The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-21

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looked worn aud anxious, but undauu
ted. Then came John Waller, with
his thick dark eyebrows and light blue
eyes, in singular contrast. He wears a
full beard, thickly strewn with gray,
and is partially bald. He is twenty
years. older than the woman he claims
as his wife. Mr.. West, of Pictou, a
brother-iu-law of Waller, was the first
| witness. He said he was present, when
Catharinc Mckenzie marred Waller,
aud positively identified the defendant
as Walters wife. He had known her
tor twenty years, and saw her on the
4tli July last at l. is own hous, Waler'sr
sister, Elizabeth, who was next called,
also identified Mrs. Waite positively as
the woman who married her brother.
She was certain she was the woman. for
she had seen her constantly for six years,
and saw her in Boston three years ago.
CONFRONTED BY HER CHILDREN. 6
Carrie Waller, eleven years old, then
went close to the prisoner aud repeated,
Yes, sir, thut's my mother" n The pri
soncr looked the child steadily in the
face, and theu turning to Mr.. Waite,
smiled, as ifto say, "a pretty piece Of
acting? y The child, on going back to
the stand, began to cry. After few
moments she went on relatin.- the cir
cumstauces Of her mothers visit last
summer; recognizing her as soon rs she
came into the house. Johuny Waller,
seven jears old, said he identified his
mo her as SOON rs she came in. He
aftctward. testified that his father aud
Mrs. Holden had told him what to say.
his father told him to say that his
uthcrs name was Catherine Mckenzie.
and Mrs lloldca said to him. There's
your mother coming into the court.
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An OLD sG4onLMATE,,s les, RGcoG,slnlQN
! join Hnwar,iT'tcst that}hc' s.d
TO 20 to s.ha i IN Tictou with the de
tendant. La July sa : her III Pirto1
again. On tho 9aath 1T July ssiiw her in
aucar nhuut to leave ,lruro lie said
'Why,ria,eres Mrs. Waller."7 She drew
back us-sealta;;s shcTsaw him He looked
buck, and slae, und scd ngnin He did
mot speak d to her because hc thought
Sue felt above him, with der rgoUd
$ clothes Oh. Attic request Of the county
iattorneys 1.-THE witness approached the
prisoner, who was required to look him
III the eye, which she did very unwill
ingly, lonkiug up rapidly and then drop
ping her eyes agan. Witness expressed
himself satisfied lhdt they were the eyes
of Gait harine Mckenzie. Several oLh.r
witnesses also swore to her Identity, and
photographs of her children were pro
.duccd u.d proved to have been in her
possession. a.'
FURTH Err PROOF.
Besides the personal identification, it
is in evidence that during her visit to
John Waller last summer, the " man
who certainly was his wife, and whom
the witnesses identify with Mrs Waite,
gave to John Walters housekceper
handkerchief marked Carrie NJ. Kent.
The mcdicine which the same witness
took from her trunk and administered
to John Walters children has been
identified by George 9. Frye, Portland
apothecary, who put it up from pre-
scription by Dir. Henry p. Merrill, who
tcstifies that he gave the prescription to
Mrs. Waite. During the ordeal Mrs
Waite maintained the most perfect cem
posure. Charles e. Somerby, book
keeper iu the Canal National Bauk, was
called us 40 expert in handwriting. He
had compared three lots of letters one
package received by John Waller from
his wife in Portland, four others written
in red ink and add. csscd to Waller since
suspicion fastened upon Mrs. Waite, and
bearing a different signature. anl wo
acknowledged to be Mrs. Waite's-aud
testified that in his opinion tho lett rs
were all written by the same hand, but
the writing was disguised in the iour
written in red ink.
"a f EPIsTOLARY EVIDENCE.
The county attorney then read twonty
nine letters from Gatharino Waller to