The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
LORD PAINTED.
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During Col. Bradbury's Cross Tx.
animation.
HE HAS HAD HEART DISEASE
SINCE THE WAR.

His Testimony Entirely Different From
Mrs. Greaves's Story-Oue or the Other
Very Far From the Truth-Lord' {
Cross-Ex Examina ion Postponed Till To-
day.
In the H. l. Lord pension case in the
U. S. court yesterday, the government
put in the remainder of its evidence dur
Ing the forenoon.
Pension Agent f. e. Abbott, of Wor-
cester, was the first witness. He testified
that he is pension attorney and acted
as such for Mrs. Laura e. Greaves. He
made her acquaintance in the fall of 'S9
through Mr.. H. l. Lord, who asked him
to see the widow of his old friend Robert
Greaves. who had just died and for whom
he had been trying to get pension. =.
About a month later Mr.. Lord sent
witness Mrs. Graves's application. The
correspondence in securing evidence was
largely done through Mr.. Lord, at her
request. as be said. No arrau cement
was made between witness and Lord as
to compensation. He did not divide any
compensation with MIR. Lord He re-
ceived check from the pension Office.
After the granting of the pension Lord
came to Worcester, Dec. 99th, '91 and
called at witnesses office. He said that
10 had just come from Mrs. Graves, who
was very much gratified at receiving so
large pension and had sent him q pres
ent of $500, saying that she was the
'happiest woman you ever saws
Witness said that he couldn't take the
money and told Lord to take it back to
her. He said that he could not and
witness told clerk to deposit it in the
bank subject to her order. She drew it
from the bank about year ago.
= Gross witness said that when
Lord came to his office with the $500, he
said that he had received from Mrs.
Graves as his compensation, about s39
T. W. White, Of Worcester, Mass, teller
of the Peoples Savings Bank, testified
that he remembered the deposit of $500
made for Mrs. Greaves by M. Abbott
W. G. Breed, Mr.. +. E. Abbott's clerk
testified as to Lords visit to Abbott with
the $500. He was present at the time and
corroborated Mr.. Abbott's testimony as
to what took place and to his depositing
the money In the bank.
Edward W. Staples, secretary and treas
uref ofsthe Biddeford Savings Bank, and
ex-Mayor of the city, testified, by certi-
fed copy of the banks books, as to the de-
posit OF $1,000 by Mrs Greaves. Mr. Bird
objected to the copy on the ground that it
was rot relevant. Judge Webb admitted
It and Mr.. Bird took exceptions, which
were allowed.
John W. Noble, of Otisfield, uncle by
marriage of Mrs. Greaves, testified that he
first saw Lord in Biddeford in the fall of
'92, at the latter's office. He wasivisiting
Mrs. GRAVES at the time. He went to tho
office alone. He had in.times past assisted
in procuring pensions. He talked with
Lord about pensions, as to the cost and
delay of securing pensions Lord said
that he had had case where one witness
cost $500.
Witness said he supposed that must be
Mrs. Greaves's pension csae.
Lord asked what he meant by that
He told Lord that Mrs. Graves told him
that she was short s1175 on her big check.
He seemed very angry and used rough,
profane language, ordered witness out of
his office and told him that if he'd came
there to blackmail him he'd have him
arrested.
About that time lady''stepped into the
office and conyersed "in an unknown
tongue, to me, and l soon left the office. y
Lord had said that he hadn't had any
mora of Mrs Greaves's money than what
belonged to him.
Cross examined. Witness first said to
Lord when be went in that he'd had ex-
perience in pension claims and came in to
talk with him. He did not say that he
was pension agent. He next said that
for people.
Witness admitted that he might have
said to Lord that some pension cases are
very costly.
. Pension Examiner Nearposs took the
stand and explained the official record of
Mrs. Greaves's pension, which was ad-
mitted as-evidence
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
Henry I. Lord, the defendant, was the
first witness for the defense He testified
that he is nearly 81 years old, of French
extraction and had lived in Biddeford As
years. His wife does not speak English.