The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-28

tion similar to that of DR.. ShaefTer, in
order to Justify his claim TO the character
of expert"
Ma. Butterworth wanted the letters
SHOWN to the jury, but objection was
made by Judge Wilson on the ground that
the letters were not in evidence. The
iegal Sparring that followed was ended
6y decision Of judge Bradley in favor Of
Judge Wilson's contention.
PROMOTED TO COLONEL.
When Judge Wilson took the wit
ness he raised his rank over the
brevet tltle given by Mai But
terworth, and called him 'colo-
mel. - He inquired minutely, as he did of
Or Shaefer, into MIR. Hays grounds for
passing as an expert, and Mai Butter
worth objected to a question as TO whether
the experts in the case of Oliver VS..
Cameron, in which Mr.. Hay was an ex-
pert witness, did not differ considerably.
Maj. Butterworth said, when two men
see Sc q dog night they differ considerably in
their testimony"
Judge Bradley sustained him, but after
ward allowed Judge Wilson to 20 ahead
with his questioning on his explanation
that IN dog fight men differed in their
story of 1t, because one was looking at the
upper dog and the other at the lower dog
and he simply wanted to show that ex-
perts dlnered just like other wise men.
Mr. Hay admitted that the experts in
the Oliver-Cameron case differed, but he
was on the side of the majority and that
side won
Judge Bradley checked the levity called
out by this illustration.
LONG LETTERS HARD ON FoRaERs.
M 1
could not be maintained in a long forged
letter.
snow, Mr.. Hay" said Judge Wilson,
look at the word July lin the alleged
forged letter. and say whether the indi-
Vldual who wrote them did not give him
self away when he wrote July by q little
quicker use of the pen"
mo sir there is no difference in the
making of the characters in July"
Il mean looking at the word "
II am looking exactly at the word. "
"lmitators must show nervousness in
forging letter." said Mr.. Hay, "and
there is no nervousness in this letter"
lie admitted that an expert could make
a very lair imitation Of letter.
SENT TO HIM BY THE DEFENDANTS SON.
Mr.. Hay said he had received the let
ters from Desha Breckenridge and had
them altogether for several hours suf-
ficlent time for him to study and decide
on them. He did not know, because moth
ing was said by Desha Brecltnridge that
the defense wanted to prove that the al
legged forged letter was written by Miss
Pollard, but he suspected as much.
That letter was not forged" he sald
by which he meant that IL was not writ
ten D an assimilated handwriting, nor
copied from some other letter. He be-
ieved it was impossible for person to
Initiate the handwriting Of another per-
son in letter as long as this without
| showing nervousness.
in your opinion" suggested Judge
Wilson
I'm my opinion, !" acquiesced MIR. Hay.
The court adjourned at this point until
tomorrow.
THE DISPUTED LETTER.
Following is the letter which Miss Pol.
lards asserts is a forgery, and which the
defense will fight TO get before the jury:
Wesleyan College, July 20, lSSi.-Dear Col
Breckinridge Your letter came TO me Sat
urday am glad you told me IL win be lin
convenient TO come out here TO the college,
for IL you had gone TO even such a
little trouble 10 listen TO what some
times oyerourdens "a school girls mind,
you might te inclined TO be provoked with
yourself A preachers opinion Of any little
AFFAIR OF mine would cause premature gray
hairs, where your opinion might clear away
all doubts and fears and let me be quite free
hearted again. l think have prepared you
| for divorce case, but listen, II
| is worse than that. II certain
| person should advance funds for my
| tuition here at school for three years under
| the promise that marry him at the expira.
tion OF the time. Gould he do anything II ]
| were not TO marry him but teach and refund
| all he had advancedy / know you think, why
| the deception but on no other terms will he
! agree. Where girl wants nothing but a
! good education and means 10 obtain such are
| denied her, what IS she to do but take the
| only chance she is ever likely TO have.
| liked your face and 1 am sure l would like
| you, and If at any future time you are in the
| city and would care 10 come around, remem
| ber that home faces are always welcome.
| am very respectfully yours,
MADELINE B. POLLARD.
Tomorrow bids fair to be the great day
of the trial, for, unless the cross examina.
tion of two intervening witnesses is toe
long drawn out, the silver-tongued de
fendant himself will mount a rostrum OF
kind in which he has not figured before
| and begin giving>his version of the long
intrigue.