New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-13
CLOSING SCENES OF THE TRIAL,

,,arsous ,cro nresout The plaintiff sat in
corner OF the room beside her sister, he''!
wells conceaing the faces OF both. MISS Mdi'i' uo
euergetic witness for Inc piaptih on Monday sd" nV"i
her YESTERDAY Guilty watching al persons VINO 'es
fled and rnpy indicating in her features The Opinions
she entertained r,gsr4ng them Mr.. Morrison ana Mr..
Ionez sat near their counsel Former riSdY upright
and stern in GeLcau0r and the latter with Sulien ana
downcast look.
Tbo pei,tia counsel rested after the examination OF
,eVera detectives, who employed TO 1oiow LOPEZ
and saraa Lis ascertain facts GA which 20 pase he
suit. Henry c. Schultz said that be frequently saw
Iopcz at q house ia Fourh-S which was the mouse OF
abandoned women. lie once saw Lopez meet MIS-
Ilns at sxth-ave and Forty-sccondst and Walk away
with her. +. f. Millgau testified that no. saw o'rah
Iils come ont from Mr. Morls0n's house ana go 10 u
house in Eighth ave. where she renamed hiteen
minutes; leaving that house she went 10 for'y-
secoud-st and Joined Lopez there They took three lines
Of cars before they separated and when Lopez iet ING
woman on SOnth Fifth-ave and FouIthst nc went III
,ectly 10 house Of famc in the immediate ncighoor-
hood Nathan 8 King, OF Brooklyn, was thrd private
detective who gave similar testimony.
When the plaintiff rested, the defendants counsel
moved dismissal of the complaint on the ground that
,h ulanlis evidence did suostantiate the allega-
lions of the complaint Judge Van Brunt cut snort the
coun.ers argument by curly denying the motion
Iopez was called rs the first witness for the defence
His scd features remained unmoved throughout the eA
Broadway lie spoke with her then. and frequently mc
her afterward Soon cores pondencc begun. ana
letters were exchanged every two days. The witness
could not remember the conversation which TOOK place
between Miss Morrison and himself when he first pro-
posed marriage her. OF their conversations he sad:
81 told Miss Morrison that would like to marry her
then but my circumstances such as not to permit
IT, She said she would marry ine at any time; mat II
didn't marry her. she would away from home Her
sisters prosecuted her, and she wanted TO Got away rom
Them told her 10 home, and stay there uni was
DE to take care Of her ard tale h'i away, les We
several weeks before VIC Wti- mdilieu,-- IL,
marriage was have takon place OF A!Th = Pn n
at LeXingtoliyc. aud Foityllt-st, ana Ne N%Aeu 70
ThiFty-eighh-st. where We were lbuIl''' Nlttl lnc
marriage had an interview with Mr.: Bates Ghe paih'
iIi's attorney and he told thai Miss IoIis0h YOU'D
lot live with under ANY cft'lHsttlt tc.V y
vised bring action a+ainst Nr. Moils1n 10 on
entered into a2GCemt nj about AHo matter ~ IV+
10 il frequently saw SARAH Lil!S N4e Loid me ma
Mr.. Morrison had Coorg 'i oched up ahG "'Hl" No per-
rhe witness tncn denied point Nv point. ALLEGATIONS
made against MIN IL the pa n,i GoHnse' oio
IL dd NOT ft''-ulc ' i ia" S.,,+ a. itl ,,r.t
the time Of las lHa.2i2sc Lo wac tol '.us VIZ H.
tate; he did not live with on alter marriage nor GA e
ever live on money obtained hy prostitution; re was
turned Out Of hOol because las DHi was HoI
paid. ,.......o.
very bad The witness continued his denial. ne
n ieaicncd to any cztor5 aony from Mr. Mooa
bY OF this marriage Re never m'dc my Ll.iti's
agreement with sarah Lnlis TO pay her for bnnsing
aOonI the marriage; he DID not have aho'hg VIZ NM
Wcen 10 was married 90 Miss Morrison. Tue marriage
with her not followed by cohabidtion. D. p
Before Xannaiion the testimony OF me lscV g
cv11i re tc-Ge that Nj Lorcz aud Miss Morrison
%To Ap Sh0"a s77 and I they sad hey
10 be married He asked them the ordinary cues;
church. and On 10 appearing to obstacle 10 taer
marriage the ccrcmony was performed accordis u sae
forms tIat ehurca BE received ite " . ron 1I'
lDJpcz. remember il vt1.' sad The n.iris'tr IA "a
quaint way ,99 etescd i ~, hea.es TO, 10 lng , 1
the > bill was wrapped up IN Vefi I"ise Pee
of paper enclosed in scaled envelope. ON tnt paper
was written by Mr.: Lop(z ihese "oias ,n IN ici III
tnis small sum as az apology Tor zee. WI c"l! IN
few days and reward you Tor your valuable services.
But lie didn't"
COMMITTING LopIz FOR rlnJCRY.
When Lopez was brought the stand again, the
counsel for The plaintiff waived crOss-cxannaJon, but
Jndce Van Brunt took the witness into his Ovn hands
Judge Van Brult-"I understand you to say that the
marriage vas never consunmated; hat YOU and 'iSs
Wines" Yes sir"
O." Did you read and make AFFIDAVIT to your answer
IL A s"-s'id"
G-"Y0ur answer admits the mari &c to Mss Morrison,
but save Cnat every OICr allegation in the cCrp int is
ialse Tnat Is, you dcny tne non-coihunnaon OF the
marriage Wtch Is aeged IA tlc G2npan,t. no" 90
Tie Judge here looked very stcruly at the witness.
who appeared somewhat at a loss what to say. He
stammerCd out that he had trusted entirely 10 MS la"-
Ser aud had 10 whatever be told him Vas proper,
wits statements which they to he false is becoming
too common and don't intend that any case that comes
before shall 20 nnpunsDed aiconi1lt MI Lopez
Tor perjury. lGrelt sensation III tie court rOOI Ihe
proper officer viii that he does not leave the room"
Whom the defendants counsel at .mptcd to SHOW Why
the papers hIG been made out rs they Judge Van
Bruat SAID: That the defendant eau pave an oppor-
tunity show before twelve men, when he has been III
dou't care Who il IS who has sworn to false
nents IN a case before me-when perjury Ia admitted
ponbiqnk, rs in this case Il must not DO Thought 'Aa'
While The Judge was speaking the only change in
LOpeLS face in It's color. lie became extremely
pale. When he left the stand he was taken III charge by
house said that sue first Lopez In 1876 when Miss
Morrison pointed him out through the window aud said
DO YOU want TO my bcau!" and kissed hOr hand 10
Linn The witness surprised. and told her she must
have nothing To do with him out MISS MoIlsons reply
was. " love him dearly, and slall run away wlt1
him" Letters came 10 the house directed TO me witness
adv t"l hei me was Going to ran away with Lopez the
witness told Rachel MORRISON. soon aiterwaid MI MOTT
ing his foot said that If said anything more about
Gcorglana, she would leave the house the same
No marriage Miss Morrison went away about 10 O'clock
10 the forenoon and returned IN the afternoon. She
said she married aud showed he witness ring IN
TIE next few DAYS she frequently went ont to meet
Lopez TAO weeks after the marriage letter came to
Mr. NOisOn "a lady living IN Fnthayc., telling
about he marriage. Mr. Morrison called Georgiang 70
nun n'o SsnrI u srtnnvIed@d IT, brrakng out INTO
so6s He was very angry. He had her sisters re-
her room On tue third floor and locked her in Tor seye
raj days "When she was taken out said Mrs. Lils
'shU went away III carriage us was lou. W an
Ium While she was locked up, took letters back aud
forth between her aud Lopez Sho would put them un
der door and tell mo- for GODS sake to fe thCln 10
HIM" Tie witness said that she had begun suit against
MIR Morrison for defamation Of character.
Several Witnesses called to show the manner In
which testimony obtained for the plaintiff.
The counsel called Miss Morrison and her father
The latter, with characteristic energy acknowledged
that he la 4 told Mr.. Bates 10 get detectives. 81 told
hlm" he said If detective wasn't enough 20 get
half q dozen. agreed 10 pay for thcD aud did"
O." What was Your Cttoc;i" A" wanted 10 fnd
Out the character OF this man. I suspected he must be
some scamp or other" lLaughterl
The defendanPs counsel summed up at length. When
ho said pointing to Mas Major Tue brass that stood
out upon that NOunns face sufficient 10 supply the
Government with cannon" Bliss Major stood up and
shook Der list AZ the lawyer.