New-York tribune., 1882-04-22

Judge speIr was born in 1870 The only way can fix
tho date is my way OF reckoning and the say Oh OLD
and young"
The next witness was Ezra Baker, who born at
Charlton, Saratoga County, In 1907 He did not now
know Judge Speir. lie was unable to state anything
which had any bearing upon the question or Judge
Speirs age. Mrs Catharne Beach, OF Milton, Saratoga
County, called. She was born in BasfoD In
1909. and married in 1896. She could remember
far back 1917 She had conversations with
members of the sper family between 1917 ana 1880
in regard to their ages She unable to throw any
light upon the question at issue. Mrs. Beaohs
husband, Alexander :. Beach. said he was born IN DC
cemDr IsiO IN house III %Gs1 Mlon. aI m n Ihe he
children OF the sper family in the order OF their plrth.
He had t0uver,ed with members OF the rpelr Einl III
regard their ages He had done so five or six years
ago; also before and after his nari1 ge, ana Wheh ne
was little boy lie met Bradford Spcir about live years
ago bacsmith's shOp. Bradford SAID he was as Old
Mr. Beach, They then stated their respective ages
Bradford SAID he was born in 1872 The witness tnen
said " old Gilbert McM0ster Judgcl Speir."
regard to the date Judge Speir taught school at
his sister was married in the autumn OF
1926 ana that Judge sper taught school at Charlton
The following winter They used to meet at barn rojs
iug5 ana apple bees, but he couldn't fix any date
Bradford Spelr also told Mr. Beach that Janet Seir
0 Tie same age a. ROBERT Bech, VINO was born IN l9ol
The witness could moi remember his brother Roberts age
except by the record. The record originally in
another Bible. lie compared the entries at
the time and knew that the transcript was
his conversation with Bradford spelr and said 81
told MN ne was getting very gray. lie SAID he was
sad he was getting old fast He said he wasn't getting
old any faster than wae. ] asked him how old lie was
ana he said he born in 1872. | said was born IN
1910 TEen he said the same as his brother,
Judge Sper We then compared the agea OF John Sptr
ana Elizabeth Beach, and found that they were DOth
born in 1906"
on crossexamnation. Mr.. Beach said that
the first entry in the little Bible was
made III 1893. The first person whD called his attention
to what he knew OF Judge sper axe was James r. But
.er Of Sa atOga. He aid not know Mr. Buffers object
III asking about Judge Speir. He then read from he
record in the Beach Bible wBich showed that the nrst
bth occurred 1898, and tnat birth fol owed every
two years until 1910 There had been birth IN the
family. The witness had heard the family talk OF ms
coincidence OF births in the TWO families.
The next witness Miss Mary Mead, OF Bal5tOn,
said she born IN Albany county, III 1906, ana
removed to Saratoga County in 1919 she remembered
that Judge hper tau mt school at NeS CnartOn,
but could any date. In lS42 she had cOnVer-
saiO with his mOtherwDo spoke OF me judges rSt eX-
perence in school teaching. Mrs Spclr SAID sac was at
nrsl afraid tnat Gilbert would difficulty in his
school he young But he got along nicely. ana
had trouble. Mrs Spr said her son was then seven
teen or eighteen years old.
darIOn Spcir, the OF Bradford SpcIr was next
called. SAID she married IN 1914 aud went win
her husband to 1--we at the SpeT homestead. janet and
John Spcr lived there at the te and continue 10 Ave
there until their death aDOu three years ago. nen she
first to the Spcr homestead learned Of the
IBtcncc OF the Sp-r family bibe. The Bible had
then been in her custody. Ii said
that the entries in the BlDe were made
by samuel Jennings, who was the husband OF JuIge
Spcirs Jane. When her husband died She erected
a tombstone his grave, and to the dates for the
inscription from the family BiDe. sir. Bangs showed
the Bible 10 Mrs. Sptlr VINO Identified IT, The Bol was
tbcn offered IN evidence ana alter warm argument
tOr and agans its admission, Justice Lawrence decided
to admit IT, I'm the or twelve entries IN the BlDlc
there are crasures.
Ihe trial will be continued Monday.