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

OF creditor, and gave the amount OF
her ucot. but In conclusion she said i
a mnve NOT told you al. referring TO the
amount OF the debt, | supposed"
w. i. Miller, recalled: "Mrs. Harris
Z IN going to see Peter Lesser wanted to
marry him. is a fact that she bought
y pony from him, but II IL not a fact
that II was about this she visited him.
~ was In either 1891 or 1895 that she
visited LESSER know It was In day
nBht, that's all. Remember once she
stayed at Lesser's q half hour, and 1
was present o part OF the time, and
heard Lesser In addressing her refer
TO her as my dear little woman"
Ltaeh recalled. Testified that Mrs.
Harris reputation for truth and ver-
acity was bad.
on cross-examinntion he named Mr..
and Mrs. j. o. Wright and Mr.. Jones,
While Blddison, Henry Furman. his
u.each'D relatives, and w. T.. Miller
VINO discussed her reputation unfavor-
ably. Couldn't recall others. Judge
thurman said to me. "She is the -----
liar under heaven"
Witness admitted having spoken TO
Judge Furman's law partner relative to
representing him In the damage suit
hled against him by Mrs Harris,
Mrs. Leach: Mrs. Harris' reputation
for truth and veraclty was bad. Wit
ness recited circumstances OF Mrs.
b tAalllh NbiiiitlH " tHtlT ItSlutntt upuut
o'clock one morning in September,
1880 Witness corroborated fully the
testimony OF Jonathan Leach ms to the
events Of that night and the next morn
ing.
Saw Mrs. Harris on her return from
ST, Louis; che told me she had nice
little baby; some six or nine months
later she came to our house crying and
said her baby was dead and that 1t
had taken nll her salary TO defray
funeral expenses; that the party with
whom she had left the baby had dis
posed OF all its belongings except the
baby buggy which she (Mrs. Harri)
sold for SIS. r. NJ johnson and wife
boarded ut my house last July; Mrs.
johnson would never visit the Page
house save when Col Page was absent;
Johnson never visited the Page house
while he boarded with me. He worked
In town and only came out Saturday
evenings and remained over sunday,
when Mrs. Johnson would drive him
back to town, He began boarding with
me July !, 1896 and remained some 1--WE
weeks. Know nothing OF my own
knowledge about Johnson being driven
away frcm the Page residence"
Mrs, A. Il. Leach testified that she Is
acquainted with Mrs. Harris, Met
her several timee know her character
for sobrlety, and saw her drunk when
Mr. Page was In jan. She was over
there then and she was acting wild;
knew she was drunk from the way
che acted; did not smell her breath;
would look at an object in the room
and ask If 1t was a perSon.
Cross-eNamined-Did not see her
drink; saw her aunt take Jug OF Sin
afterwards from the house.
John w. Jones was sworn and tcs-
titled that he was u trst cousin to
II. NJ. Page and had known Mrs.
Harris ever since she came to Fort
Worth. X. NJ. Page was u single
man so far as witness knows. Hos
known Colonel Page as far back as he
can remember. Does not know thu GAY
Mrs Harris came here. Has never
herrd OF Colonel Page being a mar
ried man; for several years he and
witness have not been social: not
since his first shooting scrape; does
not know when this occurred. Assisted
Mrs. Harris by writing advertisement
for Gazette. and wrote the answers 70
these advertisements. which was
about u year ago. Never say any OF
the correspondence. Her object
marry, as she was not living hapniIy;
she was housekeeper and never spoke
of any other relations toward Mr..
Page, Met her at Collins & Arm
strong's, and she asked hll II he had
seen the piece in the paper Tout being
married to r. NJ. Page. said when
she became in possession OF his estate
she would make witness present OF
lot, and felt pretty sure she would get
possession. Never heard Mrs. Harris
say anything about having a child;
was at Colonel Pages during Inst
three days of his sickness, Heard her
say she never had a child, and could
prove Il by the best physicians In Fort
Worth. This was about the time Laura
went to orphan asylum. Saw Mrs.
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time Of Colonel Pares denth; g'ld shn
was going to remain at Colonel Pnrc'1
house at the time; that she had d
mortgage on the place. DDGt moi SNOW
whether any trunks We're carried away
or not. Visited her frequently since
last shooting, ana never heard Tnlr0'l
Page or any other person call her
anything else but Mrs. Harris.
Cross-cNamined-Colo Page and
witness left Virginia when latter was
quite young. but never met Page nfte-
that until coming to Fort Worth. Ask
ed Mrs. Harrls' opinion about burying
witness child In Page lot two or three
weeks ago She did not offer to bride
witness to come Into court and testify;
spoke about not having had child be-
fore the little girl was brought back
from ST. Louis.
Mrs. Jonathan Leach. recalled, tes-
titled; Mrs. Harris said she did not
want to live there when Colonel Page
died, and wns going back to st. Louis
as soon as breath left his body.
Judge w. p. Mclean testified that
firm wrote one letter 10 r. l.. Powers.
W. p. Miller wrote q letter prior to
this time Firms letter was Addressed
to r. l.. Powers at bloomington. Ill,
with reference to taking dispositions
concerning Mrs, Harris, dated January
2, 1896. and this was the only letter
ava~ written h" Humnhrevs g. Mclean
tn r.. T.. Powers. Letter written by
Nm" NJ" arafted by witness. but
sent by Miller
.ernaghan; Remembers
Judge Mum calling on witness and
both had an interview OF about fifteen
minutes with Mrs. Harris In this con-
versatlon Mrs. Harris said che did not
know about will; refused to state
her claims. and referred to her attor-
neys, Capps & Cantey, Did not state
she was wife Of Colonel Pnge. Witness
was at Colonel Pages during his laat
sickness until his death Mrs, Harris
comnlained that the keys were taken
by Mr.. Miller and given to Mr.. Lea h.
Witness told her that ns housekceper
she should be in possession Of the keys
and afterward Mr.. Leach delivered 10
her the KEYS in the presence or
witness. She was addressed by
all the people as Mrs. Harris,
and Colonel Page would so ad-
dress her. Has lived here since 1884.
Since 1894 relations have been friendly.
he heing president OF Merchants and
Mechanics bank and witness was
cashier. Colonel Page was considered