The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-19

Mise Bartlett Tel. u Ibeir Court'"'p ana
po.,,o,..snts az Msrr age.


pocrov u,cs oct. is--lliss Mary
| T.. Bartlett resumed the witness stand
| yesterday morning III the SuPeriVI Nou "a. :
in East Cambridge TO tesuIy III het Nv
! behalf ia her suit against .Io go
! of Dr. Henry c. Bigelow 10 recover sIsp'-
| go which sha alleges he promised her
| shortly before his death as compensation
! for falling TO keep promise 10 marry
| her. NJ.
! Miss Bartlett said that after Dr. Blge-
! lows return from Europe IN 1913 he re-
| questcd further delay OF theT mar
| riage until he should nave NONE VI
| his own. At the same time nc eAPt 30
| the great satisfaction he anlclpatei
/ I'm beng married and the need he felt
| Of A wife. He insisted that she s nouIu
I write 20 him frequently anu M"
| her place OF residence from EVeretI W
Maiden, 50. that IT wouId Go NM In Nev
| 1851. there was another postpohemeht
| in order TO give him an opportunity 70
make journey to Europe abu ne we
ed her to go with him. s Ii MAJ s,igesslted
rations for the Journey. lie suggested q
postponement OF this trip on account
Of the dangerous Illness OF MS lIotnel.
The marriage, which was 10 take place
In the following June, was akaii ~,
layed in opposition to her wishes. lie
went to Europe and returned IN October,
after which she saw him irequettlg a.
such times at his Office as ne ussesteu.
The spring OF 1883 was the next tlIns
set for the marriage, but Dr. BlgeloW
illness caused a postponement 10 GctoDei
Of that year Miss Bartlett toiu Vi a
carriage accident in which her ne Was
imperllled. on learning OF uilS Ia 10
sisted that his letters to her shoulu nc
DESTROYED, saying, "a man ike me u"eS
not want his letters 10 be Sunyecl -, 70
the perusal Of any one lues i'll
destroyed. and after that ne reluliIiII
her To return each letter before he would
They talked over the contemplated mar.
riage and he suggested her employ l'I I'm
so that they should be in harmony wiz
their home life. He again went 10 Eu-
rope. and on his return they uiacu99sIr 49,, -.
hOusethey would occupy IN t!e T I,,S
and he showed her plans OF II. re s,pin lV1
posed 10 retire from practlce anu ~ -
their winters I'm the city. This was IN
1857 and il was arranged tnat they ShV ~
be married I'm June OF that year. ~
letters she received durins tne PEI ~" her
tween 1883 and 1881 were Itau Dy -,
mother and brother He AGAIN pos tiiII,rs,i
the wedding until OCTOBER. flI5 lnIieoi
soon after this arrangement lnleI up a.
their interviews but he sent tor her III
August and told her he hao been NeLg
sick, but was getting better. Again she
saw him, and they talked over the post
pDncment and the injury II was HabIe 10
do her. He said he would do what was
right and would give her Slg'Wo re
asked if she was satisfied She asker
him if he was, and he replied no. re
would wish her to have hall OIL niS "ea ~ -,
she said that che thought some
provision should be made for her
In his will He said his will was
made but that he would provide Tor her
I'm codicil When she objected to TINS
he said:
You would trust me TO take care OF my
business in other respects, This Is my
business Won you trust me 10 take
care Of you I'm my own way
Dr. BigelOw said he thought II would
be better and then they could be mar
ried next year. She continued u visit
him Fl -quently until his death on October
90 1850. She carried him flowers ana
other Things. which he priced nlSHy;
He showed her the faded flowers ne haI
kept that she had given him. lie peSseu
of her 10 come and see him often ana
read 10 him, which she aid. lie had meyer
made her presents except paying ilei
car fare and paying for tickets Tor her
TO hear Patti. He was always thoughtful,
kind and affectOnate Miss Bartett sald
she MAS deeply attached 80 him during
their acquaintance. She had never re-
ceived any part OF $4,000 he had promised
her although she had made request
for il from the executors.
Miss Bartlett was crOSs-eXalnlhed. She
said she considered the relation between
Dr Bigelow and his son more OF regard
than affections. DR. Bieelow told her that
he was worth million dollars.
Mr. HOar produced three letters written
bv the pldintiff to Or. Bigeow, and said !
there were other letters in the possession
of Attorney Charles a. Wcirh. Charles y. !
BARTLETT brother to the plaintiff, said that !
he had lived with his mother and sister
always.