Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-01
oliver agt. Cameron.

| to the Jury, noted the absence of Mr.. Cameron
from the stand. His counsel says ne a,o MOI nd
! tell you SO under oath? She appears mere ana
| calls God to witness the truth OF her state
| ment Why does he fear to meet her before the
| Jury? There could be but one answer. and he
| would leave the jury to say what that must oe
| On the subject OF experts he claimed tnat IL
was not reliable testimony, and cited an opln-
| ion delivered by Chief Justice Cartier Une pre-
siding Judge In this triap In the Court In Banr
in the case Of Cow1e VS.. Beale, wherein he said:
"Of ali testimony that comes before a court
that of an expert Is the most unsatisfactory and
unreliable" He did not contend that Mr.: Cam
did intend to seduce her under promise OF
marriage that he had no idea of performing. II
was like throwing lamb chops to Wolf. An
already grief burdened woman was the dupe OF
bis deception. He SorrOwed that the Cameron
name was brought so low by an old man.
MR.. W. A. COOK FOR DEFENDANT.
Mr.. w. A. Cook followed for defendant, and
said defamation was not argument, nor lmagi-
nation facts. He asked the jury to look first at
the written facts The first letter which Mr.
Cameron sent her to get an Office she kept until
trace the forger1es which she had brought into
this court. He tracked Eer travels In search OF
money at some length, and then Mr.. Cook
alternated the verses Of the invitations of the
.'straDge woman therein with short quotations
from Mrs. divers letters inviting Mr.. cameron
He closed his speech In forty minutes.
GEN. BUFFERS ARGUMENT.
Gen. Butler In his opening remarks, compli-
mented Mr.. Toney, saying true lawyer is one
who. when he thinks he sees woman needing
the aid OF the law, will not let interpreting
mountains prevent his help. We are glad he
came, for otherwise it might be said we OF our
side owed more to incOmpetency than to ability.
He was not going to use hard words as to this
woman. She was partially insane, and the rest
of 1t has been forced upon her by men who spec
ulate in lawsuits, as well here as In Kentucky:
for while she is here Sueing one man for not
marrying her, and giving one-third damages,
she Is getting up suit In Kentucky against
another man for being her husband, and
Offering one-half damages, and she expects To
oath. He had been trying cases for forty years,
and this case was unique in this respect that
she was absolutely and entirely the only wit
ness on her side Of the case. Gen. Butler asked
the jury to look at this woman's statements In
the light OF common sense. They did not bear
the telling. Now let the jury look at one fact,
according to her own statement she was en-
gagged to be married to Mr.. Cameron when she
reached this city In 1875, and yet when he sent
her from Harrisburg an ordinary letter OF
recommendation to secretary BriStow, she re-
ceived it on 25th OF September sent 1t in on the
2sth, and from that time until the 18th of Deem
Der lived here IN poverty, In negro hut, and
wrote DAY after day to the appointment clerk
urging action upon her case, but never once
and she swears 1t, to Mr.. Cameron Could any
man believe that she was the predestined wife
OF Mr.. Cameron then? And yet she swears she
was.
GEN. BUTLER REsUMEs HIS ARGUMENT TO-DAY.
This morning there was perfect jam In the
court room and at 1912 o'clock General Butler
resumed his argument, saying that the plaintiff
claimed that the promise Of marriage was un-
contradicted, but he claimed that plaintiff con-
traoicied herself In what she had told four per-
sons This story she told up to about a week
before this suit was brought. She had stated to
NJ. RIDDLE that there was no promise of mar
rage; also, TO Mi. Barrett. Even while she pre-
tended to be In labor she said nothing about the
promise OF marriage. Referring to the letters
ne SAID 1t was not until March, 1877, that she
Oh uvS1
and this was month after the suit was brought
she then Claimed to have but one letter, and as
soon as ne tGen. b. heard OF it he set about get
ting copy OF it, and succeeded. He read letter
81 OF the series. He then read the letter she
professed to have received from Mr.. Cameron.
IN which she Is advised to keep out of bad COM
would so write to the woman he propoSed tn
make his wife? he had no hard words for this
woman, but II hard work can find out who had
committed this forgery and who were aiding
this woman by money, he would do it. She Fl RAJ
OF all denied this letter, but finally said that it
was copy OF letter she left with the Presi-
her letters she said that
THE PRESIDENT AND STANLEY MATTHEWS
intended to carry this suit on for her. and what
ever might De his lB's) opinion Of the President
kind OF business. They had not produced a
single person to say that these letters were
Camsrons. long life was worth something,
and the only thing about him was that he had
influence among his neighbors. He asked tnat
II they would convict such man OF
FORCING MEDICINE DOWN THE THROAT OF NARY
ANN M'CAFFERY,
on the evidence of woman with q stolen name
packed by stolen Bible. He then referred to
the 'big with child" story. and Claimed that by
tn a own witnesses the physicians) the story
medicine was taken on the 9Th of August and
she was not sick until the GOTH This was q
pnyslologicsai lmPossibility II what she swears
pills for they may have effect when we don't
want them to. He then pictured the plaintiff
one day with rounded form and another slim
CHANGING AS DOES THE TIDE.
up and down. He contended that She was not
ID the condition she claimed during that sum.
mer He referred 10 the letters as having ema-
mated from partially insane woman. de was
more than half convinced that this woman was
insane There was one confederation In the
case, as to Mr.. Cameron having paid money!
very very IN proceeding He had paldt, how
Riddle. She had been writing not only to him.
but to members OF his family, slandering a
young lazy OF character, most vilely.
Gen. Butler then defended Mr. Oliver saving
that IL was not unusual for Kentuckfans to have
tits now. - WV A"o" no"
To the jury ne said their verdict would no q
most important one, for they are called on to de-
c1de whether woman can, on her own uac0r
roDorated evidence, induce twelve men to sls
shon, aG H. r ana she could then the Capitol
Senator ser OF Representative to come to washing
con; lney mad been treated to q Discussion Sc
10 tne absence Of MI Cameron and he hirn.efS
was 10 blame for he had advised him tn on hon.
until ne should send for him. He had not saan
any necessity for bringing the decrepid old man
10 the stand to be pointed at.
he KNEW WHAT NEWSPAPERS WERE.
Inc Londoh Punch had seven years joked On
tne peculiar shape of the Duke OF Welington's
h muse, ana Ior Two years some OF the papers have
Deen living on the jibes and Jokes Concerted
WIN tnese charges. Mr.. Cameron had suffered
ana Ne wished him to go unscathed MT Gam
eron was an Old and long friend of MS a,mo.t
Iatner 10 him. and his feelings towards him
were Sucn that he could scarcely argue the case
as lawyer. he then urged the Jury that they
SO act THAT hereafter they could look back 10
the1r action with no regret. He had heard hat
DetS had been made on the result and that mol
lt1cS were involved. He remarked that the Yer
dict would affect one party as much az the
otner, Tor the democrats were now In the ma
1orlty, and they were entitled to projection
ILaughterl
The court called time, and Mr.. Butler thank
ed the court and jury for their attention and re-
tired.
MR.. PETER, COMMENCING HIS ARGUMENT
SAID mountain had been made out of a mole
NH; tnat after they had placed Mrs Oliver on
the stand had Mr.. Cameron come on and de-
MED the letters, he would have said said To the
Jury go 10 your room and make your verdict
He Claimed that the other side had charged
conspiracy around this poor defenceless wn
man contending with man of means. He had
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