Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-23
charges against her for having her door
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charges against her for having her door
opening and shutting at night when Mr..
| Palmer was absent FROM home. Mrs.
| Palmer in answer to this charge, said tho
carpenters made the doors and that she
was the mistress Of the house and that
she would open and shut them when she
pleased.
Cross ErnminationA-Wc did not do any
thing with her, it was settled ey
Ellen Ellis, sworn, s,ys---I am ac-
quainted with the parties to this suit. |
have often been in Mr.. Palmers house.
am one Of the Stewards Of the church.
know that there was charge against
Miss Palmer by her mother, she charged
her with the doors being opened and
shut Mt oil hours OF the night, when her
husband was absent IN New Orleans,
and in answer to this charge Miss Pal
mer said 1t was lie, and that the car
penters had put the doors there and that
she would open and shut them when she
pleased.
Cross Eramination---William Taylor,
sworn, says-I am acquainted with Mr..
Palmer but not with Mrs. Palmer.
Marceline Perry, sworn, aays--1 am
acquainted with tho parties to this suit.
used to be visitor at Mr.. Palmcrs, l
saw Robert Morris in Mrs. Palmers bod
room at twelve o'clock Mt night with her,
this was very near q year before she loft
her husband.
DEFENDANTS TESTIMONY.
Adele Frazier, sworn, snys--I am the
Defendant in this suit. Tho charge made
by my husband that | committed adul-
tory with one 1lionas Stubbsis not true,
my husband took me to Mr.. Stubbs' house
himself. Mr.. Stubbs il an old elder that
belongs to the Baptist Church in the
city, this was in February, 1876, aud
that was the only time went to Thomas
Stnbbs' house. Ny husband remained
with me oil tho time that | was there.
The charge of adultery with Robert Nor
ris is not true. Robert Morris was en-
ployed by the Plaintiff to do the writing
Of the church, and was at the house very
often and would be kept writing until
late III tho night by the Plaintiff. The
charge about Mr.. David Cook and my
self is not true this was during tho yell
low fever Of last year, it was after tho
yellow fever that Mr.. Palmer saw Mr..
Cook Mt my honse and ut no other time
than this. The charge made against me
about tho cotton string is all false. |
never knew any thing about it until he
showed 1t to me. do not know how
the stick came in the mattress. / never
put it there and did not know it was
there until my husband showed 1t to me.
never heard of Charlotte Harris going
blind after having touched tho stick.
The statement about Cook and myself
being found by Palmer, in too close prox-
unity, about four months ago is not true.
The story about the trap, know moth
ing about, except that Palmer got out of
bed and IN running after me struck his
toe against the bottom Of the door and
cried out very lond. am member Of
the church Of which my husband is u
minister. did cut the hair off the top
ofhis head and put it in my pocket; |
did this because he treated me 80 mean
and was told if did this that he would
treat mo better, but ii had no effect. |
walked up one night and found my hus-
band out of bed, got up and found him
with Harriet Graham, then, but Harriet
Low, now, in her bed. have had two
children with Isaac Palmer, one u boy,
tho other girl. The girl is dead, the
boy is about eight years of age. When
we first separated, l went to live with
Mary West on tho Hiiiart old place.
then lived i'll the house occupied by Isa-
bella Church. rent room from George
Bird. support myself in tho winter by
going out to cook, and in the summer by
taking In washing.
Robert Morris, sworn, says--There ia
not u word of truth in the charge Of my
ever having committed adultery with
Mrs. Palmer. went to SEQ Mr.. Palmer
about this report in 1874, and he said
that he had dreamed it, ] have never
put my foot inside his premises since !;
before this / was at his house almost
every week aud he woul1Ncry frequent
~ go to bed and have inc writing. l
had charge of palmery papers when he
went to Virginia and went to his house
almost every day. and have never seen
any thing dsrespcctfill about Mrs. Pal.
NOR, she always conducted herself ~ "a
lady. have often told Mrs. Palmer
that / did not sec how Palmer over got
her for wife, or how he could have
asked her, as she was 40 unconcerncd. II
was Mt Palncr's request that ] WAS there
writing.
David Cook, sworn, says-There is not
ono particle of truth in the charge about
myself and Mrs. Palmer.
Cross Eyaminafion--l was there at ono
time, when Mr., Palmer camo there, this
was at night, about 8 org o'clock, just
after Christmas last, past.
Guy Ward, sworn, says-The church
agreed to give Palmer seven dollars n
week after his wife left but he does not
got that all the time. The child of Pal
mer and Mrs. Palmer was kept by him
for month or two, but since that time,
the child has been with his mother, and
she takes care Oft.
Isabella Church, sworn, says--That the
Defendant has been living in part of
the house with me and has been for one
year and halt.