American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-03
Baltimore OltppGc.
Ispectl, Core orlsn.e Of Baltimore Clpper'l
WAsHlNGroH, Dee. ., 1916.


morning recalled, aud cross-cXamlUcd by the
counsel for the plaintiff. He could not say
whether certain stamps exhibited to INN were
genuine, as he did not make them, or s'clhtm
made. He did not remember that letter tor
Gen Van Ness was advertised III the list OF
August 4 1919.
Ontlr crosS.cxlmiuationa stamp was shown,
from which he said the figure was extracted
on Tuesday night, in his presence, 10y Mr.(
Bradley, with the solution Of causuc OF pot |
ash.
Mr. Richard Smith, the cashier of the Bank
Of the Metropolis, examined the same letters
which had been shown TO witnesses by the
counsel for the plaintiff He said that some
parts did, and others did not resemble, the
hand writing of Gen. Van Ness Other pa |
peIs he thought were genuine, among them
the Mdltmgly receipt, and an instrument OIL
writing executed between the General ana MI
A. nppett.
On the cross-examina' ion, he remarked that
Gen. Van Ne SIS handwriting was usually
Uniform in the construction Of the letters, but
not IN the size. He looked at signatures, and
was not wlllnL TO say some OF them were not
in the General handwriting.
The most interesting pat Of the cross. exam
inatiou WIS nh reference to will. A con-
versallon, the witness SAID took place between
Gen. Wan Ness and hmselfa short time before
the dcccase. Mr. Smith asked the General
whether he had made q will. The General
became I.t.o excited and replied, "Mr.
Smi.h, amn not going 10 die, but Will he up IN
three or four days" Mr.. Smith remarked that
none hoped so more earnestly that he did. lie
h,d ,,I,nb tho o,esiion with y view or assisting
lhe General. vino SAID, my property is all Ia
kr, care oGn Mr.. Smith did not remember
y,,,,,s.i,.g apv .rtipg for Gen. Van Ness.
ue subsequently related that Gen. Van Ness
died on - Slllrday. and on the ensuing Mon
Lay IT was suguCs,ld that ifa will had been
ruadr. 4, nl,yhl be IN the drawer ola round Ia
HE an the olico MIR. Coke assisted in the cx-
animation. but ,otLip, of the nud was found.
Nj, S,uli., u,da .,,se Of all means within his
,n,,b IN t,s.,yor a u.,lf. h, knew i.at unless
one wa, ,,.ul som, l.,e pa,nbeIs II the fam
h, ,.o,,,i bc len IN 3r.l,,yir circumstances,
Mr. roy.. one Of The counsel for The defence.
YIN. sgnrp. and tod what aocncy Lc had IA
ss,-.a,,,, lra will. INIT the scarc.i was IN vain.
II. Lk.v,I., men,.orcJ. fiat in 1927 or 1875
he ,,c,,rcd orli for the sirp.,tf,re Of G epcrai
V.n Nas. Mr. Coke wa. ,rE,rund three or
E,,,r wears arr. hv III, Ge,,,uI, t,ai he snIl re-
famed ,bo dTall ui the will which Tie witness
Drrp.rnG for uIui, corgidgfirn il II perfect mo.
Del
Mr., Carlisle. another Of tho counsel for tho
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WI JO'h bOylCi Il ulGSIo' III tiI| l1hhh "
tho Metropolis, was shown Ietters-those OF the
o'a,'S 0ou' ~ t'o " q,"Co, eto,, uau San IT,
Gen. Van Mss
Mr. o. II Throop testified that on the 10Th
oil Oatober, 1919, ne received an oTder from
oe"eI%l van NeSs '"' ''o P''"I'"E P'''e d.
rus, 0or"0, > az" I'''' VIZ '"' "a ~ "'"'
lo' TO- D"'',e 'no '"9' H0'','''e'' ~ oor''pl
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Dn,n, WrrsrER Ann Ex-CuANcrL,oR
Krnr An i.ITnatr friend If tho venerable
Ev.Ci.cc,ii, KIT ,,.,hor oftLe i,,a circui,
;nJ,o of,r,s d,.'r.c, i,f,r,rs ~ that 70 Ia.
JioI Weh.fn,,s c,rns,%ht ;nd"mrul and nreco,r
ron INV no a,,r,hnicd iHn nrrseryalion of N,
',ro,, I,y,s, r,na, sLocLi,,, do,th. as hnt fn
the urgent Inconsistencies Of inc senator III
ME"' 49,, ,s ,'M ,sa, i'aSeJo .t"ru said III,
lar-sceng statesman; ''tbere IS appalling dan
f., ;,S '' IN d 1 apd nerrh "'i pT To