Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-01

manufactured Tor the occasion. Can't
tell how many days l was In tho house
where my child was bonn later ON /
went TO the hotel Can't say how old
my child was when ] gave II away;
about two days, | guess.
Il lived In quincy. Ills. when was
first married to w. w. Poole. Mrs r.
II. Poole was my mothcr-in-law. Went
10 quincy. MS, IN August. 1871; went
there from st, Louis; never lived with
Poole prior TO marriage. Poole died in
1879. l was aftcrward married to DR..
johnson Harris. who had been divorced
from his wife: the latter said 1t was on
my account; l don't know the true
grounds on which the divorce was
granted. on leaving quincy, IllB., |
went to Chicago on business. DR.. Har-
ris did not go with me there. Mr. Poole
had been "A captain IN the late war,
and l went there to get my pension.
General Singleton and General and Mrs.
John A. Logan assisted me In this 1
was known In Fort Worth MS Mrs
Harris. In private Colonel Page called
me his wife.
II brought the $4,000 TO Fort Worth
In channels skin belt, previously the
property OF Dr. Harris. Some OF II was
In large bills. / had other money,
thousands of dollars; II was in st.
luke's church. Bellevillc. Ills, Ia the
hands OF Rev. James NJ. Cough. This
can be proved by others. Can't say
now many thousand; IL was not as
much as $4,000 Or $4,000, but | can't say
how much: / might have written Col
Page that my belongings amounted TO
some $500; don't know. | never lot
anyone know how much money 1 had,
and would not now but for the clrcum-
stances Of this case"
Here a letter was read dated Belle
| vllle. Ills, June 10, 1856, as follows.
| "R. NJ. Page, Esq sir-I wrote you
some time ago but you have not am
swefed; have been waiting and hoping
| that you would say, come, little assA -
| Keeper, FOR 1 only weigh 100 pounds,
| but ! am a small woman, not light or
| dark We'll, | Will give You little OF
my history l am 80 years of age. have
| been twice married; am n native OF
! New Orleans. My father was Henry
! Evers; my mother a Beechcr. My first
/ husband was Lieutenant w, W, Poole
/ OF the Forty-scventh regiment Of llll-
| nois volunteers. In whose right drew a
pension until my marriage TO my lest
! husband. Dr. johnson Harris late OF
| Mascoutah, Ills, where he died ON the
| Sth of September last have an
adopted daughter n small Girl, whom
! l hope to have with me as long as |
live, and In whose favor l have made
my viii In II late sickness. My whole
estate Is little over $500, In my last
letter to you | asked you to pay my
way TO and from your place II l did
not like II there. l am not very hard
to suit, and, like YOU, ! care hut little
for society. Now, | VIII suggest to pay
my own fare and visit your own place
II you choose. / have had seven or
eight answers TO my advertisement,
but yours seemed to strike me mure
favorably than any. Now. ns to my
looks, | cannot say, for any woman
thinks herself good-looklng but I for
one do not, think am u good-fOrmed
woman, and that IN all. You might
think mo gpod-looking. ! would refer
YOU To Dr, j. j. II Patrick and judge
". Niles OF Relevillc, Ills. both of
whom were Intimate friends OF my late
husband. also to many residents OF
Mascoutah. our last residence, or &c
the REV. Father Cough OF this city
Hoping to hear from you soon. remain
yours very respectfully,
MRS, ELNIIRA HARRIS.
'223 North High street BclleVille. MS
Concluding her testimony ON cross
examination, she said substantially
that at the time she struck up CORE
spondencc with II. H. Powers he re
sided In oklahoma, but that he nov
lived In bloomington. HIS, thnt lac
came to see her here three times; tina
she first met him at the worth hotel
and later on Mt the Delaware; that II
her meeting with Powers w. T., Miller
Colonel Pages nephew. accompanied
her; that she took him along. knowinl
that while he protested TO he her frien'
: | he would 20 and tell Colonel Page; II
! these meetings with Powers II was he
desire to force Colonel Page To opcnl!
, recognize her as his wife, she loNe'
Colonel Page as woman never loNo'
man before. and her sole object wa
| by any means II possible TO force hin
3 to recognize her MS his wife before IN
; world.
% Witness next repeated the scene be
9 tween Cononel Page. herself ana MI
D ana Mrs II. NJ. johnson IN August last
the upshot OF which was the deelala
y ton. she said. by Colonel Page that
g could be publicly proclaimed that Mri
n Harris was hia wife said she. GO
G Page told me that night he felt ia
g better than he had for years back; ina
Il he felt that he had consented TO tn
+ Fighting OF great wrong"
. Witness next testified To the assist
' nnco rendered her while searching IA
- her child In st. Louis by Drs. MUD
J. and Gully thore. Further thot she ha
" cooked the last food eaten by Phg'
y that Mt the time she went TO the pan
d and had the talk with Colonel Iuylo
!, she was all beaten and bruised tne f'
= suit OF whipping given her by rag
k that Colonel Taylor told her then an
there not to go to ST. Louis. but 20 =
l. TO TeNarknnn; that both he ana Colon'
l. Wynne knew Page and II was an on
A. rage that she had been driven troi
/. her nome 10 give blltn W Nv INV
r and they would soc that she was pf'
l. tected, and further that she recoyere
y $4,000 damages. provided she ala nc
10 weaken after Pages treatment OF ne
10 ma 20 back to him, that she told tnel
AZ Of hor love for Page. and her detel
s. mInatlon to follow his directions. WI
II ness strenuously denied that she we
10 intoxicated at the time OF going To u
le hank, and further that the bruises Q
no her person at that time were the reAll
tg Of n fall down n set OF stairs she IL
"a nicd The truth OF any questions ask'
70 her with a view OF laying predicate
r. FOR proposed Impeachment inter o
ID she admitted going TO Bloomingtu
N lila. TO see II l.. Powers after u
ID death OF Colonel Page, and an EFFORT
M get from him certain letters Hhe M
r. written him.
N HE said TO me; Mira Harris,
40 firm of Fort Worth lawyers tnannli
rs themO have written me, these lette
er are very valuable, and II YOU VIII pa
is me $1,000 for them you can have thei
or NV position IN this matter y not vel
n nleasant, ! can assure you SAID WI
If: ness continuing: MI Powers, ~ q
he time he spoke, had one OF the leite
n, in his hand written him by linmphre
r., q Mclean OF Fort Worth, and ma
or grab for It, 7 got part or II, NJ
a. threw IL In the nre--thats how lear
tracked over Inc thf