The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-09


TO have The organ carried over to tho sd;utanrs
quarters when an order that there
officers all protested said that they were going 10
scnc Il dont know what they call it-a petition
think % Colonel Reno that the service was nothing
without 81 Lieutenant Robinson SAID IL will act and 90
Colonel Reno with this message and answer back
by Lieutenant, Robinson VINO came anc pui his
have music provided Mrs Bell does not play the
organ this was on Tho sunday just previous 80 tho
time &c services were 20 be held about O'Clock;
the serviccs held. the organ was carried over
but nobody played on H. because Colonel Reno said he
would stop the services II played
cRoss-ExAxIxAriox.
have been married i've years this month, the l2th;
Major Bell was In Tho service when was married;
Of Smelling IN the spring; I aon't know VIVA, year.
] don't rememberi u was two or three years
he merely called only Tor low moments; nexi
met him aS lincoln 10 October last remember. az
Lincoln ! probably met MIN every day ou. be DID
not call every cay ~ our house; he called several
occasions; I can't tell how often: he gave me his
photograph on one Of those occasions; he gave Mrs
Godfrey ona at she same time
Q. Did he give II 10 you did you and some other
ladies 90 where you could find them, A. Yes, sir;
Mrs. Godfrey and myself; Ars Godfrey captains
wife IN regiment an the regular army; took that
photograph with me 10 Abercrombie; Colonel Reno
arrived a, Abercromb'e on Sunday afternoon, De-
rison; my husband was there Al that time;
he. my husband, went away that night; believe Ma
husband was present; was on the 18th day OF the
month Of December: ne called the 18th al my quar-.
present
recoliec, Major Reno being guest OF Captain Van
Horne's the day Of his arrival At Abercr ombie;
think they were taking dinner when my husband
and myself called there on Sunday afternoon
Q. You spent nearly the whole Of that afternoon
with Mr.. Van Horne and his WHO Major Reuos
A may have passed some litte time Captain Bell
and Mrs Van Horne were ali At our
%s they xore s Sunday EVENING"
he did not cal! Monday evening; he was not there
Monday evening; saw him, Reno, Monday q. our
evening, and then We were moving and he called
he called Monday after breakfast time and remained
fifteen or twenty minutes; this was In the morning;
tho time he called II was Tuesday, Tuesday
ing he was there; don't remember whether it was in
O. will say the 10th A. Yea SIR /; | think he camc
Tuesday morning and asked mo TO drive; did not
o VIVA. day Of the month was Tuesday, | have
got this confused myself A. The 10Th; think no
called on Tuesday morning and invited 10
10 With Major Reno 10 drive; did not 20
driving either Monday or Tuesday; he came Tuesday
evening abou. seven or hali-past seyen am not sure
ant Siocum remained only short time, only lew
moments; Reno remained probably two hours before
he finally loft; Captain and Mrs. Van Horne came
In IN the meantime and remained short
time; after they went away Major Reno remained
ollect what time Of the clock IL was when Reno left
was engaged IN sewing that night; had been most
all the time the guests wore there; was sitting In Tho
lively 10 tho table, was sitting at .
stand with Students lamp ON IL;
twcnty-fou by thrty-six-here; WIS sitting by the
side, the table was standing by the wall; was not
The table; Major Reno sat al the side think; do
not mean to say that was between the table and
him. he did not sit facing the other side OF the table,
ne could not get on the other side OF the table ;
think be sat by the side OF the bureau; DOM
Der that he sat In such position TO the table that be
was facing me; no did not Sit at my side; don't
know whether no the front or the side OF me.
Paper and pencil handed witness. Witness illus
about mere. and Colonel Reno about .hore think, as
near as can remember.
Q Thcn II the Clerk referring to the CLERK or tho
Court who sat TO the loft Of witness,) should turn
around and iaca you he would be about the way you
were sitting and you about the way Reno sttings
O. How long had you and Reno been sitting In those
relative positions before he to take his leave? a.
He went into the parlor afterward; think be went
In thcre to smoke because objected TO smoking In
that room; said so.
@ Lett you at your work. A. No, sir. Iiput down my
that table before he to 60 the paror some
little time after Captain and Mrs. Van Horne gone
poom was not here wnen 'o RenS cams
In; Lieutenant Slocum reading to me !;
tho Van Hornss came alsoi when they went
out they left mo there With Reno; Reno desired to
smoke and objected to smoking there and went
into the paror together there was table there and
Der II sat close to IL think there lamp on II;
! did not take my work out there with me; We sat
can't remember whore hs sat- think In front OF the
table.
q. Nearer to the table than your A. don't
know: don't remember v I was sitting close 10 the
table; was sitting by the table, but how the
Q. Was It as you could lean on tho tables A. 1
don't know; Il was chair with arms to It, and don't
Know Know whether nsd my arm on tho table or not;
probably was sitting In this way witness sits with
siae to Clerks desk)
q. Relative TO that position where was Major
RenoS A. About there (pontng TO leii); that circle
was occupied ny tho exterior OF the table. liable OF
used us illustrating positions OF witness and Major
Reno) That IS the relative position OF myself and
Major Reno with the Illustrations that havo been
x we'll '''- " W" ''''''A'' 'n' Instance p'''''
Q Did Major Rcno take your hand more than once
that mighty A. Yes, SIR, no took both my hands; he
took my hands on more than that night;
II all happened within icw minutes from each other
hand; no took my hand first In the sitting room I
was at the round table, no had risen to go aud stood
up also.
q You mean by this sitting room this back room?
A. No, sir; mean what you would call probably the
parlor no took my hands onco that evening and my
hand another time, making twice in all; tn ere was
very few minutes interval Of time between these acts
when he took my hand FIRST no had risen to 20,
had risen also; we we're both standing when no
my hand the second time.
z. Were you standing In tho same place that you
occupied when he took your hand tho nrst timer A.
About the Same place; don't exactly remember; It
the second time no took my hand that he made
this observation about the Masonic grip; when he
my hand singy; " was not on the occasion when he
took both my hands that no made this observation;
don't remember 70 nave seen Colonel Reno wearing
cravat that night that covered the front Of his shirt
don't remember Of having reached my hand that
night and taking hold OF the tie oil his cravat Of
making suggestions OF its not being tied; think did
say that coral PIN would become that style OF cravat
mink told Colonel Reno that coral PIN would
become him because he dark; wo were then
sitting In my bedroom; that was not tho occasion
that he took my hand no, SIR.
Y. Will you suy positivey2 a. No, sir.
q II you did take hold Of II that evening was
itY A. ! don't remember taking IL that evening;
have faint recollection.
a. Mrs. Bell, Is It simple OF memory or
simple deniay A. | don't remember; 1 want to
toll the truth; | cont remember whether
took hold OF Colonel Renos scarf or not: II took
hold Of his scarf II was acrward that he took hold
my hand; don't remember how | came TO speak
about coral PIN can't remember how long before
no left that spoke OF this coral pm IL we spoke
OF tho coral PIN at all 10 while
we're sitting IN the bcdroom think II was probably
three ourths oil nm hour aitcrward that no took hold
OF my hands II was on tho rst OF these that
he tried 10 draw me toward him; when lie did TINS
suid nothing. 4 pullcu M hauds