Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-07-11

The famous Sharon case, now widenen
oat so that it embraces dozen collater-
al cases, though not possessing the SEN
sational features which characterized Its
earlier stages, is still attracting a great
deal of attention. So bitter has the
feeling become. and so variegated are all
the parties to the controversy, that news
of bloodshed at any time would surprise
no one.
While Sharon seems to be buoyed up
nv the excitement and rage which he
feels or stimulates, Miss Hill is beginning
tn show the effects of her long contest.
In the first place she is older than most
,eople imagine, being about 80 or -,
whereas it was thought at the beginning
of the suit that she was not more than
Is. During the trial of the main suit
before Judge Sullivan her freshness, en-
durance, vivacity and courage were freely
commented upon. She was very partic-
Mar as 10 her toilet, and was always as
bright and cheerful at the end of the long
session as she was at the beginning.
Though often the only woman in the
court room she seemed never to tire and
never to become impatient or vexed.
Since the decision in her favor, however,
she has
CHANGED PERCEPTIBLY.
1t is evident that she understands now
as never before the magnitude of the
task to which she has addressed herself,
and that as she sees a final settlement
more aud more remote, she is losing
both her equanimity and her good looks.
Sharon, on the other hand, is more
cheerful and in better health than ever.
During the trial it was he who was wor-
ried and petulant. Now that he has
gone to operating in broader fields, with
greater chances Of success than were to
re had on a trial before one incorrupti-
BILE Judge, he naturally regacds the out
look as more promising. Though in
improved spirits the old man is not in a
less savage mood. He is like wild
beast which has Just had taste for flesh
and is eager for more. He has declared
repeatedly within the last forth light that
he will never be bled of a dollar in
settlement, whether by judicial decree or
otherwise, and that when his turn comes
to do some prosecuting he will spend
half his fortune, if necessary, to land the
leading spirits in the conspiracy IN the
peritentiary. No one who has seen
Sharon since he fairly got interested in
this case can doubt his eagerness fol
vengeance.
AS soon as the trial before Judge Sulli'
van ended in a decision establishing
Miss Hills claims as Sharon's wife
Sharon and his retinue of lawyers and
detectives began campaign against that
Young woman, which probably never
had AN equal. Her every footstep. almost
from the day she landed on Californis
soil, then beautiful girl of o. has beer
traced, and by the arts and blandish
ments so easily applied by persons o
wealth, more than forty affidavits derog
atory to Miss Hills character have beer
obtained For the purpose of sustaining
his appeal to the Supreme Court for 6
reversal Of Judge Sullivans decision
these affidavits were all filed with tina
tribunal in one day, and though none o
them has been printed, it is known t.
be exceedingly damaging. When Mis-
Hill heard of this proceeding on the
part of her adversary she went to worE
with zeal born OF desperation, and il
various ways, by threats and by cajolery
ty tears and by entreaty, she has made
truly heroic effort to overcome in doc
umentary form this tremendous indict
ment.
While the main case was on trial il
was frequent subject of remark tha
Sharon failed to bring to light the relat
ions said to have existed between ar
attorrey named r. III. Lloyd and. Mis-:
Hill. Come allusion was made to The
matter once or twice, but as Lloyd wa.
still friendly to the gin, and as she can
didly admitted that che had once beer
engaged to him, Sharon's attorneyi
dwelling on the matter no further, i
was generally thought that there wa
nothing in the rumors. These affidavit
however, are said to have revived thu
old story in very offensive foim, ant
Allowing her custom of going direct t,
HEADQUARTERS, Miss Hill presented her
selfet Lloyd's Office the other day ant
put him thorough an extemporaneou
catecbism. Those who saw the girl stat
that she was laboring under prodigiou
excitement and that there were SOM
indications that her mental poise had a
last been disturbed by her accuinulatin
troubles.
Lloyd was exasperatingly cool, an,
when his visitor asked him if he woul
make an affidavit to her chastity so ia
as her relations with him were concerns,
he replied in the negative. With som
fervor she then demanded