The morning times., 1896-06-23
MISS THRocKMoRToN AGAIN

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| is over.
MISS THROCKMORTON AGAIN.
| Court opened at 8 O'Clock yesterday mom-
| ing Miss Throckmorton was again On'the
| stand. In spite of the eariy hour a goodly
attendance was there from the start. Miss
| Hynes, for the first time since the trial be-
gan, wasabsent. sowas Mrs. Washin gton d.
Holt, whose i'll health has caused her to be
absent not little of the time.
Miss ThrockmOrtOn's scrOss-examination by
| Mr.. Worthington was easily suspended in
order to give Detective Henry Lacey an op-
portunity to testify. The detective said
| that he was present at an interview be-
| tween Julius Truesdell, a reporter, and
| George johnson. the colored butler at
Secretary Carlisle's house. johnson has
| already been on the stand He heard John
| son say that Judge Holt had asserted none
| OF his property should go to the members
OF his family who had opposed him because
OF his love for the Union.
Upon resuming her seat in the witness
box Miss ThrockmOrton said that she had
| never met anyone no W living. except Judge
Hdt's servants, at the judges house. She
| never saw any OF the caveutors until the
| trial began.
Mr.. Worthington advanced a long line
| OF questions that tended to show the rela-
| tions that existed between the witness and
her godfather. whom she again repeatedly
| referred to as "Bon pere." She insisted
| that her visits to the judges house were
many and her receptions always friendly
The young woman has kept a scrap-book OF
| clippings, 1t developed, of all newspaper
reports about the alleged will since it
| first dropped anonymously down into the
office OF the register of wills.
CALLED IN REBUTTAL.
At the conclusion OF Miss Throckmortol's
examination Mr.. Darlington announced
| that the caveatees would rest there pro-
vided they would be given the privilege
to call Mr.. Wicliffe Throckmorton to tue
| stand this morning.
The first witness called upon sur-rebut-
| tai testimony OF Martha Scott. formerly
| the judges cook. She and Charles Stroth-
ers, who was subsequently summoned to
the chair, each testified concerning the
expense diary that Judge Holt always SO
carefully kept.
Fred Schrader, reporter, was recalled to
state thatLuRe Devlin had told himj ust fter
the will turned up that lie had 10 doubt that
the signatures OF the witnesses TO the will
were genuine. Mr.. Devlin previously de-
MED this in the witness chair
Miss Mary Holt was recalled to tell
about the expense account book also.
Since the books were produced she had gone
over them carefully at the suggestion OF
her fathers attorneys.
Her examination brought out in minute
detail every expenditure Judge Holt had
made on Miss HyDes bet ween the years 1872
and 1858 aud showed his own and her ex-
penses on excursion trips to Niagara Falls
and other places. After the judge gave
her the bonds there were nOtsO many entries
in the book OF money sent her.
The next witness was Mr. Fraser, a
photographer, who testified as to the
mnaner in which the photographs OF the
will were made.
Robert E. Carmody, draug htsman,
brought to the witness stand with him a
dra wing he had just constructed showing
the plan of Judge Holt's house on New Jer-
sey avenue.
WAS THE JUDGES NEIGHBOR.
Mrs. R. j Meigs, wife of NJ. j. Meigs,
the assistant clerk of the courts, was the
| next witness. Her family had lived oD
New Jersey avenue opposite. Judge Holt's
house for the last thirty one years. She
had seen the Throckmorton children play
around the judges house, but never saw
either Major or Mrs. Throcknlorton call at
the house.
Mr. worthington read in evidence letter
written by Mrs. Throckmorton to Judge
Holt in 1891 The writer OF the letter was
u.
Fort Schuyler. N Y. She asked the udg for
a loan OF So. 900, saying that her husband
was about to be brought before a court
martial. She said they were very much
in need OF the money.
Miss Throckmorion went back to the
stand to explain the outcome OF the letter.
Her parents soon succeeded in making n
lean OF the money. and she Immediately
boarded train for Washington Ia tell her
a n ls.,V
"Did you come to Washington for the sole
purpose of telling Judge Holt that your
mother had secured the money aud did not
need lean from him. asked Mr.. Worth
ington-
"I came fer that alone. SIR"
That's ALL"
woRTHINGTON'S STRANGE MOTION.
After considerable discussion over the
admission OF u certificate OF patents from
The Patent Office to Illustrate the manufac-
lure Of inks. Mr. Worthington made the
rather remarkable mo ton to have the test
mony OF some of his own witnesses stricken
cut. The particular bit of evidence he de-
sired to have withdra wn was that OF four
II five witnesses who had formed an upin-
il n that the Will was not genuine because
il was notin the phraseology OF Judge Holt
Mr. Darlington prote against such
action at the present stage OF the trial. He
.aid IL was an asst. nishing proposition and
that 1t was a travesty.
The matter was tai bled for the time being
The jury was discharged at this point
md Cne OF the counsel suggested that the
i;ne wasripe fer disposition ofthe prayers
in the case. Thereupon Mr.. Darlington. fer
he caveatees. submitted to the courttwelve
Instructions that he held should be given
the jury. But little time was spent in
heir argument. and Judge Bradley t,ok
hem hcme with him for consideration over
night.
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