The herald., 1894-06-29
SUPPOSEDLY A BOGUS LETTER
Postmaster Van Duzen Gives
Some Interesting Evidence.
Leyshon Getting Further in the Net.
work of Testimony.
A Letter to Mira. Margaret Henry Which
Bore Some Very 0ueor Marks
OF Fraud--Othsr Tea
timony.

The prosecution finished putting
testimony yesterday in the Ley
shon forgery examination In Justice
Bartholcmew'a court and several wit
nesses were examined for the defense.
Postmaster Van Dusen threw bomb
ehell into the defendants camp while
on the witness stand. Among the nu-
merous documents introduced in the
case was letter. 1t purported to have
como from Colorado and TO have bsen
from the PRECEDENT of the coal aud oil
company in which Lsyshon ia supposed
to have sunk over SlI00 OF Mrs. Mar
garet Henry's savings. but it ID alleged
by the prosecution he put In HIS own
pocket. The company, it Is claimed,
was q mythical one, created in the fer-
tile imagination OF the oily defendant to
enable him to get cinch ON the money.
Tho letter in questioa was as follows
Mrs. N. J. Henry, 1855 South Spring street,
Los angeles, CAL:
DEAR MADAME Last November, at
the request OF Mr.. Leyshon, we tranua
ferred IL shares Of the stock of our COM
psny which was in his name to your
name, and it 80 appears on the books OF
the company. When l assisted Mr..
Layshon in buying this stock did not
think any of it was to leave his hands,
He told me, however, that it was for a
warm friend. and that he could control
it just as we'll in her hands IA his own,
Had it bean otherwise should have OBJ
jected, for, having made such an ar.
raRgement with him, l had the right to
object. Thia precaution was taken be-
GAUGE we wanted to be in position to
handle il here, to some extent, our OWE
way. The transfer was made Thursday,
November 10, 1892; Nos. 1853 to l79 in,
elusive; par value, 500. paid up. l
conclude you must be very close friend
OF Mr.. Leyshon, for he has for the very
best OF reasons not allowed anyone save
myself know that he has anything to do
with our company. We are in excellent
shape, Notwithstanding the hard times,
and when they get better we expect to
go on with the work az rapidly as possi-
BILE. l will keep Mr.. Leyshon posted as
to our progress, which news be will i'm.
part to you. Respectfully,
FRANK MARTIN.
Mr.. Van Dusen was handed the let.
ter, and made the defendant look un-
SOLLiOt tobiO ~ cbAtihk sAtoe sAo SohSCh&-
ton stamps on the envelope were not iE
use in the Los Angelica postoffice at the
date shown on it, and 1t could not have
come through his office, thus proving
that it was o cookedup document.
There were two cancellation stamps,
one Denver and the other Los Angeles.
They were in blue ink, made by rubber
stamps, the ink being the same color as
little advertisement card il the upper
lefthand corner. Singularly enough, the
name Arapahoe is spelled wrong in this
card.
The defense tried very hard to keep
out this evidence, but it was allowed to
go in.
Mr.. Van Dusen'e testimony closed the
prosecutions witnesses, and the defense
opened with Rev. DR.. Campbell, who
was questioned about Mrs. Margaret
Henry telling him that che did not be.
lieve the defendant intended to defraud
her. He said Mrs. Henry had so spoken
to him.
Rev. DR.. Young followed with q simi-
lar answer to q similar question.
The afternoon was occupied in the ex.
animation OF Miss Nellie CLARK, who
declared on the witness stand that Lsy-
shon 10 her "atfianced."
The young lady was quite SELF
possessed, and her testimony was given
quite readily, proving very vulnerable
on croe5 examination.
She said that Mr.. Leyshon Was being
taken advantage of by her mother and
her sister, Mrs. Henry, and fatty con.
tradicted them in many things, especially
iu those conversations in which the de-
tense has tried to show that Mrs. Henry
and Mrs. CLARK recognized Leyshon as
their business agent and authorized ia
Sign their names.
The young lady's aged mother wal
not in the court room when she threw
discradit on her gray hairs by attempts
ing to show that Mrs. Clark told fslses
hood when abe denied having told Leyl
ehon that he could sign her name to q
note, and she ratified off her contradic-
ton with an unconcern which showed
she did not consider 1t an unusual thing
she was doing.
Miss Clark admitted giving 500 ia
Lsyshon, which she has not received
back, and explained that she did it be-
cause she was under obligation to him,
Upon being asked what this obligation
was, she said he had clothed her fol
three years past, was very kind to her,
paid her tuition in astenographic course,
and when he needed money she cheer
fully gave it to him.
Leyshon did not look very happy al
the witness ratified on about him; and
kept his eyes cast down.
Mics Clark further said that Mr.
Leyshon had many, many times beer
spoken OF by her sister, Mrs. Henry, al
her business agent; that he had worked
early and late for the family; had spent
money for them, and had clothed heI
sisters little child for three years past
On cross.examination Miss Clark ad.
mitted that much of what she had tes'
tilted to regarding Leyshon's payment
of money were what he had told her
She also admitted that Leyshon paid nj
board during the three years he had
lived with their family.
Mr.. Dillon came near getting in somt
very sensational testimony with refer,
encs to promissory note for $50 hi
handed the witness, but 1t was not al
lowed In evidence. 1t was note ia
which Mrs. Maggie Henry's name wal
signed.
The examination will be resumed till
afternoon and it is expected that it will
bs finished before adjournment.