, 1875-08-07

ELDSE W 4Ea4AlttHAH
The Tarner forgery csHo again occupied tho
Farwoil presiding.
Mr. Kotcham offered tn evidsnco
TIE POWER or ATTORNEY
from A. D. Hnrrcll aud his w.fo. Ellen O'flara
uar1eli, to Westfall aud Baker, dated Dec. 23.
1853. Ills object wnH to chow that thB inBtru-
mout contained tue sAt1,o clause as that contain
ed n the paper offered III evslosca by the prose-
cution. IIo {utthor offered In essdcuce second
i,ower Of attorpBy from 4. D. aud MEa. Ho!en
OIL. Ilarzoll TO benjamin Lombard. dated
April II, 1901 aud received . month later
III Hancock County. Tho power Ut nttornny
also contained the awoeping clause relative to-
ali lands In tho State to which tho Harrells had
any claim. He also offered ID ovideuco reyo-
caiion OF the power OF attorney Issued by tho
llarfels TO- bsnja'san Lomnat IT, ,e., aooeF onse h
Same month. AIso powor OF attosnoy recorded
lu brown County Jau. 5, 1873, uo fn1thcs
wished to offer SUMMONS served upon Is. r.
Turnor, in which TO ana ueorga 4. Kib-
VI complaint OF Nrs. II. OH. Hhtlela.
The summoaB MAE dated Oct. N, 1871: Iho
dorree In this trial was lated Oct. ~, lS'4, aud
vcsted the kite Of nll tue HarFc!! lanuH III ILL.,
The TT ptoseoutou madH objection to admitting
tho summons aud decrao. Which were ruled Cut
By tbs Count.
upon tslo c..ato OF Joseph HoxIo. who died Aug.
Is, 1871, wefe also rulna ont. some other uocu-
luents which the Court would not admit, WoIo
aiso offered by Sir. ketcl4asn.
sir. Swett said, at this point, that the defense
bad several other WitneasoB, but altor conullta-
tiuu they did not care 10 present thom. hs II
would UNNECESSARILY occupy thu tlnio OF tho
Court.
tai, and MAS allowed.
DANIEL o'coNKoR
| wus first called aud sworn, Had been for eight
| eon mouths Chef Of Detectives lu tho City Of
| st. Louis, where he bad livod for ton years ;
general cha, ,nctrr; ho was not noted ior strict
| adlosencs to truth; "ituess would not ocAoso
| rrotine nui1r oath.
The defuuss declined to croBs-o1am!ne the
| witness.
| also detective awore that tio know psot(ne IN
| st. LOUIS. and would not bslluva Linn undeF oath.
lilo had worried for lt'l. ~ detoctl'e some
| years ago, but did 30 by order OF the Chief OF
ths regular police fQrco, of which hs mas mon'-
| boz,
JAMES HEED,
the foreer, was than recalled. . .....
| nr. Uatnu1n wished to ask him somo quea-
tions relative to tho oontrnatory decd. dated
sept. rs. 1888, signed !" IichAtl ?. Robinson
Ahns parnlce" to Empson Hamilton. Mr. Bar.
NUN wiehed to Ee-examlue tho "1tness lseed In
|
After prolonged argument. the Court decided
to sow 1seed to be questioned oil that point.
Heed waH tlen shown tue conarmatory deed.
and awora thAt il Han the aAmo which ho had
forged al Alton, ILL.,, IN February, 1875. lie
could not swesr ~ to the "atiaa. larmteo, hui
: was couAdent ~ regarded "AiclArd +. Aobin'
eon;" wrose It from photograph.
q. A. Mnnroa waH called aud Waa asked II he
wAa acquainted with lited'a ndvriting.
After sutne Argument the evidence was ruled
OUT and Mt. Bsrnum read number OF attida,
, vitA asserting the genu4neness OF The Robinson
signature IN tha Hill documents,
+. M. Hainas, OF Wkukegnn, II. j. Walshe
aud Capt. Ellis, OF Chicago, were then sworu l.,
/ tho defense in regard 10 tile c4aracte. ul TIL
witueAs Protino, Which thay considered OK
oellent.
Alr, SWEET said It Was useless to protract tb
case further and moved that tho Jury La in
etfuctod 10 bring Ia verdict Of not guilty, AZ
according to tho ayideucs, IL WAS Impossible to
kAe,p to Teuder Auy other verdict.
The Judgs quietly ig,.oEcd tho motion.
Both sidus aunouncad that the evidence WI
concluded. ....
Counsel asked that tho Court adjourn mt
morning in order shat tho addresses might
studied.
Thi. mas agreed to, and tho Court adjourned