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

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ness writing; never had seen the paper until
/ he had come there; may have talked with VIM.
B. Thomas about it; is intimate with HIM;
I they were discussing the probabilities pro ana
con; didn' [ recOllect to have said and repeat
/ ed il that he didn' believe Jno Henry Hoppe
/ ever wrote the paper; had talked with persons
/ about it pro and con; may have expressed his
opinion one way at one time and another way
/ at another time (objection was made and the
/ examination was not continued any iurtherl.
b. Frank Crouse-was now deputy clerk at
/ Westminster; last September was practising
law in Col. Maulsbys office; had seen
| Hopes writing; had seen him write and
4 seen papers written by him was acquainted
I with the general outline and looks and gener-
/ al appearance of his handwriting; the first
/ time he saw the will was the day It was
brought to Col. Maulsby's Office; made a
I COPY of il at his request; to the best OF his
{ knowledge of it the will was Hopes hand
writing. q.
/ Cross examined-thought the turn over
was in the same handwriting as the letter !;
I the will seemed to be written more in run
( ming hand one signature was more inclined
than the other; that in the letter, and the
writing of 1t was more inclined: there was a
difference in the regularity OF the formation
+ of the letters on the long side (letterl they
seemed to be more regularly formed; the ink
/ didn't penetrate ON that side above where the
will was written; on the other side the ink
/ came through at " tsame one shown Col.
( Longwelll saw a slight difference IN the
staining at the crease in the name and in the
+ scroll; couldn't explain it.
Theodore Derr-was reasonably acquainted
with Hopes handwriting; had lived IN his
house about Il years; frequently seen him
( write: received quite number of receipts
= afgs saNz
witness had personal acquaintance with !;
/ would take that to be Hopes paper or sig
nature and writing; thought it was had dis
covered differences in Hoppe handwriting
as in witness own.
Cross examined-eouldn say that he re-
I membered Of ever seeing Hoppe write ON two
+ sides of the paper had never 50 closely OBJ
served his writing a. to discover discrepan-
cies in the o's; couldn't say that it would at
feet his opinion if be found differences IN the
5. RS, &c, in the two writings; had OBJ
served in witness own writing that he made
many letters very different; didn mean to
say that he would make % alike and then 81
not like them might make ~ and not have .
alike; the difference was simply this in HIS
mind. the Old gentleman hand was little
more affected when be wrote the will than
when he wrote the letter. on account Of the
different subjects the language OF the paper
placed Hoppe before him. as vel as the hand
writing in the manner Ia which the paper Wa
written there were many letters like Hoppe 5
precisely: had never seen him keep 70 = tine I;
the lines in one seemed to fall 90 the left and
in the other 20 the right; there was little
biz more slant in Que -. H. than in the other;
didn'; SEE any decided difference in the for.
nation Of the letters didn't see any differ
ence IN the y IN ReRry there SEEMED 10 BE-
a scratch to one Of them one seemed 20 have
a turn. the other was straight down and stop
ped saw loop in one apparently loop
DR.. Isaac Cole-livcd on a farm milcs
from Westminster; educated, graduated and
practicsd medicine. in 1892 abandoned il and
devoted himself 10 the ministry Of the gospel I;
when he first settled ia Carroll county, pur-
chased farm from Vim. Miller Hops acted
a surveyor, the survey put in witness
possession: when be hsaEht an addition Hoppe
wrote the deed. Witnessed thu signature and
took the acknowledgement a. magistrate /,
thought he vas acquainted with Hoppe hand
writins was shown the paper this was not
the first time he had seen i witness Vas hsrc
stopped ly Col. Maulshy, and asked gasekly
what do you wani me "a say causing some
laughter IA court diia require his glasses /;
heliycd il was Hoppe handwriting; ihoaghi
Il Was his signature loeked hike L 20 him,
All Ne could NNN anu HHLtEkNa NNAAEAf4 ~
to be- because Il vas fac-simile - thosr on
vri,p.s.-s evan ds,eumepss. ~ c,,arss, be- had tn
refresh bis memory that say
Cross xamined-be bought has taFm IN
isfs; thc other piece IN 1870, didn sf-Od
usuch time aWay after he vent 81 Carroll 30. :
Ca - say,a was nurehase.f his son took
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IL churches; was summoned last Friday
nighs; didn't know THAI be ever told ANYBODY
s ,,r;t,rs,. v,ay. k.v, told sasus frSera. ~Aru
Z ~ 80. - tslk.-j of, Col. Masisi,y was
Z ,he friend told his wife perhaps BE- did ieli
f Mar whst ,las ~, source Il his kuowledre.
+ IN. connect fs,r the eAYea,arS here an
,,f.,,us,.i thai th.y woald mot examine the swo
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/ ~. vorlA nj 80 chslarra, Horn ssid h.
( hrd bgt e.s. exceus the child he had raised
{ ana ~ vrans.,a L, leave s1lnethinr for her 10
/ sustain lie: 10 take care OF shat child OF
something Of shas Kind; didu't say whether !,
was ssri 81 l,oy.
CroSs-exainsnssl--hAd not had anything "a
do ws.k getting witnesses la the ease that be
knew Of; told Col Manlsby q tAo men. Mr..
Wonders and Mr., Frizzeli kHew James A.
{ e. Bond iisiu't think he had said 20 him IN
his office, that be SAs Ia ~ $50 anyhoW and
If the case was successful $40 II be did, be
tidn' tell The truth knoss George FreymaH
didn't think be had a conversation with hiui
AZ or nesr bis huase ca this suhieci. aithin
The lass 3 months. in which b. t0id FFsymau
he wns coming here 10 testify IN tins case that
Hopte snia ~ was goiag 10 give the girl b.
raissd half his estate aad be ~itnessl Was "a
get sloO lor doing Il didni think he had
said 80 at ans time or place OF said that q
Mr.. Bond II b. did. he didn tell the truth
John Wonder aud Richard Frizzsil we're ths
names he had gsxea Col. MaHisby last tali
b. saw a notice in she papers about the eass
and In = conversation With Wonder. be sem
ever whas he said be had heard Hoppe say
witness then went 20 Col. MauisbY and SAID !
he woald give him 50. he twisnessl would
furnish him = good wlfncSs; Col. AaHlsbl
wouldn't give him anyfAshg aud meeting hin
afterwards told him Il be had any sympath,
for a poor woman. he would furnish the namei
aud then he told the Colonel Of the witnesses
and what he thought they would testify 10