The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-25

Considerable merriment was created by the circula
tion through the room OF q copy of New York
illustrated paper containing picture of the alleged
episode of the desperate love-makng of the exSen-
ator as related in the widows spicy story upon the
witness stand The paper was generally viewed and
finally reached the Jury whore 4 quietly looked
over. The defence pnt in evidence the iifty-three
letters from Mrs. Oliver to Mr.: Cameron.
Colonel Cook proceeded to read them to the
jury. and throughout the reading there
were frequent outbursts of laughter. When
the letter reached in which Mrs. oliver charged
Mr.. Riddle with having asked her TO love him she
did Mr. Cameron the widest excitement ensued the
Judge Joining in the laughter The frequent cries
OF "Ordcr. from the Marshal were of no avail, and
not until the spectators had laughed themselves tired
did the disorder Mrs. Oliver during the read
ing did not SMILE just previous to the conclusion of
the reading OF the twenty page of the printed
copy OF the letters, General Butler. who had been
the letters ceased and the examination of Mr. Riddle
continued. During his examination Mr.. Riddle de-
MED that he had asked Mrs. Oliver to kiss him three
times and love him as she did Mr. Cameron.
u-aughter.)
JURORS ASLEEP.
One noticeable fact in to-day proceedings was that
during Mr. Riddles testimony the colored members
OF the jury asleep and the other members were
on the verge Of going to sleep several OF them with
the greatest difficulty keeping their eyes open.
Toward the close of MIR. Riddles testimony
lie addressed his remarks to Mrs. Oliver direct. lie
looked at Mrs. Oliver while TALKING. He again
ferred to the alleged desire to kiss her. said he
referred 70 he was accompanied BY his junior part
ner. ''Never got the kisses nor the rubbing the
head, said Mr.. Riddle, laughingiy.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
AT the opening Mr. Peters raised the point that the
Court erred in not permitting the plaintiff TO
inc the memoranda used by Thomas Oliver In giving
his testimony. and the memorandum book from
which the extracts had previously been made. The
witness not being present It was agreed that he
should be examined upon the paper memoranda
when he came in.
DR.. George Could of Kentucky. was examined
The witness is preacher and in charge of the Mil
lersburg Female College,; he will be thirty seven
years of age next Dccember he lived in Raleigh with
his father and nother they left there in the year
1882 his mother sister of Mr. Thomas
Oliver just before they left North Carolina Mr.
divers mother came to live with witness family;
he knew nothing of her adopting child while they
lived in Raleigh. and sho could not have lived in the
house without his knowing it,; he went to Louisville
with Mrs. Alice Oliver; the plaintiff did not
pany them; they went to Cincinnati in November
1857. and remained six weeks then to Paris Ky and
finally returned to Louisville to live in August 1885,
the plaintiff not with them at any time during
this jonrneying they lived on Walnut street in
louisville. and the plaintiff never resided with them
he the plaintiff in Louisville in 1854 She
living in the house Walnut street
from which his family had previously moved, with
his uncle Thomas Oliver; he never knew Of either
his grandmother or sister visiting that house while
she was IN It: the circumstances under which she
lived there were known to them; the first he ever
heard of his grandmother having adopted the plain
TIT after he reached this city. in reading the
account Of an interview in OF the daily papers;
they were living Broadway before Mr.. Oliver
separated FROM the plaintiff the witness in
her house once IN 1861. and that was
ing boardcrs; he knew the child. now
young lady twenty-five years old; it to see her
that he made the visit to the house; he in Louis
Vile in 1866. when his nncle tried to get possession
of the child; he accompanied him to the house, the
She was very poor: it was the opion of the com
munity in which they lived that she Mrs.
Oliver; witness called her Aunt Mary; she COM
menced writing to witness in 1870 about the child and
continued to do so down to some two weeks ago;
he did not think the letters valuable and destroyed
them; they came frequently during the time stated;
the general purport of the letters that it the wit
did not use his influence with Mr. Oliver to
have him restore the daughter or pay the plaintiff
bigamy and disgrace the whole family; he saw
letter from her to Mr. Oliver asking that the answer
be mailed to this city to the Of Judge MARSHALL
he knew that the letter was sent, for tho witness
mailed 1t.
General Butler-I cali for the production Of that
letter.
Mr.. Pcters-we have not got it and have not seen
General Butler-we think this AIarshall is myth.
We cannot trace him. and it seems that the other
side cannot do so either.
Mr.. Peters-I think l know something about tho
rules Of evidence They have not proved that the
witness ever her write, knew anything about
her handwriting. yet the witness testities that he
saw letter purporting to have come from her.
General Butl-r-vcry WELL will settle that.
Witness rcsumng:-He had seen the plaintiff write
repeatedly he knew her handwriting. aud has
ccived letters from her for the past years he
tho letter before Mr.. Oliver sent it, and it
detailed statement of his uncle's knowledge of the
plaintiff; it written either in last October No
vember.
On the Cross examination by Mr.. Peters the wit
stated be Doctor of Divinity in the
Methodist Episcopal Church south; he knew that
the plaintiff lived with his uncle his mistress;
Mr.. Oliver was now assistant at the school at
Millersburg over which the witness had charge he
knew that for the past twenty years the life OF Mr..
Oliver had been very exemplary one.
Mr.. RIDDLES TESTIMONY.
Mr.. A. q. Riddle called.
want him examined first upon his voire dire ID to
bis competency
MIR, Darneille-I wish to show that Mr. Riddle
first the counsel OK Mrs. Oliver and that afterward
he went over to the other side This wish to show.
Further that he is not compent to testify to inter-
views that occurred between him and his first client.
The Court--That would be true it you had not put
the plaintiff the stand and brought the matter out
yourselves If she could testify to it then it must
be- an inevitable sequence that the attorney can.
The defence noted an exception 10 the ruling.
MIR. Riddle then sworn and examined by Gen.
eral Butler He said he had been attorney -at-law
since ls4o and had practiscd in all the principal
his ofhcc far as his recollection would him,
in the latter part OF March. 1876; her first inquiry
seemed 20 be to his Identify she said that she
the granddaughter of Commodore Stuart--sha
daughter of his soli-and that sho the widow OF
late deceased officer named Oliver. who died in the
Confederate service; she then said that Mr. Cameron
was friend of Commodore Stuart and interested
himself in securing place for her in ono Of the
bureaus of the Treasury Department. she had made
herself useful about his and Office in arrang-
ing his papers and acting q clerk, and by
doias incurred the dspea a ws o. one Annie
interfering 70 prevent her from dischargng her
clerical duties to Mr. Cameron; she wantei the wit
ness to write a letter to Annie Davis warning her
against interfering with Mr.. Camerons arrangements
about clerk; she in the office of the witness
about three-quariers of an hour; he explained his
inability to write such letter wanted,
and informed her that lac would not be mixed
mp. in the matter at all; she then went away
and he did not her again until in
August; 1876 sshe then called again ut his Office
on saturday, coming from tho Treasury
building and wished to see him alone; she went on
to say that she had lady friend occupying similar
place herself in the Treasury Building. and wished
to tell him the story OF that friend and il he
could give her any assistance; she said that her
friend had become involved in difficulty with
distinguished Senator.
GOOD FOR SENATOR'S.
He interrupted her and said that he could have
nothing to do with any matter in which Senator
connected for he had his hands full OF that kind
OF business now; he had just disposed Of one affair
between young lady and Senator, and he had now
on hand another case between married lady and
Senator.
General Butlcr-Was il q good day for Senators?
Ar Ridde-They ed 20 he thick but