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

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A trial just concluded in Portland,
Msine, is likely, from the extraordinary
incidents attending it, to be celebrated
in criminal Jurisprudence
The defendant was woman, various
ly called Catl.arine Waller, aias Carrie
NJ. Kent alias Carrie M. Waite, and
whose maiden name, it was charged,
was Catharihe Mckenzie. The lady
thus pentifully provided with names is
described as about thirty years of age,
Of slight figure and attractive appear
ance, dark hair, conbed back la
Pompadour, and a pleasant, but very
determined face. f,-p 4,t
THE FACTS CHARGED
by the prosecution are sufficiently dis
tinct and simple. 1t is alleged that in
May, 1862 the defendant. then 81 xteen
years OF age, was married in Pictou,
Nova Scotia, TO John Waller, with
whom yshe lived seven years two child
ren, now eleven and seven years of age,
being born to them. La Nopeuibe,,
1869, the defendant cal.,e to the Sta,es
to earn money 70 furnish their house
1t is said th..t,. living som, times in
Bsstqn und sometimes ia l. r land, she
was known to different acquanta y ces
sFhoan sAe p,adc rs Kate. Mailer, Kate
Wallace, and Carrie VI Kent, anl rod
various sltries concerning her pas, life
But the most, singular, ofthe charges
usuir,uJ are ;tisi,sc @IIicu urura1 Z ,rsuu
during her entire absence she CORES
pondcd reg.l;ll'ly with Waller, anl TINT
after her narriase with Mr.. Waite,
early in 1873, She. returned to her first
husband, aud remained witE him for
several days us his WIFI. She the re
turned to Portland, and soon alter, Ii, r
husband, hcaring that sh {, had nlarried
T,gaiii, Came tdt1 to that city! Iic cal,d
on Her, hut sic stated P'a,'iinn P'a,'iinn, blauk I.,
-"spA snfo fo4bai bib bPssi ssvr x xxooiwij ooiwijIn his. tsS.a J
Ter hu.ba"d, fndin5, she weull not
own him, began to guthcr pro IFS to
sUbstantiut1 Ills statement. She was
confronted With several person, with 1
whom she had lived under the name Of
Kate Waller, but in every instance sh
denied being wacGdaiitcd with them
Her brothDr came on from, New York
fHensaw her, ind was positive it was his
sister pand sheins positively asserted she
had never seen him. When the grand
jury met, an indictment was found
against herr aud the trial began. Mr..
Waite appears to have implicit faith in
her statements, and attended her in
court. She APPEAR ed perfectly calm
aud collected, aud by no sign did sho
betray any fears as to her acIuitta
the evidence seems overw belminyy
against her, aud, if she is guilty, her
acting is wonderful .
WALLER SETTING UP HIS CLAIM IN
COURT.
/ The court room was densely crowded
with men and women. Her children
were present, but she took no notice of
them. Her husband, Waller, was the
first witness, and be detailed the oircum
stances Of their acquaintance and mar
ried li!etupito the time shc left him, and
1 also the incidents ofher visit last j uly.
He said thatafter this visit he became
suspicious that all was not right. a
Miss Young irom New York was visit
ing a neighborp pnand sho gave him the
address Of Thomas AlcKenney, Of Port
land, q friend others, to hon he wrote,
enclosing a photograph Of his wife, and
asking hiln 20 find out about her. Some
time, atterward be received II letter from
McKenuey saying she had married
Edward i. Waite. lie then went to
Boston, aud thence to Portland, and in
November identified dent ed HI, ! as his vie,
then the wife of Waite, and had her
arrested. During the testimony ho
walked up close to her, and shaking his
finger in her" face, said, ''sl,e is the wa
mar married is 1862, anhI VIII, bore
me two children, and 10 otl,cr.' She
sat perfectly still, aud looking up in his
| facc, smile crept across her features.
l5t y tyIf5ttS .8s so 3tks -iU agJG,A
POSITIVELY tNInlESTlFED.
4 Thursday the Superior Court room