The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-03-16
DE FRANCE PALED
WHEN JOHN HENDERSON TOOK
THE STAND.

KALAMAZOO. March 4.--Wben court
opened Tuesday morning Liveryman
George Fuller was the first witness to
give testimony. He identified De France
as Louis Forrest. who had called on
him on Sunday before the forged draft
was passed and wanted to hire saddle
horse for the afternoon, but it rained
and the order was countermanded. but
the next morning the horse was taken
TO the Kalamazoo House for the same
man. 1t was not returned, but was
found near Vicksburg.
James Fuller, son of George Fuller
testified that he had seen the gray pony
loing west on Portage street on that
Monday about 1880. The rider was
dressed in blue and white wampus,
overalls and a Scotch cap.
William Fike, a farmland employed
near Vicksburg, testified that while
drawing hay to Vicksburg man passed
him riding white pony.
Miss Gertrude Cannon and her moth
or. Mrs. Charlotte Cannon, who live
near Vicksburg, testified that man
put white pony in their barn about
o'clock one day in November and stated
that he would return and call for the
horse about 3 O'clock, but he never re-
turned
Taylor Norton and L. c. Harris, Sec
ton men on the Grand Rapids and In.
diana railroad, testified that they met
a man on the track shortly after noon,
and after he passed key was picked
mp on the track and ordered sent back
to the Burdick House. When they
passed him he wore q cap and mus
tache.
John Henderson, the Vicksburg mil
Ter, made De France turn white by his
evidence, and caused the attorneys for
the defense to become agitated. Mr..
Henderson stated he recognized DE
France, who was before him, as the
man who followed him into Mr.. Wings
mill at Vicksburg day or two before
he heard that stolen horse had been
left in Cannon's barn. The respondent
at that time wore a wampus, blue over
alls and brown derby hat, and was
clean-shaven.
Kate Cagney took the stand, but her
testimony was somewhat disappointing
She had clerked in furnishing store
in November, 1891, and had sold man
a jacket and overalls one morning The
witness gave general description that
tailed with the other descriptions of
Forrest, but could not identify De
France.
KALAMAZOO, March 9.-Stonewall J.
De France was arraigned in court,
charged with uttering forged draft
for $12,500 on the Pontiac National
bank.
The first witness was Alba Lull,
cashier of the Pontiac bank from which
the draft in question was purported to
have issued. He declared his signature
on the draft to be forgery and identi-
fed draft of the same number issued
by the bank.
S. b. Hammond of Kalamazoo testified
that he knew De France here under the
name of Lewis Forrest. and denied posi-
lively that it was his Endorsement on
the fraudulentflraft
KALAMAZOO, March 1O.-The cross
examination sof S. b. Hammond was
and WAS very severe. Charles
III. Land, the Detroit dentist, testified
in regard torepairing the teeth of De
France. TX. Wagner also gave some
Testimony against the pris.
Oner.
KALAMAZOO, March 12. AT the open
ing of court Saturday morning ex- Presi-
dent j. X. Wagner resumed the stand
and his examination proceeded. He
first saw De France after the So, 900 was
drawn on Oct. z, 1893. at Detroit, in
Superintendent Starkweather's private
Office. He at once recognized De France
aud related the incidents of the meet
ing. Mr.. Wagner had noticed De
Frances peculiar teeth, but the glasses
and mustache were gone. He never
saw the man Forrest smoke cigar
He thought Hammond's signature on
the draft very good one. He could
De France by the peculiar.
tiles of his nose.
KALAMAZOO, March 13.-When court
opened Monday morning the defense in
the De France forgery case began the
cross examination of Fred N. Rowley,
and he stated that he did not intend to
testify at the examination that he
identified De France at the depot when
he. arrived here, but did identify him at
the Jail the same night. He remem-
bered that he wore a chrysantheinum
in his coat. He conld not teal whether
he wore light ulster or dark coat.
He was unable to state whether he wore
q white vest or black one.
Edward 3nyks, clerk at the Burdick
for & y past II years, positively |
identified De France as the man who
room 30 at the Burdick House
from Nov. Q to "a. 1891. and soon after
he left the key to the room he occupied
was sent back to the hotel from Vicks-
burg. The guests bill was presented
to him, and instead of paying it he
stated that he would have money in a
few days and would pay up in full. The
bill has not vet been paid.
Heber Coddington, the bank book
keeper at the time the money was taken.
testified that he saw Forrest on three
occasions and when he secured the
and now positively recognized
De France as Forrest
. WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
sudden Dsatb q n. Detroit Lady Under
~. Peeoiia4 cI<eupstances
D DETRoIT, March re. Z y3proner Beatch-
er was fallei TO 2OI Twenty 81 zth street
to Investigates the death Of Mrs Fight,
aged 81. who died about 1920 O'clock
Bunday morning under peculiar cir.
sumSiances. For sereraI years she has,
beer keeping house Tor her son-inslaV,
John Schimick 1widower.