Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-25
sion Of her person, intended to cast

sion Of her person, intended to cast
her off.
Judge Sullivan stated that there had
been some questions advanced, which
were patent on their face, but that were
not competent testimony. Each question
would have ~ be determined as II arose.
He did not think 1t admissible that the
witness could offer testimony on the
number Of words In line; the Court
would have to determine that for him
self; but there we're some matters upon
which microscope would be an assist
ance and upon such he would hear evi-
dence.
Mr.. Hyde, attorney-at-law and expert
in handwriting. was recalled and several
letters alleged to have been written by
defendant sharon to the plaintiff, Miss
Hin, wero submitted to his microscopic
inspection. He said that the space ON
the paper which bears the words
"my dear wife" showed evidence
OF being touched by rubber or some
other substance. lie also found In the
spaces between the letters particles Of
plumbago. He qualified his statement
that although his glass magnified 300
times, the particles were very small and
that 1t was difficult to determine with
out much longer examination and one
made with lenses Of higher power, as
to whether these particles belonged TO
the present writing or some erased
writing.
Mr.. Tyler wanted the expert to show
the court where erasures were, but he
replied that the court might look and
still be unable to sec.
Mr.. Barnes then passed lotter No. IL,
written by Sarah Althea, to the expert,
asking him to compare wv" in that
with the "w" In the "wife" Of the pre-
ceding letter.
Expert Hyde declared that, in his
opinion, the two "W's" were made by
the samo hand.
Mr.. Tyler maintained that Mr.. Hyde
was clearly incompetent to act as an ex-
pert. He was employed in the case and
Game prepared. He was disqualified,
being prejudiced.
Two Prisoners Burned to Death.
SAN FRANCISCO, April "a. The Chron-
icies Portland special saysI The jail at
Silver City. Idaho. was destroyed by
fire. and two prisoners, one young man
named Woodard. held for murder, the
other Chinnman, were burned to death.
Wheat aud Barley Market.
SAN Francisco, April "a. = Wheat,
steady but dull. seller, season, 81. 400
81 .40l. Farley, steady Lut quiet; seller,
ut; buyer, .SS@SS5; buyer, season, .7S1
"a 70.
The stock board,
SAN Francisco, April "a. : Best 4
Bclcher, Sl.3O; Chollar, 50 T.; Con-
solidaiei Virginia. :; Crown Point,
81. l5; Eureka Con-, "a. 10; Gould 4
Curry, 81 10; Halc Il Norcross, sl.05;
Mexican. $3.50; korthern Belle, -;0phir.
.25; Polosi, =; Savage, 20; Sierra
Nevada, sl.50; Union Consolidated,
Sl.75: Yellow Jacket, -
Meeting or the State Board Of Hor- |
acknowledgements of Orch
ard Deprecated.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Pat the
somi. annual meeting OF tho State Board
OF Horticulture to-day, Mr.. Milco
brought forward the subject Of assessing
orchard, and vineyards. He claimed
that there was no more justice In such
assessment than in assessing growing
crops, aud the latter is acknowledged to
be wrong. Such assessment and taxa
ton as now cont mplated would strike
a severe blow 1T the most promising in
dustries of the Slate.
The sau Luis ObispO dc nocrats.
SAN LUIS OBrsPo. April 24.--The
Democratic Central Committee met to.
day. 1t was ordered that a County Con-
vention be held in this city On June I'd,
1884. for the purpose OF electing dele
gates to tho State Convention.