The morning times., 1896-05-29
he never saw DEVlIH
Judge Hollis Man Servant Tells
of His Visitors.
EXPERT FRAzlER'S OPINIONS
He Gives Some More Important Opsn-
ions Concerning the eDocumem-Do-
mestlcs of the Late Judge Advocate
Say the Throckmortons Were Not
Welcome at His Home.

An adjournment in the Holt will trial
was taken yesterday afternoon until Mon
day morning. The long recess was made
because OF the fact that Saturday being a
legal holiday this week ii will be necessary
to make today regular motion and argu-
meut day.
The session of yesterday was the ninth
in the trial. Though the testimony has
on the whole been intensely interesting
there has not yet been a development
to throw light upon the mystery where
the will rested for over two decades or
who sent II to the office.
Both sides continue To promise revela-
tons that have not as yet materlalized.
As to when the case will end no one
is yet able TO state.
lit will take at least two weeks yet
TO finish," said Mr.. Darlington, for the
benenciaries under the alleged Will. The
bulk or our evidence is yet to go in. /"
Two more of Judge Holt's servants
We're on the witness stand during the day.
The entire morning was consumed in the
completion OF Professor Perciyal Frazier's
expert testimony.
Again the professor Iectured Before the
jury and explained and illustra ted 10
Them his methods OF measurement whereby
he reached his conclusions that Judge
Holt never wrote the alleged will.
HIS conclusions that the document was
written with stiff pen were explained.
PEN THAT WAS USED.
The whole OF the latter part OF his testi-
mony was filled with SO many techpicalities,
however. that it is doubtful whether the
Jurors found themselves much the wiser
over the mysterious paper than they We're
at the close OF the day before.
In reply TO query from Judge Bradley
the expert said.
In my opinion this paper was in two
pieces before being pasted on the backing
paper. l believe this because to my mind
IT is SO evidently cutting OF the paper in
stead of breaking by folding. and that
being the case it would be imp ba bic that
II was cut while on the ba acking without a
showing being ma dc on the under piece Of
paper. AS l said before. however, / do
not pass upon tic qncstIoH OF whether il is
or is not the same paper in the lower and
upper Segments of the alleged WILL"
what would be the effect OF the heat on
the rihres at the edges OF the supposed two
was great enough TO destroy the fibres
entirely, other than to dry them out, afrer
which the moisture would return to them
and they would be more friZzy than ever ~
ROBERT HoAT's DEPOSITION
The deposition of Robert s, Holt, IT,
the nephew OF Jddge Holt. was read in
full A portion OF this document was
given the OTHER day. 1t tended to show
that the kindest relations and friendship
existed between Judge Holt and his kin
folks after the war was over.
After readias the deposition the second
witness OF the day was called. He wa!
George A. Johnson, colored, now a butler
in the house of Secretary Carlisle He
was in the service of Judge Holt from 1873
to 1884.
Did you know the elder Mrs. Throck-
morton?'' asked Mr.. Worthington
''Oh, yes; she came to Judge Hollis
house. They had i quarrel In 1850 Judge
Holt went to Mrs, Throckmorton's one day
aud when he came back he told me never tC
let her use the carriage again, as she had
been accustomed to do, and never to sho W
her into the house"
The witness had seen Miss Josephine Holt
Throckmorton ar the Holt mansion when
she was little girl. He remembered
that Miss Lizzie Hynes was there on q
visit one time. She stayed nearly two