The morning call., 1894-07-31

tickets of admission to those privileged to
hold seats in the body of the eonrt. In
the meantime two sturdy Deputy Sheriffs
have all their work cut out TO withstand
the charge of the eager populaee.
When the case presented on behalf of
Mrs. Henry Martin. widow of the man
whose $500, 600 fortune extracted from the
Brown Bear mine is in dispute. came to a
close on Thursday NOR ming last there we're
few onlookers who did not wonder how on
earth this mass of testimony was to be
cembared and how the so-caled second
will, by which the little three year-old
John 3. Martin Jr. claims one-third Of the
g property, could be pronounced anything
else than a forgery.
But if even a respectable portion of the
evidence introduced by the proponents of
this second will is TO be accepted as fact
there is quite another complexion given to
the strange story of the case. IL is now
Mrs. Johu B. Martins inning, on behalf of
p her 'little infant boy" as be is styled by
Grove L. Johnson, his counsel and the
legal war is now being waged with all the
acumen and legal feroeity that can be
summoned up by the parties on either side.
Yesterday was a day of sensation, for
not only was another. a third, Dear
Belle" letter sprung upon an uDoffending
jury. but this letter unveiled a state OF
things as yet only limited at 10 a vague
manner, and not definitely looked for in
evidence. For, if this third letter to Dear
Belle" be genuine then the tiny, curly
haired, blue-eyed mite known as the son
of John B. Martin is really the offspring
OF his uncle, the very man one-third of
whose thousands he is suing to possess.
The dav was worthy of mention for
q. another incident also. For deeply laid
scheme of Messrs. Rodgers and Delmas
was suddenly unfolded during the cross
examination of Mrs. Jennie Tibbets, and
that lady was thereby induced TO
acknowledge as genuine athird and hither-
TO unproduced document. specially got up
to represent the second will of the de-
ceased Henry Martin, and which Mr.
Delmas unblushlngly declared to be an
actual forgery. designed for the utter
annihllati0u Of the witness who is said to
Ifaye first received into her hands the dis
puted document. Mrs. Tibbels fell into
the trap, ana great was the indignation of
counsel upon theaother side at what they
termed the unprOfessional conduct of their
opponents.
Judge Belcber having returned from his
vacation to retake possession of his court
room it became necessary for Judge Cof-
fey TO find other quarters. So, by the
kindness of Judge ID. j. Murphy. the pro-
ceediDgs were resumed in Department of
the Superior. an airy room that for two
years past has been the abode Of the ia
e. nous criminal Judge.
All the old faces we're present, and the
little son and heir of the late John B.
Martin, having got over the natural shy
ness OIL childhood at the unusual proceed
:ings, heralded his arrival in court with a
burst OF soug. During the whole day the
little fellow showed himself indiscriminate
!. in bis fsvors. and he seemed just as pleased
when Juggling at the coattaiis of his en-
emy, Mr.. Delmas, as when accepting pieces
of torn paper from the hands of his frfend
Mr.. johnson.
e.; Mrs. Tibbets, at whose house Mrs.
John B. Martin boarded tor some
time, and to whose hands the so-
called second will is said to have been in.
trusted by Henry Martin on that memor.
able day, February %. 1888. appeared by
no means flustered at the thought that the
whole day was likely to be devoted 10 her
utter confusion at the hands of so severe
a cross-examiner as Mr.. Delmas She
sat awaiting the ordeal with peaceful
resignation stamped on every feature,
while from time to time her lips parted in
q truly beatific smile.
Grove johnson had question or two to