The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-30

Jess ne pay 10 1enry H. Mltcnel SI3.4S with interest
and his own Nir Head's fees, the writ issuing from
the U. S. District Court in Portland.
The respondents were bound over 10 the February
term of the District Court.
Webb. Crosby-Drummond
Superior Court.
JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, 1874. sYMoNDs. j., PRE-
SIDING.
THURsDAy.-State VS.. Catherine Waller alias
Carrie NJ. Waite.
The court room was densely packed all day, and
the stairways and corridors were black with heads
The court went in at o'clock.
After the Judge has taken his seat Mrs Holden
recalled and testified that at Pictou last sum-
Mrs. Waller spoke of circumstances relating to
her marriage to Mr.. Holden, at which ceremony
Mrs. Waller was present
Mr.. West Of Pictou was then called by the County
Attorney. Mr.. West testified that he was the hus-
band of sister of John Waller, and that he was
present at the marriage of Catherine Mckenzie,
whom he identified as the defendant, with John
Waller; he had known her for twenty years. and af-
ter her marriage saw her pretty much every night at
John Walters house; she lived with Waller seven
years, and had two children, then in court; witness
saw her at his own house in July last and she then
said she remembered the first word he said to her a
ter Carrie was born, and repeated the expression
saw her afterwards in Pictou streets.
On cross-examination, the witness said he first
knew oa1herihe Mchenzie twenty years ago, when
sne hVeu WIN ner Two aunts IN Plctou and went to
school; her aunts were dress-makers and occupied
half of house, and the witnesses family lived in the
other half Catherine then nine ten years old
witness is now thirty; next saw her at picnic with
"onn amer aoou' year peiore nei marriage, ana
was ni'rouuceu 10 ner' 'ne cniiuisn acquaintance
having ooon uioppou, 'niS wac ola VI eisu' years az
Ter sne went 10 SCHOOL In flctou; mad seen her IN
Pictou before the picnic but had no acquaintance
with bar. understood that sha ros 90 or,;oo .ba.a
.-'' 'Ao "'' az 50 wv .-ei0
1or TWO OF three years before her marriage; witness
has been married about twelve years. lived for three
months after his marriage with his fatber-;n-Iaw
"oi'ls ai'el MS inaiiiaso WIN MS ia'her-in-ia"
near John Waller, and called at Walters house near
ly ever evening; afterwards removed to Pictou
49,, no. . s,,ou Cow. ohou4 o;uh4 o.ro, Lie .
Town; mas smah larm, ABOUT eight acres nan
mile from the town; Is truckman and farmer, PIC
Ton ia town of 5000 or 1000 inhabitants there are
,norr o,har nro1ron.;os =; p;.o h+ ho,o;,, -
An"ny o'iei noAen1es III icVou' pue oeiohsihs W
different family; never saw ANYBODY closely resem-
bling the prisoner; recognized her by no special
80 ~ ' 49, ~ ~ ~ Spe.,ai
maih puc ny he1 eeherai appearace' saw her at MS
own house last summer; was not there when she ar
rived ound her there and looked at her steadily for
~ ~ ~.
soie minutes before speaking; then spoke at once;
this was on the 4th OF Juy she came again with her
father and mother and Mrs Holden two davs ofter
- -, .a.,.o, -. =. Co NN'' "'-
ward ana stopped ten or fifteen minutes; saw her
twice afterward in the street; did not speak first
time next time barely recognized her. she was with
NJ uo,do, .roo.oa hon III, h.. H., - o...e,
t"is. noiuen' 'ieaeu hei oooy' pu' hau ho personal
trouble with her,
George f. Collins nbotopranber of Portland tes
.;eoa .h.. =; Me-, zoe, NJ w.t.. ,,.. a. -,
tined That IN May, 1868, Mrs. Waite brought in some
tin-types to be copied, and had her own pictures
taken at the same time; the originals and negatives
- ~ - - $3.50 - :,
picture of the girl was her own; of the boy her
brother: taken IN ENGLAND when she was eleven
,aors IA ~, +1,,aa -ora - =, " - 0 was '@
On ,Hinot;on M Gnii;os seid tho+ forro
tvnas mmoniv caIIed lin wera Srst NJ .aa Il;
this Country sixteen or seventeen Years ago. did not
know when thew were first made in End. If re-
snondent is twentvdve wears aid If ;s not i'm noss;
BE FIAT the NAV have been made as She ren-
Gobn Wa,,er he;no ro.o1,ea ;dant;eod tho farro-
types as pictures of his children sent nv letter TO
III VITA in Portland ''' 'en' ny ''''er W
Elizahnth Waller s;star of Jobr Waller hoe haar
in Rnston for save Saors went ho ;+ t
wears later and then saw Mrs Waiier in Iobn Vail
er,s house had known her for ten or tweva vears.
uas nresent Of her ,arriaoe with Joh, Wol,er! had
seen her once or twice before, remained of picton
Wye Gr SIX Yeas a,ser me afage ana saw MIS-
as Iobn WaIier,s w.t. never saw anvboJn raSem
hing her knew her ne,fctiv we'll saw her IN chTrch
in Roston tbrea vaars 400 Inf ali M snaaL witt
har r'''o'A 'Ai'0 Si' "so' Du' uiu ho' spoaA WIN
Here rndoe svmonds annonnced that tbe architect
,.o--anlaJ ~ 49, ~ -. - 81. s'o -, - S
in sttendance. bnt noho~ h,dd 81 and tfer ;tte
Gia the 1;i W.. nt n ouusou' anu aA'ei n''io
IN ,crnssexam,nation Elzabetb wa1ler sold there
arc Ave Sister, Of the yVaIIer fov in Rostnn oil hnt
one older tban mvsef has hean in service in Roston
as nursery Maid and had talked over This
at.air With namhers Of no. fa,iiv s;nca obn w aIer
came mn to Roston two months 400. saw Mrs Waller
at church in Boston in the evening in October 1870;
two sisters were with her. sat directly in front Of
Mrs Waller: WITNESSES sisters STONED and spoke to
Mrs. Waller: witness did not: had no falling out
with Mrs Waller, but didn't like her leaving her
husband and children.
A long examination followed concerning the wit
ness's visit at Pctou since coming to Boston, The
witness became confused and looked frequently to-
- il
to help her the counsel for the defence demonstrated
sharply and the by pIay came to an end
Carrie Waller was called next a beautiful oh lid.
eleven Years Of age Carrie Identified the resnondent
as her mother and at the suggestion of the County
Attorney went close to the prisoner and repeated,
eyes sir that's nv mother:'' the prisoner looked
the child steadily in the face and then turning to
Mr. Waite smiled as if to saw, "a PRETTY piece of
acting!' The child on going back to the stand be-
pan to crv After few moments she wont on re-
latin the circumstances of her mothers visit last
witness TESTIFIED that her mother silent with her faith
er every night that she gave her some dresses which
were identifed that she said, on going away, she
was going after some things and would be back in
about five weeks the child identified the ferrotypes
of herself and her brother taken in Pctou; the cop
les given to her father with her own picture by Mrs
Waller; and the handkerchief, marked Carrie NJ.
Kent and given by Mrs. Waller to the housekeeper;
a bottle of medicine was produced, which the witness
said her mother took from her trunk and gave to
her, making her sick.
On oss-examination Carrie testified that her
mother asked her father to come to Portland and
said she going to send for herself and her broth
err after her mothers return to Portland her father
sent back by tier two pictures which his wife had
sent from Portland by letter before her visit; her
mother gave her father a linen shirt and a yellow
vest in Pictou; did not tell where she got them, and
he did not ask; had been unwell before her mother
arrived; the medicine was given to her at nght the
next morning after she got up yomlted little the
same thing hIUpened again: pot better after he
mother come AWAY: witness had been IN Boston with
her lther at Mrs Holden's abont two months Mrs.
Holden led her into the conrt-room Yesterday morn
inc: asked Mrs Holden where her not'er Iyas. Mrs
Holden nodded in the directnn where her mother
sat, and then she saw her wonld have known her
among all the women in the world.
Johnny Waller was called: is seven years old fuIl
name is John George James William Waller; on be-
ing asked if he understood the nature of an oath re-