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

ne court then took a recess until O'Clock.
preme court room
Dr. Henry P. Merrill was the first witness called
ana he testified to the fact that he had prescribed 10
the defendant under the name of Kate Wallace, an
ne was confident far as was possible for him to BIZ
that she and Mrs. Edward F. Waite were one an
the same person.
Henry B. Thaxter, son of j. b. Thaxter. testiffe
that he a stage carpenter; that the family hi
father sresided several years ago Oak street an
afterwards moved to Cumberland street he coni
not give dates as he was travelling on theatrics
business good part of his time The remembered tha
Kate Wallace came to live with the family Will
lhey resided on Oak street, and had been emplov o.
by them some eight months she was DISCHARGE
from their employ, but when they resided ON Cum
oerltnd street she was taken back again lit was abou
atn before they moved according to his recoI
lection, when Kate Wallace came to live with them
anu aoou, SIX months after she was discharged whel
she came back to them ON Cumberland street
ne thought It was in the spring when the famil.
inoVSu because ne remembered 1T was wheeling from
the TACT that no hired horse and cart and movet
the furniture himself. She was engaged to do house
work. She said she came fIom down East. HI
could not remember whether she stayed out nights
because he was always out late. owing to his bust
ness. He remembered distinctly that be saw hel
last summer camping out with the Waite family al
the Islands. He was camping out himself AMI one
morning he wanted a hatchet. He went to Waite's
camp and tiled to borfow one Of Kate whom he
though he knew her as the same person. He also
the day previous-not knowing the party she yves
with-asked one of the party who the old man was
with her and his friend said it was A. H. Waite the
candidate for Mayor. He also met defendant one
day in front of the City Building, and once on the
boat on the way to the Islands, and spoke to her.
She said-when he spoke to her on the boat-to
some lady friends who were with her "who is that
man?' and witness told her who he was. The day
after he first saw her camping out at the islands he
saw her go out in sail boat with Mr. Waite. About
month ago defendant, accompanied by the elder
Mr. Waite called at witness house on Cumberland
street. Witness, his mother-Mrs. Thaxter-apd a
Mrs. Luther Brown were also present Mrs Tbaxter
is an invald). Mr.. Waite asked Mrs. Thaxter if she
knew the defendant. She said, "Yes, she was Kate
Wallace" While there the defendant ma lie no ac-
knowledgement she was Kate Wallace, but declared
she was not She said she knew Kate Wallace, who
had gone off with another man. When the witness
went into the room the occasion of this visit he
said "Halloo! Kate" but she did not recognize him
Mr.. j. J. w. Reeves testified that in 1869 he had
which he was putting into condition for a Mr.. Ed
gery, custom-house officer, who was about to
move here from Biddefard; Thanksgiving occurred
November 10Th and Mr.. Edgerly arrived on the 17th
about week before he was expected and before the
house was completely repaired. On the Friday
morning after Thanksgiving he found the defendant
at the house. She said she landed the morning be-
fore from Halifax on the Carlotta and that her name
was Kate Wallace. The witness was in the habit of
see seeing and meeting her every day. She resided with
i've with neighbor of the witness, Mr.. S. B. Gowel
ON Bramhall street. Used to meet her there and
they passed pleasant words. In the summer of 1871
he saw her in the saloen of the st. John steamer
with party of ladies. but, to his SURPRISE she did
not recognize him. He shortly after met her on Free
recognize him. She said "she didn't speak because
her name wasn't Kate Wallace. Kate" she said
was my cousin our fathers being brothers, and we
resemble each other very much" She said Kate
died sudden death. She had been ruined by a
young man and died in consequence, and her brother
said he lived only for revenge.
On cross-examination witness said it was the ont
gong steamer for st. John he saw her on. She was
not going away on the steamer but left the boat and
Free street episode till he met her in the court
room. He didn't think he conld mistake her for
another woman. (Here he walked up at the County
Attorneys request, and looked her in the face amidst
a sensation in the court). He would not swear
positively that the defendant was Kate Wallace but
nau no doubt IN M, his mind that she Between
Ihe summer OF 1870 and the summer of 1871 he had
no conversation with the defendant, or from that
time till new. When she went TO Mr. Edserlv,s She
Said sne came from Pctou and mentioned the route
She had brother in the SLates-in Boston witness
she said she should visit him after
staying here little while.
Mrs. Jane W. Jordan who keeps boarding-bouse
at 81 High street. testified that defendant under
name Of Kate Wallace came her house as a do
nestle Dec. 25th, 1869. She said she came in the
ing at the Edgery's. Often spoke Of her father,
John Wallace often received letters addressed to
Kate Wallace. Thought Kate Wallace was person
whose face could not be mistaken 1t had left such
an impression on her mind that she had no doubt
defendant was the same person although she had
heard OF cases of mistaken identity.
S. B. Gowel said he dry goods dealer That
Kate Wallace came to live at his house june 3Oth
1870 She said her folks lived in Nova Scotia and
wanted her to marry her uncle Was sure defend
ant was Kate Wallace. Had in his mind two per-
sons who couldn't be told apart unless after long ac-
quaintance, but would swear Kate Wallace and Mrs,
Waite were the same person.
Mrs. Anna b. Durgin, dress maker, resides at No
4 Cumberland Terrace. Respondent came to nv
house in the summer of 1870 last of May or first Of
June TO have q dress made: She gave me her name
as Kate Wallace and said she was living at Mr.
Thaxter's. next saw her City Hall at a temper
ance lecture and she would not recognize me.
William H. Durgin, husband of the last Witness
a M aro
under the name of Kate Wallace.
Annie Mcmillan, a sister of Mrs. Durgin had seen
Of 1870. She then went by the name Of Kate Wal
lace. Then she went away and We heard she was
dead but afterwards met her the street and said
''Hullo Kate" and she turned right away. After
wards met her and she asked me why L called her
Kate, and told her she used to be at mothers She
said L was mistaken, her name was Carrie M
Kent.
Mrs Margaret Bell resides at "a Greenleaf street.
used to visit my house three years ago
last summer with a Miss Bakelock, now Mrs.
Spears. She came under the name of Kate Wallace
Some time afterward met her on the street and she
would not recognize me.
Mrs. Matilda R. Lefavor, l live at 81 Franklin
February OF March, 1871. In April she came and
wanted to stay with me until the next Monday when
she was going to work for Mr.. Lord. The next day
was taken very sick and she was very kind and
nursed me. After got well did not feel like turn
ing her away and she staid with me about two
mouths. She said she came from Truro, N. S.; that
her uncle Charles Blake had defrauded her out of
her property and she Left that she born on the
passage from ENGLAND to Nova Scotia and her moth
died at her birth and left her and lit brother
whom she called Robby. She said her father died
when she was ten years old. She told me she had
had daguerrotype of two children. She said it
was herself and brother Robby, when they were ten
years old. At one time she said she had letter
from England from her cousin Laura Kent, which
she read to me. The next morning went to put
some ri bons of hers into her bedroom and saw this
letter on the floor which was satisfied was in her
n0h n fu =,
same letter, and it was in her handwriting although
would not swear to any persons handwriting unless
saw It Written She spike frequently about having
tage stamp fever'' and asked her to give him some
foreign stamps, but she never gave him anything
but Nova Scotia stamp. The witness identified
OF the articles of clothing that have been pro-
duced as brought by Mrs. Waller to Nova Scotia.
Witness said she saw them in the possession of Car
Samuel Farland, custom house officer, testified
that respondent worked for him in the fall of 1871
under the name of Carrie M. Kent. She said she
was born on the high seas and her mother died at
her birth. At on9 time spoke to my wife, whose
name is Kate, and who was in another room and
this girl answered to that name.
Enoch Lord, uphosterer on EXCHANGE street, tes-
titled that he knew the respondent year ago last
June or July, She came and asked for work and
lead her to piece OF work, and told her thought
she had been a married woman. She asked me why
and told her because her arm felt SO hard. The
next day she asked me the same question and want
ed to know if 1 had heard any thing. She gave her
name as Carrie M. Kent kept her about three or
four weeks.
Jasper NJ. Lord works with his brother, the last
witness, and corroborated his testimony. She told
this witness that her uncle Charles defrauded her
out of her property; that she came from England
with him: She told me she had been sick with the
pleurisy fever at Mr.. Paine's. She run a sewing
machine for us. l don't think sho understood her
business.
William N. Paine, resides at 30 Myrtle street.
know the respondent underiihe name of Carrie nj.
Kent. She came to my house to work June g. 1872,
and worked four months as a domestic.
Ru us Hinckley, resides at 81 Deerng street. Re-
spondent lived in my house a domestic about
month from December II into January '72 by the
name of Carrie Kent.
Samuel ID. Dean, upholsterer Exchange street,
testified that respondent worked for him in the sum-
mer of 1872, for three weeks, under the name of
Carrie NJ. Kent.
William w. Root was employed in the Post
Office from April to September 1875 stationed at the
ladies' general delivery. This respondent called for
letters for MRS. John Waller" Carrie M. Kent"
and "CarrieiWaite." She used to call about every
week, remember of delivering one letter to her
directed to Mrs. John Waller My impression is it
was mailed in the Provinces, but can't say where.
summoned as he didn't know respondent nor any,
thing about her.
Horace w. Smaller, teacher of penmanship in the
public schools in this city. The witness compared
two letters which Mrs. Waite admits to be in her
own handwriting. with some twenty or twenty five
others, and testified in his opinion they were all
written by the same person. 1.-The letters will be Of
tered i'll evidence tomorrow
Francis Leavitt testified, that the respondent
worked for me between June to September 1872; she
went by the name of Carrie M. Kent; she spoke to
me OF being born in England; said her father and