The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-13
THnWOTrON CASgS.
The Ccrelnsles NJ iss ESa.lninl
Tfiai NJ y. Hsas.
Letters that are Lsushter-rro'otlng
Aad JET Lngabrios'.
Defendant Boad Placed High!


was resuIn al 10 tlt marlsirste', court be-
fore Ju,I e. ksudal. The testimony OF
GH nAKsn
was resumed, thu subHiAnos OF which was
that no ~ I1uHd, un looking over the iilas
of ielegfs ms 40 Tho Wttt-fu UAiou ohrc al
Dallas Tor November lsgram from u. ID
Eiston uI slefmIu, - j Baum, Asd one
nom Lchgnsi-in 10 4 -, E.ston' a. sher'
man; o. as1 TO nd rscstp1 for one
telegram - =, Baum sud one 10
III. q. Plrtsrdsli siznsd by q. Beck;
he did uOt kruU wsotnsr NJ. Baum
directed lbs Telegraph OHIO. 10 deliver
hif tel rr rn On ), R,rs or not, lie sls1
stated he was an active operator,but did not
receive .s operator tue onginM toie-
gram To bbum uus dii he MAKE TIE impret-
sion copy'l & Ia cour,
The next Eitness was
H.B sraLsoE,
who being recalled 20 Ihg sand, said; The
two dIspaIc e. iu y IL EEss1n, sherman
Texas, one dated O.tnOtT nd. 1853, and the
other d.ltd October 31th, 1873, and bo.h
signed S.tu, axe similar IN handwriting,
and think the tW0 we're written by the
same p.T-oG; on conn airing the bill OF
ladlug ana the dispatches, tnilk the
same ueisOn VINO wrote the diIpaich dated
October 2ai, 1883 TO Y. ID Eaiton aud
signed san, Il 4 tho writing ia black ink In
the oil Il ladlug; II IL the slme hand
writing ~ my pDluion, 40 mat In Ihe dis.
patch GO + ID. EisIon.
lsislenl II. b. srAroE.
rAuL rURsf
was the mkt wltDtsc, he having bseu ra.
cal ed. He sRid: have had quite mum.
Der OF years experience in examining
hand wrillnrs-anout eight yoaIs; | claim
to De an eG pert. or rather inoge NJ hand
writings; the dispatcher, os- dated October
22i and one dated OaiooeI SO,h, both 10 Il.
ID. E,st0n and bOlh irom Sam, were, in
my opinion, writ en- by the same person:
10 my opinion the zane perron who wrote
botn these dispatches dad tho writing ia
black ink iu thr Stoddsrd bill 81 lading
dated O-tpDeT "A h, 1883; the handwriting
in tue two dispa,coes sud that II black ink
the bill ~ udlnF are Try similar; there 10
q little disslmIlanty In the handwriting OF
the teiCsr.ius, one hearing date Octc-
Der SON, 1883, seeming - have been written
more hurriediJ than the Other one, but
both 10 my opinion were written by the
same pfrsOn.
[Sigued.l Paul FURsr.
DJ.KERR
was the mex witness. lie said: am Ia the
banking bushes IS IN Dallas; ] am teller in
the ExchAnee bsIk; have had about Is
years experiences in judging OF hand
writings IN my business; would not like
10 say | Nae an expert in judging OF hand.
wrtnrs, but sm about as much 30 as tell
crs usually are able 10 discriminate be-
tween bandwrtIgs; In my opinion the
man who wrote the black INK writing In the
bill OF ladiDg dated October Gath, 1883, also
wrote TIE dispatch dated
10 Is. D. E':ton, ct. shermsni lhe
word Sherman in The dispatch and the
word sh,rmau in the bill OF liiing have al.
most lac smile appearances.
tSignedJ u. J. KERR,
being recalled, ssid: Tie signature shown
ms on the telegraph receipt book for dis
patch nu mbeTed 6S is mine; / am not positive
the signature on the telegraph bo' k for the
dispatch nun bsred q is mine; 1t looks like
mine, but oouldn't swear TO it; DON'T re-
mem Der receiving any OF the dispatches re-
erred to " you, one dated September q,
,pe dated October IL aud one dated N o.
vember II; my recollection Is no better 10.
lay than 1t was yesterday.
f5igned] s. BRcK.
testimony the following telegram:
BUEIxAy, Nov. ITO J. Baum:
Anderson arrived last night after oil.
Ian you see him?
(signed) z. d. EAsros.
Also the receipt slip Of the telegraph
office sho wing dispatch 10 III. G. Porter
field, eare +. Baum, No; 9, and that tele-
y.
we're delivered TO aod signed for by $
Beck. -, ...... 80. 80
ters in testimony, the first one having been
identified. as claimed by the state, as
BRum's hand writing:
DALLAS, TsxAs, July 10, 1883 Friend NJ:
1 arrived nome asJ Monday Digny from
Abilene and found your two letters ana
would have answered sooner but was 80
busy. Saturday was the day act for suit OF
King, MGR. e 90, 1t is now Knight & Co. |
Of course our friend the Hon Il Breed
Ins, Was here. but Would no, |
Try the same, and continued it |
10 next Novem Ger term, 1t seems ne made |
his business pretty public; jim Arnold |
came t, M right off and said my friend |
Breeding was Nero !or my benefit; / told |
him to tell him to go TO hell; he always |
vent around great deal with Spencer aud |
vent over 10 the Texas & Pacific depot | !
asked the colonel the same night what they |
wanted aud he said he saw Spencer staying
the depot; | found out alterward
Of Siler that they we're looking Tor the |
goods; it seems they found it out, but tor
me they all eau go to he'll; L DEFY them to
DO anything to me, for | never handled
hem aud never sold them; but ons thing il
Iure. Breeding better leave me alone; this
q now the third time he fools with me; also
Spencer; If it was not for him | would
Rave now my insurance; will send
you the cigars tomorrow by express:
The rest will keep and see if can veil |
hem. II IL had not been for that suit l |
would not come home yec. l must do
Domething to make an homes living. Cow
lrt's suit is put off lili the 25th OF August
thlnk can beat them all II properly m ,n-
sged. but it is worrying. want to get out
II court anyhow once year. | saw tHst
you intend to go TO New ORLEANS. BE care
H.. 7 i,t a.
% to New Orleans2 Why not go TO some
,lace whele Can see you. My folks went
way but did not 20. 1 must stay here.
Write me when and whore | can ses You.
rhe colonel says whep he goes to
!. you must oomd there.
rant to ses -yon Before You zee
he colonel. l can not and will
vrite to You what WANT IL is Important
nd we are Interested there; the fail busi-
Tess depends on it; now | tsll you that |
rant to maj Q stake, but don't want to
cave here; know it will sui, you and you
viii approve of il; cannot write any one;
will ship the cigars The same al last time,
nd the rest tee wnat can do with It; will
rite more the week after shipping the
there can see you; l will write you full
articulsrs Sunday, whom I am alone at
eme.
The following letter was also introduced
} evidence:
station six-I0, 1SS3-Frend Clark:
Ikaow nothing new; w. II. N. ID in Gal.
eston and has been for two weeks; suppose
,mething may turn ap soon; will +
eep you posted; am not
hurry 10 leave here
my time will suit me bsfcre the 1st of Sep
,mber. Yours ETC.,
(Signed) Z. D. EAsToN.
Ais, the following:
HERMAN. TEXAS. September 8, 1ssa-Frend
ClaxE
Arrived here on morning of 1st Found