The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-18
AFTER THE STORM.
A Gentle Hush Pervades
the Court.
MOURNING FOR THE LOST.
Johnson and Craig Try to En-
liven Matters by a Row.
ONE OF CONFEDERATE MANNERS
DeImas Tries the Expedient to Sub.
due Johnson of Putting Him
49, on the Stand,
ONE OF CONFEDERATE MANNERS

COffey'S courtroom, and Grove /. john
sons countenance wore settled look of
gloom.
The Sacramento lawyer cannot get over
the loss of his friend and colleague. Il
don't know what l am to do" he e1-
claimed miseTably. Pm nearly worn out
with all this worry and excitement and to
have the burden thrust upon my poor
weak shoulders is more than | can bear"
However, Walter II. Lnforth, the junior
counsel for Jonn B. Martin, does his best
to supply the departed ones place, and
from time to time stimulated the humble
member of a country BAR wi tn words of
comfort and advice.
Mr.. Delmas had also reason to complain,
this time Of the absence of his esteemed
colleague, Arthur Rodgers. who has once
more given way to sickness brought on By
the severe mental strain of examining
obdurate witnesses. Mr.. Rodgers is now
recruiting his strength on soft pillows and
toast and water, but expects to come up
like a giant refreshed when the curtain
rings up on the seventh stage of the
drama next week. His energetic assist
ant, James L. Robson, was to the fore as
usual, and scrubbed incess antly all day
long.
Attorney William S. Craig rushed into
prominence yesterday. He had two or
three witnesses to examine, and while so
doing cOntrived TO throw little excitement
into the terribly dull proceedings at time
when the WORKOUT spectators were just
abeutdropping off to sleep. OF course it was
Grove l.. johnson who was Craig's part
Merlin furnishing the merry interlude, the
:: Sacramento lawyer being ever ready to
j.. rush into the breach whenever some one
else is seeking for trouble. requiring only
an enemyto have it with.
? Ii CAME about in this wise. Mr.. Craig,
apart from a telltale accent, is well known
10 be of Southern extraction, fact which
:: h.sIynx-eyed antagonist at once noted and
.:lald UP for future reference. Ii came yes
teT@ay, at a time when Grove johnson
asked a witness on cross-examination a
question which seemed TO imply that he
u0ub ed her veracity. Craig at once
demonstrated and charged Johnson with
Insulting his witness. whereupOn Johnson
,TetOrted- that be had not done so, but if he
= wished so to act he should do so without
taking thepTeviOuS step of consulting Mr.
Craig or his Southern manners" Mr.
-Craig's repIy.is published below.
-. Having satisfied bis thirst for blood for
thes 3me being Johnson behaved himself
pre- " we'll until quite late in the after
noon, when. he got into trouble with MIR.
Deimas. This time 1t was over the recall
ing Of Expert -Breckenfeld to the witness
stand Tor: the purpose OF proving to the
Satisfaction OF the contestants and the
iuTv that>the Dear Belle" letter, alleged
Io+have beer. written by Henry Martin on
February "a, 1899 Ghe last figure presumed
to be in. mistake for 81 was naught but a
base forgery. -
II. Mr. Delmas had handed the letter to
:. Grove J Ohnson, as IN duty bound, before
presenting Tito the witness, when, after a
brief: inspection. johnson pronounced it
= to be not the same epistle as that orig-
naly entrusted to the keeping of Clerk
Murphy. But Delmas hit back bard, for
he made Johnson go on the stand and
point: out his reasons for believing the
genuineness Of the document. This and
the other little incidents before referred
to.prnyed the diversions that ood out in
relief upon the otherwise dark back
ground of a dull day.
-. Ever since eight days ago, when Judge
Coffey gently limited to the members Of
the fair sex who had Teligiously attended
the trial that they had better keep away
fora few days on account Of the sensa-
.tional nature OF the testimony likely TO be
introduced at any moment. Mrs. Henry
Martin has been conspicuous by her alb
sence from the field Of battle. But when
court convened after the luncheon inter-
'
widow was in her accustomed place, look
ing fresh and handsome as ever. 1t SUBJ
sequently: transpired that she had been
once mare summoned as a witness.
Mrs; Lizzie HaggaFd, one of the nurses
: in attendance upon Mrs. Henry Martin in
her severe sickness, was recalled tn the
stand 1.-The opening OF court. She testi-
fed that on Friday, February "a, 1893. at
halI-past O'Clock in the morning she
wenton duty at the Palace Hotel as nurse
to Mrs. Martin. She. was sent there to
help Miss Mckenzie and Henry Martin.
who UP to that time had been taking
alternate watches by the bedside of the
sufferer.
"Wnat time did you 90 on duty pa asked
Attorney Craig.
About 8 o'clock in the morning."
Ibid you see Henry Martin ?"
YES. l relieved him from watch, and
he retired to his room"
Where did you first see him?"
81 saw him at s A. NJ. in his parlor room
o. He said he had been very sick in the
night, and complained of severe abdominal
pains"
How do you fix the date?"
"Wel, know that Henry Martin died
on Monday, February y, aud that it was
on the Friday before that l was called to
the hotel"
'When did you next see him that day ?'
"I saw him on and off until the doctor
came, between 10 and II o'clock"
The witness was then asked lot of
questions respecting the writing paper she
saw lying about Henry Martins rooms.
She repeated her testimony of the other
day, to tho effect that she saw mono but
the regular Palace Hotel paper.
Mr. Craig then produced the disputed
letter Of February "a. Did you see any
paper Of that size ?"
mo, sir"
- After an Intellectual motion to strike out
the witness testimony, Grove Johnson
sarcasucalty inquired of her il she thought
IL part OIL her duties to go through her
employers rooms and see what Kind of
paper they kept.
mo. SIR" was the answer. "but had
full access to all the rooms, and was in
full charge"
Ever nursed any body before ?" was the
abrupt question.
ION, yes; several"
Mention one" g: Il
Lawyer John Flint" -.
go through his rooms to see what
paper he had ?" :
mo. sir. But l wasn'tin full charge
there. Then, again. it was different in Mr.
Martins case. l was not only nurse; bnt
was friend of the family, and | wrote
letters in their rooms"
"Did you go through Henry. Martins
trunks?" -
No. sir. 1 wasn't making any inventory
of what they had" =.
That's what 1 wanted to know. said