, 1879-04-16
DISCOVERING T11E LETTERS,

IQH UlNE1F 0I tHHIlfk'
"TllCEc werG four from one, anil about three
from, nn0thrr, n,Itl about two from atlot.,er,H
was IN CInc!nnatil''
"some Of them, and somo of them w!,sle she
Nus hero and | wis in Ciucnnati'
did you call her Intention 10 these let
tcrs!"
Was there hiiy misunderstanding growing
out Of your dlseovcry OF tl'oso letters lH
little while"
"Fro,n whom wcrc these lcttcrs7"
We object" intorposes MF. Weber.
Whyi' shouts Ar. storrs. "Let us know
:" ! oblcet,'A' replies Mr.. Weber, " bcca,tse
don't think they arc admissible rs evtduucc."
"''Tl'cy are DESTROYED says Mr; storrs.
. "Tl,e contents or brad. address" holds TIC Court,
foundation by showing who the wrItrrs were.
And then the question Is whether tic letters
Wualtl be- competent OF not
sttess s'o1r arc very difficult to dc.
~ am uware of tl,at," calculates the Court.
"W1lat askth goes on Mr. Storrs, 'sts who
thcy wero from. That Is tic t1rat step III the
pEo0t.h
loo,s 1T him wouder!i'gIy. "1hey might be tor3-
ereB.n
'aBut they wero not forgerics," urged sfr.
6torrs.
HE VI pFUu1 ID vi IlltHt' putH IN
Mr: Weber, to provo that they were not forg-
crics.h
And then Mr.. Storrs resumes the examination.
"Dld you ever l.Ave any conversations with
any Of tlle parties frosn whom tpsc letters pur-
ported to hayc couefh
"Wtth each one."
or ':i :i'''Si ,i5.'' s' 'As"'"
"Dld you over CONVERSE with them about tie
lGltEFE. 1fl0It fjlH - mi t1nfr
writing to your 's'fe4"
"Certalniy."
"'v!'at, i ANYTHING, did they say with refer
ensc 1,,.,. To- having wrt,on those lettersr'
letter and also verbally"
"Yon say ,lat tic misunderstanding growing
out of those letters was rcconclledl"
Fall rtc0nclltati0n.n
covered did your wife remain In Cinctnnatip'
She rctnaIncl there l1ntl1 the sprr OF the
{aown 'ss5 fs5, discovered these letters about
"Wlfo were those letters fro,nr,
Walt,"-objccts Mr.. Wrbcr,-"tt has not
been shown tint they were destroyed.'t
;" no snys," observes tie Court, " that Ills
Weber. '>'"o s''''
II How do you know the fact that your vito
DESTROYED thcinah inquiries Alr. Storrs Of Tic
witness.
,,", "sho 70 DESTROYED M two Of them while held
Them IN my hand. eho tore them, and threw
them ~ lnto ~ ths 1re. AZ to the others cau ouy
"Wa had suhpDsm tlucus tecum for Mrs
Btorrs. " N''
'Slo was on tho staul," rctorts Mr.. Weber,
"nnl SOU dlan't call npou her for tl,un.''
"lst't TINT aut!lclcnt,h says Mr. Storrs to the
Gourt. referring to 6teycn.'' testimony, ITO
!Mcnttfy tho destruction OF tho lettersi Is yo,,r
lionor e!olnE 70 cnrry tile rufc 50 fur tlsut when
tho wtfe sala slo destroyed them, tlat proof oi
lug destruction IS not cornpotcnt9''
"fou WI have to provo their ccrtaiu dcstruc-
t!onth holds tlc Court.
"We dtnt hayo to provo certainty" insists
Mr.. Storrs.
lilo suys two Of them were DESTROYED -
comes from the Bench
" He saw Mens," remarks Mr. storrs. "Tbat
is complete ns fnr ua they aro conccrncd,n Ami
then llc proceeds.
"Who were those two letters feom,n
mOnc was from Mr. Eugcrt.'
1.-The gentleman who flus been on the stantll,
lhc Eci'tenla1i In the front now'' (pointinr
Turner" 0''"S' 's7
"Disl yoa observe anything III yo,r wl,o,s
conduct Ut Cincinnati which led to any n,Isut,-
dess.sYfanah!ug s.Y;s between you'"
"Mhat did you obscrvel'
VOL, was working pretty lato ut night:
every hight worked tllrur OF four hours: /
s*''o s.oH@ ol!0 ilf WHO WINS u0lIE. l
learned ihat sl!o baa gone to party With a
:, obJcct tn what he says," cries Mr, Wctor.
"unlcss 10 went to tllu party and saw Lrrr
~, - Whit he heard Is not compctcnt," rules tho
Judge, "bNt what lio did !s"
~ saw her At The party" says Stevens,
~ Tol''d like, your Honor" appca,s sfr.
stoFFs. "to Withhold your declsfon as to wlat
he heard; by and by I shall insist tilut IL Ia
"Ihnt Is another question:" observes the
~ went cut to thts party" proccct,s stoyons.
"alMi saw my wife there In company viii, Il
Young nun tlsat boarded at tho house. That
caused Il llttla trouble"
Did you sce any otller conduct on hor nart
thcrn tllnt resulted In my misunderstanding bc-
We'll, al another time she was at nattnso
with PARTY. l saw her ut the ulutt1,ec aiso.n
ga you come back to Chicago togctlcrit,
Did stIo coins back flratl''
tho sprtng Of l677.r :"
,cr o% 'nay oi thoso letters to which you re.
"rour of thcmi certainly four that rctncm-