Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-31
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DETECTING rpA,.
Forgers who werc r.
Guard by Op,,, aFown on :.

VINO Were Thr.
among the traditions Of ths =
vania bar are preserved sae reuusyL
PIE pies OF the sudden detection s y s1sa-
trial. lawyer durine
The The late David Paul Brow, =.
ployed as counsel for the h.; sas en-
wealthy old man, who ha S neirs Ola
a ss his whole estate to ! 's ~. avn
Mr. Brown, the Judge, and l y, I'sanest.
ence In the courtroom were o sas !, audi.
' That the will was forgery ryn, y. !
s seemed impossible to prove !. ~ :. uus y
Inc trained nurse, a st,,ra,. oe@
man was one Of the witnesses '' 70
sw ,,, s $ to the genuineness :, a y
VIII. Something in his mann s' u 'hs
WINGED the lawyer that he w.. con-
ing TO a iie' but how could he o ,Ssa'.
him of it? Ae convict
when he was placed on the stand,
. .ho' '',,' examination Mr.. Brown opsnss
the Will and held it before him 'p'nsa
"fou swear that this IL von.
turep" 'our sigma
II do"
And that you signed this viii, :.
Gays before Mr.. Blanks death, he Nv ~
ing then confined to his bedp, v
Yes. said the man, doggedly !
signed It, and helped him fold and + 49,,
The lawyers eye kindled. .Hov A.
you help himp" u'a
Joseph he said to me, .fold ~,
paper So folded it. .Josenh . aa''
he, look in yonder closet, and h,' a'
me my seal and wax and a capd a =
brought them, and lighted the caDd,s
Joseph, he says. drop the wax &
l dropped it, and as his hands vs..
shaking SO, | sealed it with his seal ),
you swear this to be truepn
IL do"
"Gentlemen of the jury" said Brown
impressively, this is the will. II ha,
been fastened by waferr' and he won
the case.
Another suit. the incidents Of which
have served as basis for one or two
novels, involved the possession Of "a LARGO
estate, which distant relative Of the
late owner claimed by virtue Of deed
OF gift, which he asserted had been or.
ecuted at time when the owner was
on bad terms with his sons. There vas
no will.
The paper bore every mark Of being
genuine; was formally executed; Ne
witnesses swOre to their signatures.
and experts testified their belief that
the name of the dead man was written
by himself. All hope for the heirs
seemed to be over, when their counsel.
suddenly raising the paper close to Biz
eyes, sent messenger hastily out Of
court.
The claimant continued to bring IN
testimony in proof of the genuinenes;
of the document for an hour His case
appeared to be fully established, wheI
the counsel for the defendants called q
grave old Quaker to the witness-stand
Friend Blank, please hold lha
paper up to the light. What is thu
water-mark on it?"
That of my firm, Blank and Son.
"When did you begin the manu-
facture of paper?"
I'm 1S49.'
"What is the date of the document
July 10, 1874"
THAT is enough, Gentlemen Of tn
jury, we close our case"
The late Attorney General Brewste
was counsel in a case which also hun
upon the authenticity OF a will. Il
observed that on the impression OF tn
seal of the devisor, twice used upon tn
document, was a mark as light as
hair. He examined the seal itself, an
found no crack which could produc
this mark. He then caused search
be made for engravers Of seals in Phil
delphia, and succeeded in finding II
man who had made that used IN IN
fraudulent will.
Il recollect the job" said the el
graver, .'for the seal was accidental
cracked; but the man VINO ordereu
would not wait for another to be made
, He had made the seal three wee
after the death of the devisor' Il
J forgery was proved, and MIR. Brews'
I won his case. Youths Companion