The morning call., 1894-12-22
BABY GREEN OUT IN THE RAIN.

been prolific of startling theories, and al
most every day some new phase has
sprung from the many-sided trial. Iester
day was DO exception TO the rule. and
forgery was not only strongly limited at by
Attorney Campbell, regarding a letter
written by Mrs. Lemon to Mrs. Smith :;
but Campbell said fatty in answer 10 one
of Lawyer MoOre's sarcasms, We'll give
you enough forgery on that first letter"
Attorney Reed was called to the sIand
when court convened il the morning: The
same old fight over the admission of his
testimony as was had on the previous
evening was gone over. Reed was attor-
ney tor Mrs. Lemon and drew up her will,
and the con teStaDts held that his knowl-
edge of Mrs. Lemon aud her affairs was in
the nature of confidential business rela-
tons ana could not be divulged.
Judge Ogden had already ruled
10 this effect on various questions ad-
dressed the witness. but the persistency
of Mr.. Moore enabled him to get in sew
eral questions and answers over the limit.
Finally Mr.. NJ core asked that the jury be
excused while the point is argued. Attor-
ney Campbell suggested that the reporters
would have to be requested by the court
ton to this later phase Judge Ogden said:
II think that the Supreme Court in the
Shortridge case pretty conclusiVely de-
cided that the court could not instruct re-
porters what 10 publish and what not to
publish"
The court and the attorneys finally ad-
jOurned TO chambers, where the question
uf the admission of certain portions of
Mr.. Reeds testimony WAS fully gone over,
but nothing new or sensational transpired.
The conference lasted until the nom
hour, and after luncheon Mr.. Reed again
took the stand. He was asked several
questions. TO which objections were sus-
tanned, and finally Mr.. Moore asked him
if Mrs. Lemon was rational at the time of
her last interview with him. Reed was
allowed to answer the question, and he
answered that she was entirely rational
S. p. CHANNEL, a retired banker living
on Piedmont Heights, was next called.
The witness was an investigator and be-
lever ia spiritualism, and as an expert
was asked numerous questions by Mr..
Moore. An objection 10 each OF them was
sustained by the court. Mr.. Channelps
testimony was necessarily short.
George c. Smith, the husband of the
trumpet medium" was next called TO the
stand lie said that he was married In
1869 in Illinois, and that his wife was from
Ohio. He was farming at the time of his
marriage. Himself and vile met Mrs.
Lemon in 1872 in Cincinnati She was
then spirituaIlst. He came to California
In 1874. Witness saiG that Mrs. Lemon
had been married TO Dr.. Valentine Mott,
who was a surgeon in some Spanish revo-
luton.
A letter was here read by Attorney Nus
banner frcm DR.. Mott 10 Mrs. Lemons
mother. Il was from Mississippi City, but
had no dale. II was introduced to show
that Mrs. Lemon had been legally married
to DR.. Mott, which had been denied by her
sister, Mrs. Neal.
Mr. Smith then told that he had secured
this letter and a number of others from
the effects of Mrs. Lemon; that be and
his wife bad taken possession of every
thing and stayed in the house after Mrs.
Lemon died
At this noint Attorney Campbell inter-
rupted. He said:
Your Honor, this is what Mr. Moore
would call a swift Witness and l would
like to AJAX him few questions"
The attorney then closely questioned the
witness regarding the letters of Mrs.
Lemon, how he had obtained them, by
what right he had taken possession of
them and opened her trunk, etc. Smith
said he had been instructed by Attorney
Reed, who was special administrator, to
take charge Of things.
a letter was here produced which Gre
ated a small sensation. Ii was from Mrs.
Lemon to Mrs. Smith. Attorney Campbell
and his aids compared it closely with
others OF Mrs. Lemons letters, and finally
Campbell intimated that it was not Mrs.
Lemons handwriting al all, but forgery.
The letter was gosslpy epistle, written
from Alameda in 1898 1t began. "My
dear daughter" and closed signed simply
Mother" Another letter was introduced
aud read. II was the same sort oil letter.
the same beginning and the same ending,
and of this Campbell said:
This one looks a little more like Mrs.
Lemons writing than the other"
Still another letter was introduced. II
WIS addressed, Dear George ard signed
Mother" and Attorney Moore said OF it,
MAYBE you'll try TO make this out a
forgery, too"
We'll give you enough forgery on that
first letter before we get through" an
swered Judge Campbell.
Smith was subjected TO a rigid cross
examination by Judge Campbell.
The case adjourned until Wednesday
next.
His Veracity Questioned.
One of the suspected robbers of Secre-
tary Gibson of the Judson Manufacturing
Works is free man his morning, and
from testimony yesterday before Justice
Shain the other one will not be very Ions
in obtaining his liberty.
Deputy Sheriff W. E. Wallace ana a
special Southern Pacific Company officer
testified that he arrested Rae at Kings
City, put refused to tell him The cause of
his arrest upon orders from French, who
was running the affair. Rae remarked
when witness came into the saloon. 1.-The
Jig is up."
The State rested their case at this juno
ture.
Attorney Aldrich, for the defendant,
asked the court 10 dismiss his client on
the ground that James Campbell was the
only witness who connected him with the
robbery apd that the testimony was such
as to cast serious doubt as TO its veracity.
Others of the States witnesses were posi-
tive that defendant was not the robber
whom they had seen.
Assistant District Attorney Church OBJ
jected to the motion and went into the
case in detail, after which the court de-
MED the motion 20 dismiss.
j. 7. Reeves. of San Jose and a dairy
man. was the first witness for the defense.
He testified that defendant worked for
him near San Jose from May 9 to June u,
1892. at u NJ. Had not been absent from
his place three consecutive days during
that time. de was positive the defendant
was the man. Had seen him every day
during that time.
He left after dinner on June IL and col
lected S35 bill and kept it. Part of that