The New York herald., 1876-03-09

his children all alike The counsel in favor OF the will
it asserted, were we'll satisfied that there was
DO such man a. Mason and that the deposition was a
fraud from arst TO last; that they proved before the
the surrogate that no such lived IN Plainneld
Finally, The Commissioner who took the deposition Of
Mason and which was taken down. he says read by
Mason from paper, Mr. Mills was brought iace to
face with one James Byrnes, OF this CITY, February
last, and he pronounced him to be the man who ap-
peared before him as Mason He identified him in New
York, and when Matthew Byrnes the father of James
took him 10 ills Office in Newark on the 2Sth Of
last February, Mr. Mills again identified hlm although
byrnes denied he was the and said he could prove
an alibL IL was asserted that Byrnes has been for
years client OF Eldridge and the man who swore In
Stokes last trial that he FISK have pistol Mr.
Mills says that Captain De Graves, OF ofPlanheld, ~ J
now absent IN Mexico, introduced him 10 Eldrldge
Ihomas Green, brothor-n-law OF the Captain intro-
duced Peter Mason Mills, in Newark. and the next
day after the deposition vas taken he requested hr
Mills not to mention the fact Of The Introduction by
hlm few days ago Green, as he was coming in the
same train with Mills to New York, spoke TO him about
the trouble he heard Of respecting hason's dep
ositon, and said Mason was in New York and
he could produce him, aud that he was not James
Byrnes; but being asked to have interview on
the subject he changed 'front.' saying he had
Byrnes, and didn't know where Mason was; that he
had known Mason but four years, and he had not
SIDED in New Jersey Tor two years; that he believed
now he was IN California. and when Mr.. Shaier offered
to give him $4,000 cash IL he would produce TO Mr.
Mills the Commissioner, the man he introduced TO him
as Mason Green declined to whether he would or
not Green, on the day OF this interview, was closeted
WIN hlurlage AZ the latter once. suosequenly
notice was given on Eldrdges behalf that pro-
posed commission TO California TO examine
Mason was Withdrawn. Mason in this deposition
swore that he had an impor ant interview with Bar
more in Judge John X. Porter's Office, IN 1872 when
Judge Porter arbitrator between Eldrldge and
Barmore; that he introduced to Barmore in
Eldridgc's office in 1865 by Myron H. Strong 1t
transpIres that in 1865 1869 and 1870 there Ben
jamn A. Mason in Eldrdges oce ana that he was ln-
innate with Myron II. Strong, who is now in Florida;
but he does not remember OF beng introduced by
Strong Barmore Eldridge; that he never talked
with Barmore; that he left Eldrdges office IN 1871,
and has not seen him for years Those IN iavor oi inc
Will found HIM with difficulty in Pennsylvania and
brought him here. He swcars they well knew in
Eldrldgcs office that he moved to PassSi;, ~ D., IN
1871 and II asserted that Eldridge had this Mr.
Mason in his mind when he sent Byrnes, or whoever II
was, 10 Mills TO be sworn; that this false,
pcriured deposition; that Green and Eldridge
were IN the conspiracy, and that this wealthy
mans will has been set aside by fraud and per
jury the of his daughters husband Titus
b. Eldridge Before the surrogate, Mrs Edridge used
the deposition OF Henry W. Wheeler which occupies
ny eight printed pages, making statements to justify
the overturnng of the will similar TO those IN Masons
deposition, and that he had seen Barmore unconscious
several times IN his (wtness) office Wheeler, in an
athdavlt winch was yesterday presented before lhe
Surrogate, consisting OF $50 pages says that
although he signed such paper he never swore to IL
that II IS tissue oil lies from commencement 10 ehu
that he and Edrdgc concocted the story and Edrdee
read the answers IN the crossntcrrogatores before
the Commissioner and he produces Eidrldges letters
upon the subject, with the to the cross-in
tcrrogatorics which Eldrdge lett with him, and which
were shown to be in the handwriting oi Edrdgo's
clork In one the letters Eldrdge says be Will send
him ''noes for his deposition, adding, ''they may ask
you to produce all correspondence II you have lost
destroyed IL OF course you cannot do this Keep
preserve this letter OF Mrs. Eldridge, but destroy
mine" Wheeler telegraphed Edrdge for money,
and Edrdge wrote Wheeler he had sent
money Tuly II. Wise, who was
the Commissioner take the deposition and ''you
ought not to have teegraphed me. II is bad; they Will
subpoena the company to bring the telegram into
court / should have thought you would have
consulted Wise | cannot collect any money OF any
body. 1t is the last show you have to help me. shall
help my friends as | can realize; but to pay
you money before the commission is executed would be
show of bribery. l cannot see what is the matter"
q K
tracts, by Mr.. Shafcr produced sensation in court
In another letter Eldridge writes 10 Whecer-"li you
do not wish to be sworn or say anything l hope you
will let know for II wcakens me terribly TO rely
and expect you and then not get YOU 7. s.
You could come the evening train and cone to
the house, and would know 1t, any time "
" heeler in Philadelphia ut this time. In another
letter Edrdge wrote to Wheeler:-'l am struggling as
man never did before, but believe have got these
miserable people by the throat"
The further hearing was here adjourned, but moro
exciting developments, 1t is said, are still in store.