The record-union., 1893-07-14

Jefferis in 1888, and was asked to COM
pare it with the signature to the Sacra-
mento license. He said there was diff
ference here, too, but still some of the
letters were similar.
The witness, in answer to Mr.. Ryan's
questions, said he would not say that in
the case of the signatures, which differed,
they We're not written by the same hand.
de simply saw difference in them; that
was all. 1t was common thing for sig
natures OF persons to change with years.
VARIES SOME TIMES.
On cross-examination the witness said
1t often happened that PERSONS sigma
ture when written with a pen was con-
slderably different from that written
with lead pencil.
At this juncture Mr.. Hart asked that
the jury be permitted to examine all of
the signatures and the court granted the
request. This consumed considerable
time. After all had scrutinized the
writing. Mr.. Hart resumed his question
ing. lie had the witness examine each
letter in the signatures and give his judg
ment as to their resem blauce to CORE
spending letters in the others.
MIR. Hart next handed the witness a
slip OF paper on which Jeffers' name had
been written dozen or more times. and
he asked the Colonel to compare them
with the signatures exhibited by the
prosecution.
The witness said thore was a similarity
In the handwriting, and in his opinion
the signatures were all written by the
same person-George B. Jefferis.
Mr.. Hart asked if, in his opinion, they
were written by the person who signed
the sacramento marriage certificate, and
witness replied that they might have been
and might not.
Asked II they were written by the same
person who wrote the letters introduced,
witness said he could not say. There was
difference in the writing of the list of
signatures ana OF the signature to the APP
pHcation for marriage license.
The cross-eXamination Of the witness
was long and tedious, and in reply to
questions asked by the prosecution Colo
mel Hamilton said he thought that in the
Inst OF signatures submitted to him the
style OF handwriting was forced.
At this point Colonel Hamilton was dis
missed.
THE WEDDING WAS POSSIBLE.
7. y. Downey was recalled. and testi-
fed that on Wednesday he made the trip
from Oakland Mole to san Francisco in
eighteen and half minutes, took the
McAlIlster-street car and went to the
County Clerks office and applied for
marriage license 1t took about a minute
to go through the form OF examination.
The time taken to reach the City Hall
from the Oakland pier was thirty-three
minutes.
On cross-eXaminatiOn witness said he
timed himself from the starting of the
boat until he got back to the Oakland
Mole. The round trip consumed one
hour and titty-three seconds. He did not
go from the railroad round-house when
he started, nor did he go there when he
returned to the Oakland side.
rpGjrnpt
that while in the city he also went to the
residence OF Rev. Mr.. Ferguson
The defense recalled to the stand the
original or first Mrs. Jetleris, who testi-
lied That in her opinion the list Of sigma
lures shown her were all written by
Jetleris.
She said that in her opinion the origi-
nal draft of the telegram purporting to
have been sent by Jeileris and requesting
her to meet him in Oakland, was in his
handwriting.
The proceedings became of decidedly
'poKey' character, and Judge Prewett
frequently expressed his displeasure at
the dlIatory manner in which the exam
NATION OF witnesses was being con-
Quoted.
WAS WITH JEFFERIS.
Daniel O'Hearn was next called bv the
prosecution. He is the husband of JEFF
Ieris' sister. Witness said he met the de-
tendant III Oakland in July. 1892, and
went with him to San Francisco on the
18th OF that month. Jeneris remarked on
their arrival there that he had but forty
seven minutes in which to get back to
Oakland.
Jetleris told O'Hearn that Miss Ayres
was to meet him tJeiferis) in the city and
turn over. to him some picturesR and
papers, and he desired witness to be pres
ent. They got separated, however, and
witness met Jeileris again that evening in
Oakland, and they went back to San
francisco. When they separated Jelferis
said he was going to the Hancock House.
The next forenoon witness saw Jefferis
and woman on Mission street.
vt this juncture the court was adj
Journed until lO:I5 o'clock this morning.