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

and from this place II we could not
agree on terms. Very respectfully,
MRS. ELMlRA HARRIS.
n. II WIN send you little notice to
effects. MRS HARRIS.
Robert Young testified: "Have lived
in Fort Worth eight years: had cores
pondence with Mrs o. II. Harris In
1891 or 1895; saw an advertisement In "A
newspaper and answered IL: addressed
my letter 10 Mrs. Harris at box G04, in
the postofice; received reply signed
by Mrs. Harris. which has been de-
stroyed: l had two or three letters.
none OF whici / can find; there was not
much said In the first one. In the sec
ond letter she said she wanted to
marry: u ] wanted TO marry, TO send
my recommendations. wnen she would
meet me; wrote that was not out
for matrimony, that l had no money.
but II she wanted to meet nc | thought
she would not regret IT; she did not
answer my last letter: l think II was
In the spring OF the year. but am not
certain think 1t was in 1894; did not as
certain whore her residence was the
only address was Mrs. u. Il, Harris.
box COS Fort Worth"
oss-examined 81 did not know
who Mrs. Harris was when l wrote; I
did not sign my own name. the elevator
Edward Harrls:' when my letter dis
closed that l was not seeking marriage
the correspondence ended
Redirect: ~ never met the lady at
ALL"
w. p. Miller. nephew OF the late Col.
Page, was again placed on the stand.
He testified: 81 lived with Col. r, NJ.
Page little over six yearu: bought
groceries. helped make the crops; /
slept In a room adjoining Col. Page,
with hall between, Mrs, Harris was
the housekeeper, did the cooking, and
slept in a room In the rear Of the house,
with a parlor between her room and
that of Col Page; she was Rlways adj
dressed as Mrs. Harris: she frequently
threatened to leave; he would tell her
TO go and never come back: she would
frequently leave, 90 to town. some
times stay over night, but would come
back again; she threatened to leave
nearly every day; | slept there nearly
every night; Col. Page would not allow
Mrg. Harris or me have any company.
Mrs. Harris drank a great deal, would
get drunk pretty often; have seen her
drunk; ON one occasion. when Laura
went away. she got on a spree, and cut
various antics, X. NJ. johnson and
Laura were not allowed to visit the
house during July or August, 1895; Mr.
Page ordered them away; / was Mr.
Pages companion usually when he was
away from home. Mr.. Page kept tie
keys to his sldeboard and desk. Mrs.
Harris had duplicate keys; had every
thing locked and found she could I'M
lock every drawer In the house; after
Mr.. Pages death, i was sent over to
tho house. and found everything UNI
locked: first knew she had duplicate
keys a day or two after Mr.. Page died:
Mrs. Harris only said she was working;
for MIR. Page as housekeeper; ] was
not at the house when Mrs. Harris
went to st. Louis In 1890; Mrs. Harris
left the house after Mr.. Pages death:
on the evening after the funeral: she
left voluntarily: she had been packing
her trunk during Mr.. Pages sickness;
said she was getting ready to go, that
MIR. Page was dying. Mrs. Harris said
Mr.. Page was trying to get my mother
to come TO the house TO live, but /
didn't believe It: have heard Mrs.
Harris say she wouldn't marry r. NJ
Page II he was covered with diamonds:
Mrs. Harris had correspondence with
r. l.. Powers. at one time resident Of
Norman. O. r., and later Of Blooming
ton, Ill; | saw the letters and fhe
showed me a breastpin she said he had
given her: she told me she was engaged
| TO Powers; saw them together Mt
I Hotel Worth In June or July, once at
! Hotel Worth and once Mt the Delaware;
abe asked me to meet Powell and bring
him up to the parlor and Introduce him
to her; after introducing them / walked
out; after the interview Mrs Harris
seemed well pleased. until, late In June
or July. she learned he had too many
children and no property, when she
backed out; she told me she had the
breastpln examined by Mr.. Fry, and
| that It was an lntlinatlon diamond; she
/ had dresses made, which she said were
wedding dresses in which she was to
[ he married: Powers tried to get Mrs.
/ Harris to give up the child. but she
/ refused: Mrs. Harris got up cores
( pondence with n man named Harris
: stopping at the Mansion hotel in June.
{ 1895: they had n correspondence and
meeting. which ] arranged.
TO Judge Armstrong "The cores
pondence with Powers began in Janu-
airy. 1895. and the first meeting was
! on April s.
To Judge Nunn; Mrs. Harris spoke
about marrying nearly every day; said
she was tired OF the way she was