The Portland daily press., 1879-03-20
OLIVER VS. CAMERON.
Some Letters Which Passed Be-
tween the Lovers.
A Rival OF the Widow Makes
Trouble.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-While Mrs. Oliver was
on the stand yesterday the following letter was
shown her and she admitted that the handwriting
was hers; theenvelope was stamped October 3lst,
1878:
Hon. Simon Cameron:
Late as it is will pray God to have you. sent to
England 1t you will marry me or provide + me as
you would for wife, you promised. You have
but short time tn let me know, and this mission Is
yours. 1t will be granted to me because pray for
it. My prayers God always answers. Let me know.
Justice 10 me- and fortune ,s yours Respectfully,
MARY, No. 2ll Al street
After reading it she laughingy said: swell, Gen,
Butler, you can't blame me for wanting to stir the
the old man up and get him to marry me-"
Twenty more letters were shown her and she &C.
knowledged having written them. She said she did
not show the following letter to anybody, nor reco-
lect receiving it:
Ny dear sdame, hope you viii be my wife be-
fore loug 1t is better you 81 uld have bone than
remain without protect n Hereafter you will be
people; the small sum will pay your exteDses;
shall probably be in Washington in IL or Is days;
hope you may continue TO avoii all bad people.
plumber of letters were submitted by Gen. But
Ter to Mrs. Oliver, who admitted they were written
by her. They will be put in evi snce at the proper
time by the defence. Among them was the following
from Mrs. Onver to Mr.. Cameron:
SUNDAY-31s Pennsylvania avenue.
Hon Simon CDmeron:-
Dear >ir,-It can only see you but for half an
hour viii drop the suit and 1--we to know you love
De once again. If cannot You will sue you
because that Annie Davis has separated us. She
-ipjure me. and told MRS. Swi to tell me that she
would send her brother after ne, poor lone crea-
ture MIS- Whitney told me that this Annie Davis
mistress of MIR. Forney. an editor OF paper,
as he had a room in the house where she lived, 10
the thiro stor, of the house where Mr. Buffers is,
corner Of Sew Jersey avenue and Pennsylvania
tod Mrs. Whitney tia she was street. walker in
Philadelphia that she gave you toad-sfraw tea to
nU he
gave it to you at Mrs Whiiney's She did this 80
as to have pow over you aud now you allow her
You she only wants your money. She told MRS.
Whitney. when you used TO have heI at Mr'. Whit
ntys eating in your room that she intended TO con-
troll you aud, and make you give her house. You
SEE sue has succeeded in that 1hen she told Mrs.
Whitney you gave her diamond ring; that she
iutenued to make you do she pleased, and she has
made you forsake me and turn your back on me
any one do it. You set Annie Davis 20 it and you
may make up friends. When you hear what have
to sas and to know you love me then will be
satisfied.
In another letter Mrs. Oliver says:
Mr.. Cdmeron:-
Oeaf Oil VIII accept S7UVU Win tno StVVu 1
have already received from you, and when you give
me the $4,000 in my hand. then and there, and for
ever, all claims cease OF mine against you bui the
attorneys have now engaged INSIST on more, sup
pose must submit TO them.
In still another letter, The says she will take 00o
in addition to what has been received and SIS per
month position in the department.
Cross examination by Gen. Butler was continued
today. number OF letters written by Mrs. Oliver
were read and acknowledged by witness. One Of
them proposes compromise and threatens to ear
the paternity OF child on him if he refuses to pay
the sum named. Her counsel objected to Buffers
mode uf and said the of the
examination beiog pursued was dsgraceful tc
American Jurisprudence
Gen. Butler replied 81 am respectful to any vir.
tuous woman however lowly, but to a perjurer
olackmailer conspirator I know no sex. When
woman is herself she stands equal with above the
angels but when she descends from her sphere her
she descends to the depths of DEVILS"
Court decide that witness in peril and Mrs.
Oliver continued her testimony. 1t was in the win
ter of 1875 that she was in Mr.. Cameron's room al
Congressional Hall. She did not know the precise
time the improper meeting occurred between bel
and the SeDar or, She did not remember exactly
when her improper intimacy With Cameron began
but it was kept up, though she objected to being
called Cameron's mistress. No prince che said
could call her mistress. She charged Cameron witt
giving her medicines for a criminal purpose.