Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-18
oliver 8Et. Cameron.
rHK BREACH OF PROMISE CASE,


closed Messrs. Peter & Peter and B. J. Dar-
nellie and Mr. Toney (of Kentucky, for plaintiff;
Gen. j F. Butler and MessrS. w. A. COOK anu
A. G. Riddle for defendant
MRS. OLIVER CONTINUED HER TESTIMONY,
stating that Mr.. Cameron called TO see nel auT t
once in two weeks until Congress met alia sue sue
then saw him every two or three to oa Secretary
Bristow got her into the department, Whefe sne
remained from october, 1875, to August, 1870.
Then she was short while In the interior ue-
partment. There was no correspondence pc
tween them while Mr.. Cameron was aste 9nsiu
at the Senate. He required that an Oh HIS M
should ne returned. and he wrote on one size OF
a mage and she would send the letter back with
the answer upon the other. She is now out or
ehtai9 EMPLOYMENT, but failed A little time be-
lore Congress adjourned In 1876 the contract
Gen. Butler.-If this Is to show that the con-
tract was broken we admit it, We never prom
ised to marry the woman, never intended to
marry her and never will
VIII ess, resuming-Mr. Cameron did not AL
ways & eat her the same during the engagement
In the beginning he was very Kind and thought
full, but after he found her insisting upon full
f1llment of the contract he was very unpleasant
and harsh 10 his treatment. There were i'm
proper privileges taken with her by DIR. Cam
erOn during the existence OF the engagement
Gen. Butler said that they were not sued for
that.
The PLAINTIFFS counsel argued at some length
rage went towards aggrevating the cause Of
damages ard was admissible,
THE LETTER IN THE CASE
None OF the three letters from Mr. Cameron
produced on trial have been read. The first is
one asking Mr.. Bristow to give Mrs. Oliver an
Office. The second tells her when he comes to
Washington she will leave relations and become
his Vile. Both OF these have been often pub
liShed. The third is new one, as follows:
"MY DEAR Mrs. OLIVER: send you letter
to Mr.. BrfstOw, In accordance with your re-
with me to be mine: hope so. You had bet
ter see that the letter reaches the Secretary's
0T The ea aassentcy S Of d ahe letter u.s. admit
ted but the Others are said by It the n dsendant to
be spurious.
SECOND DAY.
Today as early as 81 o'clock a m. the space
Within the bar Of the Circuit Court was denSely
packed pa with spectators and from the number
OF members OF the bar present it seemed that
there must have been but little legal business
1alr proportion OF the spectators were bald
men or gray haired. There was number OF
ladies also present. The counsel On both sides
were early In their places, but Mrs Oliver and
her friend, Miss Charlton, were in before them.
The Jurors were In their places when the court
the attention paid her as the principal actor I'm
this suit. The plaintiff submitted few add
Ilonal authorities as to the admissibility OF evil
charged in the declaration.
WHAT GIN. BUTLER SAYS
General Butler said that the offer was impor-
tant not only TO the defendant, but to the plain
TIN, and In the course Of his remarks said that
they had here the widow, OF at least one htls-
band, they intended to show that she was the
widow OF two or three more before they got
through going to the rooms Of an old man
and the plaintiff was no chicken-and she
does not, In her declaration charge seduction
PernapS she has been paid for that; who knows?
that alone, and does not charge anything e!se
Now they say under this charge seduction can
be proved. Gen. Butler claimed that they could
from number of authorities the court init
mated that he would like to hear authorities on
q certain point. Gen. Butler remarked: "For-
r1nateM' preach OF promise cases are not as
piaintins die out for want Of productlon." He
hoped that the court would interpose and pre-
vent them from entering into any details out
Nj. Darneille and Mr.. Peter, at the suggestion
OF the court, submitted some additional author
Gen. Butler concluded, quoting some ad
dittonal authorities, and said he did not wish
that this branch OF tle subject should be
opened, for they would be compelled to offer
testimony as to pillows and taking advantage of
The court said this was a double barrelled
proposition. The tender Is to show seduction
ana 10 snow the existence Of q marriage con-
tract. The court said that they might open
this sewer, but as little as they could. None OF
them wished to hear it.
MRS. OLIVER RESIGNED THE STAND
at HAS o'clock, and testified that she relied on
the promises OF Mr.. Cameron; wle1 MIS-. Nc
Nelgh stopped at the st. James Hotel in the
WINTER, ana MI. Cameron sent for her to come
to his room at the Congressional Hotel. and she
went there, when he locked the room: that he
INSISTED on her staying there, and he Insisted
that 1t was no crime; in the sight OF God it was
no crime. Mr.. Cameron asked her for the let
terS exhibited, and she would have given them
the handwriting OF Mr.. Cameron, and the let.
ters were In hiS handwriting.
MRS. OLIVER CONSTRAINED BY GEN BUTLER
cross examined by Gen. Butler.-Recollects
having aeonyersatt0n with the reporters of the
Post, but they made up the report.
Gen: Butler said there was an article in the
F0st OF January Is, 1878, and she said that two
reporters came to her on AZ street-Messrs s.
over the paper and said that this was the SIAN
derous piece they published about the Number
OF husbands she had, &c. She told Mr.. Came
ron as taat sne was once well to DO that when she
Onver, she was sent to school to Mrs. Brown.
MI. cameron told her that he would Introduce
hef Us granddaughter OF Commodore Stewart.
Sne told Mr.. Cameron that she had lived With
Onver tThos. Marshall Oliver five years. until
OnveT got divorce from his wife which d.
she was native Of Ireland; lived in a family of
SteWans IN Virginia; then with the divers in
haislgn ana IN Louisville; told him that she at
ne then told her that he would bring her here.
with oliver. Her business with Mr.. cameron
was Was 10 get him interested in the
cam OF Mrs. Marshall of Misslssippi
Sne TOLD MI. Cameron that the ceremony With
Ohver was performed by divers bookkeener.
ano asked MIN what he called 1t. He sa1f II
she nad not seen Oliver since the first wear M
tne war ne would call 1t nothing. When he
wrote an a1ectlOnate letter she reoied in the
same strain; and at his request her answers
were written on his letters. Mr.. Cameron wrote
20 her that he intended to come to New Orleans
Wnetner business called him or not and she re-
piled mat she was glad to hear it. lie then
wrote ner OF his desire to see her and she re-
Pied that She would be equally as glad to see
hiD lie then wrote her to send some select
shruDe 10 him by express, but she did not send
them to him because she thought as he was
SSfSm a she would give them to him 10 person.
Sne looked on Mr.. Cameron as plain, ordinary
gentleman, exceedingly kind hearted: knew he
was senator from Pennsylvania, but that was
not much, and had been Secretary of war and
minister TO Russia, but this was not much. Mr.
cameron when she called on him at the 81
charles Hotel, New Orleans met her In the
iadles' parl0r. and he asked her If she desires
MN 10 call on her at her house. but she thonoh,s
IL better that he should not. This was the time
he said that he would pass her of as the grand
daughter OF Commodore Stewart. Witness
never worked In New York, nor met T.. M OH.
Yer there; nor was sent by him to LousyiIIe
never was In New York before 1874. paYrar ,r,o-