The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-22

that she did not know whether or not heI
attorneys had the letter. She thought she
/ had given it to them, but Johnson denied
having received IT, Personally, she could
not find the letter.
did you saw that Henry Martin wrote
a note which Johnson had in his pocket P'
Eyes. / thought so at the time, but |
don't know now. Eve been looking Tor the
letter ever since"
Then Delmas tried another tack. Mrs.
Martini" be said. there has been intro
dnced here a letter dated February "a.
1892. Did you produce that letter.?
The witness said she failed to under
stand the question. but she afterward an
swered it by saying: No, sir. L did not
produce it here. gave il to my attorneys
at home. This was on July 8 in the pres
ence of Mr.. johnson, Mr.. Linforth and
Mr. Thornton"
when did you first receive the letter
and what did you do with it?"
II received it March q, 1893 / kept it
in my room awhile, then l put It in my
box at the First National Bank. | took 1T
East last October and showed 1t to my
mother"
"Any other letters?"
"Yes, but [ can't remember which. !
know | took the letters of September s
and October s. 1892, and also letter Of
ApIli - 1905. Ddt luo iSbLoI A Cah !
find now. brought them back in Novem-
Der last"
Mrs. Martin having stated that she re-
ceived letters from Henry Martin during
the months of December, 1892. and jan
! uary and February. 1898, but had destroyed
them. she was asked: did you on Satur-
day, preceding Easter Sunday. 1889. have
al estrangement with Henry Martin %
Yes" was the answer. Then Mrs.
Martin asked for her deposition and
started to read it over deliberately. Then
she said: This deposition states l said
| that Henry Martin and l were enemies for
two years. That is not true. We were
never enemies"
Then Delmas quoted from the deposition
! and asked: did you not say that 90 that
| Saturday Mr.. Martin entered your room at
the Baldwin when you were sick and in
suited you so grossly, outrageously, that
! you told him to leave your room and never
speak to you again? And did not you say
that for two years you and he were enc
mics? And did not you say that this was
the first time be bad iDsulted you, and that
you told the affair to three clubmeD, of
whom one was Andrew Crawford?"
Il did not say that"
Then Mrs. Martin was made to tell of
the time when she again became friendly
with Henry Martin, in August. 1890. Mar
! tin on that occas ion spoke to her of his
wife, and said that the realization of mar
rage had not with him come up to the an
tlcipation. There was more said which
the witness declined 10 reveal.
Il can't tell II" she said in low voice.
ut was all of a private sort regarding his
marriage. l don't like to state-he told
me OF d suspicion there was in his mind.
don't like to state it here"
'I on must state" urged Mr.. Delmas.
Eyes. you must" echoed Judge Coffey.
"Ob, he discussed generalities and per
iii q I In cvx,a 2 h
would vOuchsafe. Mr.. DeImas sighed.
aud tried another subject. mrs. Martin"
he asked, your relations with Henri
Martin at that time were friendly?"
IL can't say. He called on me every
day. | was there from August IS to %.
We were not unfriendly. To q certain
extent we were friendly"
"Yes."
And had always been?"
This question proved a stumbling black.
and closed business for the day. Mrs
Martin would not answer. She was silent
a long while, then gave evasve answers
and so forth, bnt answer directly she
would not. "Y ou've no right to ask" she
said. This is not rebuttal, your Honor. |
claim the protection of section 2O66 of the
Code of Civil Procedure"
Everybody smiled al this display of legal
ANAO hlN OhNEC OOuC1 lbUhHu dUldL6Q. lie
was about 10 speak when Mr. Delmas rose
and said: Il mean no insult to the wit
ness, sir"
Then you don't know what insult
means" retorted Mrs. Martin.
This man was not such as you paint
him. He was always my friend"
II repeat" asked the irrepressIble
Delmas. were your relations always
proper?"
"Oh, l don't understand what Won
mean, was the answer. and Judge Coffev
had once more recourse to his blandisb-
ments. 1t was long struggle. but al last
the Judge induced Mrs. Martin to saw !:
My ideas Of what is proper may not
agree with yours"
well" asked his Honor, according 70
your views. were your relations with
Henry Martin proper?"
Il think So" said Mrs. Martin. after n
long and doubtful pause.
There's your answer" exclaimed
Judge COffey, with an air of TRIUMPH. and
at once adjourned court until this morn
ing. Before adjourniug, however. his
Honor lntlmated that If any ultra-seDsa-
tional testimony was expected he would
exercise his royal prerogative and sit with
closed doors.
There was dread, weird silence at this
awful threat. Every fair cheek paled and
every bang went out of curl But il was a
false alarm; for, as the ATTORNEYS present
made no such request, things will 90 on
to-day as before.