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have already decided that they are rsle-


! the jury for inspection and for decision as
| to their authorship. But Grove johnson
| suggested that this might be a plan for
getting indirectly before a jury what
might not be directly done, and SO some
thing else had to be suggested.
Ask her if she wrote them." suggested
Judge Coffey.
This was done, and Mrs. John Martin
| had to say that while the envelopes were
| in her hand the contents of the letters
| were not. In response to further Ques-
| tons from Mr.. Rodgers the witness said
that she was residing in Philadelphia in
| 1885, but In what street she did not know.
She knew the house at 30 South Forty
third street, where she had once lived. II
| was In brick block. but she was not sure
that it was three-stOry Queen Anne cot
| tage. She lived there some time in the
winter of 1885.
Another attempt was then made by Ar
thur Rodgers to get the letters submitted
to the jury for inspection. and a section of
| the Code of Civil Procedure was quoted in
favor OF such proceeding. But the offer
was rejected.
Then there was gathering nf the clans.
Attorneys Rodgers, Linfortb, johnson
and Craig gathered around the ) Judge and
whispered In tones soft and low. Mrs.
John Martin sat tidgeting on the witness
CHAIR for some time, ard finally took a
hand in the discussion. But the Judge
was angry and silenced her.
More discussion. and the Judge was
heard to say: Really, gentlemen, this
letter of October II has, in my opinion,
been sufficiently identified. So such parts
OF 1t as are material may be read"
but. your Honor"
"Oh, / won't have my rulings discussed
for ever. And let me say now to the audi
ence, that if they are attracted here by
| morbid curiosity they may as we'll retire.
4 n NsW,rwx -f,rk
think will be salacious selections from
| these spicy scrolls, but l assure them now
that there are no such in the documents"
Judge Coffey then went away to lunch,
| and so did the rest
The afternoons proceedings were ush-
cred in with scene of tumult. Despite
all the precautions takes by the Judge,
bailiffs and few policemen, the hungry
mob forced its way in through both doors
OF the courtroom. Judge COffey at first
waxed indignant, but at length, finding this
course to be futile, his Honor beamed with
joy ana welcomed the multitude with out
stretched arms.
Mr.. Heynemann, being once more put
on the rack, said he first met Andrew
Crawford in 1869. He met him as a friend,
being appointed his attorney on admission
10 the bar ten years later. The witness
was examined by Attorney Phillips, who
succeeded in showing that in 1885, when
41C1 I6CGfFeU lH6 ulSDuL6u
letters from Andrew Crawford, the rela-
TONS between him and the deceased
capitalist were those of attorney and
client.
On this account Mr.. Phillips sought to
have The letters barred cut. They were
privileged communications, be said, and
could not be introduced. 81 say no more
than that" said Phillips, "being content
to cast the mantle of charity over the coz
duet OF Mr.. Heynemann in attempting to
barter these letters or introduce them in
this case" Heynemann smiled sweetly.
A. III. X. Schmidt of the German Bank
was then called for further Identification.
He prom ounced both letters to have been
written by Mrs. John Martin. In cross
examination, however, the expert would
not Identify the signatures of Belle j..
h Gilman" to the letters as genuine.
Then there came revelation In the way
of expert witnesses. A gen tleman named
Theodore Kiutka was called by Grove
johnson for the purpose Of contradictng
all that Schmidt had stated. This the YER
saule gentleman. known TO the world as a
pen and ink agent as we'll as a teacher OF
| photOgrap ply, did in noble style. After he
had barely satisfied Arthur Rodgers as to
| his competency, the new expert was handed
the letter Of July 6, 1885.
Il state absolutely Lhat the handwriting
! is not Mrs. J ohm MarIin's-thiS letter.
am EXPERT. taught the Southern Pacific
! Company how to forge tickets"
Somebody laughed. and then Kiutua was
shown the other letter; that of October
| u, 1885,
IA long scrutiny.l 81 do not think this
| is her writing"
Then the envelopes were handed up for
| inspection. The expert, having found
| time 10 find fault with the postmarks,
said: II would like little more time TO
study these" Then he kindly offered to
take the papers home with him. But
Judge Coffey said no. He had sworn to
keep the papers inviolate. and he would
keep his WORD.
Kiutha thought some more and then said
81 dare say | can swear that this envelope
| of October Is is written by Mrs Martin,
But would like to study the other"
In cross-eXaminatiOn the witness said
that be testified from a comparison of the
letters with other papers shown to him by
| Mrs. John Martin as having been written
by her.
81 call for those papers," said Rodgers.
| wheIeat Mrs. Martin nearly had fit and
the expert sprang up from his chair and
| executed pas seul in front of the Judge.
DO you wish now my society yet?" he
asked Rodgers.
The gentle attorney smiled. mo. thank
you," he replied.
Then the expert smiled, waved his hand
kerchief to the audience and waltZed off
the stand. Grove Johnson buried his
head in his hands and uttered a hollow
groan of anguish.
Mr.. Kiutka was INDUCED In an hours
inspection of the disputed letters under a
magnifying glass before court adjourned.
He is expected to give aston ishing testi-
moDy this morning.
After brief recess Arthur Rodgers an
nounced that, with the exception of a few
questions that might be asked hereafter,
he had finished with Mrs. John Martin.
"CT0ss-eXamine," said Judge Coffey.
Johnson demurred at being thus called
upon, but finally he consented and called
up Mrs. John Martin.
Mrs. Martin, they asked You with re-
gard to Mrs. Tibbets and her handing You
the second will. Please state the facts
connected with It's discovery"
Mrs. Martin told The story just as 1t had
been told before, both by Grove johnson
In his opening statement and by Mrs. TIb-
bets on the wItness-stand. She told a
calm, straightforward story, in a calm.
impressive manner.
II was i'll for six weeks after that" she
said. Judge Williams was out of town
when ] recovered, so | told Charles Ack-
ermaD. particular friend of mine. He
advised me at first to send the second Will
to William Martin, Then he changed his
opinion and advised me to consult Judge
Williams, then my legal adviser. / did So
and gave Judge Williams the will"
Her story concluded, the witness was
asked bv Grove johnson to produce the
letter, which she had stated she had re-
ceived from her mother, absoiving her
from her promise to conceal the "My
dear Belle letter OF February "a, 1898