mr. Miller and Gen. Shepley frequently walked
together Sunday afternoons; never heard Mr..
Miller object to his coming to our house in the
summer of 1870; neither Mr.. Miller nor his
| sisters objected to Gen. Shepey coming to our
| house that remember.
| Had a conversation with James f. Miller at
| our house; he came in quite early in the
| morning; seemed to be somewhat displeased
| he said that some one the night before had
been to his house and asked him him to 60 up
to his brothers; he wanted to know what the
| trouble was; told him 1 did not know until a
| few minutes before that any person had been
/ Of hon 1nrin a
want girl had just told me that she bad been
| out with her bare feet and went to Mr.. Wes-
toms house and asked him if some one
| would go for Mr.. Miler's family, that she
heard cries and screams and heard me peg NJ r;
| Miller to stop, that he was choking me, and
| she thought some ought to be called; related
| this to Mr. Frank Miller; he denounced Mr..
Miller, my husband, and then spoke OF Gen
| Shepley's frequent visits. and said IL everybody
| knew Gen. Shepley as well as he did, what a
perfect gentleman he was, they would under
stand it was perfectly right and proper; alter
| wards made some insulting remarks about my
| cross father and sisters; told him did moi
consider him a gentleman; did not wish tt
| have any further conversation with him; he
| left my house and slammed the door as he
| went OUT did not say that / was going t.
perditon, nor that Gen. Shepley was town
scandal, or that my conduct was town scandal
| MY husband came home very much excited
Cross little Mary was very much frightened
he asked me to go out; started, thinking tba
he might be more quiet if l went. Mr.. Mile
| took my little girl away from me, went out Of
the house with her; l went to Mrs. Stephen
| sons; was perfectly wretched and wanted som'
one to speak to; staid there short time; wen
to Mr.. Miller's fathers, to see if the child wa.
there; his sister told me that the child hat
been there, that Jones had taken her to thu
office. While was at Mt. Desert there was
no conversation or plan made between mysel
| and father family for my leaving Mr. Miller
never told Mr.. Miller that this transaction Q
the 81 OF September had any thing to do will
the Mt Desert visit; my father came to m.
house in response to my request; Mr.. Mile
| never gave NE, as a reason for his signing thu
paper that his father was sick !; Mr. Miller came
to me in the morning and asked if was COINS
| to leave; L told him / was going that after
| noon with my father and children; he asked
me if there was anything in the werd he coult
say that would induce me to stay; told hin
that had sent for my father several times
that if he said so should go with him; he sait
| that il left him it would be unpleasant for al
| of us and utter ruin, and it was the last hope
| when left him of his ever reforming; salt
| to him that was not in condition to decid
| it till talked with my father; he said it Their
was anything in the world that he could do tt
; | make me stay, he would do it; l asked him i
he was willing to put in writing what n
| thought and felt; he said he Was and that h
would go Immediately to Gen. Shepley an
! talk with him about it. and any paper he woul'
draw up he would sign; I told him he coult
talk with father, and would do whatever wa
right and proper for me to do. He said b
would try and REFORM that he would never us
any violence or improper language, and neva
come home intoxicated, if l would try hin
once more; he was sober at the time. Upol
the signing of these papers remained.
, | don't recollect Charities being wet on tn
1 tn hp OFT arlio 'c Il &c