, 1879-03-19
The Courtroom Crowded with
Learned Men, Aftor Law
Points.
Some of tho LnW-I'Oints Which
Tfc]klctl tho I3ars Of tic
l'rtlrlcnt.
Ben Butler Promises to Show
Any Number Of Husbands
OF the Widow.
Various Theories as to tie Motives Which
1mpclled tle Publication Of
Tbis Scandal.

Illa Hoa1Qa!.
Fpectai pttnntch 10 TAs tribune
WAsrI1xHroS, d, G.. March le.-rhc casc Of
thu Willow Oliver aaaiust ex-senator Simon
Cameron wns continued to-day, md contained
somo interesting tncdents. It appears cIenrcr
ns the ease proceeds that, MS Ncn. Butter said
fur his client, "c never promised to marry the
woman, never intended 10 marry ltcr, AMI never
WILL" On the opening nj the casu lo.slaY the
Circuit Court room, was packed witl, spectators,
mn! 1t was noticed that men with baid hcals ad
gray 1la1r prcdotninn.eI. Tie b.lsom wilow}
unconscious of the interest sho was exciting,
was ihrru bcfnro The jtlrora Ind entered tleir
box Or the Court ,lse chamber. Did practitioners
satd It appeared as II no othrr business WIS b.
i,g transacted III the court, a. nearly every Inv
yer WIS present., Interested solely tn ille law
points, OF course.
GEN. DUTLEH.
In hts opening argument rs to tho aamisshty
of certntn evidence, rtainty Indicated the line
of tho defense. liz snld, In substance, That
tlfs n(ratr was Important, not only tu the de-
fcndant INT to tho plaintiff, au In the course Of
his rr,narks said tint they had here the wdow
Uf ut tcnst ono lusl,nl {anl tlcy intended tu
alluw lint she Nas tho widow Of Two Or tfrcu
,nosc before they get through, going to the
rooms Of IN oil ninp.--antt the plaintiff was 10
ctIrko,i,--aid afla does not iu tlcr declaration
charge seduction, Perhaps she had beeE t,nltl
for tlmt, who knew3 She cl,argcd breach ot
nlnrriago promise, an.l that alone, and did
not charge anything c'se. Now. they say,
t!a tlntlcr thts ciasEe seduction can lie prnvpd.
uen. Butler claimed that lhcy Gould only prove
the breach Of promise. After quoting from
number of authorities, tllc Court fntitnatcd thnt
lie .........
WOULD LIKE To hEah Auilto.lilA7
on q certain ro'htt 'icla. tnt'er Fet'arhca'
"FortanntclF, brcnch'oa-psomlse eases are hot
rs plcnt'tut rs olaekbcrr1rs' liie raro ol sl1ilS
p'nintills tic olt Tor wans oi proatetlo'''" Hc
honeu tint Tic Court "oula nsternose ahd pfe-
vent tl'em from ehtef'', iflfn ahy "details o''t-
side OF tl'n tlcciaratton n''si he added That, II
tic prosecution wlsie't 10 open up the scunflIo'
nhrt ot Tic case. t'c de'cs,sc "Wonld DO coil'-
PEELED TO oi1cr testimony as to pillows n'''i tho
taklnE; advantage u aprearanrcs'" whatever
tint might mean. Judge Carttcr, VINO is noted
for his aua'ntneas, nnd for the hre'nalits
Of Its decisions said this was ~ double-
t'nrrcled proposition" Tic tc'ltser willow Is 10
hlow seduction ind TO SHOW 'tle existence u
marrage contract. Tic Colsrt aait@ lint ihcv
MfduT orEN THIS SEWER,
hut rs litt!o as they could. Npno OF them
|Hsicd to hear It. Finally tlta hnSIotls. WaltitE
widow was permitted to resume hof testimony.
Her story wns tltt, III her wun1an!y snfocence,
she relied On tic 1ro'nsso OF lilo venerable 81
llon tint t'c acnt fof l'et to cot'e I" Ills room
Mt the Congressional Hotels lint size CALLED
there, w!lct he licked tho room, 'sisfea IN Her
staying aml that she complied With Ills wishes
The tlaii whom she seeks to make olt Te'ler-
ab!e old sinner Sue sud. argued to lIcr that 1t
WIS ilo crIlne In tllc sight Of 9ot'.
HER cttnss.ExAM1NAT1oN
was begun by Gcu Butler. III the course OF Il
sllp admitted tint sllr ll,l lived with one
Thon,ns Marshall Oliver five years, until he got
IL divorce frou, another wife, wlic, divorced
linn. CaulcrGM tou her tu keep secret her cati-
nertion With. t,,Iycr. I1vr buhtnsss with Mr.
{,nmcrnu wus to rct him Interested in tho clntu.
n Mira Marshall. nf stissIssinut. Shn tnlt, Mr..
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