St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-17
TIM ON THE STAND,
He Tells All About His Transac.
lions With the GOodriches.

Tim BYrnes took the stand in Judge
Smiths court yesterday looking dapper
and smiling, to tell the court and jury
how it all happened. He made long
story of his transactions with Father
and Mother-in-Law Goodrich. Tim
began by telling of his frequent borrow
ings from Mr.. Goodrich and explaining
how he happened to borrow SO much
money. Coming down to the matter of
the Evergreen property. the titles to
the ownership of which is responsible
for the present action, Mr.. Byrnes said:
SIN 1887 Mr.. Goodrich and concluded
to buy up Judgment of $1,000 against
the Roger property at Aitkin, which was
held by MIR. Salisbury, of this city. Mr..
Goodrich executing his note for $1,000
and for the balance of 5000.
MRS. Goodrich wished to dispose of
some of her Evergreen property at about
that time, so at my suggestion conveyed
to HE the property, which, by the way,
Was valued at $4,000, and executed
mortgages for the amount of the pur-
'S7, further, l found myself again hard
pressed financially, and went to Frank
Mackay to secure a loan. On Sept. 9, |
think it was, MIR. Goodrich Joined
me in note of $4,000 to Mr..
Mackay to pay up some of our prevl-
Gus notes. The note was due in fifteen
days, and when it fell due was unable
to meet it. Mackay pressed me for the
$4,000, and so gave him a satisfaction
on mortgage on the property now in
the Bell mortgage, by authority OF the
power of attorney Mrs. Goodrich had
vested III me.
"Mackay was apparently satisfied
with my right to do this, but on the next
fed with my power of Attorney
ByrneS claimed the power of attorney
given him was given by both Mr. aud
Mrs. Goodrich, and was at the time he
gave mortgage to Mr.. Mackay still in
existence. He then recalled the Incl
dents relative to his trip TO Chicago,
where Mrs. Goodrich signed two salts
factions, the numbers of the pages of
which he had erased from the mortgage
records in the Office of the register of
deeds.
I'VE were all relations" quoth Tim,
land there didn't seem to be any need
for explanations"
Both satisfactions were signed by
Mrs. Goodrich at that time. The bust
ness finally became so mixed up that
Timothy, voluntarily, he said, asked
that his power of attorney be revoked,
and he wrote out the alleged revocation.
The defendants recollection as to his
writing it was good, though he had some
doubts as to its sufficlency, as this was
the first time he had ever tried his hand
at anything of the sort. He claimed that
the Goodrichs knew exactly how the rev.
Ocation was to work, and it was not
signed by notary public and not to be
filed. The paper was taken from
Byrnes' safe, witness said, by Mr.. Good
rich, and put among that genIleman's
papers.
Then followed the story CT Tins con-
nection with the letter-box. In explain
ing matters he said:
''In 1888, just before his departure for
California, Mr.. Goodrich gave me tin
box containing his papers, with instruc-
tions to put it in the Security bank.
Shortly after Mr.. Goodrich went away l
wanted certain abstract of his and
tried to find 1t. suspected 1t was in
the tin box, SO got 1t, brought 1t out of
the bank and opened it-that is, my
idea is that opened it, and then had
locksmith repair it,although may have
had him open it. But as to that can't
say. There were several mortgages and
notes In the box which L. B. ElWood, of
CorSer & Co., wanted to see to compare
with the satisfaction of mortgage on
nine lots In Evergreen addition his firm
held. / returned these notes to Mr..
Goodrich when he came home. The