The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-23
LEWIS'S MILLION.
Some More Interesting Testimony Taken In
Defence Of his win.

The testimony in the case Of the will OF
Joseph Lewis. the old Hobokon millionaire.
who loft his money to the Government. and
against whose will woman claiming to be his
widow filed cavcat. continues to he interest
ing. Tho hearing was continued before G. s.
Soc, the referee. in Jersey CITY Yesterday. Will
liam D. McEwen Treasurer Of pocahontns
County. Iowa, In whose o1l,o Marcus f. Sacia
was clerk. and who had already testified that
the alleged marriage certificate which pur-
ported to he written by n Justice named Fish,
since dead was in the handwriting of Sacia.
and therefore "a forgery. identified a number Of
documents IN the handwriting Of Marcus +.
Sacia and Fish. The bogu. securities upon
which Charles Sacia fathcrot Marcus. did bust
ness in the Palsadc Insurance Company. in
Jersey City, and the titles to which Levi s. Chat
field testified that he passed upon Charles
Sacas false representations. were produced
and shown 10 McEwcn. He swore that they
were an ~ Marcus +; Slcias handwriting.
Joseph j. Bruce, who has been County Super
intendent OF Schools. Treasurer. and super
visor ia pocnhontas County. also swore that he
Wns iainiliar with the handwriting OF Saca and
FISH, and he identified II In the documents
hitherto produced. lie once boarded in the
same house with Sacia. who then he said
showed him how he cuuntcrfcited signatures
by first tracing them with pencil against
pane Of glass, then going over tho
lines with ink. and rubbing out the pencil
marks. Fish. who had moved from Hobokcn to
Iowa. was Spectator in lands and was init
matc with Sacia from 1868 to 1870. when
SaciH ran away from pocahoutas County to
clude arrest upon a charge OF forging county
bonus. Iuis witness also. after carefully TX
aiming the alleged marriage certificate. sworc
positively that II was Sacias handwriting, and
Two an,ayits were produced which he sworc
were in the handwriting of Sucin. They pur-
ported 10 Dee sicnod hy Daniel w. Reed Sur
yeyor OF !hG. state Of Iowa, and by John W
webster. Both this witness and Mr.. McEwcn
testified that the anidayits were false. and that
there are no such persons. Tho atiidavits wore
made tnr the purpose OF securing u patent for
certain lands dis swamp lands when they were
letter the important parts of which wero as
follows. was shown To- Bruce and introduced in
testimony:
C,o II AtuN Esq ~ i.n 81. As 10 Mr.
- .casc, What Wilt ryquIc for frirud. here odo'
uscwi.c ENpliiu iulg." pa. rro.'cut.r rcar,ou..
auar',r. tor Imagination ON w,ung.da, the d;h Of tie
mg,,nt month Wy om1on !, Dc dil not learn much from
mau.d tuta few miuute-. .. sm informed Mr. IS
ut ac der VI ' 'G c ami ibcy iI 10 a ,i te
n'il, whcg hr ,,oliCH 1gt M'fc nn.ne,cs,M Az
b. had been found. especially 49, nad b,'n au, dafs
,i,t,d her. aud VIII contnuc to do 80 ana tie mai
!,s"t ul9N iuH.,hrr viii bc it"9-ht 10 u.nr
.t.,g-ii q an uuporiam case hc.e % relation
viieh ease -y,ra ,mrort.nl n,n "i standing ar, M
/ tmyc, ont m particular, the lat survc'.r o. IN.
iir'rd. with .c,crnl others. men oi mean. Mr. n .
N,.' l '.u &c. " 4" lH'intN ol ~. ,t'hlth of Ul'
irnu you moro lully 40 the ease OF Mr.. b. an.
Psi presume fearsons has gone 20 Conn, eucut on
Witt Nt IiNi.O D.. Cor tim tn keen hs royal presence
! clear ot t. town. as small. poN ., ou tNc rage
Tho assertion that The surveyor II this port
The witness -ud the Mr. b. mentioned WAS u
! iorgrr who WIS convicted ut Fort Dodge under
/ the name 20 Berul ardt and sent Co state prison.
, n" forged decd for two sections 81 land in lo-
cant 'H- county. AMI sold II John u. Pear