The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-14
FALSE HEIR ARRESTED.
'Hmar for J J. Humphreys sut for a
Leposi' Made by IL Eh Humphrey.
From the New York World

hTposh Made by IL Eh Humphrey
From the New York World.
Forty-seven years ago Hugh Humph-
I rey deposited $40 in the Blocker street
bank. Tho sum, with accrued interest,",
now amounts to S2,00S.
John j. Humphrey, Of No. I07 Nos
trand avenue, Brooklyn, sued yer IL,
through bis attorney, William y. Muir
phy, declaring that he and his sister
were the only heirs at law " Hugh
Humphrey, their deceased uncle
4 jury was out five minutes ycster-
DAY, in the supreme court, and then
handed it's verdict TO Justice Ducro. 1t
was for the bank.
.ulacaiately the plaintiff and Lawyer
Murphy were arrested on charges OF
perjury.
Humphrey is a tall. !an'ly man of 43,
with an immense sandy mustache His
father Thomas, he said on the stsnd
had two brothers. Hugh and William
All were dead. His father had told hlm
OF his uncle, Hugh's, money I'm the bank
and Lawyer William -. Murphy had
looked up the matter for him.
Humphrey produced a Testament. in
which was written. I'm ink, the names
OF John, Martha and Hugh Humphrey.
The name of Hugh Humphrey was
written IN two places in pencil. There
were also several old account books IN
which the name of Hugh Humphrey
was written The plaintiff said thcs.,
books We're heirlooms.
David y. CorNalho. the handWritinC
expert, testified that the signatures of
Hugh Humphrey in the Testament and
in the handbook were NOT written by
the same person.
George l.. Humphrey the musical di-
rector of the Herald square thrater
stated that about IL months age h.
gave Lawyer Murphy several old books
containing the signatures OF his father
and mother. and his uncle, Hugh. The
books which the plaintiff showed were
identified as the ones he had given To
Murphy.
Arthur C. Humphrey, OF Akron. O.,
identined the books as those he had |
sent to his brother. the previous Wit |
ness.
Lawyer Wickersham of Cadwallader |
& Strong counsel for the defendants, |
called.
Mrs. Catherine Humphrey"
slender woman of about G5. with /
white hair, her face covered with "A /
heavy veil, took the stand. She said |
that she lived in Boston, and that her
oldest child was John J. humphrey |
4 have not seen him for 10 years" she
added.
The plaintiff was ordered to face the
witness.
Is TINS your son
II am not sure; have not seen him
for so long"
Mrs. Humphrey declared that her
husband. Thomas. had no brother by
the name of Hugh
Lawyer Murphy, a whitc-hairrd man
Of 65. said that he had been a member
0f the legislature in 1870 ana 1871.
DO you make it business OF looking
up old claims against bankS?" asked
Lawyer Wiclersham.
Occasionally"
Murphy sWore that John ]. Humph-
-ey. and not George l.. Humphrey.
save him the Testament and account
books.
when did you get this Information
.bout the Humphrey claim
In 1862"
Tho witness then told how he had
.cted as attorney for a legislative COM
nlttec IN 1852 to ascertain how much
Unclaimed money there was in the To-
al savings banks. In that way he got |
he names NJ the persons who had dis
leaving money on deposit.
did YOU take tracings of these
iamtSr' asked counsel
mo. sir"
What sad omission" replied Law
.cr WickerSham.
The jury then went out and in five
minutes found for the defendant
Lawyer AurphN and Humphrey at
ampted 10 leave the room, but were
topped by a policeman.
Justice Dugro then went TO his cham
ers with Assistant District Attorney {
ana commitments were
iade out charging NIurphcy and Hum {
hrpy with perjury bail was fixed at I
1000 in each case. The judge allowed
be prisoners 10 remain in the court
ouse during the night in charge of
curt officer BerriEan and two assist
HtS.
Humphrey admitted TO 4 reporter
nat Mrs. Humphrey was his mother.
10 refused 10 talk about the case.
Lawyer Murphy simply said. 4 am
Ut convicted yvl"
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