Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-20

in California sent him notices, which he
reprinted. WhenI returned from California
in 1879 10 Booths Theater, Mr.. Harvlef
called to see me several times at my house,
and one evening he made declaration o.
love. He said what he had done for me ne
had not done for pay, and refused 10 TAX
nav. For ten DAYS afierward he played upon |
nv gratitude, whining that wasuot grateiui
enough. Finally l asked him what form 10
put il in. He said it was pretty wei
understood by the public that L was
his accepted lover, aud it might as wen De
so in fact. Then / turned him out oil the
house. A day or two later he returned an
ulster of mine, which he said ne had taken
because it was a part of me and mine. Al
terward he came again and made ablect
apologies. 1 accepted his cringing, and IL
was agreed that he was TO be my agent, out
| for nav. / was to give him 30 4 week
| for a wear to attend TO the newspaper
| squibs l was then engaged by John pet
| son to play in Forget Me-NOt. The piay
was not given becauas OF litigation: D
| had to 20 to the office 10 present myseh
/ weekly. to eRtitle myself to salary. Mr..
| Harvier had gotten over his fpasm and We
/ were again on amicable terms. then went
| to Boston to play in Mother and Do"9hter;
| Mr. Harvier came there at my Request anu
| wrote a beautiful notice. l wrote 10 MIN
| and thanked him, and on the strength OF
the letter he renewed his protestatlons oil
love. but afterward spologized, and resumed
his old attitude, which was purely Pla'
| tonic"
Miss Prescott continued her narrative, IN
| the course of which she charged MT
Haryier with having mismanaged her
business affairs during the thealrlcai
Tip in Kentucky, which came to ship,
wreck IN Louisville; to have involved
her in debts contracted by him, intercepted
and opened her letters, caused her trunks Il
be seized in Louisville, gotten possession o.
other trunks here 10 1881, on an order writ
ten by her in 1880, and continued an actor
begun by him in this city 10 recover none,
! which she had herself advanced in Ken
| tucky, and t. have afterward pressed it Il
| Indictment in her absence, besides numerou
| other violations of good faith. She told no,
he had followed her to her cab from Booth
a Theater when she was playing "Parthenis,
o in IH9onlar, and said:
either abuse you or praise you. which shal
'' it bew
n 1 answered, GAS you like"
/. A dozen times he came, apologlzed, playe
:, ! upon her gratitude for early favors, and hs
! been forgiven and accepted as trlenG.
Once Harvier had escorted her to Booth
t. to talk about a contract for future service
d 1t was raining, and he suggested that the
q. 90 into the st. Denis to wait till the RAJ
cease. They did 80, and on his invItaiio
they dined. Then he turned and asked tC
her pccket-book to pay the bill.
d After testifying that she had packet
- letters written by her to Mrs. Persel In III
trunks in Harvier's presence, the wines,
iy the request of her counsel, examined u
Of letters which have figured heretofore in I'll
IT, Gaze.
These letters she read and assorted IN
IL three piles, as being letters from herself
ly | Mr.. PerseI, letters written by her to N
ID Haryier, as her business agent, and tho
If which the witness alleged were forgeries.,
Miss Prescott also stated that Harvler HI
III threatened her with personal violence, al
as had caused her great uneasiness. Wh
n. counsel for the defense asked, what do y
~ saw as TO the intimacy of Harvier with you
y Miss Prescotrs lips curved with emotie
eS finally bursting into tears, but straighteni
m up and making a desperate effort TO ke
nv collected over her feelings, she replied:
.s saw il i. an infamous lie from beginning
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