, 1879-03-25
Additional Damaging Testimony
Against the 0rasping
Widow.
Lawyer Riddle Exposes Some of
Her Artftll and Design
ing Schemes.
A Sad Commentary on Con-
gresslonal Morality in
General,
And a Fearful BLOW at Senatorial Die.
nfty III Particular.

6heefo' Dlsrasch II Tae Tribune
WARRINGTON, D. c., March 24.-Thc Widow
Oliver ease was continued today, but II has lost
most Of It's Sensational features. The Widow
Oliver was cartYtnatteullAnce, but scems to haye
lost some OF her vivaClty. 8ho had abandoned
the familiar feature Of lcr attire to all known a,
"The bcaut!1or." The tcstfmnny showed a
curious condition Of society in Kentucky. The
Rcv George Gould, witness Tor the defense.
mas nephew Of Ullyer. I1o knew Tint tic
Widow Oliver had lived In the house With Oliver
hml his grandmother, anil eocIcty
took no olfensc. 1uaocd, the Rev. Gould
appeared Indignant at n question inttnating
that Mr. Oliver was not exactly tho right kind
Of = person to DO thought we'll Of by clerrg-
man. The widow sce1ns to have hrcn a ycrY
busy person with her letters. This witness tcs
titled that Mrs. Oliver mad written cnt.lcss lct.
tcrs TO him, the general purport Of which wns
that, unless llc used his Influence to have his
uncle pay her money mud restore her daughter,
abe would prosecute bis uncle Tor btgamy null
bring disgrace upon tile whole family. Thcso
letters were received at different times since
1870, but the Witness had not received letter
since last rcnr.
THIS HEtr5 TO DEFEAT THE WIDOWS FLEA
TINT she wns only mistress aud not wife.
the possession OF the widow rs the ono In which
be lenrncd his A u C'e, atitt rs belonging to his
grandmother. The Widow Oliver always passed
In the country where she was known ns the yytfo
Of Oliver. Riddle, her former 1awer, was malo
nwitncss against tho widow, the Court ruling
lint, ibasn1uch as tile widow l,ad brought Tic
sub1cct-mattcr of her communications to him
into the case, tic knowledge which Riddle Ind
could no longer 6c treated a8 confidential It
Was
STOUT or DECEIT AND TREAcnEHr
which he flnd to tell. Tic widow first sought
lis innncncc. She told him sic was the grun-
daughter OF Commodore Stewart, an.l tE.ut stc
wns the wife of Afr. Oliver who had died IN
tie Confederate service. She spoke of hur re-.
duccd circumstances, anl said TINT Senior
Cameron had secured her place IN The Treas.
nry. She bud made llerseif useful 10 Srnator
Cameron about bis Office, un,i had sla,lo hcrsclf
thagrceablo to some Of, tho domestjes
about the place, mentioning onc Annie
DaVs particularly. Sho waptcu hin
not to eay anything 10 Alr. Cam
eron, aM' to write 'cttcr to Annic Davis,
warming her agnInst further interference. H.
explained hts tonblity to write such letter,
NIL shu went AMY apparently satisfied. Tile
ne1t time hc eaW her was III August, 1870, when
fhc nEnn rallied al his ollleC, wanted to sec hj.n
Rlot.e; told in about atly friend In Tue salne
bureau With her, MI. nsI;el II he could give her
nny AsstslaEre. She went On to Say her friend
bad become involved III trotl1ln with II dis
thIErslrtl Senator. Ue INTERRUPTED her at thfs
point, a'a
nEG0gD TO nE ExcUsHD
from serving In stitch v1sc. lie listened fur
'llcr with rcluctaucc. Mrs. Oliver went on to
say HAT tic Senator had secured her frIci,l
place In the Treasury. Her friend wus widow,
ntnl The Senator had lately lost his wife. flo
asketl l'cr II there was my rrum[su of marriage
ur nnY written communication fruln the Senator
10 her friend, mud sl,e rcplfcd that lllcre was
houg, SHE said tllut certain arrynnts ltnc,r
tarts a,,,l circumstances in tl,c cata tlut wnud
compromise thu Senator, Ho declined to hayo
nnythlls to do With the casc, un,t Atrs. Oliver
sat down to a desk nn] wrotc n lei.
ter to Heuator Cameron, which ss,o acct]rntolly
or pnrposrly loft unopened on Ills desk. III,
scale,l tho Icttcr.-y,la,c,l STAMP On II, md
srut It TO tic rost.OUlcc, The witness cou.
tinucd tllat tl,r Monday following lie Ind cn1Jed
on A[rs, Oliver TT iur room OF, Atjesourf oyenuc
In response 70 4 written reuucst fror, her. sim
Rppcured 10 tuio IL for ersut,l that n. ,,urw
tint tIrtr
PREVIOUS cosyEts.r,os Rrt 4rrn m ,,ensr,r
In ,Iu. conversation t1,at fullowrl ho told l,cr
Tint what Mr. ComlYun had done wnn m
Indication Inn, II. din mt tntcnt, f.,
dn anytiu. muro for her. SIN told
lin stlo .utI no fr}emt In tr wnrId. o,ul In fcrt
rreat synnatby fur her in hcr ,rscrte,, ror,i.
,iu,, s, trtm1 +, ir,rrn.. hin, viii hor o,,,,u
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o,['- Ca,a..,, H. ,',,,,s,n,, ~ ...', ~. r,n"
.."s ,, eass'pa W., ae m"posea " se"u - n''ss
10 examine INTO her trlle condition., anu so as.
kente1. lie declined to hayu anything To TO
With Senator Cameron IN tllu uuttcr, but pEou,-
sud her ,,ls nrotrctfon,-,nl An mn ol1 throuuh
,lc droorv i1Ir. ,,,.na,: n1 ,,,o ".,S - '.'.
."' "'ea',r ulF'5 uab'neso' ANU 'he cho - hoI
yet. ........-...
TILE TESTIMONY.
10 ths Hf.erH Assoetated Frt1s.
WAsuls0roy. u. c.. March 2i.-lbu Oliver.
camrr,u ,,,s, nae c,t,,;rre, t,,.dav n Iloorr,
caMt., eoo ""a .oas''ueu - osoIse
uou'o. oi AsntueKY' prcaehcs' h'a u. cIlafeo
ol the Mi!lcrsvllo Fcnale ColtGc, trstt!!rl that
bis mother WAS tho sister Of Thomas Oliver.
lie snw m, rtaI,t,r In Io,,,,v,lr In 1Hst. Sim |
we. urnr 49, ,sn, r ~. a,." =" .',1 " fn,,,a., ,,,
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