The New York herald., 1879-03-19

was performed by Mr.. divers bookkeeper in tn
presence OF Mrs. Oliver; she asked Mr.. Cameron
II was legal and he said that II she had not seen Mr.
| Oliver since the the ceremony amounted Il
nothing; she returned to New Orleans ant
wrote him immediately. but nothing was sai'
| letters passed between them. and then Mr.. Cam
eron came to New Orleans with Senatorial
sylvania. but did think the Senator from Penn
| sylvania was . great deal she knew that he had
been Secretary OF War during the Rebellion. but did
not think that was much; she knew that he went a.
Minister to Russia but being in war times she knew
very little aboutit when he went to New Orleans
she him at the St. Charles uotel he sent
messenger tor her. and she went directly 10 him
che went into the parlor; there were number OF
gentlemen there but they left seeming to go out at
his request then that she made the disclosure
of whom and what she was. and he made the promise
to pass her Off as Commodore Stuarts daughter; he
agreed to 60 into that deception the second time be
ever saw her and after she had told him OF her
past life and make her his wife; that was as true as
anything she had sworn TO; the marriage contract
scaled with kiss; she denied ever hav-
ing worked in New York Masonic regalia store or
ever having met Thomas NJ. Oliver IN that city at
thatactory designation house in that city and
afterward his sending her 10 Louisville. KY: she
IN New York in 1874; had been in Montreal. but
not in Quebec: she had never lived under the name
of Mary McCafery and did not give it to Oliver us
her name she did not tell him that she landed with
her father at Quebec and then went to Montreal;
neither did she tell him that she with child by
man named Patt; she did not cohabit
with Oliver while she was in New York;
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1852; his mother. himself, his nephew and witness
went Louisville together; if he not her hus
band then she mad one; no tombstone was put
up in a Louisville cemetery by her; she saw one that
had reference to her. it at the grave of her baby
Tommy: on II was the inscription. "Son OF Thomas
NJ. and Mary f. Oliver, age ten months;" Mr. Oliver
put up. and it was in respectable burial grounds
it was put up with her knowledge and consent; for
several years she was looked upon as Mr.. divers
wfe the marriage not lawful. because he had a
wife living when he married the witness, who was
young at the time, and did not know anything about
fha r1,,arn he n
to tell her age she could not do it to certainty but
supposed that she was not much under thirty nine.
there perfectly. Will you swear that you are not
fifty? Witness would not to that. Her hus-
band was older than herself but she did not know
how much.
photograph was here shown her.
Witness-That 10 not him.
Call MIR. OLIVER"
General Butler-Call Mr.. Oliver. Perhaps you may
recognize him. Sensation in court)
Colonel Cook--He has been sent for and will be
here shortly.
General Butler-Have you written to him within
six months?
witness-Not to know he was living.
GeneralsButler-Not to know he was living-you
would not write to him II you knew he was dead
would you?
Witness-I wrote to him to know about my
daughter.
General Butler-Have you not written to him
Witncss-I have written to him at several places,
but did not know that he was living.
Weer yoS eyer been n S rec
divorce both me and the other wife; she did not
bring the divorce. but he did the paper sent
from Loulsvie; she wrote for it about the time this
suit was commenced she said that all marriage
terminated with divorce. and all marriages termi-
mated ~, IN few years anyhow if you dd not hear
not seen her husband since the war. nor had she
heard directly from him; she had made no bargain
with him about their child and its education; the
sisters had told her that since 1870 he had made a
contract with them He never released hers and her
daughters trunks from pawn in Louisville in 1864.
pIR
At this point Mr.. Oliver entered the chamber. Ho
is stoutly built man, about fifty years of age;
head is partly bald, the hair being gray
General Butler turning toward him)-Is that Mr..
Oliver?
witness-Yes. that is Mr.. oliver; he has changed
somewhat but that is he. [As she spoke she arose
and stepped toward him For five years she held
twelve years old when she landed ut Montreal; her
father and sister visited her at her house while
living with Mr.. Oliver in Louisville she had
Montreal her father gave her to the Stuarts
who took her to Petersburg; she remained there for
Stuarts knowing where she had gone; her name was
changed to Mary Cooper so they could not find
times out OF respect to them; she had writterrc-
peatedly to them since the suit began, but'got no
answer she rold them to direct to Mary Omian But
Ter Keefeny, New York; Mr.. divers nephew's name
was George Could; he lived in the house with the
Witness and called her auntie-Mr. Gould was here
produced, bnt the witness failed to identity him
in Louisville she lived with Mrs Oliver until
she insisted that she must live by her.
self her husband then got her home in the Preston
Road but in "a little while his mother to live
with fhem she overheard Mr.. Oliver reading letter
to his mother saying Frames is not dead or in
and has loft the asylum. What will doY' Wit
ness then reminded him that he had told her
that his wife dead; he said that he would get
divorce and arrange it with her; he then left her
and went to Lexington, KY, where he married some
one else; she proceeded to New Orleans to find some
distant relatives, but. discovering that they
poor she did not make herself known
to them; she then went in search of her
daughter, who found in convent Mt Dayton,
Ohio where she left her and returned to Louisville
then she went to Richmond KY, and there d. w.
Ewing Wished to bring suit against Mr.. Oliver for
bigarnyAnd wanted her for witness, bnt she des
clned to have anything to do with it, then she went
to New Orleans again; the first time that she saw
Mr.. Cameron was at thc Congressional Hotel in this
Sy sne ad not tell nim that sns was Just Irom the
phia to see her daughter and that he gave her $5;
she never claimed to have lost cotton by the
tried to get persons to swear to losses sustained by
her.
MRS. OLIVER TO MR.. CAMERON.
The following letter then shown to her and
she admitted the handwriting as hers. The envelope
bore the stamp October 81, 1s78":-
Hon. SIMON CAMERON
land you viii marry inc or provide for me as You would
for wte as you promised me fon have put short time
Le, know. Justice TO and fortune
After reading it she laughingly said -"well, Gen.
era Butler. you can't blame for wanting to stir
Twenty-Five more letters shown to her, and
she acknowledged having written them. She said
that she had not shown the following letter to
body or recolleeted receiving it,
HARIIsBuRo, Sept. 8, 1875
MY DEAR MRs OLrvER:-
My dear madame. hope you will be my wife before very
long 1t is better should have home than remain with
ont protection Hereafter will be informed Of H. Decline
the acquaintanccs Of all people The small will pay
your expenses I shall proosbly be in Washington in
twelve fourteen days Hope continue avoid
all bad people Yours y. G.
MORE LETTERS
The following letters submitted by General
Butler to Mrs. Oliver, and she admitted that they
were written by her. At the proper time they will
be put IL evidence by the defencc:-
Mrs. OLIVER TO SENATOR MORRILL,.
You told write my business you IL is simply,
II niiuencc In my favor so say to tho
Hon Simon Cameron IL s uneharitac for him send his
friends ~ inurc lie has told his friend Miss Annie
Davis of No 1876 street. Northeast. that lady told
Mrs. smith, who the housck.cper to the Hon Thad
stevens, TO come and injurc me- Mr. Cameron knows
full we'll how much suffer. and for him
to hire these persons now g inlurc me Is
refuses to replace in Office. lie tell yon what
lam You ask him n IL IL kind In him TO iniurc
here "A no fYiepds