Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-06-17

wrote to Bellevue that she enjoyed it.
County Tailor Stanton sworn:
Fret saw the Hall lot in 1883.
Went to unload hay there sold BY
witness's son. There was no pole
fence, it was = high board fence.
Knows because he vairly tried to
open the gate to get into the yard
with his hay.
James NJ. Blossom sworn: Board.
ed with the Halls in Bellevue from
fall Of 1882 to the summer of 1883.
There never was pole fence there.
It was tight high board fence.
A. J. Bruner. Of counsel for Mrs.
Hall, offered in evidence an almanac
of 1885. He said that they had sue.
cessfully rebutted every point Of Eli
Smiths testimony. There never
had been a pole fence there; she did
not own q white dress at that time;
the moon did not shine at the time
stated; it was not new moon; it did
not come out until half-past IL or -,
midnight; and Mrs. Hall was visiting
her brothers., over 100 miles away,
on the date given by Eli Smith.
Judge Anderson vainly tried to
protest against this; but His Honor
silenced him, saying:
"Your evidence by Mr.. Smith
proved that there was a pole fence
there at that time. The other side
have replied to that, and THAT MUST
srAND!"
Thus compelled to relinquish the
only point really damaging to Mrs.
Halls character that he had succeed
ed in el:citing, Judge Anderson be-
gan calling witnesses to disprove the
theory advanced by Mrs. Halls coun-
sci, that the famous Walla Walla
letter had been written by Mr.. Hall.
He called IL or Is witnesses, who
were of course favorable to his side
of the case.
i Professor Baker was the FIRST sworn:
He spent two hours during Saturday
afternoon, comparing the pecnliari-
ties in handwriting shown by the let
ter referred to with others admittedly
written by Mr.. Hall. He detected
numerous contradictory letters, such
as writing "f" with and without the
, upper loop, the small 81" and the
+ large ST." the manner of crossing the
> st" and of writing the capital "H,
also the "y" with and without thu
loop or curve, etc., and did not thinl
i. liLe ely that the same person could
+ have written both.
n He was subjected to severe cross
9 examination and was very unwilling
ly compelled to confess to a resem
It blance between several of the letter
S of the Walla Walla epistle AM
e others admitted to have bee
d written by Mr.. Hall. Also, that tn
Q Walla Walla letter was evidentl
e written in a disguised hand, and tina
It the same person might have write
. all the letters. This was quite
n triumph for A. J. Bruner who cor
Quoted the cross examination, an
d required Professor Baker to illustrat
b, his points on the blackboard. The1
n are two kinds OF bad or undesirab
II witnesses. One is the eager kin
Of and the other is the reluctant. I
er use Hibernicism, Mr.. Baker vi
r. of both kinds. He certainly shove
At himself quite ready if not eager wbe
IS, he swore to having spent two hou
80 in comparing the handwritings a
IN though he may not have been undul
IL so; and he proved himself exceed
i. ingly reluctant on ctoss-examinatio
k A few of his replies will il)ustra
n this:
r. When Mr. Bruner asked him
ip the Walla Walla letter was not e,
,is IDENTIFY written in disguised hand
b. said he could not say; then that
ne would explain; etc.
re Mr.. Bruner, sternly.-Mr. Bak
,r- you are man of at least average
err telligence, and want an answ
he "Yes or no."
IS. Mr.. Baker, de6antly.-"Yes or no
ed Mr.. Bruner--I ask reply to +