The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-06-17

attention being called TO an with loop, ne
said. that capital o, nearly twice as large
as the in to- he believed the o III the sig
nature to the letter was commenced at inc
top, ms he had described the other O ;, but It
had the appearance as if a hair stroke had
been made in it after the o was made; lobJec-
ton was made and sustained to the showing
of the ledger to the jury; the writer OF the
will mixed the Is and J up; the fact OF the
bringing of the lis below the line was very
suspicious circumstance the forgery did not
to him appear to be SO well written as the
genuine letter; the fact of some letters in the
will were somewhat like those in the letter
did not affect his opinion as to the paper be
ing a forgery; he had remembered the dlf-
ferences of the letters, &c., to show the I'M
probability of the two papers having been
written by the same person; 1t aided HIM 10
explain his opinion to the jury; was some
what familiar with inks and had made inks of
several kinds; knew that some black INKS
were made with nut gals, some with nitrate
of silver and some with sulphuric acid; there
was difficulty to hold the nut gall and nitrate
of silver in solution. but you could hold the
sulphuric acid: the nitrate OF silver inks were
generally a gravish. lightish. blush hue, some
times a reddish, brownish hue, but not such
as was ON that paper: in the two tourlshes,
where touched up, the differences might have
been occasioned by the ink being lmperfectly
formed which was used in the last flourish
witness was here shown the envelopel;
the paper had been enclosed IN that envelope
and received by mali from Westminster, ms 1t
was now. written on both sides. 1t would not
affect his opinion unless he was certain that
the person who wrote the letter and put it in
the envelope. had sealed it, carried 1t to the
postotfice and mailed 1t himself, and that It
had been in his possession from Saturday, 9th
January the date of the letter. until Monday
the nth the date of the poStmark on the en-
velopc); this hypothetical question was re-
peatad and the the witness replied to 1T
wouId say that it didn't weigh a tarthing in
nv opinion. - adding Il wouldn't believe that
1.-THE will TO be in Mr.. Hoppe handwriting If
he were to swear 10 it. " Examination here
closed.
Mrs. Mary Stoner-resided at Stonersyille,
Carroll county; first cousin to Mrs Hoppe;
intimate friend Of the Byers had converse
ton with Mrs Byers, at her twiinesSi home,
after the death Of Hoppe Mrs ByerS had
come from Mrs Hopes and said she and
grandmother. Mes. Hoppe. had been talking
about making a will: but grandmother would
do ike grandpap. talk about il aud drop OF
some day and not make any, and leave her
nothing a. grandpap had done; she also
spoke shout grandmother wanting 10 see DIR.
Herring about Il. and told witness To see DIR.
Herin. and speak 70 him. 10 call around and
see grandmother about something; witness
had then never heard ANYTHING about paper.
except what Mrs. Byers had told her at her
home in May. Mrs. Byers then said she had
a letter. bat she had lost Il, but she didn' say
what !, was for or nothing; witness and Mrs..
Josepkus Hoppe were therr. it was about May
2Sih. and u was after that, the conversation
shout grandmother took place
Crnss-examined Mrs. Bycrs didn't say
she had letter from grandfather, or father
they might have been talking aboutth fortune
or something Of that kind; witness thinks
Mrs. Byers asked her whether they had dis
trihutca aay yet, and witness told her she
thought thew had Il vas then she said she
had LETTER, bat los, i.
Col. Maulslsy asked had Mrs, Byers told
vua about a letter giving her child share
Objection Vas made. bat a. ths Col. was
about stating shat he proposed 10 prove. the
witness answered qaiekiy--shs did not, She
never told me that
Col. Manlslsy then repeated the question IN
another form, and Il being olgeetesi To. the
Coars ruled il insdmsssss'le
Mr.. Roberts here pas N evidence the
Iiaperssnwn Almanac. tor is5a. 70 prove that
J January 9Th xas Saturday, and January lth
sns Monday. in that yeaF.
The CouFi then, a. : p. m, adloaTned until
Monday. At ~ N.
HAsEnSrevx. Jane lgzh, iSS2-
The Court met At y IA, paralan, Ia ad-
iosarnmsut, and she taial II the case was pro-
eredsi with,
Frank Shssver-had resided 10 wsssHlin-
Ser nearly all hss ltas uEne Vas acquainted
With Hoppe had seea him write; pretty weli
familiar with his handwriting had seen
papers recognized 10 be his bad seen the
Tsafsx Ehen herc A. a witness last Thursday,
summoned iy the Csscatees, Byerss didh
.hink the wiii Vas ia the handwriting II Hop
rse recognized the letter a. his handwriting
that Sas paEs q the paper the ''taFn over,
BE- didnt think was.
No es,sss- s.xstiiinatioa.
Mrs. Ixadars 4. Hoppe. one Of the Cavea.
tors. W4dew e the deceased snn, J0scpilus
her ehadrens names and ages, WeEe ucpsge
Eduin. - clara b. sjie u Sd. Halle. =
Nasx L., Is; 1osephns Ashton, Is Robert
l., 10. Eimer l!owe, g ; her husband died
Dee. 2id, isTG she resided ahoai thFce miles
from Westminster, on the sid h0lae tarm u
Hapte had ssen the paper b.sforc knew
Honge's handwriting; had seen hsn uFlie
fspsaeasly didn's think i lthe sill, wss hls
handwriting ef signature the letter sAs BIS
handwriting diia't think ''tHTa over, vas
the first time she saw 4, kycrs esme 70 her
home and hrpaghs il i N@s tbs afternoon he
had showu the iestrg 81 DR.. Herring and
ushers be- asked for her son Ed; she told him
IA. was sick they talked awhile and she
asked him II D. wAuted 20 see Ed BE- sand be
All. and she then took him up stairs 10 her
son room he said, Ed, have something
/ sant 10 show yoa. bns dou't want you 20
tear Il M b. then showed the letter 20 I'd;
I'd. looked over she letter, felded Il np and
handed L hack 10 Byers be sald. 80, ihern
something else ! want yoa % Jock Al, I'M
folded The letter and showed i 20 Ed; then
aid. what Do yOa think about its I'd. said
H. was not prepared "a say anything az all
si.oa, Il then Byers shOwed il 10 her aud IN.
sisted upon her looking At il she said she vas
not enc cf father Hoppe's heirs o. admins.
traitors, and he stiil insisting, looked 81 i and
said, Il father Hoppe had written thai be
certainly had = beer on, for i was differ
euf from any Of has handwriting; she gave
il back 70 Byers. be folded i and put Tin the
envelope and In hiss pocket; on The @Hh of
February. 1881. RveTs came 70 her house for
his wife, who uHs there she was net there
when be came when she came he had looked
over an amount Of books, in kn clubhouse,
where their men slept she went there at the
request % his wife 10 hnd him he had the
books out and was perasing them over; they
were books with Hoppe signature in; grand
fathsg had given them to the girls when she
came IN, Byers remarked 20 her, he was look
ing over some books therc. how near alike
old Mr.. Hoppe always wrote his name after
that She went over 30 the other house Byers
came over aud had two books, one with
mother Hopes name in, and one with
grandfather Hopes name in he said to his
wife, Ann, here book Of old Mrs Hop
pes, yOu ought to have. il was an old English
reader witness said Mary claims that book,
took il and laid il in drawer the other book
he took away . il was a life Of Washington
be said he was going to take i along and
asked whether Ed. WAS much Of debater
she told him he was not be said he would
take the book along and would return IL; he
never returned it +; Il was the 12th of Septem-
her, the witness first saw the paper she also
had a conversation with them when they
brought the letter dove TO the Orphan Court,
they stopping al her house on the way home
they called for her, but she refused TO
come out Mrs, Byers sand come cut, | don
want YOU, or any Of YOU. 20 be mad at me !
think the heirs ought 10 90 together and com
promise witness said We nothing to do with
a compromise, you Il have To 90 TO the adj
mihistrators and the heirs that are of age, as
for my minor children, I'll stand by them
witness also had conversation with Mrs
Byers ON the 18th Of February, at her house;
Mrs Byers said she had mislaid letter and
she thought if she had that letter, she could
get something witness said, Ann, what let
ler?; she replied, letter the old man had
written 10 her when she was "A girl and left