The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-29

Colonel Philip Thompson and Mo;or
ButterWorth preferred objections to
the line ofquestioning, to which Judoe
wilson replied that it was a fest of
value OF the expert testimony recoo
nlzed by the books, and in this he was
sustained by the court. DETAILING his
past work, the doctor showed tbat hiS
charges in different cases had ranced
| from 10 10 75. The papers had heen
brought to his house Sunday nv Coi-
onel Breckinridge who was accomna-
nleu by two men who remained npr-
side, and hehad kept them over niSht
bringing them Monday to the attor'
ney's room in the courthouse, WHARF
ne had spent the day examininO thar,
de had made no Examination of a.
Christmas card other than an oouIa.
one. His statement reparding tha
| writing on the card was a raist;vo
one, ne assuming that the writino
had been made under ordinarv o;Ie
cumstances with ordinary ink and M
chemist had made special infant to
deceive experts. There was sona tino
fencing between the exrert and the
lawyer over minute destinations ~
terms ana particularly as to matbe,
matlcal exaotness in hand writing
III feel much more certain y ~
sumed the doctor, "that Madaiino
Pollard waote that letter thsn 10
concerning the date of the handvrjt.
ing on the Christmas card.U
suppose" began Mr.. Wilson. "that
IL turned out to be q fact, so far as
human testimony could fix il that
this card had been shut nm tor nine
YearsY n'no
Then L would say that some ona
had taken it out three or fonr vaare
ego and WiGten on it.u
THAT fact, if established as n fa,t
would not shake your beliei?u
mot unless some one couId con.
vince me that the writing mad come
oy spiritual agencies.
DR.. Schaetfer's cross. .examip atiop
was protracted we'll into the after
hoon' Mr.. Wilson obtained some ad.
lnleN'on tnat some times forgeries
were so skllliully done as to deceive
experts while he had not been told
whaC Che uetense wanted to prove by
hlm' Df. Schaetler concluded that he
hau lhlerred. He would not permit
anyone TO tell him that they wanted
MN MN to testify to any particular
thing.
After brief redirect examination
OF Mr, Schaeffer, Edwin b. Hay was
put upon the stand. He has for OK
years made special study of hand.
Wrltlng, and had been a
witness IN number Of noted
suits, among them being one brouSht
Dy Mrs. oliver against the late Simon
cameron for breach Of promise. He
was certain the letter exhibited and
the one addressed to "Wessieu Brown
were written by the same person.
After some sparriDg over Mr.. Hav,s
acc aratlon that no person could snc-
cessfully initiate another's hand.
writing through long letter the
court adjourned for the day.
EXPELLED FROM THE CLUB,
CHICAGO, March 27.-The Union
League club, the most influential an.
olal organization of Chicago, it is said,
Is seriously considering the question
of expellng Congressman Breckin.
ridge from honorary membershjn.
Ihere are but three names on the
clubs list of honorary membership.
PRESIDENT Harrison, Chauncev M. De.
pew and the Kentucky Congressman.
VI don't think there is any place in
the Union League club for Breekln-.
ridge, said Director Harry G. SeIfridpe
this afternoon. "The board will neet
shortly and the name will be quietly
dropped presume"
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