The New York herald., 1879-03-29


Mr.. cameron's handwriting there almost
every day: General Cameron was the first
cashier and was succeeded by his Don; Mr..
Cameron was cashier from 1882 to 1854 The letters
were shown witness Witness said Mr. Cameron
wrote the Brisow letter. but from his general knowl-
edge OF Mr. Cameron s handwriting he was very firm
in the belief that the other letters not gem
une; had letters in that handwriting been presented
to the bank they would have been suspected OF being
forgeries.
Cross-examined-The envelope postmarked Sep
tember bears strong resemblance to Mr. Camerons
Mr.. A. ID. Hazen was examined by General Butler.
He resides in this city. and is Third Assistant Post
years and examined his writing; ne should think
General Cameron wrote the Brstow letter; ting other
two letters he believed to be limitations.
MIR. H. ID. Norton examined by General Butler.
He resides in this city and is chief of the Finance
division of the Post Office Department; he had
studied handwriting for twenty years and had been
repeatedly called an expert he knew nothing
about Mr. Cancron's handwriting; II the Bristow
letter was written by Mr.. Cameron thcn he should
say decidedly that the other two not written by
the same hand; the written in firm decided
running hand while the others IN an uncertain.
remulons and initiative style the errors are garing
and cannot fail to be perceived at passing glance;
the division Of words radically wrong as to be-
come Immediately noticeable while such mistakes
cannot be fourd in the Brstow letter.
Mr.. Peters asked time for the witness to examine
acertain paper before testifying.
The Court refused. saying that he had been delib
Grating about cutting of further testimony Of this
character of evidence. Tho witnesses examined. il
believed, were Just az good as multitude
General Bntler-Ihen You will have no more testi-
mony about handwriting?
The Court--No, sir; that is finished
General Butler-Thcn rest here.
TESTIMONY IN REBUTTAL.
Mr.. Peters--The first thing that wa shall offer in
rebuttal is the record in the divorce suit of ar
Sample to contradict the witness Mrs. Henriqucs
General Buter-we object, because you cannot in
troduco collateral issues into this
The Court did not think it competent testimony.
This doubtful even it the record proof that
the testimony behind was competent. They
must not forget that the parties to the divorce
snit were not parties to tho present one before the
Court. They could interrogatc the witness when
upon tho stand to her reputation and character.
but they must DO content TO be bound by the
This was proper subject upon cross-examination.
and il the collateral to the issue that is
where it must stop.
Mrs. Oliver recallcd--sho got the Bible from Mrs.
Oliver, who gave it to her. it presented shortly
after the witness daughter was born; they were
living in Preston street Louisville at the time and
Mrs. Oliver was residing in the same house with her
then; Bowen. the detective. told that he would
like to get position in the department; that he had
been trying for some time and his means were
getting short; when she moved around on Four and
Half street he there, AMI not great while
afterward he went back to Pennsylvania; he asked
for copy of the letter from Mr.. Cameron. and sho
gave it to him: at the same time she missed tho
letter from Mayor Wilt of New Orleans, and
had never seen it since. Paper shown. It was
written. Free pass to Cincinnati from Washing
TOMS she got that paper. from Mr.. Cameron she
wanted to go to Cincinnati to get OF her things.
General Butler interrupted her and rnised the
point that the paper not admissible at this time.
1t should have been offered as direct testimony and
not in rebuttal.
The Court sustained the objection that it was very
clear that it v,s not competent item Of proof as
rebutting testimony.
MRS nENn1ouEs coNrRAprcrEp
Witness lresumins)-She was in court when Mrs.
Hcnriques testified she had no conversation with
her about Mr.. Cameron at any tilne and never said
that she intended to blackma him: their acquaint-
cnce only of about weeks standing; she never
told any person about blacklnailing MIR. Cameron;
did not inquire into Mrs. Henriqucs business,
but she had something that she was scllins at the
time that she roomed with Mrs Henriques she had
q room at Mrs Shcrwoods. on street, 1t cheap,
and she used it to sleep in; she never slept in the
room with Mrs. Henr1ques.
Cross.examined-She moved from Mrs. Howell's
shortly before Mrs. Henrques loft but she took her
meals there afterward not think that she had
either roomed or boarded at Mrs Howell's since
she brought this suit: she moved from Mrs. Sher-
woods to DR. Burchards on Missouri avenue and
at that time she took her meals at Mrs. Howels;
that lady is alive she saw her week ago; the
witness never slept in the with Mrs. Henriques
room at Mrs. Sherwood's was on the second floor,
back; some coored persons either had rooms in the
house servants-she never knew which; she
did remember going TO Mr.. r. 8. Davis, but if
she said 80 it must be true.
Mr.. Darneille-what has this got to do with the
at this stage?
General Butier-I will tell you once for ALL This
woman has sworn that she lost husband in the
Confederate army; that she had not heard from Mr..
oliver for sixteen years. and yet she consulting
| a lawyer to obtain divorce from him mt the very
time sho was representing herself widow to Mr.
The Court ruled that the question put on
direct examination aud could not be reopencd.
Witness (resuming)-She did not remember going
to Mr. Marshall's office with Mrs. Henriques; (et-
ers shown) that is copy Of the letter she gave to
Preacher Matchett; she did not swear on the first
examination that she gave copy of the letter
to either of these two persons she that
she did not have such letter or give copy 70 Sr.
Rogers: she had not spoken to sny Of the jurymen
anywhere the subject OF her letters but If they
said then she would admit it, she said in passing
ont, to colored man. thst she sorry that
the paragraph about colored people was read. for
she did not generally express herself in that way;
she passing through the jury room and stopped
and made the remark II the turymAn says tha. she
really remember saying that she was Southern
born lady.
General Butler-well. were you born in the
South?
witness-From all 1 can learn was born in Ire
land.
General Butler-yes. but you told the Treasury
Department that you were born at Key West?
Witness-Mr. Cameron told mo to do that; he said
had better select some Southern Stato the Irish
were not respected in this country.
General Butler-You had better be careful,
madam there may be some Irishmen on the jury.
Commodore Stewart from Pennsylvania Why
did you wish it TO appear that You were from
Florida and still his daughter or granddaughter.
Witness-Why, sir he had connections in Florida.
General Butler-what kind Of connections?
wtness-Naval connections suppose.
Mr.. Pctcrs-Well. Your Honor. that closes our
entire, believe. Iwould ask that order be made
that the Bible brought here by Mrs. Oliver unless it
is to bc used in the argument be returned TO her.
Tho Court do not think that will enter
order of that kind. What does she want of tho heir
loom OF family which shc has testified that sho
does not belong to? They bring witnesses hore to
prove that IL was stolen. No, will not mako any
such order.
The plaintiff desiring time, the Court adjourned
until tomorrow morning. after cautionng tho jury
TO hold CONVERSATION with Outsiders upon tho sub
jectof tho trial.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.