Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-29
EVENING STAR.
me Trial oI Mrs. wharton.

The Trial of Mrs.. wharton
MISS NELLIE, DAUGHTEE oF The ACCUSED, ON
TIE STASD-TEsTIN0SY OK MISS NELLIE
Alter our report closed YESTERDAY, Colonel
George Andrews, u. b y. tts3iied on cross
examination: suppose 1T was two weeks. more
"F .es'' alter hIs IAh when he resum7d his
'.utits. called at his tent several times and
The doctor, Afterwards when I asked him he
always said his head was well except a little
hs at IA It.
QUITE SENSATION
vas produced in the court room by the counsel
"a. tsr defence putting Miss Nellie G.. Wharton
tiauEAt,T Of the aceused) on the stand. She
gave her testimony IN \ clear woke. without any
ititCriHg. and was very decided and perfectly
iut' .iGibie IN everything she testified to. Her
APP eaTance showed evident trace OF the suffer
irg she has undergone since her mothers arrest
and tEiai for the crime OF which she is accused.
The roses have faded from r checks and her
face bore a worn and saddened look. Her man
EeT, however, was much more cain and collected
ttaa was TO be expected under the circumstan-
COS. and she endured the trying ordeal OF cross-
examination without any visible dlscOmpOsure.
She ttSti6sd.-I was only home about an hour
and half before General ketchum died; had
t,ft home the Thursday previous; fore / left
had teen AWAY and returned on TUESDAY; I
took with me bottle of paregOric; took IL from
r. me, % had been kept IN the wsshstand in nv
mItheT's room at home; always kept the
nl.diCine in the washs;and; il was never locked;
th,Te wa- not very much medicine ordinarily
there: went 70 il constantly. lThe witness was
here shown the laud3ngm vial Never saw
thai vial about the house before the day Gen. n.
dice. u wa shown 10 me that day; at that time
{ wa positive that 4 never had seen any such
vial befOFe; " hen got home mother was very
much exhausted and tired; mother had written
I0r Hie 10 come home, was az Mr.. Nelson's in
Hartford county; there WAS no male friend of
ours q our house, and went for Mr.. Crawford
N.iscn 20 come 90 u; got back Just as Gene
raj h died; in October previous had men
toned the fact that mother and were going 10
Europe in june. tickets were purchased in
March: I went 70 New York with my mother To
purchase them and We got tickets for June: our
intention was changed late In May because OF
ny sickness. changed the time then to the 18th
81 July, the tickets had been obtained for the
Eth Of June; know Of efforts To lease mothers
house ard furniture having been made for some
time before the time OF our contemplated de-
IsTture. I had then SIS 900 in United States
bonds, Oi my own mOHey.
Mr.. steele, for the prosecution. desired to
offer evidence TO show that MIS- Wharton and
her daughter were
1EYING TO GET MONEY TO PLY THE COUNTRY
Mir Revell objected, aud Judge Miller decided
that such evids nee would be admitted.
Mr.. Steele then asked the witness If she was
rot at that time in the possession of $1,000 in
uitCd States bonds?
NItnes-I was, they were under my control:
during the afternoon OF the day Of General
Ret huns death was with my mother nearly
aN the time, not more than Ii We minutes at
time away from her. and when I was away GEN
orally one OF the VI - Mayors was there; was
IN my room and Mrs Hutton came in Miss
MAYER " as in the room AZ the time. and asked
where my mother was; / asked her what she
wanted, and could do IL tor her; mother was
not in my room At that time; Mrs. Hutton had
brought General ketchum's watch, his pocket
book ard keys; j told her to give them TO me,
and ! would lock them up in my drawer: 7
took them and put them in my drawer, and
ircked them up; i always kept the key of that
"raHer myself; 1 keFt them until Mr.. Charles
NCtChum came over on the fourth of July;
nv mother, after talking down stairs for short
tine. came Up with him and he went up stairs
To- the third story room; nv mother came into
M W A emit Mt
took the things cut and gave them to her; she
fDJk them and went up stairs to the room where
Re was; the key Of the vaiise was among those
thinsS; don't TecOllect distinctly, bat I think
Mr-. hutton gave me the keys afterwards; the
Ssuie evening; they were gotten for the purpose
o. opening the valiSe; did not give the keys 20
nay mother, she did not have them; after INV
return home went almost Immediately TO both
nv wardrobe and closet. here were very few
things IN them at the time. / left my trunk at
MI Nelson's; L had intended staying longer
there, but was recalled by the letter: I tcle-
graphed TO Mrs. Chubb TO come up; did SO in
consequence Of a telegram she had sent the day
before, 1 wished her 10 come up because il was
'r.>t At the beginning. You know. and Mrs
t-Chb-llerc the witness paused for some time,
sEd A!r- Steele remarked that he ceased the ex-
.ui.nation because he saw that
TEE FEELINGS OF TIE WITNESS WERE OVER
TOWERING HER.
CH Miss Ncllie's crO>s-s xanInation she said:
The property was No. 2tS5 north EutaW strast.
aT'i the furniture was also there, which mother
va irving to lease; she male q proposition to
Mr.. Webster Wilson about it; the house belong
80 20 Nh Istimer; We had been living in ii for
three wears; We were 70 have possession of IL two
YEAR longer, those KEYS remained In my drawer
uayii about O'Clock OF the day that General
krtcACm cied- then SOME one ca ma for tlem
MIR Hutton cane for them IN the first place;
think sh- brought them back.
Ail~> Nellie Nayer testified.-Have known Mrs.
" naT;en for about eigh: years; went there al
most ds,iv, vaS there every day during General
hetcLUu'S sickness; had seen General ketehum
there frequently; had seen him there several
ZINES previously during this year; had a CONVEX
sation " "a h.n about taking medicine; he told
me he drank i from the bottle without me aSur-
lrg Il, hr dsdHOt see The Use OF measuring il By
q asiCOu>- a. AL teaspoon were not OF the same
SIZE. and be could guess very well BY drinking
Cut OF the bottle; this was last winter. during
Lent; We we're going o. church and L was walk
ing With him; ] saw General Ketchum on Sun
DAY night, the 18th OF June; Mrs. Wharton was
always considered very amiable. very charitable
and very hOsritab!e indeed; did not hear him
complain that dag we were walking to church.
After the visit 70 church next saw him in a
carriage IN Washington: 4 don't recOllect OF see
tng HIM gain until June; 4 don't remember how
hong before that conversation IL was that had
heard about hi- taking medicine; il was more
than a week; a. much ss a month; think told
BIN | heard he took u in that way, which was
very imprudent. Adjourned.
BTSeversl English gentlemen are now in Paris
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