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BURRIS DIVORCE CASE./our lt;of ttionswhlclastand[rs. Burris Says Her Husband Asked Her to Sign Away Her Dower. I theD * 1 turnf , “VIn the divorce suit of Oliver P. Burris MjS£ vs. Mary L. Burris, before Judge Liiley tj10 yesterday, some interesting testimony was | brought out.The libellant, who Is a watchmaker on Washington street, said that he married in Nebraska in 1883. He afterward came to Boston. He alleges that his wife left him in October, 1883. Miss Eliza Curd, j «pwc who said she was employed in shadowing people, said she had been engaged by Mr. Burris to watch his wife, and she told of visits by friends to Mrs. Burris’s room I Se when she lived on Milford street. 18 ylt;Mrs. Burris said that her married life Yes was anything but happy. When they sep- aroi arated Mr. Burris left her in March, 1884. i disaShe had been sick a great deal and her Inhusband said he might as well be alone, the He asked her to sign away her dower and j of \ she did so. When he left her he said: | M “Now, Mrs. Burris, I’m all through with you and don’t you make me any trouble or I’ll make it hot for you.” She went to her mother’s in Virginia. After she came Ix- j back she worked for a Boston firm andhe after that went to the Bermudas and wastre waiter In a hotel. She came back to 49 Ith Milford street in October, 1896.Mrs. C. Emerson of 49 Milford street contradicted some of the things Miss Curd had said of Mrs. Burris, and she spoke well of that lady’s character. The case was adjourned to enable a search for some documents to be made.One of the matters brought up in the course of the trial was that on one occa-sion Mrs. Burris had her picture taken in tights. Mrs. Burris said that in June,1893, she was at Marion with some friends, and it was proposed among them that they Should have their portraits taken. It was all a little fun. One of the ladlesledfte, re-ee,ledtheut,theed.thestrethaherstolsidea gpin a gfinehanwafAwasQuiingS: ter a lt;anc
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Boston Post
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Jan 28, 1897
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