The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-01
JOHN MARTIN JR,
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mony, as 10 the theater party of August
IS. 1890 After the theater MIR. and Mrs.
| Martin walked as far as the California.
street cars with the witness and her sister
/ after which they said goodnight. Thai
must have been after II O'clock.
How do you fix the date?" asked Grove
| Johnson.
"Well, l don't dine with Mr.. and Mrs
| Martin every day at the Maison Richie"
Have a good dinner?"
Yes" emphatlcally, "a very good din
ner."
Your memory is good in spots, madam, >
was the courteous remark of the Sacra
mento lawyer. But" ref1ectively, 81
suppose you've had other good dinners o.
Yes. But | also remember that on tina
date Mr. Pond went to the convention a
San Jose"
"Oh, you are always bringing up Mr.
Ponds defeat. Don't do that. madam, yor
may have to talk of my defeat next.
always look on. for tomorrow"
Mrs. Henry Martini" was called. She
had been for several days absent from the
courtroom.
Mrs. Martin. where were you on Au
gust II, 1902"
"Mr. Martin and 1 went to Mr.. Ponds p"
Ibid your husband leave you thai
night?"
mo, sir"
] AUu Oh LUo loNus
I'VE were at the hotel. We rose earlv.
had breakfast, and went to Liebes' store
l asked Mr.. Martin to come with me. We
were there an hour and q half" and hare
the witness smiled. Then she describe !
the dOings of the day, pretty much as thew
were told by Mrs Pond and her sister.
What did you do when you reached the
hotel?"
"Why. we went to bed. 1t was pretty
late by then"
did Mr.. Martin leave you that night
until the next morning.
mo"
Grove johnson cross-examined: "You
don't like Mrs. John Martin, do you?"
81 don't know her at all" was the de-
cided answer, "only BY reputation" U'
"D'ye know Mr.. Phillips?'
well, hardly know. He called on me
twice-once when he wanted to borrow
money from me and"
Here Phillips was seen to converse in
hurried manner with johnson. after
which the later got Mrs. Martin to tell
that in February last she was stopping at
the Hotel Richelieu. Phillips called ON
her there to get her to put some monsy in
a mine.
Then why did you say that he tried to
borrow money from your"
"Well. / thought 1t was about the same
thing" was The charming replv. Then
MIS-. Marlln SDOhe ul gong 10 the mine in
August 1890, to visit John Martin. "Iohn
knew we wouldn't go if his wife was
there" said the witness, land 50 when
we arrived be sent a carriage to us. ana
with the carriage note that he had sent
a carriage to meet Belle. OF course took
this as a gentle reminder that we didn't
count. So we didn't go''
Stenographer P. H. Maxwell was then
called TO read from Mrs. John Martins
deposition, where she spoke of Henry
Martin having grossly insulted her early
in 1890, and of her not having spoken To
him for two years.
Stevens was again recalled. and read
again from his notes of the deposition. He
read how that Mrs. John had said that
her child was born in the morning. where
as her late testimony gives the event as
occurring in the evening.
You could not be mistaken?n asked
Delmas.
''0b, no."
well. show US the shorthand signs on
the black board"
The witness turned, and gazed up in
silent awe at the hieroglyphic display left