Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-28

u1euboHcu a0u St&reu, 8QQ Was 2irdlu Vi
one as of the other, after
found out the policemen were
there and after / found out what sort Of q
house l was in; the policeman came away
ant went into my room, locked the door
took my clothes out Of the war1ro5e and
put thcm In my trunk, took off the dress
bad on and put it on chair; ssaid in the
room alone, but didn't sleep any; next
morning got up, dressed myself, took my
little work basket on my arm and went out
the back door, found the gates all locked,
went back into the hall, found the front
DIOR locked, unlocked IL and went out be-
fore any Of them got up; they gave me the
name Of
"JEAHErTE BURNS"
TO 60 by in the house; they said it was 3
prettier name than mine; it was a black
silk dress they gave rae, with white swiss
rutfles, low neck and short sleeves; when /
left the house / met q negro girl; I was
crying; asked her If she knew where
could get breakfast; she said size didn't
know of any nice place; asked her If she
knew where could get piece Of paper to
write letter; she asked me whit / was
crying about and told her; aidn's get my
money from Alice Cromwell bef1re / left
and hsyn't got il yet.
The witness then related how she was
taken to Mr.. Joycs's and informa ion sent
to Capt. Yater, who had her properly taken
care of. She also sta ed that she laft her
husband about five or ak weeks ago, be-
cause be abused her.
Cross-examination by Gen. Bate-I gave
a statement to reporter of the Btrnner the
hak faN
may be the one, but don't remember him;
l gave him my maiden name, because
have been called by it by gooi many pso-
PIE since my marriage, ana /
hate to hear my husbands name
called-it hurts my feelings; /
think it was last Saturday that told Capt.
Yater mad been married; have had only
one paper issued against Alice Crom well;
l never instructed any ons to make out an
attachment sgsi- st her property; l was
married 18th January, 1879; have been liv-
ing with my husband ever since until about
six weeks ago. The witness then indiea-
ted the places she had staid since leaving
her husOand, she having remained in the
vicinity Of Ripley until she started to Ar
kansas.) I never signed my name saEliza
Cartrelr" to letters since my marriage; my
husband didn't allow me to receive letters;
| received one letter addressed TO me at
Ripley as
-- "ELIZA JOHNSON .-f1
in this way: when wrote to this lady in
Ark, Mrs. Ronner,) / asked Mrs. John
son, "a neighbor with whom ths witness
staid after leaving her husband,) IL she
would let the letter coms in her name, and
she said ''yes'; only signed aaJ name to
tbs letter ~ ida, and told her to be sure
and back her letter to Mrs. N. johnson,
aud she thought had married o man by
the name Of Johnson-I had told her was
married; l never went by tbs name Of
Hamilton" in Memphis; registered my
mare ss s.Elisa Cartrett;;" the Monday be-
fore left Ripley, mSn named "Ni nrod
Swayne"
WHIPPED MY HUSBAND
because he heard he had abused me; 1 got
acquainted with Mr.. Swayne two days be-
fore was married; the night after he had
the fuss with my husband he left Ripley
and came to within 80 or 40 miles OF this
town, where his mother lives; my husband
was jealous of him; my brother-ln-law's
name was Ira Saunders; lived with him
after my sister died, and we were engaged
to be married, but he died too; 1 never
knew q man named "Buck Lewis" when
lived at my brother-in- laws, after my
sisters death, Miss Betty Bass, who was
good deal older than me lived there too.
Here the witness was interrogated with
regard to certain statements supposed to
have been made by herself to the inmates
Of Alice Cromwell's house, which are not
of proper character to appear III print, all
Of which damaging statements, The witness
denied having made
Baing asked if she had told Miss Crom-
well that she had been married, the witness
said she had stold her that in Memphis; she
DIDN'T ask me his name, nor If ne was liv-
ing; she never told me at any time that she
was keeping house of ili-fame; il she lad
would never have come with her; she
ooked Likes nice, genseel lady and she told |
ne she was rich; the man who was with |
ler didn't tell me that life in house of |
ll-fame would be the --5 e.
~ D-DEST LIFE EVER LED.
didn't say would try it year and if |
iidn't like it 60 to Arkansas thao; I never |
Isked her how much money she thought / |
would make; never asked the little boy |
low much Miss Alice kept out of what the |
urls made; heard one of the giIls swear
It the house the day / got there, but I |
bought it was q cook woman; the dress I i
Fore that night belonged TO girl named
iSaliie;n OF jected TO it because it was low
Ieck ard short sleeves, but they tried 1t on
ne and said looked mighty vel In l..
The witness was subjected to q severe
With regard 10 what she
ad told the policemen when they came to
be house that night, bu she did not dsvi-
to from the statements made in her direct
xamiDation.
Re-direct-Mrs. Cromwell had the card
nth my name on taken off my trunk; nv
usband had no reason to be jealous of
wayne.
The following letters were read and Of
sred in evidence 81 the counsel for the
tate, one of them being the one referred
} as having been directed to "Mrs. Eliza
ohnsc NJ:
AT HOME, March !, 1S7S.-Miss Lydia
ohnsor: Dear Friend: Your welcome let
n was received last week. / was very
lad to hear from you, but very sorry to
ear of your being in so much trouble.
annot imagine what you were thinking of
} marry any one by the advice of others.
Tou should have been certain you loved
i'm, aud then went shead; but, Lydia,
id not set down to read you lecture. L
. afraid yoa will not think that improved
luch. Are you sure you are not
} blame? You know yol were
ways hasty in your temper. would adj
ise ye9 to stay with your husband if possi-
lie, but If you csunot stay with him, get
ome body to bring you and pay ali your
Expense on the road. It is impossible for
ne 70 send after you, as no one would like
, take you from your husband. If you
Tere single, it would be quite different.
'ou did not mention whether you had any
lildren or not.
The remainder of the letter is made up
fneigh5orhOod gossip. 8
(Signed) MRS. ANNIE BONNER.
II was in obedience to instrUc ions 10 the
scond letter that the witness was soing 10
.rkansas, 1t reads as follows:
AT HOME, July ], l873.-Miss Lydia: I
Tas not at home when your letter reached
s destination, therefore it was not an
wered. 1 have been on visit to Virginia