The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-06-24

acty the opposite ofwhat he had argued nom IL, %
far as any circumstance could prove anything
ment of the letter from her husband claiming shs
had only done SO in obedience 70 Mr.. Hopes re-
guest and had told HIM. when it was found and abe
thize with her and they could rejoice over.
He claimed that the tracing showed that the let
tor was written with care as usual by Hoppe ana nc
had gone to the window and retraced it. while the
other side had been written more hurr1edly ana not
with his usual care and called attention 10 the cir,
left out in the letter. but had omitted 10 do % - 70
the word deal LEFT out in the will.
was the duty OF counsel to make the Jury believe
white was black and green was vermlio1. and OF
the difference between this and their duty - sworn
Jurors 70 ny the case according to the evidence ana
He claimed that Mr., Roberts had argued that tho
foEger would likely initiate the original Paper and
letters were not the least like the genuine letter.
which were the jury to 90 BY Mr. Rohera' a1gu-
He then commented on the signature in the Life
of Washington and the difference between u and
straight strokes undeFft while under them were the
hourishes. He said he would like Of his learned
friends to try to copy those hourishes; the jury
might try to copy them, no mortal could sic down
and make flourish like either o them they vers
ofthose things whichare incapable Of being copied
trial of the in cimerian darkness s 70 what the
proof TO be- and the fact that neither ef the
TO Be done By youth Geo Edwin Hoppe VINO had
only seen the paper once and then said he was not
prepared to say anything about IT,
Speaking of the testimony Of young Nj. Tracey
he was aboutto say the counsel on the other ode
had not the .manlinesss 70 charge the forgery on
tfibute TO the manIiaas. o. Col. Marshal and re-
ferred eloquenty TO the hcf that they had been To-
tested He claimed the object Of Mr. fraceys ts1ii-
mony was 10 throw out Q hint that Mr.. Byen' son
Jacob might have done IL; but they had fully dis
proved anything Of the kind BY every member Of
Mr.. ByeFs family.
He claimed that the burden of proof to shes it
nothing 70 do with the question whether Il was
win or not hence there was nothing In the nrKu-
county was sss ieresd n IN hs esasiesioa y tSs
woman.
He claimed that the eAseasozs had not o1srsd one
whit proc ITO sustain the theory Of forgery and
briefly reviewed the evidence to show this.
He then reviewed the testimony they had ,prs-
nO Reay oDpa sn s~. uoo e.
tons throwing Light upon the leitsr and nhpMkDr
il 70 be just what Hoppe intended . DO
20 weighing testimony Of handwriting thaf msn
who write but little write vita axity, and were
who write much the same similarity o. their writing
was not 10 be looked for. and quoted What he sid
the law books say about experts and testimony - 10
In conclusion he claimed that he had been obliged
20 deal not only with the proof but also lhe iimtn
agine. conceive, &C, and with the disadvantage Of
not being able % anticipate what Col. MarEhalls
eas Ths nj mnose ~ I'm ssrd Sntv ~, -
had done the best under these circumstances. 81 nd
given the jury all he could; he could do NJ more.
though poorly on indeed. your reporter confe@es
that the above Is hut an imperfect and poor zyn0pgn
o. S9 m ~ sn1 sss con-
peculiarly Characteristic method Of addressing q
juryl
which be said almost prevented him from zseing the
Jurors, made the closing speech. He commenced at
lSop m. and spoke nntif2 As ?. m, making IN able
and powerful presentation Of the esae viewed hs
He said that when he arst saw the paper his opin-
ion in references % it hae been formed st upon
the evidence il bore ON its fhes, and the eirenm-
stances under which IL was alleged 20 have been
These circumstances had been reiterated here
under oath and the paper bore Evidence that shey
were not simply untrue but impossible tkzt evil
had made reference % Il In their sEgnmens. end
he woa.d, with such evidence before aim. 10 na hr
lieve il genuine even II M Hoppe kimssif ws5e 70
% 81. Tor he would ehink he had been imposed
upon and deceived in sorne way In references % H.
him 20 manifest that L was dilieulf Tor him % IN.
derstand why there had been such IN acenmulaiinn
sympathy By Judge Smith were outside ne esse and
the absence Of appeals % their reason showed that
the counsel bad been unable e make thsn- Ae
that this paper CHE VIII wrtlcn long afsef the
other 1.-THE letter. The facts confronted then At the
own explanation Of them; that muie Wines aid
vita force hat could not lie that one written
when ne paPer was smooth and The writer could
and the other when the paper was worn. had heen
used and handed long time. beeons ain sad he
theory Of the ether ode, Of q mere fsldlnz unfil
sunday, would not explain thu peneiraiion q shs
II shere IVES no dispute shout this PAGER no one
could ever believe II had been written b NJ. Hop
Pc, nos even Y woman told i. and that wenAn 9
and one who bad won Old Mr. Hopes heart
M Marshall then referred 70 the hiEfDry AZ Tia
ihsi he had shuddered when BE hssrd sssn en- ssSs
the oath and give their testimony. Tor he Sit that
one q !, shs worst eSimss peEary wss being pezpe
nentsi on the ehArne.ef Of Ars nfess, e EhoNR ~
her testimony In reference 10 the letter - Dr. Nor
nih Sessrs them nj, abos tSat and ssoSs GREASY q
ne impEoeahlisy o. her story g e her slsaee IN
husband; he peculiar meihod she ussd % eoacssi
Il from him by putting i In the desk, where be kepf
his account books and papem. How w0usd she
ment bonds And yet this paper Was equivalanf 70
that in her estimation Of Is thess little fhinzs Rers
o. truth flowed into te case through fks fA6rinafon
OF falseh0od woven around H.
Mr.; MARSHALL then commented upon lie mock
search b. the daughter for the paper and ais upon
the interviews wlih old Ms Hoppe In thess lEier-
views he remarked about mailing viii. ives thsFs
pe that She nd this PAPER ana what il eonissts
were and did she do 30 : Did she appeal b her %
had bad $4,000 n her s sd "a io 4 sai a.
such time naid nothing shout Il 70 the old lady
% ~hss aPSa ssr ms< ss ~ aopps
~ Taneytown, and the folly Of What abe repofte1
him = have saia thers about shs lesisr 4 man
her % ask them 10 believe that old Mr.. Hoppe had
asked her il her husband bad seen istser Which be
him. was simply folly, he thea commenlsd 0n BY.
err having Afewn on cr0s1-SxAmtnntiou fh4x he d4&
E s s . s ss ~ = ss ss's = s
OF that what became OF Mra Byers' Story q % haF
concea1g L from him IN the dssk II b. as.timcny
was true her story was not true. and II me were
sapphIra he certainly wes Annnisz
he then referred % the fact that the letter YES
aa y os ri I,ss 3. y, ~, 80. q
held against ArsL Byers and this being done. JUS
AIter he had given her ss0oco ., uflsr1y imPos
she @ reconcile the aess with the story they had
Mt. Marshall then poke % the svidsnes . %
the laws q nature ale 4 her 1ashss lad
borne testimony, the very snn In the heae srefns
ing 70 record this Alsehood and AT having % Be ~
sorted 10 b. the Photographer 10 obtain record 81
He then spoke 81 !ke great experience Of ne sx.
Gases 1.-THE Creates masnisnds aad that nor, 6ss
once important cases hea been deistnined ~ h
opinion.
the two wIltings hssAid Il admitted Of one expisna
tion, which was fhk. fhey were written BY tEo dr.
fefcnt persouA
BE concluded By urgihg upon Tia jury that ahsy
there 70 dispense equal Justice IN the case ~
the consequences what they mighe they were Him-
ply 70 determine what was right e was impossible
reconcile the discrepancies between the TIVE writ
ings and the forgery must fall 10 the ground and
they must conclude that Il was written long aEter
the letter was
Col. Marshall concluded about $50 p NJ and de
Court instructed NE jury a. 70 the form Of therver
dict AFTER which they retired 70 their room.
They returned about 6l5 Y. ~ aad rendered their
verdict we find for the eaye&iees and that the said
paper writing propOunded b. the said Eliza Ann
Ryerz the viii or testament ofthe said Jno Henry
Hoppe was written aud signed By the aid John
Henry Hoppe
on Monday the Counsel In the ease prepared bin
Of exceptions with view Of taking Il % the Court
Of Appeals, and the hflI was signed By the JUDGE
Tuesday trey lied Q motion for "a new trial;
which has been assigned for argument, next We'd
nesday. june 2sth.
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