Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-25
HEWIDOW'S WOES
DEFENSE IN THE OLIYER-CAMERON
CASE.
Adduced Rather Damaging to
the Widows veracity-A Lawyer Refus-
Ing to Champion Her Cause Because of
Too Many Senatorial Scan Mays Already
In Hand-The Criminal Record of the Day,

Too Many Senatorial Scan Mays Already
In Hand-The Criminal Record of the Day.
oLIvER-cAMEReN.
WASHINGTON, March M.-The Oliver Cameron
case was continued to-day. DR.. George Gould,
of Kentucky, preacher, and in charge of the
Millersyille female college, testified that his
mother was sister Of Thomas Oliver: saw the
with his uncle. Thos. Oliver in house on Wal
nut street, from which his family had pre-
viously moved. Plaintiff commenced writing
to witness in 1870 and continued to do so until
two weeks ago. The general purport of the
letters was that if witness did not use his in
fuence with Oliver to have him pay plaintiff
some money she would prosecute him for
bigamy and disgrace the whole family. BE
knew plaintiff lived with his uncle as his mis-
tress. Oliver is now assistant in the school in
Mlllersville over which the witness has charge
de knew that for the last twenty years the life
OF Oliver had been very exemplary one.
Hon. A. g. Riddle, testified: Mrs. Oliver
Lady friend in the treasury department " no had
been involved in a difficulty with distinguish
ed Senator. He asked if IN this state of affairs
any promise of marriage had been given, and
she replied none whatever. He told her he
could have nothing to do with any matter in
hands full of that kind of business now. He
had just disposed of an affair between young
lady and Senator, and he had now on hand
another case between married lady and
Senator He further informed her that prob
ably this providing an Office was considered an
equivalent for what had been given. He asked
IT any writings were in the possession of her
lady friend, and she replied none whatever.
He incidentally suggested to Mrs. Oliver the
question why some of the women did not
try some of the members of the House of
Representatives. That would be change and
q relief.
Witness said she came to his Office one
morning. He was astonished at her appear
ance. She looked like woman far advanced
in pregnancy, while seven or eight days before
she looked very slender. He saw her the next
morning, but she did not see him, tripping
along Seventh street, and she looked as slender
as when she called at the Office in the summer,
and the changes caused him much surprise.
Later she again came to the Office, and began
to talk about her pregnancy and institutipg of
further claim against Cameron that appear
apce continued until she told him of being de-
Hyered Of q living child,
TERRIBLE AND MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR,
ST. HoUfs, March 24,-A seddalliia, No, dispatch
saysi A shocking affair wag enacted Satur-
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tlLy special says! de6rge Alexander, eoi6fed,
sh9t hin VIE here Tonight With d shotgun.
killing her instantly. fhty Ind lived in syee.
more Iatey, but this morning she left him. and
he following TN the evening md train disc6g-
cred her ~ the house Of o friend. She WIS ~.
he 26. The left side Of her head vas entirely
blown 6f. A verdict was found accordingly.
CHANGED wfrH PERJURY
Sr. Louis, March 24.-The criminal conrt
this afternoon issued bench warrant for the
arrest d \. y. Wakefield, on the charge Of per.
Jury VHfcUeFl IL uGdu or tnG SD CHIleu EAU-
bler's ring, which has been undergoing investi.
cation by the grand jury. No arrest was made
up to q late hour this evening, and it is said
that Wakefield IL out Of town.
FIEND LYNcHED.
LOUISVILLE, March 24.-A Paduck special
to the Courie,-Jouanal, says Jerry Ewing, co..
ored, was seized by twelve masked men and
shot to death last night, after which d bag Of
sand was tied to his body and he was thrown
into the Ohio river. Ewing ravished twelve
year old white child named Fields by whose
brother he was captured after receiving two
gun shot wounds.
HELD FOR TRIAL.
ST. LOUIS, March pa Leavenworth Kan,
of .. B. Latin, who shot and killed D. B.
held this morning, and Latin was held in the
sum Of $4,000, which he readily procured.
TwRNTY-oNE YEARS.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 24.-H. II. Webb,
of New convicted of an attempt to outrage
= deaf mute girl, was committed to the peni-
tentlary under sentence of twenty-one years.
EXCISE cRooKEDNEss.
ROCHESTER, March 24.-In the suits instituted
missioners have been convisted of malad-
ministration in Office. Eighty saloon keepers,
the mayor and two police commissioners are
reported indicted by the grand jury.
BROKER BELDEN.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Henry Belden, Jr, of
the firm of Belden Il Co., brokers, was arrested
and gave bail in the suit of Gen. Thoma
Eckert, charging the conversion of $4,000.
NOT GUILTY.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 24.-The jury in
the case of James L. Slaughter late cashier of
the First National bank, on trial in the United
States court before Judge Blodgett, on charge
of embezzlement, returned a verdict of not
guilty.
BANK DEFAULTER.
Boston, March 24.-Nathan P Pratt, treasur-
of the Reading Savings bank. is defaulter.
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