Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-25
PACIFIC COAST.


We don't deny that Mr.. Sharou's sig
nature il there. but We do say that tni
writing OF ghls contrac. was writer
after the Signature vas signed : aud ~
WISH To prove this Il the Court ".
citi'n that this contract Is forge V
J he slgu ature, Wm. Sharon. N-y.d J..
Il written on the first line of the frs
page We wish ~ show, al-p. th !,
piaintif writes very bold hand. ave-
aging about i've words TO the line
whereas this letta- averages eleven
words to the linz At the time OF
writing. the question A. to wasiher *
pert testimony shat! % taken or not bad
not been decided
Henry 4. HYDE, attorney at llv and
exper. III handwriting, was caiIel and
testified
-" atn member If the San Francisco
Microscopic Society. and nave freqnen,-
~ seen ctli-d on tn m AXE examinations
OF Handwriting ~ an expert
Gsn. Barnes-i propose 10 ask witness
concerning this document holding az
the marriage e sutract
Judge TYLER objected until after the
execution Of the document had Seen de
uied.
Gen. Barnes-Ihis testimony dos 30.
relate - the signature.
Judge Tylsr-So evidence can lie pat
Oh this instrument NC e-s the party exc
cutting ~ mas denied 1t and oath. Mr.
Sharon mast get on the stand aud sis
plte She IN trument.
Col. Flouruoy rem n lei the court
that plaintiff had testified that she
wrote the document, therefore there
could be no disput. abont y. The ex-
pert cannot be called kept To- DENY
that the DlAiatlff had written the instru-
ment. de cannot be iiled At all IN re
latIon To the body of tue instrument
No mans opinion can be takell CON
Corning the body Of the letrument
Generai Barnes sand Here /, an
alleged marriage contract, written on
half sheet of note paper. We do not
propose to deny that the words Will
ham Sharon, Nevada. August -. 1885, :
were written by defendant, but We pro
pose IN show that the body of the docu
ment VAS written above ana over the
-lgn .ture. aut Tia t the Il 'cuuieut Is tO
All Inteuts aud purposes forgery
that there Is studied attempt at con
traction on the document. amounting
To forty per cent in so:as cases. We
want to SHOW that the signature Is
written on the first page OF shet. of
note paper and the ueciNrati Ii il writ
ten Oh the other side of the sheet
We want to show that there
Is III some places systema:i c
and careful overcrnwdinQ of words to
get III tho necessarG declaration; We
want 70 show that the plaintiff ordlnar-
lily writes bold hand. and that SO far
tEtfn ia a ..tayAtl l,rI. n.
line, she cu,toiaarilv writes four or five;
We propose 10 show by the aid of the
microscope something connected with
the folds of the paper: We propose TO
show that the note paper Was origin ,llv
0pene l, and that Il WAS carefully folded
and the in 4truAent WIS written after
the folds had been made: We propose to
take up the paper carefully, to analyZe
1t, to show that the language of the in
-trum-nt over and above the signature,
vas written in after the plaintiff h al. in
some of her forage5 obtained posse ssion
of 1t.
judge Tyler asked Inc witness whether
be had ever mad. his c tlculations from
the Original document.
Win - replied in the neg,tlve: only
from photogr phi.
Nitl tpaihthtt'a NAV lil'
testimony WAS not admissible. AS the
calculations We're not made from the
original document.
General Barnes re- lied that he pro
posed To have tho witness examine the
and give his testimony thereon.
judge Tyler said that there Were only
I To persons Oh earth who know whether
Mr.. Sharon signed that instrument: they
h. IA u,I h.. l.sf., a ny
fhe best evidence on that pIint must
be that of the parties themselves. and
secondary evidence could not be- per
mltted until the b,-t evi ience had been
called. Judge TYLER then contendei
that the Instrument WAS the best wi
d-uce of its gendineness. Ii 1t vas
forgery. she would h We taken time to
write ali the words III the same style aud
with equal Gro Sding of words. 1t is
apparent that the man who dictated
that contract never lntende. TO keep IT,
but after getting possession of her per
son intended t. east her OF.
Judge Sullivan stated that th"re We're
some questions. SO patent on their
tce, tuAt the testimony WAS not com
petcut, bat eacn Question would have to
be determined as It arrived. He did not
tit'fih IL tuNtS Nflt NAV ltlr Waktt'~S tpuil
off testimony II the number of words
on :. line. The court would have to de
ter nine tn It for himself. but there We're
matters upon which II microscopa would
be of assistance, and upon such be
would hear evidence.
An Indignant Legislator.
SACRAMENTO. April 23.-Lever5ou this
a f;cruoou swore II A complaint IN the
Police Court. charging +. F. Conway
with unlawful " and wiifully emitting
To perform hi- duty AS \ public officer
Conway Is Minute Clerk of III Assem-
bly. An refused To enter on the mIu-
utes protest by Levers,n 4 warrant
was issued fpr the arrest of Conway.
Died Of Ills Wounds.
John Wlsluzii. who WAS 81 severely
sla,hed with razor IN the hands his
uncle. joseph Wisinzil. died AZ the re
c wing hos pit Al today. The body is a,
the morgue. Joseph. at the time. cut
hir own throat, from the effects of
which he died fe days subsequent.
Tenders ~, Re>ignatt"a.
SACRAMENTO. April 24.-In the Assem-
hly this morning. LeverSon, member of
the As ,embly from III Francisco, speak
ing on question of pers mai matter.
referred IL the treatment he had Te1eiv-
ed At the hanAs OF the House, and ten
dered HIS Resignation, which caused
Treat confusion aud excitement. The
IN after WAS taken uud-r Amusement.
election Of Delegates Appointment
eew House.
rosr townsend. April 24.- NJ.
Br ,dsnaw aud r. u. Attrdse w"re
elected from Jetf +rs'm oouniy to t4e
Dayton convention.
4 letter Wa received today from the
LII. hthouSa Department, aanounr11
the contirm atom o. tue 2+.h lustant OF
CApt4iu trauAlyn !uc.er Ia be second
assistant keeper AZ tie ia'o"sh hight
hous,s. There l. Z regulation wnicl
limits the age of the appilc.,,t to pos
itlun- In the lighthouse 10 nt'y years,
and Captain Tucker ~ several yearS
over age when nominated, hut Ills name
was sent IN by Collector bash, with a
favorable recommendation bec use he
had srrv q before for years IN tae cap.-
city Of he ri light keeper. and no qnrS-
ton could De raised as to his knJsledee
OF the duties.
Nelson Ianhsc1 IL about le nle a
cnutrac, q erect dwelling hoasa on
the hill.