The morning call., 1894-09-21

case. He asked the jury to take them to
the lury-rOom and compare them with each
other, and let their OWN clear-headed
Judgment do the rest. Let them compare
the admitted writings of Henry Martin
with those claimed to he forgeries.
'YOu need no Observation-Disclosures, no
microscopes. no Ielescoues, 40 parapheI-
malta to inspect these things. On that in
spection alone ] claim we are entitled to a
verdict" said Mr. Delmas. "a husband
will recognize the voice of his wife, the
mother the voice of her child. So you get
to recognize the footballs of the persons
YOU love" Ia this respect Delmas quoted
| Sir Waiter Scot 5 "KrnilwOrth," and the
recognition by Amy Robsart of the man
she loved by the sound of his approach
without the castle walls The secret of
all his was that each man is different
from others ia all things.
$50 each man has writing which is
cas- ly distng uisha5le from The writing Of
anv other human being.
Henry Martin had a host of friends.
good men and true, who were familiar
with him in every particular. We have
offered To you the evidence of such men.
We have put upon the Witness stand f, b.
Pond, the lifelong friend both of Henry
Martin and of his loving wife, the admins
traitor of Henry Martins estate, the friend
who has stood by her in ali her trials and
troubles.
Sin the flood of vituperation and abuse
poured forth by my learned adversary
from Sacramento upon every party con-
nected with cur side of the case, abuse
leveled at the heads of all concerned, from
which sex had no protection, against
which the venerable gray hairs OF age
presented no barrier. and against which
The weeds of wdowhood were powerless in
their mute appeal, Mr.. Z. Il. Pond has
been made the object OF abuse and attack.
His motives were questioned, his very in
tegriiy placed ia doubt
II have no mission to eulOgiZe T.. B.
| Pond. You ali know him. From the mil
lionaire residing on Mob II Ii to the barber
on Tar Flat, that name is venerated by all
alike. MI Pond is endeared to all our
hearts. Mr.. Pond belongs to that class of
merchants who have made California
what she is to-day. He has labored for
his countrys good, and he stands before
you to-day without stain upon his
name.
Il tell the gentleman from Sacramento
| that by the luscrutaole DEGREES of an all
wise Providence it was not given to him to
detract from the merits of E. B. Pond. AS
well might the mosquito, grabbed in the
mlasmatic swamps III its miserabls city,
endeavor by the buzziug of it's puny ana
poisoned wings to strike down the ribs of
the dome OF our capitol"
Mr.. Delmas said that Mr.. Breed was
unfortunately banker. That was of
course crime in the eyes of the gentle.
man from Sacramento. No one had a
Ilsht To be banker, nor have any money,
Yet Mr.. Breed, such as he was, pre-
nounced this second will forgery. Mr..
Fogle, who had cashed check after check
Tor Henry Martin, told the Jury that this
will was not IN the handwriting OF Henry
Martin. Besides, there was the testimony
of experts. There was Mr.. Maxwell, Mr.
Schmidt and there was Breckenfeld.
Johnson inveighed against experts, said
he didn't believe in them. Counsel didn't
wonder at seeing the results of Johnson
attempt to introduce similar testimony
Mr.. Delmas introduced the Diamond
Lake sui, and said how impossible 1t was
Tor Surveyors Ailardt and Schussier to
nave given false testimony. They were
above tnat. And there were two stories
! introduced by tirove l.. johnson. One was
about General Barnes and a suspicion )
checK, In which The general Is supposed 10
nave doubted MS own signature and after
ward acknowledged 1t. This story MI.
Delmas doubted. He said there WASN'T a
word of truth in il.
linen Delmas waxed warm upon the as
serllon OF Grove johnson that in calling
experts ne had been overruled by his as
s0ciates. 'Overruled by young Mr.. Lin
fortn, crled Delmas, turning to that gen.
tleman with IA beaming smile: smy dear
yonng man. now did you manage IL?
did you pOunce down upon Mr. .Iohn-
son like hawk upon sparrow. and
shake all the feathers from his back? Or
llke the terrier and the rat, did Won seize
him by the neck and shake him till he was
suffOcated? Or did YOU pass your arm
around his neck and seiZngsAim by his