The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-24

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! custody and she meant to go home alone,
II at all. Sheriff Clancy eXhorted, but his
| power weakened beneath the gaze of
| languishing eye.
Under Sheriff Mcguire soon appeared on
the scene, however. and was successful in
| bringing Mrs. Martin to terms. SuDerin-
! tendent Lowney of the House of Correc-
| ton. happening TO drive up in his buggy,
| 1t was suggested that Mrs. Martin ride
| with him TO her home. Mrs. Martin
! agreed at first and climbed into the buggy.
| but no sooner had she taken her seat be-
side the gallant captain than she climbed
! out again, pleading the GOODNESS of the air.
By and by Mrs. Martins system under
went change, and she sailed of TO her
! home in Larkin-stre car under charge
| of Clancy. But as all this proceeding
/ lasted some time it was found necessary TO
| dismiss the jury until after the noon
| recess.
On Tesuming it was found that Mrs.
| John Martin had produced the broken
negative. But when she was recalled to
! the stand she pleaded sickness, and as
| Mr.. Delmas stated that while be had no
| other witnesses present he did not intend
! to examine a sick woman, it looked as
! though an adjournment were imminent.
! But no sooner did Mrs. John discover
! t1at she might have her own way than sue
! suddenly rose and walked TO the witness
| stand.
Arrived there Mrs. Martin stated that
! the broken negative was the first one
/ taken. Her son dropped and broke it
! week ago last Sunday. Both negatives
/ had come into her possession immediately
after their leaving the Elite gallery.
! How soon after the taking Of the photo
| graph did you give that letter Of February
! q, 1892. TO Mr.. JOhnson?"
Il think the same day"
Both pictures were produced by Mr..
| Delmas. Then Mrs Martin had something
| TO say. There were no acid spots on that
letter when il was photographed"
Il move to strike out" began Delmas.
Strike out" said Judge Coffey.
The letter in question was handed to the
witness. is it in the same condition now
as when you bad it photographed? ?" asked
Delmas.
Point out where it has been altered"
Mrs. Martin looked at the paper crit
icaly, with the aid OF glass. ''The words
wrong and worry have been retOuched,"
she said. ''Some acid has been applied to
the last word"
''Show me what you mean"
Mrs. Martin rose, took up a piece of
chalk, and Illustrated her meaning on the
blackboard.
$50. you think it's been altered?" asked
Delmas.
II don't think know it has" Then
the witness explained that she had some
0GpSII6uC0 u Tile aClu l6bL as ApplleQ
to writings. This was in the course oil
some chemical lectures at school.
well, what other objections have you
TO the paper?"
The ink has been intensified in places.
There have been fresh deposits, and the
paper Is tattered also" Then she SUD
denly said: II think you have been max
ing experimental tests OF the ink" This
last observation was struck out on the ap-
plication of Mr.. Delmas.
For further Illustration Mrs. Martin was
handed the negative to compare with the
original letter. Then she said: This let
ter has been reiouched as we'll as the Sec
ond will"
ION. you think the second will was
retouched, do you" asked Delmas, with
smile.
Yes; certainly. That's why 1 pro-
duced this letter."
Then Delmas came to the point. II no.
tice in what you say is the first negative
that there is an appearance of the left
hand corner Of the paper having been
torn OFF,"
Yes. sir. So it is in the paper,''
Then how comes it that this tear is
absent IN the second negative ?'
This question annoyed the witness con-
siderably. First she said she couldn't ex-
plain, then she said she didn't know.
Finally she said she was not sure which
negative was taken first. She had had an
lueds DuL ou6 UlIRub nave D6eO mistaken.
DelmaS then haTked back 60 the time
when. III January, 1894, Mrs. Martin said
she destroyed letter from Henry Martin
written in December, 1892 She said she
was sick at the time, and on her nurse
bringing to her her little iron safe she
opened it, took out the letter and cast 1t in
the CRATE.
How many letters did you so destroyp"
"NO Others"
The witness was then handed the depo-
sition and instructed to read certain pages
wherein she is supposed to have said that
in August, 1892, she received some letters
from Henry Martin at the Baldwin Hotel.
In her deposition she said that one letter
she had destroyed. She wished no one TO
see it. This was in August, 1892. Mrs.
Martin was asked how she reconcled this
statement with her testimony regarding a
similar action in January, 1894.
1.-The letter | destroyed l received in De-
cember, 1892. while l was in WeaYerVilIe.
THEY'VE mixed this letter in my deposi-
ton with letter of August, 1892, regard
ing the proposed autopsy on johns BODY"
Apparently satisfied with this reply, Mt.
Deimas then sweetly inquired how 1T came
about that while Mrs. Martin remembered
that it was on January 4, 1893, that she
lunched with Henry Martin at the Palace
Hotel, and not October II, 1892 when she
was up in Weaverville, she had failed TO
correct that impression in her deposition.
only INC Jay u6IoE0 MT. Delmab DaQ
asked: Put your finger upon any place in
your deposition where that erroneous
statement is corrected"
Mrs. Martin seized the deposition, and
began to read therefrom in answer TO this
question. She read from page IS of the
deposition, showing that she had testified
to the effect that on October IS, 1892, she
had met Henry Martin in Trinity County,
land the next time was in January. 1893,
in San Francisco" The witness claimed
that therein lay the complete retraction of
her previous erroneous statement.
Mr. Delmas reminded the witness that
there was no statement in the deposition
regarding a lunch at this January meet
ing, but she replied that no one had ques-
toned her regarding this.
Mrs. Martin, how is it that when at
tention was called to your visit of January
4 to 8. 1893 aud you spoke of Henry Mar
tin having visited you, yon did not men,
ton that January 4 lunch of yours, but
persisted in the statement that il took
place in the previous October?"
"Oh, l went all over this Yesterday"
was the answer. Il can't do it any longer.
I'm tired" So saying. Mrs. Martin laid
down the deposition.
Question, Mr.. Chairman" called ont
Delmas. thinking be was at his beloved
convention. Then, being reminded where
he was, 81 mean MIR. Reporter" he said.
But Mrs. Martin was becoming decidedly
impatient. do you know what Won are
talking about? don't believe you do"
Delmas laughed, good-naturedly, while
Grove Johnson looked UP from where his
head lay buried in his hands. Madam,