Graham guardian., 1895-06-22

they were married in Spain in 1888
but from the time they entered |
into the marriage contract up to
the ratification of it in Spain, he
kept the matter secret and allowed
nobody to know it, and always
passed as her guardian.
Returning to the incident on the
train he said that at the time she
told him her birthplace was Mendo-
cino county, California, and that
1t was in some valley, but she could
not state any more. Then, being
questioned further, he stated that
all the developments relative to
this woman being heiress to this
tract of land, he kept strictly to
himself, not divulging 1t even to
his intimate friends until after his
return from Spain in 1884.
WANTED TO BRING IT TO A HEAD.
AT this point he was questioned
by Mr.. Reynolds as to whether he
had not taken out license to mar
ry another woman in Southern Cal
ifornia about the same time he en-
tered into this secret marriage con-
tract with the present wife?
He promptly answered. 81 had"
Thereupon Mr.. Reynolds quickly
asked, "What was the purpose of
taking out the license?"
He replied, with a smile on his
face. at was to run bluff" add
ing that he had been engaged to
this woman (the California woman)
and he wanted to bring the thing
to a head.
The affidavite made by Alfred
E. Sherwood as to the genealogy
Of this witness wife was next
called up.
The witness was asked whether
or not he had "hypnotized" Alfred
E. Sherwood in order to get the
affidavit out of him, He replied
he had not, but in what connect
ion, he might say that he was
amazed at the ability of the United
States attorney to get so much out
of him, while be could get so little.
He acknowledged that he used
photograph of "Masso," which
he said he had procured at Cadiz,
in Spain, with Sherwood. In Sc
curing the affidavit from him, and
and that he told Sherwood that he
had seen the will in Spain, where
she was mentioned as being the
herr to this property; that it was
within his power to help the girl
along by making the affidavit, and
that it would not hurt anybody.
He further acknowledged that he
then wrote the affidavit, and Sher-
wood stood beside him.
Mr.. Reynolds then tried get
him to state whether be had told
Sherwood of his Shaving the Will
ing deed;5which purported to con
veg this same property to him, but
the witness could not state wheth-
Ell he had or not, could not remem-
Der, and being pressed about this
Willing deed, the confession was
finally dragged out of him that he
did not have much faith in this
deed, believed all the tine that it
was forgery.
DENIED OFFERING TO KEEP JOHNS ON
IN OFFICE.
Mr.. Reynolds: "Did you write
the surveyor general Of Arizona a
letter prior to your going to
Spain with reference to his making
report on your grant?"
81 wrote the surveyor general
several letters before leaving for
Spain in the fall of 1886.
Then little later Mr.. Reynolds
asked: "Will you say you did not
write Johnson letter IN 1885, in
which you stated substantially that
if he would make a favorable re-
port you would see that he was re-
tanned in office"
81 will not say so; ] deny it en-
phatically, unless he can produce
the letter."
"Did you or did you not write
such II letter to Johnson in 1882"
81 deny it emphatically, and re-
quire the production Of any such
offer if it is true"
"Did you not in that letter state
to him that you knew that you had
influence enough to know who was
going to succeed HIM"
81 did not"
"And that if he would make a
report he would be retained
until after it could be done, and
then that he would not need any
more Offices or public employment
of ary kind?"
Instead ofreplying to this ques-
ton directly the witness started
off again on the Grafton that his
invariable rule through life was
never to assist anyone into any of
fee, or to have anything to do with
anyone who was in off ce which