The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-16
rluE NorrowAY sENsATIoN.
Trial OF Manned l.. Harley. she Az
legged Rigamiss.
Ire orse i for the Dispa.ch.l

NoTT0wAY COURTHOUSE,
January 10. 1884.
The trial of Harley, the alleged bigamist.
whose arrest was noted In the DtSpdtch AT
the fine, commenced here to-day. There
were a large number Of spectators present.
Colonel Phil. Mckinney, Colonel Fifzger'
aid. and Judge Farrar appeared Tor the
accused. Motions looking to cont'nu-
ance on account of the absence OF witnesses
and change of venue were overru'ed oy
Judge Mann. The prisoner plead mot
guilty Of any intent to commit bigamy."
| A Jury was then chosen FROM the cenire'
composed OF white men exclusively. Inc
sister OF the accused was in court ana TOOK
seat by him.
Mrs. Howard. the mother OF Maggie
Howard, Of New Jersey, the prisoners
wife No. 1, was then sworn. She testihed
that she recognized the prisoner At the bar
as samuel l.. Harley. al saw hin mar
ried TO nv daughter six years ago liz New
Haven. Conn.,. by Mr.. Wing, Methodist
CLERGYMAN. | can't exactly tell the date
of my daughters wedding, but she ana
Harley lived together as man ana
wife for five years. had known
MIR. Wing. the pastor VINO married
my daughter to Harley, first IN Brook
| lyr, then afterward in connecticut.
i visited nv daughter for four or five years
after her marriage. She was generally re-
cejyed In society, and there was no ques-
ton raised as TO the legality OF her mar
riage. Nv daughter and Mr. Harley lived
on McDougal street, in New York city, Tor
some time, being engaged in merchan-
dising. About eighteen months ago Har-
lev left my daughter, who was then living
or Broadway. Brooklyn. He told her that
he was going away 10 find home for her.
Since then we had not heard from him I'M
ill he wrote TO her and asked her to come
TO HIM in NOttoway county, Va"
+. :. Meredith, of Baltimore, was here
introduced to prove the genuineneSs OF
the letter which Harley is alleged to have
written to Miss Howard. Witness states
that he was brother.in-law OF Miss LidaJ.
Everest, OF Baltimore. Had known the
prisoner for two years or more. lie identi-
fed the letter produced i'm court. and
swore that it was written in Ilarley's hand
writing.
The letter was addressed TO vile No. l,
is very atlectionate. and is signed Your
husband. s. l.. Harley"
Mrs. Howard testified that when Harley
and her daughter separated the best OF
feeling existed between them.
Mr. Meredith. being recalled. testified
that he is a relative of Miss Ida Everest,
whom the accused married in Baltimore
on November 1. 1882. at the residence OF
her father. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. L. ID. Owen, pastor of HigE-Street
Methodist church. Since their marriage
thew had lived as man and wife in Motto
way county near Blacks-and- Whites. Wit
ness hid paid Harley visit in January,
1888. He was with them upon Sunday
evening, and they were then living peace
ably and happily. Witness did not see
Mrs. Harley No. = again until November
90. 1883. She was then in Baltimore. Miss
Ida Everest had never been TO jersey
CITY but once. and then on November
%, 1882. Witness saw Harley for the
first time in Philadelphia. That night
Harley came on TO Baltimore and was
to Miss Everest. The Rev. Mr..
owen. who oflciated at the marriage cere-
mony, had been minister OF the Gospel
for twenty years. He had often performed
the ceremony. and is held in high esteem.
Miss Everest was in philadelphia on the
morning Of her marriage. and came on to
Baltimore. Five or six weeks before her
Miss Everest went TO Brooklyn.
When she returned Harley came with her.
and they were married in Baltimore. as
before stated.
Rev. Mr.. snyder, Presbyterian minis
ter OF the county. testified that he had
known Harley and Miss Everest as man and
wife from November, 1882, TO November,
1885. The prosecutor then offered anthem
ticated certificates Of the two marriages,
which were ruled out; after which the
court adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow