The morning call., 1894-08-07

! the rescue, and again the expert looked
confused. Finally he said: Suppose
have some doubt Of something's"
"Of what? demanded Johnson.
| "Of some of these writings"
what do you meau?"
"Why. l would not swear now that
these exhibits you refer to are all genu-
| ine."
Grove johnson took deep breath. "Of
which are you in dOubt?" he asked.
"Of the first WILL" was the astounding
reply.
A sigh of relief escaped from the Sacra-
mento lawyers heart. "Wel, now" be
! said, leaving that first viii out, would
! You say that this letter of October s. 1892
is in the handwriting of Henry Martin or
not?"
Expert Young thought for a moment,
and then said, II think it is"
Now, then, said johnson, boldened
by success, Il ask you if this letter, dated
September 8. 1892" [another of the "Dear
Belle" letters us genuine or not?"
Yes, / think So, was the reply.
Now, L show you the recorded will,
dated February %. 1885, What have YOU
to say about that?" asked johnson.
II think it is in the genuine handwriting
of Henry Martin"
Read this letter dated February a.
1898, addressed to Mrs Isabelle J. Mar
tin" THE third and last OF the Dear
Belle" letters. in which Henry Martin is
supposed to apologize and make amends
for the wrong done to his sistef-in-a
sis this also in the handwriting of Henry
Martini"
THAT is my opinion, sir" was the ex-
perfs reply"
Take the Witness" said johnson, with
an air of triumph.
Mr. Delmas had evidently been prepar
ing for his cross-examination, for he ad-
1s.adh h IN rInco \
He commenced by putting the witness
through a sort of schnolboy catechism.
He took the expert into his confidence
from the very beginning and sympathiZed
greatly with him when Mr.. Young humor-
ously exclaimed that his business was "to
show the young ideas how to shoot-with
the pen." He thought of his own per-
formances with the pistol as he said this
and laughed in merry sort of way.
Then Mr.. Young had to ackno Wedge
that he had taught school" in three insti-
tutions-Miss Lakes, Irving and Trinity
schools. He had also taken private pupils
from time to time. Having a maryelousIy
bad memory for names, it was not sur
prising that the patrOnymies OF the young
hopetuls escafed him from time to time.
However, by dint of strenuous pressure
on the part of Mr.. Delmas and a respon-
sIve effort on the part of the witness. il
was remembered that Mr.. Young's acad-
envy III the Fhelan building. on Market
street, as far back as June last had bar-
bored an aspiring student of the name of
Grigsby.
There was another named Gait" said
the witness, with a burst of recollection.
They both took lessons" 1t subse-
quentIy transpired that during the mast
months OF the early summer other stu
dents visited the Phelan building in tha
shape of an anonymous pupil, an architect
and member of the Salvation Army.
Mr.. Delmas began to get interested in
the experts career. He started to bark
back bit, and got TO where Mr.. Young
had been a schooleacher in his own State
of Maine, including the divine art of song
in his branches of instruction. The wit
ness derived intense amusement from the
relation of how he ran away from home to
90 to school-"Unusual," as Nh. Delmas
remarked-and how he dated his boyhood
DAYS from a vivid recollection Of the ''Old
red schoolhouse.
81 might have been eight years old
them" he said. 81 know l was at school
at Rockport. Me-, and that was after 1 lost
NV naud / was six years old when that
happened. | remember school," said the
witness, with burst OF joy, ''for one boy
licked me there. and then another big boy
took me under bis wing. That's all re-
member about school. No, by the way, l
saw a slate" This recollection proved
intensely amusing to the witness. IF l
worked hard | might remember some
other things" he said.
With characteristic inslnuation Mr.. Del
mas led the witness to describe how that