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

financial condition amounted almost
10 bankruptcy. Witness says he has
the papers turned over to him by j
II. Leach. No correspondence among
these papers except the two letters
produced, which were opened with q
View TO finding Will Mr.. Bailey came
IN ana had free access to examine
papers. Witness made examination OF
the papers, which satisfied him that
,he assets or deceased, by Judlcious
management, viii about pay his debts.
Dora Bronson deposes and says that
she is dressmaker and acquainted
with Mrs. Harris. Last week in June
OF 1875 male three dresses for her.
! two silks and one tea gown; Mrs,
Harrls said these dresses were made
riage which would occur In month
at bloomington, ILL., Her intended was
a friend of her first husband and
| wealthy. About six weeks after Mrs.
Harris told witness that her intended
he'd deceived her; that she was not as
wealthy as he had represented. and
had seven children. She had the child
with her on her visits, and told witt
ness that II was an orphan and called
II baby" Mrs. Harris said she was
tired OF being mental and wanted
to marry; said she was housekeeper
Tor Mr.. Page. Introduced himself TO
witness rs Mrs. Il. Il, Harris.
DR., Henry II. Mudd deposes and
says that he resides at ST. Louis and
is a physician. became acquainted
with Mrs. Harris az Huist's hotel,
that city. when called TO administer to
her. Mrs. Harris claimed to be "a
boarding house keeper In Texas and
wanted q child. Advised her to 20 10
orphans home, She wanted girl.
This was in 1893, Mrs. Harris chilled
on me In December 1895, and wanted
to know II | remembered having treat
ed her seven years ago, but ] do not
remember. She did not speak OF
wanting to get n child OF her own
which she had given birth to In st.
Louis. A gentleman called once be-
fore to Inquire about this case Int do
not think he was an attorney, and snid
he wanted to secure some evidence rel
atlve TO Mrs. Harris claims as being
the wife ot X. NJ. Page.
Mrs james Hurst doposes and testI-
flea that she resides at Hursrs hotel,
81, Louis, and saw Mrs, Harris at hu-
. tel when sick. Did not know her pre-
Nious TO going to Fort Worth Did not
tell witness that she wanted TO procure
an orphan child: said she had child
! or her own, but did not know where IL
was and wanted TO find II. She want
cd witness to go with her to other or
| phnn asylums but did not 20 with her
only 20 one, Mrs Harris did not get
the child on our visit to the asylum.
/ 0hlu fue lnuusnt hne would ma her
/ own child and could recognize II by n
mark on II, She said II she could not
| find her own child she would get nn-
| other and preferred u girl blond with
blue eyes. Don't know whether she got
the child she wanted or not In Deem
Der 1895, l saw her and she said she
! had found her little girl and pointed to
one she had with her.
| Mrs. Annie Lehman deposcs and says
| sho resides In st. Louis and knows Mrs.
Harrin. Called on her In comnauy with
DR.. Gully In December 1895. Nursed
her at Hursts hotel. She said her
| purpose In st, Louis was TO procure
child. she asked me to 20 with her
TO DIR. Hodglns to get child, whether
! her own or some other persons DO not
| remember In December 1906, called
on her at Cooks hotel, She said she
had a law suit In Fort Worth and
| would establish that she was the wife
| Of Colonel Page. She did not procure
any child while I was with her. She
never told me that she never had Nv
ing child of her own, Met Mrs, Harris
at Cooks hotel on hcr recent visit to
| st. Louis had the little girl and all
! In company with Dr. Gullcy went 70
theatre, DR., Gulley is physician and
do not think he is ilrst-class; his char
actcr is bad.
Mrs. l.. ~ Minton deposes and says
she IN matron In orphan asylum. Am
/ NOT WIN lhTN. T. l. lANTllNt
! We keep record OF each child which is
received in the orphans home, can
| state from the records that no PERSONS
child by name OF Mrs. II. II, Harris
has been entered In our home
| w. B. Page deposes and says he re-
| sides at Crockett. Texas. II, NJ. Page
| was my brother and ] visited him Of
/ ten. We had correspondence the last
| year and months OF his life time, He
| was never married and never spoke M
on this subject except when ! would
Z speak 20 him and urge him to take this
Htep. He said he was too old md used
/ these words; by George, II ] ever do
/ marry, III marry some young woman
| or girl" ] met Mrs. Harris at tho
home Of my brother, II. NJ, PAGE. md
3 she acted and was considered house
| Keeper. she was complaining TO wit
/ ness that she had too much work and
Z was going TO leave II II her salary was
not increased 10 more than s21 per
month, which she was receiving.
Asked Mrs, Harris why she did
not get cook, and sho said
she could not get one to stay,
that they would go away because
r. NJ. Page was so dlsagreenblc Never
heard OF her being considered as any
other than as housekeeper, and wilt
ness brother always called her Mrs.
Harris. She did not Impress witness as
presuming any other position In tho
household than thAt OF nOuhekttpeT
Witness advised his brother to get rid
OF Mrs Harris, and he signliied his in
tention OF so doing, and taking rooms
at Worth hotel Cannot recall ever
having seen Mrs. Harris. and never
heard him say that she was more TO
him than all the world beside, Did
not advise him to marry Mrs Harris,
and their only relation, 30 far as
could sec, was that OF employer and
cmploye. lie talked freely about his
business affairs on the occasion OF wit
ness last visit to Fort Worth Said
he was embarrassed and thought his
obligations would balance his hsseta.
and wanted .help from his brothers.
Met Laura Harris on my last visit to
Fort Worth "a a my brother seemed
TO be very much attached TO her. 1
think he gave her pony and may have
educated her. l don't know, but II was
like him to do 80, for he was big-heart-
cd and generous-handed,
Several other deposltions are TO be
read before the court which VIII oc-
cupy considerable time Monday. There
Is vet some interesting evidence TO be
introduced. and the public will not have
all the facts until all the testimony
has been placed before the court. An
adjournment was taken until Monday
morning at O'clock.
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A CHARMING RECEPTION