The Portland daily press., 1871-02-08


the day time; have seen him there Sabbath of.
ternoons at the windows, a third of the Sun
days OF the last year and half; have seen him
20 IN the mouse without ringing; have noticed
lhat during the period embraced he took he
spring street route to his office more frequent
ly than before.
Cross E1-Gen. Shepley formerly lived at
the upper end OF Park street, next to Miss
Jones don't know when he moved to his pres
ent residence on State street; don't know OF
any change in his route after he removed to
state street; used to meet him ottener after he
removed tOS.ate street; he has a brother liv-
lug on Park street; have seen him go there
seen him walking with his brothers. family
saw him walking with others; can't testify that
saw Shepley at Mil,er's in March, April,
May or June in 1870 or the same months III
1868. 1t is as near 10 go from Gen. Shepley 5
through Spring, Oak and Congress street
down town, as to go by way Of Congress alone
don't knowa but Gen. Shepley goes down
Congress stleet The people living between
my house and Shepley's generally go down
Spring street.
deposition OF Mrs. Charlotte Miller, wife of
James +. Miller, was put in. Deponent test
ued cnief1y to conversation with Mrs Sarah
Il. Miller, IN which she admitted Miller s kind
ress, care and affection for herself and the
cniidren In regard to the cup of tea MIS- N
a. Miller treated the affair as a joke and
laughed as she narrated the circumstance to
me- Have seen Mr.. Miller intoxicated. My
husband was sent for twice to go to Jones $;
Doth times IN the evening, before 10 O'Clock !;
Two or three weeks interviewed between these
events; never saw Mrs. Miller intoxicated; am
not sure that ever saw her drink liquors; L
may have said to Mrs. Miller THAT sympathz-
Ell with her in her troubles; have also express
ed vmpathy for N j. Miller to his family and
to my husband.
The testimony for the libellee here closed.
LIBELLANT's REBUTTAL.
Deposition of Mrs. Alice E. Stephenson aoJe
OF W. II. Stephenson Remember the Whist
clubs composed OF Miller aud wife, Car
ter and sisters, Sc coffee was generally
furnished; the ladies . never, except in
one instance, partook OF wine, and that was
Spanish or Muscatel; they never partook of
strong liquors; have seen Mrs Miller drink
Muscatel and currant wine; she slipped it; she
drank only part of glass; never took second
glass IN my presence. or full glass; never
heard profane or imtnodest word or saw an
immOdest act by her; saw much of her house
keeping; she was neat, orderly and economi-
col; her children were tidy; her house was al
ways IN good order; never saw anything quar-
Ieisome towards her husband; have been to her
house at all hours of the day; met Gen. Shep-
lev once there, early in the afternoon; have
met good many gentlemen there; l know
Mrs. Miller has cut and made good many OF
her chlldren's dresses; 1 never saw her wear
ing expensive garments; have net Mr. Miller
~ mo DouSC va CpIiDS StTGcl, liz was u kl0Q
husband as tar as know; be was always kind
70 his visitors; never suffered any rudeness
from him when sober; never saw any violence
towards his children.
Mrs. Catherine 2. Dyers deposition In De-
cemDer, 1868, or January, 1869, had converse
ton with Jones Miller in relation to his wife;
was up chamber on the lounge; be called me
up stars; he said he had nothing to live for;
said, you have wife and two children; he
sad, yes, have great deal to live for; two
beautiful children and as good wife as God
ever made; on the 1st of January, 1870, had
people coming and going at my house ali the
evening; the Whole house was open; the piano
III the stt,ng-rO0m was played for dancing:
never saw anything like hysteria in Mrs. Mil
Ter; she was not addicted to the use of intoxi.
eating liquors; Mrs. Miller frequently came to
my house; came often with her husband and
Gen. Shepley; they would come to the door
aud her husband go down to his fathers; Mrs.
M never drank any liquor or wine in my house
that know of; she could not drink much
liquor without my knowing it. Ma s =
Samuel ChddUick-Mrs. Miller was never in
my store to ny knowledge; she never ordered
liquors or me but once; she ordered it in the
street in front of the Pre- Bile House; she ordered
cooking sherry; sent half gallon; that is.the
only order ever received from her,
Gross examination was in June. 1870:
nave never sent any other liquors to the house
not ordered by Mr.. Miller; (bill shown to wit.
ness); Mr.. Miller ordered all the liquors on
that bill; am confident he ordered all these Ii.
quors of me personally.
Mrs. Sarah E. 1fiNer-Am wife of Nathaniel
.. Miller; married in Brooklyn at my fathers
residence; am ~; was not in the habit of
drinking wine before marriage; wine was used
at my wedding; drank with DIR. Spear the
minister, when he came to drink my health; at
Boston, on my way to Portland raised glass
OF wlue TO my lips in compliment to the pro-
prietor OF the hotel, who sent wine to us at the
table; we went to board on Free street; at that
place, when Mr.. Miller's friends came to call
Win wedding cake and wine tasted once:
went into Robinson's saloon one afternoon
with some lady friends; had some ice cream; it
was very warm; we returned to the States
had some lemonade sent up; told the ladies
would play joke on my husband; there was
about spoonful of Catawba brandy in q bot
tie; poured it into the lemonade and put back
an equal amount of water; drank no part of
the brandy; my husbands ordered LIQUORS into
our room at the u S. Hotel when he had GEN
tleman callers; my husband always ordered
them; boarded at the u. s. Hotel 2 years;
then went to State street house; had liquors
thefe; my husband ordered Them; never Of
tered my guests liquors; remember the whist
parties on State street at which the Stephen
sons, Foxs. Carriers, sc, were present; can't
Tecollect any instance at those parties Of drink
ing liquors of any kind; never told my husband
that would drink whiskey or brandy bat did
no. IKE SSXa5 y qBSit Ia.
toxlcating liquors there and had said things
that L ought not to; when Woodman and
FRANK Miller were at our house at whist par
ties liquors were offered by Mr.. Milers express
orders; these parties were frequent; they bad
no set time; aodS DeUer intoxicated: at j. w.
Overs one evening Mr.. Manasseh Smith
brought in bottle of champagne and said he
wanted to try it; quite number of ladies
were present; Mr. Smith turned out a glass
and drank about half; we went home an hour
afterwards; said was very tired; asked my
husband iokingly if he would carry me up
stars; went up, stairs myself and retired; he
neUer undressed me, have undressed him a
great many times; have pulled off his boots
Witness described the visit to the Ocean House
when Maj. Craig was there they rolled tenpins
had supper and returned home with the party
at O'Clock; have no recollection of asking Mr..
Miller to treat the company there; did not
drink liquor; not one of the party was intoxi.
Gated; not even Mr.. Miller Heard the testi-
mOny OF Mr.. Burk. was not intoxicated the
afternoon was with him bad not drank any
liquor that day; did not use the language at
tr0uted to ne: Have ridden in Mrs. Inmans
carriage good many times, remember riding
once with my sister and Mrs. Hudson; rode
around the city in sleigh that afternoon; Mrs.
Nichols was here visiting; think it was in Feb,
~. My husband has ordered me to bring
liquors to guests. (Witness specified a time.)
Miller was intoxicated; did not Dring the
liquor; refused to do SO; he said, II was
I'd id liar" That was In the presence of
Mr.. John Cummings He said II want YOU
to get some whiskey for Mr.. Cummings; l said
there wasn't any in the house; and be said
wasa Cd id liar. Remember when Mr..
Rollins came there; Miller was intoxicated; he
and Daniel Miller brought Jones home; he
said, Il want you to get Rollins some liquor"
The language was similar to that Just related
told him there was none in the house. Once
he brought negro into the parlor from his
vessel; Miller was intoxicated; he ordered me
to bring him liquor, but l refused. have
asked my husband not to drink, and said if
there was anything could say or do to pre-.
vent him from drinking, would do it; never
encouraged him to drink. When was first
married l did not object to having liquors in
the house; but did afterwards. He said that if
would allow him to keep liquors in the house
he would not so elsewhere, and if he got drunk
he would remain at home. He always went
from home sober in the morning. He always
Insisted on having liquor in the house He got
drunk down town. We called upon Mrs.
Nichols at the Falmouth; she did not order
liquer while / was with her; 1 did not drink
there. When we went to Boston to consult
the occulist, stopped at fremont House; Just
before we left to return home discovered that
Miller was Intoxicated, and when we arrived
at the depot he got inlo the wrong oar, aud
rode In Another. At another time in Boston,
when Mrs. udson was present, after dinner
at the American House, as we were ON our re-
turn from a shopping excursion, we met Gen.
Shepley, who told us he had been talking with
Mr. Miller; Miller invited him to DER room; we
then went to the depot to return home Mr..
Miller meyer found me alpne with Gen. S. in a
room at the American House. Rode to the
Ocean House with Gen. Shepley in his car
rage, by his invitation; my husband aud sister
were with us; bottle of champaign was
brought to the room; drank part OF a small
glass. Several times within the past year
when Miller would come home intoxicated he