Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-25

"oouNdfu. SHt uStu tHiS. iieE HiaiueD Hstile,
and passed herself as widow on account OF her
daughter.
THE WIDOWS DISCRIMINATION.
ON crosS-examination she said until she ar
rived in Baltimore she had lived almost cOntln-
uously on Shipboard-her uncle having charge
OF her: that she visited Sinner when he was at
Alexandria several times before he went TO City
Point, stopped sometimes in this city; went to
City Point to get married. because Mr.. Sinner
thought the minister there would date the mar
rage back; went to Dr.. Buckler Jones to have
the operation performed, at the suggestion of
her husband; occupied the same stateroom with
Sinner in going down TO City Point. When she
first went to Wnkesbarre, Sinner spent two
nights with her at the Valley House. and prom
day he left town with Annie Dougherty. When
she wrote TO him. in october -. she was con-
templating popping in on him and staying for
good.
CORRoBORATING THE WIDOW
Mrs. Julia HinSon testified that for three
years size had charge of a little girl named Eve
line Woodward. Mrs. Shimer sent TO her house in
hack, after she had arranged with the mother;
that week after she came, gentleman giving
the name OF Sinner called and promised to pay
her board, but he had not done SO, and she had
told the mother .'She would trust TO Almighty
Cod as he had not paid.
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
me defenSe proposed TO snow conspiracy
by j. c. Cox. A. j. Whelan and Il. j. BlckSer
with the petitioner. and called Henson Jackson
who testified that Whelan was introduced to
him by Walter ID. PlOwden, and Whalen re-
hearsed what he wanted sworn to and ASKED
what he would charge to swear to il; that he
replied s20 and W. told witness to hold himSef
in readiness; that on one occasion Wheian said:
There wasn't any marriage, but by G., we
there shah be divided $3.50 each.' and he was
given $50 TO pay his expenses to City P0iat
Lieut.. Vernon testified that petitioner tod
him her husband was in prison.
Waiter ID. Powder cOrrob )rated Jackson as
to introducing him to Wheian.
John {. Cox testified that last fall BcHSicT
said he had big thing, and after day or two
Informed him VI hat the case was, when witness
said he wanted some OF il: that Bci>Sler said it
would be necessary to establish the marriage
In n few days the Nelson's came 10 tine OIL 20
and the quest ion being asked what they would
get Bickaler said sl59 to the Nelson's and McIn-
t0Sh and Howard 500 each: that BckSler said the
case was Mr.. Hines who would get - per ceat
and give him (B.) half OF that ami he tB.} would
divide with the witnesses. The parties made
The afiidaVitS. Whalen was at the Office fire.
qucntly and he said he had known Sinner well;
that he t@.l met him Simmer one d " and said
Nv hat have You done with your Old gai?' and
Sinner replied that he had married her. ShoE;-
ing certificate and subsequently some letters
commencing Dear Husband and he (witneSS)
abandoned the case in February OF March last
Lewis Howard testified that in December last
Bicksler spoke to him about getting him
couple OF cOiored men who were at City Point
during the war and he made some inquiry OF
Mcintosh. who brought down Robert Nelson
and his brother. and he LETT them with BiCkSer.
they said they We're TO receive 500 for what
they did.
Ge0Ige Boston testified to Howard and NcTn-
toSh coming on his (witnessD place for work
and calling Nelson away 10 make the affidavit,
and TO the Nelson's making the afidayit5 and
Statlng tEey were TO be PAID for it. Nelson told
him that the whole amount OF the estate was
SlGo,eO0, and BiCkSfcr was TO get SO \ per cent.
and pay all the expenses.
Albert Mcintosh testified that Howard asked
himif he knew any cOlOrCd men who were at city
Point: that he promised To look them up; saw
Bicksler and agreed to find the men and take
them TO Grows Office, BickSler saying he would
be paid for il. He then got the two Nelson's to
come down. The rest OF the testimony was cor
rOD0ratiye Of the above in the main.
Josephine Bradley testified that she me- petit
toner at Sarah HObSOnS. IS North street, BaIti-
more, in 1874. and she said that doctor in the
navy was the father OF Eva, and that she had
son born in Harrisburg.
Lency Langley testified that she hal heard
petitioner speak of two children. and Of man
in the Albany peni'entiary for robbing jewel
~ store as her husband, and She showed let
ter commencing My dear Wife,
Henry Cassidy testified that he heard Walter
Nelson say - | don't know much about this case,
am only doing it for money! and to Washing
ton SAYING, 1t is nothing bat dollars and cents
With me-"
Alice E. Cory testified that she knew Fannie
III 1867, and saw her child, who she represented
as the daughter of I'igsby.
Isaac Livingston, representing the Pennsyl-
yana parties. testified that parties had come TO
MN saying 1t was put up JOB, &c.
BICKSLER'S STATEMENT.
T. J. Bicksler, in reply, testified that he I'M
deft0ok to look UP the evidence at the S,lgge5-
ton OF Mr.. Iiine: that finding the marriage took
place at City Point, he went there, bat failed To
lind any evidence, and lie denied that he had
used Improper means TO get witnesses totestify;
that be mad conversation with cox and COS
recommended that Hon. +. d. Collins take hold
OF the case in Pennsylvania. Hino did not want
cox to have anything to do with the case He
denied specifically the statements OF COX
A number OF witnesses next testified to I'M
peach tie testimony OF Cox and others and
numbers in rebUttal. altogether making i mass
OF testimony some 600 pages in al.
THE ESTATE
consists principally OF the Exchange Hotel and
some unimproyed property, and farm in Lu-
zelne county, Pa, tne estimated value OF which
is $4,000. The deceased left mother {who has
died since his DEATH and some nepheWS, who
are the respondents in this suit. Mr.. Rice rep
reSentS the Washington claimant, and the court
in which it is now pending-the sIlIrogate'S
court OF LuZerne counIy-will shortly make a
decision; but one of the parties VIII be sure to
appeal in any event.