New-York tribune., 1879-03-26
NOT MIR. CAMKRON'S WRITING.

THE TESTIMONY OF SEVERAL EXPERTS.
| cryvp.1 BIrTIFl CALLS NUMBTR OF WITNESSES
| IN THE oIIyHR-CAMRRON SUIT TO PROVE A
| CERTAIN LETTER FoRGERY-MR. RIDDLE
| TESTIMONY.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The attendance at
the to-day was much smaller thah
| on any day since the trial began.
Tho direct examination OF Mr.. A. G. Riddle was re-
sumed by General Butler. Mr.. Riddle related conver
saon with Mr. s. :. Henke, at the latters ONCE at 'o
| request Of Mrs. Oliver
The point WIS raised that the conversation between
rbese two gentlemen was not proof but the Court de-
cidod TO admit the testimony. subject to subsequent
| ruDg.
Mr. Riddle related the circumstance OF telling MI
Heukle his reluctance to have anything to do WIN
the case further that when the matter began
20 he talked about and passed into the hands OF Others
Mr. Cameron sent to the witness the letters OF Mrs.
Oliver ami wished him to become his counsel. lie de-
clned nut Mr. Cameron SAID that the witness had got
him INFO it, and must see him through.
The witness was then briefly cross-examned by hr.
Peters.
Joseph Blcnner, jr., was then examined Dy Geherai
Ru. er He testified IN substance follows:
About the 81 OF March, 1877. I employed as de
tecve by General Butler 10 obtain cory OF the leter
that Mr. Matchcti ald Mrs Over were cfeulatIng ~
The one from Mr. Cameron containing promise OF
marriage obtained copy OF It. took board at the
Avenue House, where Mrs OlNer was StIpplng; syc
time In February or March, 1877. ! made her
acquaintance March g. 1877 Ms. oEvrr came came
into the parlOr with a man named Matctett " the
preacher" He sat the sofa wl,n Mr.. Oliver ana
if from te bosom of her dress lie took II, copied it
a I'd and handed the original back 10 her lie ett IN
about en- learned wno ne was AFT t2r That AIter
Matchett left Mrs. Ohvcr showed me the letter. read
it, and married. II by putting two pm holes under tIe
word or" the last hue. Size salt, II was from sen
ator Cameron her did TIE letter there after
that ;iuc bul mad, a copy Cf 1t tnrn, ana was alone
W.T. MW9 .r NJ oHrr W' Eas So shown and identified
Mr.. spoke 10 Matchet at the time OF some other
letter
cross rxamined-I reside at Erie. Pennsyvanla |
detective employed by the Lake shore aud Mlch
them had been IN this City six or seven
days before met with Mrs. Ohver. came here under
was uad If SO day to obtain copy Of the lctter
wa between two and three weeks getting H. went
TO Inc Avenue House Us J. H. Bowen. OF Erie, Penn |
represented my self to Mrs. Oliver warm friend OF
Senator Cameron and that might he instrumental IN
mat got a copy Of the letter. did deceive her
Re-dIect-she promised Inc photograph Of herself,
but uIlcd to get il.
The Hon. J. z. Packer, OF Sunbury. PENN was exam
inod by General Butler. lie said that he was Repre-
sentative IN Congress from 1869 TO 1877. lie had
known Mr. Cameron long time; had long CORE
spondcncc with him, and was very familiar with Ills
handwriting.
The letter TO Secretary Bristow was here shown to
him. H. SAID that it unqucstionably Mr.. Camerons
handwriting.
The letter dated September %, promising that Mr
Cameron would take oi plaintiff. was then exhlb-
ied M Packer said he had examined the letter be-
fore He was confident that it was not In Mr. Cam
cron's handwriting. The words " Harrisburg" ana
"ScpemLer " were clever limitations, hut the remain
ing portion OF tlo letter poor counterfeit He
said that Mf. Cameron makes his "bs" beginning at
the top without looping and IN his gs" he brings the
stroke down firmly and does not 70 mp, Willie III TINS
cttcr il is Il slend stroke and looping; his "ys" are
made iks his g's," with straight stroke down ana
no returning aalr-strOLe The letter IN the oeg-
ming OF tins letter appears to be made with one stroke OF
the pen Mr. Cameron makes his with Two strokes-tirs
the downward ono then he puts the curve at the top
Mr. Packer said Mr. Cameron is generally accurate
IN hls puucuatlon he having been pruter. The mon
osyllable stay divided thus: stay" He never saw
Cameron do anything of that kind.
Mr. Packer criticised the whole letter very carefully
She shall b. lis wife was then submitted to the Witness
and number Of mperectlons we're pointed OUT to sn@w
that tae Letter not written by MT CamerOh' Inc
witness was cross-eXamiped By Mr.. Peters.
A recess was then taken.
Butler. H. l. pric,'n physician ana surgeon IN S
civ ana has bad considerable exprr in the vnriou
branches of obstetrics lie went To sec PR. ONcr NJ
the request oi Mr. Riddle, and found her IN bed.
General Butl,r-rea-o state What TOOK place at her
| bedside . 49,. A., .
DR. BissI must respectfully decline to give the con-
vcrsa:ious that pass between me ana my patients ,.
General Butler-That Is very propcr o Your part hut
do think the law will recognize ana protect you III
The Court decided that he must answer.
witness proceeding interrosated her az TO the
! character of rer Illness. did not make physl-
cal examination. but rely questioned her as To her
! condition. / signs Of pregnancy and should
have made an examination, but thought that Mrs. Oliver
objected IT, sIe expressed great d, of fear OF pei
sons hearing tAc conversation between herself and NY
self ,ft hcr, ana that thc Last raw of her.
Cross Xau.ined-I visited Mrs. Oliver only once.
gave her Lao medicine, but advised Ncr as TO her Gaze
II Is NOT customary for woman III her condition TO CON
/ ,pdl anything from her physician.
| samuel f. Barr. who Had been MIr Camcron's private
secretary Tor sixteen years. and had charge Of his pri-
papers testified hat the september 20 letter was
! not NJ. Camcr3n-.
| Photographic copies OF the three letters were here
produced by defendant, and gwen 20 the jury Tor
! Their guidance.
Nh Barr testified at length about the peculiar
itlc- of MI CamtTOns wiring. lie sHld incidentally
| during his testimony that when he first became
Mr. CamcTou> cler,, and came TO this city; he found
I Ic committee rooms b"Snged by lobby men and IN
proper women. lie cleared them out and became
known % that class as KIND OF bear Miss Annie Dd-
Wis never gave him any medicine 10 give To biIs Oliver
and the story false frOm beginning 10 end He mad
/ NOT seen Miss DAVIS for three years. From nj
tnaf ne had heard o her he believed that
shn rrtlbll Indy md uf exemplary