, 1875-08-06
STILL IMPROVING.
Prof. Turner Tells When He First Saw
the Robinson Deeds.
1t Was Long Before The Dnte Of tlie
Alleged Forgery.
Ills Wifo and Younger Son Swear to tbs
Same Effect.

tho Criminal Court yesterday. Judge Fszwoll
presiding.
Tho alignment In regard to The
ADMISSION or THE LETTERS or PROF.. TURNER
to Lis BOD, the defendant, aud Of the lotterH Of
tho latter to his father, aa legitimate evidence
vaA continued, Mr.. Darunsn talking earnestly
for tI1c prosecution and a1r. Storrs for the de-
frnse. Doth gentlemen did Themselves credit AZ
forensic speakcru.
After a patient bearing, the Judge decided
that tho IottetR should ba admitted, u they aI,-
pcatod 10 bear directly upon the claa.
Ihe Incuniohts-the ohlef polhs OF which wae
the proving Of tho e1ihtouco of tho alleged
forged deeds hoforo the period Hworn 10 by tho
forger 1lcod-were then road, and produced q
yely drowsy feeling on tho brains Of all within
hearing. At their conclusion 1t waA deemed e1-
podio1,t 10 e1hm,no
?, wlNpuAnr,
n photographer. who Was duly nuorn; had bean
iu tie employ Of Fassctt; had made half
dozen photograph prints from q ncgaslro OF tho
assignment deed from Robinson to uo1ie;
had printed neither more car than tl!s uu,abcr
stalled for tho deed In question la taken negative
for seven different dceda.
Cfo4s-e1amsnei bY Afr. B1rnu,n: lsshtaed 1t the
corner OF Milwaukee Arcnun ntli 1asted stsrst had
been three ycarH with Fsssett and H!ofo HAT ti,ne
with Ro,her had gouu Al fur Omaha. Extending
to 70 to California, but came hack 10 Uicauo week
nRo lie was Nlone n fassatts employ wien tha rlo-
top Gop:s neyor 1 NV Turner R snI 'Ts'nIs Tu,sa,y
of thh veak did not know anything about thc Tur-
week; had coma back 70 stten 10 t.s.l whel sa.
ceEned ht'naelfr peutltng !n tho superior Court;
peste that hs bad knowledso Of The Turner case.
decd, which, hA ssd might hsys hecn alos from tho
nane negative. There was, however. difference Ia
tone; delivered ~ tho prints o had mads to hts
lieccss was then taken until O'Clock, when The IL.
rros examination Of
PnoF. !. II. TURNER
waa continued: Identified the lesters II the same
which be had writteu sud received aaw llc decis
house ho recognized The deed, oshibse ~ tSs
CAUSE Of tic popularity Of te handwriting; noticed
the discrepancy tctween the signature Of obnson on
tho Hamilton deed and tho Gama si4ussura tls con
1rInatory deed: he particularly noticed the Alias
decd signed ho fl,1ther stten.i,o to tho doc
ufnents fron the fact That 1l1ltnson was known 10
Eux York; found fault With u.e deed sgnei alias
Parmlee U hecsuse ho had faith In fellows who ran
svny to Tesas and changed their nanea also re-
marked that II confederation very small Iu-
dolphts said that tho Lands valuable; witness
thought that II they wero vaInable thc owner. would
not bs likely part With them for zdruousy nual
interest with nuiolphus In The u1Iara-Harrc ands
a9 t o., i Iss
fa IN Hi T IT, oTaM aensl "a
caduAte for Congress III h ds.rsct tho ticket II
The independent party Howard came hume t asaist
The tri4l bccauso tho bonds were n1od high
that ho could not furnish them; Howard
ness told Hoxnr 70 locp out of tas WY until Ru- s
dalphus lisrosed Of. because vituuss could
nut poasiby give s.onda for both.
in Of the ans Involved n the su!ts hui did not
know they Ecre involved uhhn he took thsm !; con-
veyed Eiece OF tho Ial described In The eeda to h!s
son Uharlea had been suod In tho superior Court o.
Cook County by john H. Case In relation to thA 4n4s
Hsol.ed In the Se9ds A y KSdolpgs Il
aasnoy M e. s ssn assia
sudoiplus witoeas a.nountel % s;5ooo; ftss .av
the Rounson-I1eford deeds nt Ills house; Ii was pre-
lie e.set sae when nadopau irst .6owud the deeis
to him It was sometime n 1R1iS or 1865; paid sTe-
sal s.snti2a to .hsm En- = S tine could ~. ~. tho
them for tho second tino before Aug 70 ls1l did not
| examine them carefully either time.
ntlt In thu Letters etween the defendant anu your.
se referred 70 The lands covered IN ths deed bsfsse
Witness further stated tIas hc lid not at tl,e time
thtpk Tho huda wszs Of much value, or tie deeds
| either. ...
In ansuer TO intcrroga.ions ~ Mr.. narnum, Prot.
Turner said It Wa impossible that hs could bs na-
did not boliove il In tho power OF 10 make
documents 20 IKE to each other. lis A.m!y beloved
that tho deeds bsfoye the Court those which ho
| raw before tho t!fnc Hvorn to by Heed
In alzmes to some alreea questions by Alr. sxet.
Prof, Turner stated that hp bad before beeu III
court: paver had been involved In aut for Land or
anything else: he lad hoon for twenty years e1nrt
in Tho way Of s!Gnatufca; had mads then, special
Professor: hs had boan called tu expert the
gcnuinenbas Of signatures, Ia several land sua
account o. Its long practice In ta way, 1t WA hs
kuff tn ri a Altf1iNf I'll uf{kh HnrIIn
| CHARLES TUREEN
| was neH called and sworn: Lie VIVA ths younger
farmer; had seen tho nyo deeds sovelal times: was
-, lsi9, IL tbs house Of isatelphu. 4 Turner st
particularly the ono signed "alss p.r1ee !" Ind 10
doubt they were the identical dosumcuta he hsd seen.
The wttnoeai on oss-exanainatton, sad no had nc
interest, small q ,aIFe - the tanl bad no nefest
MRH- AuDoLr1CH q. TuNyEA.
an Mss r. sna nsst q d. Old s xs nssf
tho deels before The Court prsviou. to
It'll; had particularly m noticed nis .!ss -. Of
at any TINS tho deeds wers 10 her house for nearly
rear. md eams TO h Luown by the family - Mn
heen oIiars Haf5oll;" tho popularity IF tho name
4, the REQUEST q eoqpss,. Mr. Turner pointed ou'
I'd npon ns sss nsss s ss IT,, t
sS',s sSs dsn boz. 70 ron na
mitch uaalth 10 tegtu nfp With, aud preferred that
they should reach competence In moru oldfashluucd
| And slower manner.
~ bcAsing upon tho caso u Issue.
Ihn trunk a. !snes heed the fosget va .hss tsa
y e 4;s .ss CD es -
fo.ms, "sosxe4* sssl'. sud al sha nscesaaste@ Of
Court adjourned Until This morning.
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