Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22
Oliver agt. Cameron.
- AK1kCR or PROMISE CASE.

Yesterday. before Chief -stice Cartier, In
the Circuit Court, the case Of oliver agt. UAni-
eron-the action brought by Mrs. M. S. oliver
agt Hon. Simon Cameron for breach OF promise
OF marriage, alleged to have been made on the
It'll Of December, 1875, for which $4,000 dam
ages are claimed, was continued after our re-
port closed-Messrs. Peter & Peter and B. j..
Dafneille and Mr.. Toney tof Kentuc&yl Tor
plaintiff; Gen. B. F. Butler and Messrs. ". A
Cook and A. G. Riddle for defendant.
Nh: OLIVER WAS UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION,
and In reply TO Mr.. Peter said the memoranda
made from book which he had with him. MT
Peter.-'Let'S seei it, Mr.. Oliver.-"No, SIR; IL
Is my private property" MT PeIer:-'i suomlt
don't understand that YOU can; he reffe5heS his
memory from the memoranda now, and you
can see that. Some of this memoranda may
have been made from the tomb stone; do you
want to see that" [Laughter.l Witness then
said the memoranda In the book were from 1866
to the day before but he had the book first In
1871. Mr.. Peier-'How can that be?" wit
ness--"Easy enough; might make record of
1902
Witness never took improper liberties with
plaintiff after he left New York until he COM
menced keeping herin 1864; don't know whether
she made the proposition to him or he to her to
1--we together. He was trying to perform the
part OF phlanthrophist. to reform her, b ut
that was not possible. lie had never married
her, nor had any ceremony performed Was
now living with the NNfe he married In June,
iCo"- IcIt ILLS NOnldn On the HIST Ot ttllt
month; made no provision for this woman, nor
Gid he tell her that he was to marry another.
Tor 1t was none OF her business Presumed that
In Louisville this woman was known as Mrs.
Oliver, but he
NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED HER HIS WIFE;
on the contrary told his friends that she was
not witness was aoe fe eapSe On t Ihe
presence Of this court and OF God and man
never introduced her to any one as my wife"
He had passed the child off as his daughter.
Mr.. Peter.-"Then you acknowledged the daugh-
ter, but denied the mother" Witness.-'Yes.
That was common there" Again being closely
Said-'Once for all, desire to say, that lived
with this woman several years; had had chill
dren by her, but never introduced her as my
wife: never acknowledged her as my wife, and
by the laws OF the state OF Kentucky could not
marry her without license. and no such
license was obtained nor is there any record of
SUCH"
WHY OLIVER CAME TO WASHINGTON
Witness was now with his nephew at Millers-
burg Female College, a teacher of caisthenics
The pay was $3.50 year outside Of board. Wit
ness saw In Cincinnati paper some months
ago that this woman was suing Mi. Cameron
for $50, 600. He felt satisfied that she was the
woman who had been annoying witness and
his family for eighteen years, and he came here
to see II she was the woman, and to get rid Of
her, for she had been for years writing letter
after letter to every one connected with him
Witness wrote TO Mr.. Brown, and on Mr.
Browns replying that il he would come to
Washington expenses would be paid, he came
here. He expected to have expenses paid but
If they were not he had money enough in his
pocket to carry him home.
Observation-Disclosures does not know how soon
Mrs. Oliver knew that he had another wife liv-
ing; thinks shat she did not know it until the
divorce. Witness came here because he thought
II ne helped to show the public what a black
mailer the woman was IL might mitigate Mr..
Cameron's damages or relieve him altogether
He wanted TO get rid Of her.
Gen. Butief.-We'll help you to dc that.
The court then adjourned the case to Monday
morning next.