The morning call., 1894-07-26

Martin Jr, is legally entitled to one-third
OF the estate of the late Henry Martin, his
uncle, under tbs second will, now ia dis
pute.
=: The contestants case, represented by
Martins widow. Mrs. Mary E. Martin,
=. closed rather abruptly yesterday after
=. noon. Or. rather, il viii close after one
short piece of testimony is taken frs I
rhing this morning. In word, Grove Il
:.J ohnsen has had formal notice to grid up
his lOins and prepare TO combat the mass
:Of dsmning evidence that has been hurled
at his clients head during the past fort
:. nghI.
True, Mrs. } Ohm Martin is not Johnson's
:: client, but she is guardian ad Item of her
Tiny three-year-old son-John 3. Martin
:: y r:-who is the prOpOnent OF the second
. will. Il would be absurd to suppose that
the golden-cuTled, biue-eyed little prattler
e .is a. all cOgDizant Of what is and has been
= going Cd, so that the sum and substance Of
the contestants endeavOT TO prove the
alleged second will base forgery, and as
such worthless, has been the wholesale
Iending and tearing uD Of the character OF
:.t6e child's mother, who is regarded as the
showing party iu the action.
-. People interested in the case are await
: ing with Impotence the disclosures that
: Grove johnson ls expected 10 make IN sup
port Of his infant clients case. That he
;sbould lean cOmfGr ably back in his chair
towing with his glasses, and even beaming
with affection on the procession of wit
..Hes5es who came into court TO stgmatlZe
Mrs John B. Martin as a forger and
blackmailer, surprised all who watched
tie case.
- johnson is supremely confident. He
started in by saying that ne didn't care
rap for expert testimony, and he has pooh
p0ohed ali the witnesses who told OF
Narrfra'c ha trpn n his Glcfnr-In-laW
and disbelief in the existence OF the child
as the result Of his brothers marriage.
Johnson Is an enigma. Leave thatto me.
Wait TIL / get TO my case, is all be Will
say. And now the moment has arrived
when he will have to show his hand, and
hand strong enough to stand the raise
made bV the other SIDE in rebuttal.
DeImas took the advice Of his counsel
Yesterday and discarded the amazing blue
and white necktie with which he shocked
his admirers oil the previous DAY for the
prim, dignified black cross-bow OF yore.
So far he has not yet shone IN the case,
but as he scribbies iDdustrIously all the
time it is 10 be supposed that when be
does rise 10 MS feet something OF an IN
common nature will happen.
g::EYeTybody was there as usual. although
Mis-. John Martin and her child were not
seen during the afternoon session, having
probably returned home to prepare for
LOOKED charming and handsome as ever.
and was surrounded by her usual bevy OF
friends. The Judge was in a fairly gra-
cOus mood and the attorneys turned up
smlingly as ever.
The proceedings reopened with the re-
eating Of Preston Woods, the witness who
got so I'm mercifullv roughed up on cross
examination by Grove johnson on the
previous day. Ii was shown that at the
time Woods suddenly discovered that he
had testimony to offer on behalf of Mrs
Henry Martin he hzd a claim against
Martins estate Of S5l2.
By way of setting aside any impression
that the jury might have obtained from
this testimony, Arthur Rodgers recalled
Woods for the purpose of identifying the
petition for the claim mentioned, with the
order of Judge Coffey directing that it be
paid.
"Did Mr.. Pond pay your claim before
or after this order was made?" asked
Rodgers.
After"
''That is all" -,
Pond paid you by check. didn't be ?"
asked Johnson.
y believe he did"
''Tnat's all"
Henry P. Dlmond. Cosmos Club. San