The morning call., 1894-08-03

| smile all rOund.
"Well, did they touchP"
Eyes. they touched"
"How often did Henry Martin kiss his
sister-in-law?"
Only once"
WAS it long klss?" calmly asked
Delmas.
mo, not long kiss; just short kiss"
well, when you had seen the night
clerk you say you went back to the room
and SAW the parties there still. Did
leave them thereY"
Eyes. The night clerk said il was all
right. as the lady was Mr.. Martins sister
| !n-law."
After the witness had stated that he
was not discharged from the Palace Ho-
tel. but merely laid Oft owing to depression
in business, he was asked the usual cues
tion Of how he came TO give his testimony
| in the case. He said it was through the
| night clerk, McDermott, Who told him that
Mrs. John Martin requested his attend
ance in court. as his evidence might prove
Of some benefit to her.
did you have any conversation with
Mrs. John Martin about your testimony ?"
Yes. She asked me not to tell some
thing
Tell what? What did she say to you? ?"
| After slight pause the witness said
''Mrs. Martin said to me. when you get
up on the stand don't state that he caressed
me, Kissed me-
did you see any of the attorneys for
Mrs John Martini p'
The witness answered that Grove John
| son had sent for him, saying that he had
to be very careful, and bad to find out who
each witness was, etc. He had been twice
| subpenaed. the second time by Henry Hoff-
man, Mrs John Martins son.
Mr.. Delmas changed his tactics.
Ibid you know a MIR. Leonard, a guest
Of the Palace Hotel, in 1912" he asked.
| No sir"
"Do you not know that Henry Martin
complained Of you to the hotel authorities
| for being rude to Mr.. Leonard, his friend?"
mo. | don't"
| This closed the testimony of the witness.
and then John McDermotI. night clerk at
the Palace Hotel, was called to zorro borate
! Turner's evidence. McDermott identified
| the position Of the two rooms, and spoke
of the report which Turner made to him
on that night in January, 1898. An objec-
ton from Mr.. Delmas, however. prevented
him from stating what was said in return.
At this juncture Mr.. Delmas complained
oil the draught and asked Judge Coffev's
perm ssion TO have one door closed. His
Honor, in granting the request, said that
he liked to have doors and windows open
In order that his audience might have ali
| the fresh air possible.
Here was a chance for Grove T., John
son.
IF your honor please" said he, "we
can get more audience, but we can't get
more counsel"
SO the door was closed.
Asked about his testimony the witness
McDermott said that Mrs John Martin
came to see him at the Palace Hotel six
months ago. She left card and the wit
ness went to see her at her house. 81 al
ways thought Mrs. John Martin ought TO
know what evidence / had"
All this time Mr. Delmas was writing
down each answer with such exactitude
and deliberat0n that Grove Johns grew
fidgety. Finally he jumped o his feet:
II object to counsel keeping us all wait
ing while he writes down each answer"
said he. II don't do it,"
Il shall make no ruling on that objec-
tion." said the court.
mr. Reporter" said the Sacramento
LAWYER "kindly note an exception to the
courts refusal to rule on my objection"
There was a recess OF ten minutes after
this little interruption.
On resuming, McDermott said that he
went to Mrs. John Martin and told her
what he knew. Size was very thankful,
and said she would like to see Mrs.
house and spoke to him about the matter.
"How long before that had you called at
Turner's house?"
Not for year before that"
Did Mrs. Martin give you letter for
Turner?
mo"
In redirect examination Grove johnson
elected the fact that Mrs. Martin had
given the witness memorandum for Tur-
ner's benefit. The paper was produced, |
i'd entified and read In court. 1t proved to |
bear the words: Hon. Grove L., johnson
is to be found at Judge Murphy's court.
12 o'clock noon" The witness was then |
released.
w. d. Kearney, clerk at the drugstore |
of Wakelee & Co., at the corner of Bush |
and Montgomery streets, said he knew |
Henry Martin we'll. Martin came 70 the |
store one morning three or four days be- |
fore his death. 1t was very early in the !
day. about 6:45 A. NJ. He had particular |
prescription made up.
"What Is this particular pres ,ription 2v |
asked Mr.. Dalmas. Have you been asked |
to look for it?"
II have not" The witness then stated |
that Mrs. John Martin came to the store
one day and asked him to look up he last |
prescription. This was shortly after
Henry Martins death.
did she tell you what she wanted the
prescription looked up for?"
mo, sir. Mrs. Martin expressed sur
prise at the suddenness of Mr.. Martins |
death, and asked me concerning the dates
and plumbers of all the prescriptions with |
Martin written on them. She asked me |
to send them to her. l did send her one.
but no more. [ think"
That will Go. for the present Mr..
Kearney." said Mr.. Delmas, signiticantIv.
He proposes to recall Mr.. Kearney at a |
future date.
The days proceedings closed with the |
reading of the deposition of Mrs. Bly Coles
Witthaus, wife of Professor Witthaus of |
New York City. The deposition sat forth
that IN May, 1891, Mrs. 5ohn Martin was
In New York City. She came TO visit the
deponent one day. and while at her house
had fainting spell. which necessitated
the removal of great part Of her clothing.
Mrs. Witthans discovered the conditiou in
which her friend was in. and even feared /
that she might be taken seriously ill at her
house. Finally, however, Mrs. John Mar
tin recovered sufficiently to be taken home.
Shortly after that Mrs. Martin gave birth
to male child at the San Carlos Hotel.
Some weeks afterward, when sbe mad
recovered, she returned to California.
The deposition stated that some tjmc
after that John Martin forwarded TO Mrs.
Witthaus "a lovely picture of his wife
and child" The deponent was never on
verv intimate terms with Mrs. Martin be-
fore the occurrence in New York. but
since that event they had been fast friends.
Judge Coffey before adiouIniDg an