Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01

and Judge Holt. She said that Judge Holt
was provoked at her because he thought
she had made some criticism upon him and
his conduct
Mr.. Darlington then produced a letter
from the witness to Judge Holt, found
among his papers, and dated after this es-
arrangement. She identified the letter as
one of hers. 1t was read to the jury. In 1t
she sought reconciliation with her uncle,
but he neither answered nor returned it.
The next witness called by the lawyers
for the caveators was Miss Mary Holt a
daughter of Mr.. Wash Holt. She said that
she first met her grand uncle in 1876, when
he was at her fathers house In 1879 she.
with her family, made visit to Judge
Holts house In this city. They stayed for
several months. Her mother was an in
valid at the time. At the judges instance
they were made to feel as much at home
as If they were at their own house in Ken
lucky. On subsequent visits, when she
stayed with her mother at Judge Holt's :
house for several months at time he
treated them in a most affectionate manner
In 1856 she went to Philadelphia to school
The judge went over with her to see that
she was pleasantly fixed In her new sur-
rGundings. While she was at school he
wrote to her about every fortnight At his
invitation the whole family met in this citv
and spent the Christmas holidays at his
house. She saw him a number of times
after that. In 1889 she took three months
trip to Europe with her mother and a school
party. Her uncle betrayed her expenses
He was always giving her money, she said
and he told her that whenever she needed
more she was to call upon him and not upon
her parents. She never did So however
for she never had occasion to- He was
n ost generous to her at all times
AT Mr.. Wilson's request, the witness re-
lated number of incidents that shovel
his Kindness toward her. He paid her school
bills and told her she might go wherever
she wished in this country or in Europa
On one occasion, while visiting in this city,
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pin. When she showed it to him he said 1t
was not good enough and not the sort of
pin he wanted to give her, so he sent her
back to get a handsomer one
She recounted the visits Judge Holt was
accustomed to make at her fathers house
twice every year. 1t was the OLD family
homestead, and on his visits the Judge
often made considerable expenditures on
improvements He built a house and a
number of farm buildings and twice on
larged the grounds He often spoke of his
love for the old place and expressed the
hope that it would never be allowed to pass
out of the Holt family
Mr.. Wilson then read several more Lot
ters from Judge Holt to the members Of
the family in Kentucky and a batch from
him to the witness were also introduced,
after which recess was taken until
o'clock.
Loving Letters.
The examination of Miss Holt was con-
tinued after recess. She said that her cor
resDondence with Ler uncle continued up
TO the time Of his death. Toward ;he last
she received number of letters from him
which were written At his dictation by one
OF the servants, but signed by him.
Mr.. Wilson read Il number OF The letters
to the jury. The first w2s written when
Miss Holt a little girl at school. 1t
was just such a letter an Old man would
write TO a Wall-lOVcd niece, expressed the
hope that she would stand at the head of
her class ana be q good little girl. In later
letters he spoke of his longing to get back
TO the old homestead and his little
Mary ana her parents 2gain- He told ner
how glad he was to receive her letters, and
hoped that she would write often. His let
ters were filed with expressions of the
deepest affection, aid at times showed a
Vein of quiet humor of Il sort that would
be understood and appreciated by a youth
Iul correspondent. He often spoke Of his
own loneliness, and told her how he envied
Ter the companionship and love of her
family.
My house, like my heart wrote Judge
Holt, in one of his letters, will be always
open to you
The reading of the letters occupied an
hour and half. When they had been
gone through with Mr.. Wilson introduced
large number of letters from Judge Holt
to Mrs Wash. Holt. The reading of these
occupied about all that was left of the
afternoon.