The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-19

band was older than horsrf but she did not
sbou sbn1M nov nov murn; s pnW9grnph ,., Wes mere
Cen Butlcr-Cal Mr.. Oliver. Perhaps you
may recoguize him. Sensation In courtl
0l, Io1H-He has been sent Tor ana VIII be
Con Butier-Iiavo YOU written to him within
Mrs. OiVrr-Not ~ know hc was living.
Gen. Butcr-Not To- know he was lvngl You
would not write to him ii you knew he was
MIS-. OHyer-1 wrote to him to know about my
dnughter.
Cen Bdtlcr--Havc you not written to him re-
Mrs. oiivcr-I have writtcn TO him Mt several
pmccs. hut did not know that he was living.
G'n. Butrr-Iavc YOU eyer been divOrced2
MIS-. Oivnr tshowng papcrl-rhis he told
me would diyors. hoth mo and the other wife.
lAt tins point Mr.. oliver entered the chamber.
He is siuutlv built man about 50 vours Of age:
smooth ih'r. excepting u white mousta'he. and
his head is partly bald. the hair being crawl
,,Hrp Huner turning toward himl Is that
Mrs. Over-Yes. that is Mr.. Oliver. He has
changed somewhat. hut that IL him.
AZ she SPOKE ~h" nro~n and stepped toward
Butler she said that for five wears She mad held
herself ms Nlr OHvcr's wife in Louisville. She
WIS about u years old when she landed in
Montreal. Hor father and sister visited her Ht
'r,house Mhilo sh" was living with Mr. Oliver
in Loul.yiile. Sne had not seen her sister
since. When she rf Montreal her father gave
her To The Siuarts who took her 10 Petersburg,
va SIZE ,rrmain"d there for yrnr or 80. and
eit with Mus. Oliver, without the Stuarts know
ing where s9e had gone. Her name was
not hnd her. She put the Stuart in her
name and used il fomcimcs. out oi respect
TO them. She had written repeatedly TO
them since tho suit WAS begun. but Rot
no nuswer. She toll them 10 direct TO
Mary Ornan Butte Kceieenv or C,ineny MIR.
DIVERS npphcws name WAS G,orgr Gould. He
lived n the house with the witness and tal ed
her aunu". Mr.. Goui3 WAS here produced. hut
vile She lived with MR.. Diver uni she ins st.
cd that she must live 10y herself llrr husband
then got her home ON the Preston road. hut in
She overheard Mr. Oliver reading 20 letter 90 his
mother saying. Frances Is not drad or insane.
and has left the asylum. what Will do Wit
ness then reminded him that hc had told her
that his wife wns dead. Ie said that he would
get IA divorce and arrapge IT with
ington. Ky, whore he married some one else.
She proceeded TO New Orleans to nnd some dis
tAnt relntives hut discovering that they were
poor. she did not make herself known to them.
She then went in search oi her DAUGHTER. who
she leit her and rcturned 10 Louisville. Then
She went 10 Richmond. Ky. und there u. W.
Ewing wished To- hrin- suit against Mr. Oliver
i.r higamy and desired her for witness, but
she declined 10 have anything 20 do with it,
Then she went 20 New Orleans again. The first
time that she saw Mr. Cameron WIS at the Con.
eressional Hotel In this city. Sne did not tell
him that she was iust from the South without
money and wanted to 70 tn philalslphia to see
her daughter He CAV" her s.. She never
claimed 20 have lost cotton hy the war. or tried to
get persons 10 swear TO losses susta by her.
and shGSdn---.d the hanctv rit.ng as hers. The
envelope bore the stamp oct. 81. 1873"
Ls,ea.ti. vi pray to God toh,yc yon sent to Fms.
LIANT if sou will marry me- or provide fur me YOU
short ue Co tt mt know. ard tnis miss l. Yours II
WI ne sraniei 10 me hrc!n-c pray ioT u NV rrayrr,
! fortune !. YOURS Respectfully, NAW
~. 2ll ~ street
After rending It. she laughinely said We'll.
! G"n. Bu'ier you can't blame me for wanting to
stir th" Old man up and get him TO- marry me.
Twenty-Five more letters were shown to her.
| and she acknowledged having written them.
| She snid that she did not show the following
| letter TO ANYBODY or recoileet receiving IL:
Nv nr,H Nrs OLivEn-Hg n,1r Yi,irn hope you will
have houe than remain without rrotct Hereafter
you will iuiormrd uf H. Decline TIE arqus aur,s
shH rr'ha', he iu Wa. lUsfnn 900 twelve fnurtccn
days tol" you Will continue 20 avoid all bal pcolr
Atthis point. without concluding tho cross
/ The following letters We're -uhm'iel hy Gen.
| Butler tp Mrs oliver ari she admitted tHat
I they We're written hy her. At m" proper time
| they will he put N evidence by the defence:
MRS. OLIVER TO SENATOR MORRILL,.
You t.t mo- o. write my business to vuu lti, SIMPLY,
h' >iWon Cameron % l. unc aria'e for hirt 10 . 'i
Anne B,,i. % KS ..-t'''t So-,6ys. sul yi',t Si'
10 me Hon. That s'..y.u'. 'o c,ns .aui
| ,hr.e r"r.'ns now To- INQUIRE me- j. u'stni can
! show Nou Mr Cameron. lrt'rs Pc even inw rr.
can a.k t.uif % Kind ln hi toinlrc c ncI, alone
and 900 strange place Wln un ricnd. ue brought mo
might replace m, in oncc ! d., win do thii vil Io,
tc matter dtnp ANA uut rhrok 10 tl- from
his inends Who are trying to iuurc me- ,ke'l'cul.N