Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-29
Was There a Marriage Contract

MISS HILL LISTENS TO VIGOROUS DENuNCIATIoN OF
HER CLAIMS BY SHARON'S COUNSEL
telegram from San Francisco Wednesday SAYS:
Senator Sharon did not appear in the courtroom on
the second day OF the argument OF Mr.. Evans but
about midday Miss Hill entered and was an atten-
tive listener to the argument for more than an
hour. Mr. Evans denounced in strong terms what
he characterized as the pretensions the plaintiff
In claiming to be the wife OF Mr. Sharon II she has
been really his wife. or even felt that the So-called
marriage contract entitled her to any claim on his
estate her course would have been widely different
TO what 1t really was
Mr. Evans considered the evidence of the plaintifY
In regard to various money transactions between
herself and the defendant. "Why,' he asked,
secure obligations OF money from MIR Sharon In the
1a! OF 1881? She says 1t was because he was about
to undergo surgical operation the result of which
was DOUBTFUL III she knew that she was his wife,
and In the case OF his death would have claim In
bis estate, she would not have been so anxious
about obligations from him. He was millionaire,
her husband she says, and yet she was anxious
about paltry S. 500 Moreover for her to take OBJ
legations from William Sharon as Allie Hill would
be evidence against her being his widow, yet she
was anxious for such Of her obligations-for they
were her wages"
He next spoke OF the scenes in the Palace hotel,
Wnen the plaintiff was ordered out OF the hotel by
police officer and told to take the servants eleva-
tor, where she belonged Can any one imagine a
Vile permitting servant to show her out OF her
husbands hotel, using violent force, and yet that
wife not asserting her rights? Mr.. Evans pro-
nounced the long letter, filled with wlfely devotion,
"ulIu plChuIlu dltRcS Sue SeQC 10 SnlrOn-OuG
which he never received-a fraud gotten up for ef-
feet at the trial.
1t was at this point that Miss Hill entered the
court room and took seat at Mr.. Terry'S side. Mr.
Evans began discussion Of what he termed the
aDsurdlty OF her claim to have shown q marriage
contract to Martha Wilson and not shown it to her
Drotner Morgan. Her pretended excuse for show
ing 1t TO Martha Wilson was to induce that colored
woman to go on an errand with her Yet after
showing II to c0Ored woman on such tr1flinp
preteXt, Sue did not show it to her brother
although she herself testified that her brother had
at night
-, Miss Hill. at this point whispered audibly to
MI Terry, 81 never testified to any such thing, !"
and looked Indignant o'
Mr. Evans, Overheartng the remark, said: "The
plaintiff see cOntradctS me- so l will convince the
counsel OF the truth OF what say" He then took
up a volume OF the official record and turned to
Pialntns testimony, where She testified that both
FRANK Newlands and Fred. Sharon had told her
Drother Morgan that she visiting Mr. Sharon,s
Dedroom at night "Can any one" continued MIR
Evans, " imagine for a moment that IL she had any
marriage contract then she would not have in
Stantly taken 1t to her brother and shown him
That she was not fallen woman, but the wife of
MIR. Sharon"