Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-27

DO you remember any one beside the
Ihrockmortons that he refused to see?'
'Oh. yes. sir, sometimes lie wouldn't see
even MS best friends when he wasn't feel
Ing very we'll"
Tell us about the times that Miss Throck-
morton came to call on him, when he re-
fused to see her."
We'll. one morning she came but the
Judge wouldn't see her. She Ellen,
the cook. and asked Ellen to ask the Judge
II he wouldn't soc her. Finally he said he
utes."
ed half an hour?'
mo, sir
Who let her out that timer"
Il did,"
Where were you while she was in the
room?'
Downstairs"
weren't you sitting at the desk when
Miss Throckmorton entered the judges
ROOM and didn't you then get up and
mo, sir"
How many other times did she call with
out seeing the judge?"
NO other time, except when he was out"
How did you know that Major Throck-
morton, was In trouble you say, at the
time Of that call?" 49,
II heard the, judge say So"
Did you ever hear him speak of Mrs.
'Throckmorton as his enemy?"
Yes. sir"
"When?"
so many times that don't remember
all of them. He said that they bedeviled
him 50 much that he didn't want to see
any of them - at - ~ra
Did he say she or 'they""
think he said they bfdevied him. -,
= Did You eyer hear him speak unkindly
Of Miss Throckmorton?"
No, sir"
Did you ever see him kiss herr"
w by, no. sir This In such surprised
and emphatic tone that it started quite a
laugh. t4-y IT,.
Continuing. the witness said that the
Lhrockmorton were the only people whom
the Judge gave standing order never to
admit to his house, =. ! ..
The witness said that on the Sunday
preceding the judges death letter was
sent to Mr.. Wash. Holt notifying him of
the judges serious condition.
During the week after the Judges fall
ard before his death. did you tell either
Of the doctors that he wouldn't allow Mr..
Sterett In his room?" -,.4 .- z.u
NO, sir. Mr.. Sterett said that his wife
was willing to come and stay, at the. house
all the time. The judge was in his good
mind. and told him. but he said he didn't
want her there all the time. l told that
to DR.. O'Reilly."
In speaking of Judge Hollis condition the
witness said for the last four years of
his life his eyesight failed him somewhat.
! During his last illness he used often to
serd her to his closet to get him Things a
BEETLE of wine or something of that sort
but never papers OF anything with writing
on 1t. He was a very methodical man. and
could always tell her the exact spot where
she would find whatever he wanted He
was very considerate of his servants and
seemed to be kindly disposed toward the
whole colored race.
The witness said that at the Judges flu
neral a number of his old friends and
neighbors were present She named a half
dozen or more.
who was the minister?.'
"A gentleman that lived across the
street"
Don't you remember that when the
time for the funeral came there was no
minister provided, and that this gentle
man, who was present as a friend, had to
go across to his house and out on the
proper robes?'
No, sir; I don't remember that"
The witness told again Of the time when
a young lady came to see the judge when
he was out, but refused to give Ter name.
In court yesterday the witness identified
Miss Throckmorton as the person who call
ed.
IF you knew her then. why did you ask
her her name?"
Because week or two before that time
a young lady came to call on the Judge.
She disguised. She wore an old wa
terproof. an old lady's bonnet and q heavy
knocked instead of ringing. When I let
her in I told her the judge was out She
said that he used to know her when she
was a child and she would wait for him.
for an hour and a half. ] kept my eye on
her all the time cause I thought it was
a curious thing, as she kept her veil on
all the time. Just before she left I saw
fer face up about as far as her nose. The
next time a young lady came she looked a
good deal like the one that was disguised
and I asked her if she wasn't Mrs. Throck-
mortcn's granddaughter. She said she
cause I wasn't sure 1t was her She said
she wasn't, but she wouldn't tell me who
she was" , t"9n
Mr. DARLINGTON concluded his cross exam
a white woman by Abe AAme Of Annie Tul-
1y, who used to be maid for Miss Throck-
morton. She said she ad not.
Never Saw MIR. Devlin.
On redirect examination Mr.. Worthing-
ton asked the witness to stand up.
do you see that gentleman" pointing
to Mr.. Luke Devlin, the executor under
the alleged will, who was sitting across
the court room. Mr.. Devlin rose to his
feet.
mo. SIR
To, Did YOU ever refuse him admission to
mo, sir. I don't say he never called
but 1 never saw him at the house."
In answer to another question the wit
ness said that on the day the judge died
the elder Mrs Throckmorton came to the
house and asked to see the body
II wouldn't let her. cause I told her
that the judge was never willing to see
her when he was alive and wasn't goin'
to take the responsibility Of lettin' her
see him when he was dead without the
consent Of his relatives"
At this stage Of the proceedings the
first expert testimony was introduced in
the attack on the alleged will The Wit
ness called was DR.. r. r. Frazier of Phila-
delphia, a biologist and chemist and for
the last eighteen years student Of hand
writing. He stated that he had testi-
fed in more than fifty cases on the sub
ject of handwriting in documents. Re-
taken at the time he gave the Jury the
benefit of microscopieal examination he
gave the Holt will' in the registers office
last March.
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