Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-04-05

| Would he have brought his wife
and daughter in contact with Mrs.
| @. G. Stevenson had he known
she was the author of this anony-
nous letter? Did not Mr. Wash
burn, his own foreman say he had
access a few times to his house, but
saw nothing that would indicate
undue influence. On cross ex-
animation | asked him the ques-
ton, "Didn't you know it as a fact
that G. G. Stevenson had reputa-
ton for weakness in character in
certain respects regarding wo-
men? ?" and what was his answer?
Eyes, and his reputation was no.
torious that way all over Gold
HILL" Mrs. Doten testifies that
in 1875 she and two other ladies
visited Mrs, Stevenson, mother of
these boys. When the door opened
she was untidy, with her hair hanging
earelessly. Her husband asked her
to fix her hair and she said "No, not
until you agree TO go back to Michi-
gan with me" Is not that as absurd
as the claim that she copied the anon
ymous letter. asked her the ques-
ton "Were you supoened to come
here as witness?" mo, 1 was tele-
graped for" by whom?" MRS. c,
c. Stevenson" "Did you see her
since you came to Carson" Eyes"
She could not we'll remember talking
over the testimony in this case, but
she could remember about c. G. Ste
venson and his wife in 1877; and she
admitted that she was like wine that
improved by age, and the further
away a transaction the fresher was
her memory. Now "Major" Clapp
skipped nimbly to the stand. She
regarded c. c. Stevenson as a man of
firm character. 1 asked her to relate
some exhibition of it on his part, and
suddenly, in a subdued voice of hest
tation, she said ''The Lottery" laugh
ter Is it possible that because a
man stands by the constitution of the
State and opposes an amendment in
favor of lottery that is contrary to
public morals and all law in every
christian country, that he, therefore,
is necessarily a man of fixed and de-
termined will? But your Honor OBJ
served her litter when I asked Mrs.
Doten the question "What c. &.
Stevenson's character was for strength
IN the presence of other ladies? Miss
Clapp laughed like a bell of joy
that rang all over the Court room,
THE MUCILAGE PROPOSITION.
Now here is another issue and
that is that was an independent pa
per attached to the will after its
execution. Mr.. Coffin says that
charge is too trifiing to be noted
and not worthy of reply. Let us
see. l apprehend your Honor
will decide this case upon the tes-
mony and not upon any opinion
you have formed OF that mucilage
matter yourself. "
Now, your honor, when that viii
was brought into court Mr.. Doane
according to the testimony called
my attention to it. My eyes are
not very strong, and he swore
that he noticed without the aid Of
the glass the fragment Of an indie
pendent paper adhering to that
mucilage and there was no dis
placement Oft. That there was
a fragment of independent paper
there, was shown by the evidence Of
Davis. Pratt and Cr. Mullins, who
had some experiPnc in St.Louis in
making microscopic tests.
MIR. Friend by the aid Of his
powerful glass could detect ffbeIs
Of paper in the mucilage. Who
put the mucilage there? They rely
solely upon the testimony OF the
man who drafted the original will.
And what is bis answer? That it is
his habit in certain cases to put
mucilage at that point to strength
en- the paper and for no other pur-
pose. Iasked him if he did append
the mucilage to that wrap or fold,
and he said he could not remem-
Der. Now Mr.. Palmer, the sub
scribing witness saw no mucilage
here, and he drew the original
draft OF the will he folded it UP
and put it in the envelope with