Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-06

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singular and perplcNing case of inf
denly on the part of Il wife, or Of mis-
| taken identity II tie part of an aba,,.
tioned husband, Is Just Enw attractive,
/ public attention here III Portland
! some n8ouths ago there came to FIJI.
city young woman of pleasing adj
/ dress and attractive manners. and af-
| ter Il coultShip of the ordinary kind
she became the wife of Mr.. Waite.
young nau and II respected citizen cf
Portland. \ few weeks ago there
came 20 the citF from Pictou, N. Sa
maj: named Join Waller, who claimed
fifs. WAIT" As his wife and also the
mot2cr OF two children whom no
brought with him. The woman. in
me coolest in';ni!er possible not only
ceilicsi such an allegiance, but insisted
! that she never saw or heard of tina
man, aud that the whole 'affair was
sither case Of mistaken identity or q
deliberate attempt to blackmail her or
run her reputation. All efforts to
. convince her to the contrary have been
! futile. anal now husband No. I has at
tempted 10 vindicate himself byinsti-
! tuting
SUIT FOR BIGAMY
| against tie fai. one whom he claims
! ,ss ttie partner OF his bosom and the
| mother ot his children. The case was
commenced IN the Supreme Court TO-
day, and long before the proceedings
| began the courtroom. entries, and
stairways were crowded with anxious
and Interested Geopie. Women as
we'll az men were mingled in the IAN.
all of them equally eager to hear the
particulars Of the scandalous case.
THE FAIR PRISONER.
The defendant, Catharine Waller
alias Carrie M. Kent alias Carrie M.
Waite, was attended by her counsel,
Byron D. Everill, and her father in
law and mother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Waite, and another lady She
is about thirty years of age, with pal,
countenance and firm and resolute
expression when at rest. Her hair is
dark, and was dressed in Pompadour
style. She appeared cool and collected
and used a pair of gold bowed eye
glasses in surveying thelarge altlienc>
, in attendance. She was neatly and
ceeded, her usually pale face became
! flushed, but she betrayed 10 sign of
uneasiness.
TIE ALLEGED HCsBAND no. |
AEr. John Waller, who claims to have
nnrried this woman in Pictou, N. s.,
III May, 1862, came in and sat beside
County Attorney Charles Z. Libby.
. He is about thirty years of age, but
looks somewhat younger, with me-
dunn forehead, mutton chop whiskers.
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wEc Sc mother he states Mrs. Waite to
be, sat baside him.
! THE OPENING PROCEEDINGS OF. THE
COURT.
; The jury was soon empannelled, and
: is composed mostly OF middle-aged
: men, who viii undoubtedly consider
; the case with dee wisdom and justice.
The prisoner WAS placed outside the
bar So ~ to be III full and near sight OF
/ iuryast1 witnesses, that thelatter might
b. more certain as to her identity. The
: Indictment was read, charging that
C1tharlue alier. alias Carrie NJ. Kemp,
uf;us Carrie IT. Waite, on the Doth Of
. May, 1862, married John Waller at
:. Etctou Nova Scotia. and on April "a,
, ln13-her husband living and no di-
= Torcc having been granted TO either
y
,, occurring she was married to Edward
+. Waite, of Portland, feloniously,
knowingly. and unlawfully commit
, ting the crime OF bigamy. -. -e-s d. ..
, County Attorney Libby opened the
case for the Government, in substance
stating that he expected to prove that
the maiden name of the defendant was
Catharinc Mckenzie, aud that in May,
1862, when about sixteen years of age,
she married at Pictou, John Walker,
a Young farmer in moderate circunl-
stances, and Enacquainted much with
the ways of the outside world. They
lived together seven years. Two chill
dren We're born to them, who were now
in court-two boys, clever and seven
years of age. In November, 1863, Mrs.
Waller came to the States to earn
money to furnish her house better, but
against her husbands earnest remon-
strances, although he finally yielded
Arriving in Portland she took the
name of Kate Waller, and sometimes
called herself Kate Wallace. She after
wards went 70 Boston, and returning
here, took the name of Carrie NJ Kent,
and refused to recognize people who
called her Kate Waller or Wallace, but
spoke OF cousin Kate Wallace, who,
she said, had died there She has told
different stories as to her origin and
, early history, among others that she
, left Nova Scotia because --.- -.
: HER MOTHER WANTED HER TO MARRY A
FREScHMAN: D.
that Size was an orphan, born in Eng
land, and had come to Truro, in Nova
Scotia, with her uncle and orphan
brother; that her father was large
manufacturer in Truio, and after his
death her uncle had robbed her of her
inheritance. During the years of her
absence from Nova Scotia November,
1869 to July, 1879 she continued to
correspond with her husband, John
Waller In July, 1873, less than three
months after her marriage with Waite,
she made IL visit to Truro, ostensibly to
see her uncle, she said, but that she
/ passed on to Pictou and remained four
or five days as Walters wife, and was
seen, known, and recognized by her
former acquaintances there. After her
return to Portland, Waller heard that
she had married again, and he came
on and ascertained such was the case,
and she was arrested and is now on
trial.
During the address of the county at
torney Mrs. Waller was calm and SELF
possessed, and withstood the search
ing gaze of the audience with complete
nonchalance. Mr.. John Waller, the
husband, vas the frs witness .examin-
Ell this Afternoon, and his testimony
was substantially rs stated by the
county attorney. He positively iden-
tilted the prisoner as his wife. Mrs.
Holden next testified that she was a
sister Of the prisoner, and also most
emphatically identified her as the
wife of Waller. The case will continue
several days, and excite the most IL
tense interest.-New York Herald.
Waite "COPPER", cad.''
The Herald brings ont an interest