The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
COMPLICATED BY PERJURY.
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QUEER DEvELOPNENrs IN THE SUR
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BAN FRANcIsoo, May l7.-some Of the
talented perjurers who have been engaged In
tho Sharon divorce case have begun to waver.
and II Ia puzzlIng even tho Court to keep track
Of them. Al irst. whom II Was supposed that
Miss Hill had clear case and that IL was only
a question OF time whom she would have mil
lions in her own right. the presumption was
that hers wore the witnesses who were In.
fuenced to some extent BY money considera.
lions. Now. whom fortune seems to DO desert
ing her. and whom tho air 10 filed with rumors,
some OF Thorn pretty we'll authenticated. that
Sharon has said that he will spend 81 900. 900
to boat this case the witnesses who arc unex.
pectedly friendly TO him are suspected OF hav-
ing contingent interest in that sum. Ono
aslf-confessed perjurer has died. and two
others are now In jail under $4,000 bonds. A
dozen others who are generally believed to DO
falsifers still adhere TO their stories. though
they arc contradicted by the confessions Of the
people who have placed themselves voiun.
tarily within the shadow OF San Quentin,
One Of the supposed strong points In the case
OF Miss Hill against Sharon. as presented In the
testimony for tho plaintiff at tho beginning Of
the trial. was the statement that Sharon onco
whom walking on Suffer street In this city with
Sarah. met H. NJ. True and Harry Wells. and
introduced tho young woman to them As Mrs.
Sharon. On the stand True and Wells sworo
positively that such Introduction had occurred
and detailed all the circumstances. In the
course oftwo or three weeks True fell sick. and
hAliAvlnR n ha nj ahont to SiA hn nj for
aJustice Of the Peace and made deposition.
confessing that he had made his story out Of
whole cloth. and that no had been induced to
, perjure himself by hope OF reward. True died
. few DAYS later. and his afidavit was pub
liahsd. He left a son. and. Just before he died.
he told his son that young Wells had been in
ducod to swear falsely to the introduction by
the same promises a. had been made to him.
lay. and entreat him go on the stand and
retrnct before 1t was too late.
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agents and told them what be Intended 10 do,
and they agrsed to him i'm for his trouble"
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WelIs still, further. True called on his
Sd and hs Z. s ;Sa would pS4ss %
hearted. and young Wells. Gsins stricken with
delivered him 10 court he went to tho hotel to
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then paid True si7s Ms ~! bens $500 ara a,
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True aud met Sharon and a young woman
duetion. Neither Of US was aeaaslntsd With
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meeting sharo9. told him yes, and ne asked
ssfd yes x0p He A shen 's espalasd me
about tho introduction story and said: L am
AM loo Cd 70 make ' MONEY! " honssy Or i bust
ness. My son Is no account. and my family 10
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Tyler would have q great deal 70 say TO me.
spoke Of the sntter strest nesting bu. assent
70 everything that he said. When we went to
drew. Tyler took out q note book. and told me
sa fna hi sna
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her. He said he would send for her. but when
eSuid not come then. Then left. met True
~ the corridor. and we walked away toaether;
% ssd there 'G mons
involved In It. The marriage CONTRACT. he said
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high society could not be procured to swear e
s was to reesvS Tor sws earl TO the
INTRODUCTION. and that 4 I would 90 on ths
si eSa ooc ono osresa 10 DO 50. and q. he was
"a 81 ,Ss: s:s Sss9 At.
Sharon would never sSw he o.sS to 10
noon " vent SseE e Tylfrs once: and " y:
me as his wife and after some pleasant 70.
True had some words with Tyler about mnney
and Tyler told him not TO get in hurry. There
mIllionAires and we would get our pay"
During his statement to the Court Wellt
that everybody In the room laughed. at which
lie once or twice protested. On his cross-ex.
animation he described In humorous manner
the visit no received from young True on his
ranch. He said True came there under the
pretence that he had news from his mother
purpose Of winning him over to the Sharon
side OF the case. and he told him as many q,
Ave hundred stories In five minutea." -
found him such a contemptible liar. remarked
Wells, that / ordered him of the ranch.