National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-27
The ollyer.Cameron TrlnI.

The Olver.Cameron trial was continued In
the Circuit Court room before Chief Justice Cart
ter yesterday. Nearly all the same old faces
were to be seen, and tho hearing dragged
along monotonously uutil.Mrs. Hensiques came
upon the stand and testified to previous
acquaintance with Mrs. Oliver, aud that she
stated at that time her intention to blackmail
Mr.. Cameron aud mako him pay dearly for his
release.
The cross.examination was severe and OK
clusively on the previous life of the witness.
not point Of her direct testimony being
touched urOn.
The court opened at the usual hour, all of
the counsel present. Hon. John W. Keilinger,
Member of Congress from the Harrisburg
district, testified to knowing Mr.. Cameron's
handwriting, and that the two lovc-letters
were not written by him. Mr.. j. III. Saville, an
| expert, had the two communications and
showed how each letter had been made and
pronounced them a bold and vulgar forgery.
Mrs. Mary A. Henriqucs was then examined.
She testified that she met Mrs. Oliver ut the
house of Mrs Howell, on Pennsylvania avenue,
in 1875 They occupied the same room for n
short period, she representing to witness that
she was lady of good standing from the South.
The witness remained there until tho Deem
with each other, and the witness thought that
| Mrs. Oliver was very deserving woman.
She told the witness that she came to w ash
| ington to make herself better off. She was
not quite politician, but intended to make
money. She first represented that she had o
| large cotton claim next that she was the
daughter of Commodore Stuart that she had
many friends of influence and among them
Hon. Simon Cameron. She said that she
married gentlemen by the name Of Oliver,
and at the commencement of the war he left
her in an elegant home, surrounded by every
luxury and amid friends.
She wrote to him for some time, but he never
returned. Later one day when the nurse had
her child out, it was stolen, and that made her
frantic, and in searching for the child financial
distress ensued. After long searching she told
her that the child was finally found in con-
won't. She told witness that she made Mr.
Cameron's acquaintance IN New Orleans, and
when she told him who she was Mr., Cameron
said that if she would come TO Washington he
would interest himself in getting her posi-
ton. In talking to the witness about some
little business Mrs. Oliver said that she was not
smart, and she would show the witness how to
make money before she left the city. The
witness would hear from her. Afterward sho
got the Bristow letter from Mr.. Cameron and
showed it to the witness. She was pleased
laughed aud hoped around little.
The witness told her that she was glad to
see her making start, and was interested to
know when the appointment would be made.
Mrs. Oliver went out frequently and once
when she returned the witness would ask
whore she had been and she said up to SEQ the
old man Cameron. The witness asked why
she went there so much, If it was to see about
the appointment. She answered "Oh, no but
she wanted the public TO sec her going there
aud think she was his mistress, and compro-
mise him. 1t was not true, but she only
wanted the public to think so,' The witness
I asked what was to come of this, and Mrs. Oil
YER said that she would do the boldest thing
ever done in this city; that she would write
: letters and blackmail Mr. Cameron. The wit
: ness wanted to know how much she expected
to make by the proceeding and she replied
E 100000.
:, The next day after this conversation the
witness went with her to q counsel, she saying
that she wanted to get divorce from her hus.
band, who had deserted her. They went to
Mr.. r. S. Davis, where she reiterated her story;
and Mrs. Oliver, in departing, said that she
would call again. While rOonling with the
witness Mrs. Oliver would be out great deal
of nights, but the witness did not know where
she was. In conversing about the mode Of
operating with Mr.. Cameron, Mrs Olive spoke
y of the different plans available with different
men. The two forged letters shO wn. Wit
S ness had paper like that, and it resemblod
Q some she once owned, and which was in the
room Whcn MIS-. OllVer was there Win tnt
, witness. At that time Mrs. Oliver did great
$ deal of writing. She told Mrs. Oliver, wher
n conversing upon this matter that if she did
! blackmal Mr.. Cameron, and q trial resulted
:; from it, that if she were anywhere near SHE
o (the witness would appear against her. She
i now resided in San Francisco, and was il
: Springfield Mass, when this trial was insti
y tuted She wrote to General Butler detailing
70 what she knew, and he tclegraphed her to conn
{, and testify.
/. DIR. William johnson testified that he exam
= incd the person of Mrs. Oliver, and there wer
! no evidences either of an abortion or preg
= nancy.
/. Mrs. Henriques was then submitted to sc
IT wore cross-eXamination as to her life and domes
2, tic affairs. She gave detailed account of her
u self and travels from the age of sixteen to tn
" present time which showed rather a check
e cred career. After completing this evidenc,
l. she was permitted to leave the stand, withou
2 single inquiry being made concerning he
!. direct statements of the sayings and dongs Q
!. the Widow Oliver.
); The court then adjourned until this morn
D. ing
|