The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-06
MRS. MAGGIE HENRY'S ORDEAL.
A Desperate Attempt to Break
Down Her Testimony.
Dramatic Scenes and Incidents in
the Leyshon Examination.
An AlI-Dny Dress Examin n fon-Attor
ney Peck Trying to Show HE
CLIENT Was Authorized to
sign the Lady's Name.

Attorney Zu g. Peck spent all day
yesterday In Justice Bartholomew .
court in an attempt to break down the
testimony OF Mrs. Margaret Henry,
against his clant, +. G. Leyshon, the
elderly defendant with the shining
pate. charged with forgery.
Miss Nellie Clark. the infatuated
young woman who stands by Leyshon
against her mother and sister. occupies
her usual seat near the nervous defend
ant, and Mrs. Eliza CLARK. the aged
mother, remained in the court room I'M
til she became 80 nervous she was
obliged to retire.
The attorney resorts to all the arts OF
9 clever practitioner to confuse and en-
trap Mrs. Henry iinto admissions that
would strengthen the defendants claim
that he was authorized to sign her
name to the note which he is charged
with forging, and she stood the ordeal
with unusual calmneHs and mental
vigor.
The note to which Leyshon ID accused
OF forging Mrs. Henry's signature 10 for
s92 and was given to AL j. Graham, from
whom the money was obtained. An
other note for $92 in favor of Al Graham,
dated one day before, signed by Mrs.
Henry, was found in the defendants
possession and turned over by him in
trust to Mr.. Guyger, through whom the
loan was negotiated. This note Mrs.
Henry admits signing.
MIR. Peck directed his cross-examina-
ton entirely away from these notes, and
devoted his entire time to an attempt to
show that Leyshon had transacted
nearly all Mrs. Henry's business for sew
eral years and was authorized to sign
her name to the note In question.
Incidentally number Of things were
brought into the CASE which occasioned
much excitement among the actors In
this drama.
"Mrs. Henry,1 said Mr.. Peck as the
witness settled herself for the ordeal,
"you have said that when Mr.. Leyshon
produced what you call the genuine note
at the Sisters hospital he said he was
ready to take his medicine. Didn't he
say he had signed it with your full au-
thority; for you to 60 ahead and have
him arrested; that NO court would hold
him guilty?"
Mrs. Henry could not recollect that he
had used those words.
Miss Clark turned square around and
sat facing Miss Williams, o witness in
the case, and when that young lady
moved over beside Rev. DR.. Campbell,
Miss CLARK faced her again. There was
sharp exchange of remarks between
counsel which WAS peremptorily stopped
by the court.
"Isn't it fact" continued Mr.. Peck,
. N atow ~
for your school salary for two years past
were drawn on orders to which Mr..
Leyshon signed your name?'
He drew some Of them"
ibid you not endeavor 10 get your
sister, Miss Nellie here, to come to the
court and swear that you never gave
Leyshon authority TO sign your name.
and did she not say she would not swear
to lie, and that he had had the author.
ity for three years? ?" h
mo SIR" replied Mrs. Henry indig-
nantly. "Try to intimidate my sister |!
no sir"
"Sincs Lsyshon's arrest have you not,
In the presence Of Miss Williams, told
your sister you would turn her out into
the street and she would have to shift
for herself II she did not swear you had
never given Lsyshon this authority 2"
"No, sir, never" replied the witness,
excitedly.
'And If che did not cease visiting him
in Jail you would do so?"
mo, sir, never. May explain,
judge ?" said the witness, her lip quiv-
ering.
''Only once did I say anything like
what you have said. My sister Visited
Mr.. Leyshon in jail and when she would
come home she would have dreadful
tantrums. She would sob and cry and
: scream until it was perfectly awful.
She would 20 into the room formerly
occupied by Mr.. Leyshon, and the