The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27
TIE WIDOW AND SIMON.
avntJuuatlou sf the Testimony for the
usfense-A Dramatic witness
md much FtIfh.

WAsHJEaToN. March 2G-Thpre was another
crowded room ut the Gameron-O Oliver trial to-
day Experts were called, and pronounced
the letters purporting To be written by Cam
eren TO be fOrgnries.
Mrs Mary A. Henriuues, for the defense.
Knew Mrs Oliver. She occupied the same
room with her, and believed her 70 be what
abe represented herself Mrs. Oliver told wit
pegs that she had rented room In another
place with eolored woman, where she could
receive gentlemen visitors and there do az
che pleased. She also told witness that she
made frequent visits to Camerons office TO
make people believe she was his lance, and
added that she intended To make the loudeSt
talk ever heard In Washington and her pur-
pose was to hiackmal the Senator to the tune
" $4,000. AS a rule Mrs. oliver spent her
evenings out when they rOOmed together
When Mrs. Oliver told her plan against Sen
ator Cameron she also spoke of making
money out OF other Representatives in the
same way Witness testified that Mrs. Oliver
wrote n great many letters, aud frequently
used paper purchased by her; and witness
testified that the letter Of September 25 was
written on paper similar 10 that used by her
when they roomed together Witness told
Mrs, Oliver that II she ever heard of her
blackmaillng Senator Cameron she would
tell what she knew about her. She was In
Springfield, Mass. when this case COM
menced, and had come here In response to
telegram from Gen. Butler.
A recess was taken at this point.
DR. w. N. johnson tO give his testimony be-
fore proceeding with the cross-exainination Of
Mrs Hcnriques.
DR. johnson testified that he was called to,
see Mrs Oliver In August. 1876 lie found
her In bed. She said she was suffering from
miscarriage. He examined her and found no
symptoms 0f pregnancy or that she was SUI
fering from the effects OF miscarriage.
lengthy examination In obstetric practice was
made but nothing new to the case was de-
yeOped
Mrs. Henriques resumed the stand and was
cross-examined by Mr.. Peters. She was q
native Of Maine; married George w. French
when she was 1G years OF age: Travelled around
the country: lived Mt Dover for some time;
had lived In Philadelphia, Trenton and Chica-
90: her husband is now living. Her maiden
name was Mary Alice Brnnd She was
divorced from Mr. French while In Chicago,
some time in 1869, was married again to Mr..
G0wendlght She obtained a divorce from
him and was again married to j. III. Sample,
OF North Carolina. She left Chicago, from
where she went to Mobile, Ala, and from
there to Warm Springs Ala then went to
Springfield, Mass. and then To Chicago; went
back 10 Warm Springs, then came TO Wash
ington and remained here until May, 1875,
when she went to Ohio, and then back TO
North Carolina. Mr. Sample Is still living.
How came you to change your name To
HpnriquesP" asked Mr.. Peters.
That's none Of your business. came hon
Orahly by 1t" replied the witness, who con-
Sho found IL impossible to live with him She
admitted that Sample had obtained from her
an allegation of adultery He blackened her
reputation. but, broke forth the witness, left
me pure In heart. She was married again In
Philadelphia. In 1876, to Mr.. Henriques, but
left him soon after because he was old, poor
and invalid didn't know what had become OF
Henriques They had n mutual separation
few days after marriage After breaking Up
housekeeping In Philadelphia she went to
New York and then to San Francisco, In 1877
where she lived till the fourth Of December
1873. She purchased house there and had
rented 1t In December To young italian mor-
chants.
The questions at this point led TO the rea-
sons why the witness husbands had obtained
their divorces, with q view to prove the IN
savory character of the woman, but Gen.
Butler objected to the manner In which the
other side were pushing their examination.
Alr Peters made a sharp reply. and reflect
ed curtly on the defendants for introducing
such testimony.
Gen. Butler, in defending his course said
when undertake to prove something that
occurred In he'll, / don't call saint to wit
ness"
The witness was very dramatic In her style
ana would answer questions, so help me
God that l. true" The witness admitted that |
she once separated two gentleman who had |
drawn pistols on each other, but denied that |
the quarrel was caused by one of the gentle |
men finding the other In her room. The
witness protested that she did not
bring gentleman from Ohio to
this city to live with him as his |
wife. She denied with dramatic emphasis |
having ever committed adultery with any
body, or that she had done anything that
would dIshonor respectable woman. In |
answer to a question as to the reason she
volunteered TO testify In this case, she said :
81 am ruined woman; my home has been
broken up and desolated by lust such black
mailers as that" pointing her finger scorn-
fully at Mrs Oliver. land when | heard Of
this case / determined to come here out of
sympathy for Senator Cameron and In the
interest OF justice and right"
The court at this point took recess TIL to-