The herald., 1894-06-28
WAS NOT A MAN BUT A MALE,
Mrs. Clark Sums Up Leyshon's
Character.
The Oily Friend Also Invested" Sl00
for Miss Nellie Clark.
The Evidence of L>yshou's Mania for
Being tho Financial Friend OF
Unprotected Fomsies
Piling Up.

Another day OF tho Lsyshon forgery
examination before Justice Bartholo-
new continued to bring to light fresh
evidences OF the bald-headed defend
ants duplicity.
Mrs. Eliza Clark was on the witness
stand nearly all day, and her foolish
and deuded young daughter. Miss Nell
lie Clark, persisted in appearing by the
side OF the designing old smoothly, who
it appears got away with her money as
we'll as that Of Mrs. Margaret Henry.
The ss.examination OF Mrs. Henry
was concluded finally by Mr. Peck, and
her mother. Mrs. Clark. was then called
to testify. 1t will be remembered that
her name as we'll as Mrs. Henry's was
admittedly signed to the Al Graham
note for $92. which ]. G. Leyshon 10 ac-
cused OF forging.
Mrs. Clark testified much as Mrs.
Henry, her daughter, did about Ley
ehon's intimacy with the family. She
said they knew him in Colorado. and
when he came to California welcomed
him al their home. He finally resided
permanently with them-made their
house his home. She said she had con-
tidence in his honesty up to the time OF
the note business short time ago.
Mr.. Peck began to ask about Ley
shon's relations with Miss Nellie Clark
when Mr.. Dillon objected to it and ex-
planned that it was protested against by
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Henry, who did
not want to follow up that matter.
Mr.. Peck said he would ask about
anything he considered necessary 20 the
adequate defense of his client. He in
dulged in some illusions to the news
papers in which he said they were try
ing 20 prejudice the defendants case in
the mind of the court and proceeded
with his questions.
When Mrs. Clark was asked il few
days before Leyshon's arrest she did not
urge the marriage of her daughter Miss
Nellie and the defendant. mpatically
said that she did not, and explained.
She said that she asked her daughter
to either do one thing or the other.
Leyehon had taken $1G0 that Miss Nellie
had before that time on his proposition
that he would invest it for her in
mortgage. Whether he did 80 or not,
Mrs. Clark thought doubtful from the
developments. at any rate her daugh-
ter had not received it back yet. She
told Miss Nellie to 60 to Leyshon, tell
him to take the mortgage to the bank
and get its face value and then for them
to get married, if they are going to.
Her daughter did not want to do 80.
and che told him that evening. He
waved his hand and said they would get
married the next day.
Tho day OF the arrest OF the defendant
Leyshon was at their house with hurt
leg. Mrs. Clark heard her daughter and
Leyshon crying. Her daughter came
out of his room and told her mother to
60 in talk with him. She declined to do
so and went out on the porch. Whom
che came in Leyshon was in the room
she had left. Shook his fist at her and
used threatening words. 30 that che
did not seem very lame.
Mrs. Clark grew very indignant as she
thought over the relations of the defend
ant with her family, and trembled like
a leaf. She is q sweet-voiced and moth
erly lady, and her recital caused very
black looks to rest upon the defendant.
as it was realized how he preyed upon
the defenseless women who were in his
clutches.
She denied that she ever authorized
Leyshon to sign her name to the note
he is accused OF forging. and when asked
if be WAS not the head OF the family,
emphetically said no.
"But. madam. he was the only man
around the house, wasn't her" contin-
ued Dir. Peck.
"I1e was the only male" said Mrs.
Clark with inexpressible scorn.
There was some further testimony OF
an expert character. with reference to
the signatures on the note, when the ex-
animation WAS continual until today