The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
JUDGE FOOTED THE BILLS
He Paid fof Trips Taken by
the Hollis.
SIGNATURES OF WITNESSES
Evidence Brought Out to show That
the Names of Gen. Grant and Mrs.
Sherman We're Forged-Heirs at
Law VIII Conclude Their Case
Today.

The Holt will trial relaxed into taneness
yesterday as compared with the proceed
lngS OF The day before. Counsel Tor the
heirS-&t-law felt confident IL the morning
that they would finish their side OF he
case before court adjourned IN the att
ernoon, IT they did not get TIN oagh before
the noon recess hour.
In this they were disappointed, but they
give positive assurance that unless the
Cross-eXaniinatlOn OF their Ienainlng wit
neSseS Is ara WI out nIuCn longer than they
expect they will tiniSh TO-DAY.
Altogether there were live witnesses
upon the stand Yesterday. Washington h.
Holt, nephe W OF Judge Holland one oil the
Eclrs-dt-law ", was the witness OF tie day
whose testimony was luterSriiCed with that
CT the remaining four his dIeCt exain-
inatiou, begun last Thursday, was CON
Guided within an hour after court convened.
Fred sChrauer, reporter, told on tue
stand OF conversation ne had with Luke
heTlil, the executor unGer tue paper. uSt
after Tie mysterious will reached the oIIiCt
OF the register OF Wills. He testified
that Mr. DevIin told him tha1h had an idea
o. wnyre the Will came from, II ough ne
would net tell what his idea was. MIR.
Devlin had told him also that the Ihrock-
mOrtcua were on very intimate Terms
witn Judge Holt and that Mayor TLtocE-
morton called OF ullu every Tune tie visited
the city.
SIGNATURES NOT GENUINE.
The next three witnesses Were asked -
testify upon the subject OF signatures. John
Is itauuulUt, VINO hTS teen clerk i'll tie
War Department Tor tie past thirty years.
testified that lie WIS familiar with tie
signatures 81 Lcth GcCs. Grant and Shcr-
man He thlaeht 1LcIr rgmes, as they APP
pCGrpti as witnesses 10 the alleged viii Were
rclE.crirS IEeIGrgtry in Gen. tr;int y 2fI;.-
tar" was very poor, indeed, the witness
thought.
j. ct. Mccarthy, WHO said that Ec We
q Vct,AII nsGiI. artist, aSSCrtesl that a. CCn!-
| pared WITH some q tie signatures Of Eirs.
Sherman he lad EXAMINED, tie one among
the witnesses teNtIc VIII CID not appear
genuine.
Another gentleman, who fad leca FOR a.
| most a federation il the VAR department.
was Henry 4 N!:,Gl!on, vino sad ti;at lie
| was CUTE tI8Hiar with Judge Holt
s!E-Iat@re, as II appeared On Official papers
HIS answer that III his opinion the sigma
| iurc to the VIII was a lCrgery was stricken
out though. because ne based has Judgment
| on comparison
Nncl l re nUpa recess was over Mr.. Hoit
| took the witness CLAIR again and sub
| iectei himself To Mai. Buttefwos-us cross
| examination that was scarcely concluded
| WheI Cru ri ailournad.
JUDGE HOLT'S GIFTS.
The questions asked were largely those
that had been put AMI answered many
| times before during the trial. Many quer-
! les about the Ola home place in Kentucky
We put ana Mr.. Hoio was called upon To
| tell how much of their farm had been
| given To him ana his Wife by Judge Holt.
"StaUein round numbers what your uncle
spent on the place sli Ma. Bltte.worth.
Il cannot even approximate"
Was the sum of $1,000 spent on the
| new house AMI the surrounding grounds
Yes, possibly, that muCh.''
| The visits OF Washington Holt and his
| family to this city and of the Judge Il
| Kentucky were again gone over. CUES
| tionS were asked concerning who paid
! the expenses of the trips to Florida, the
one of Mrs. and Miss Holt to Europe al
| the journey OF the Whole family to Cali
forna AS had been told before the an
| swers were that Judge Holt footed tie
| greater number of the bills.
How much money was it he gave your
| wife i'll hOndS?"
1T was $4,000. The gifts were made
| III 1STs-'79.'
1T was stipulated that that money was
for the benefit of your children, was II
not?"
Yes
What were the conditions that sug-
cested that the children might come tC
| WANT"
II don't know, sir"
WHY HE SIGNED IT.
| The history or the search for a will was
| recited once more.
1T was your impression that there wa:
will While making that search, was i
not?"
Yes. sir; ana il is still my IMPRESSION
| witness tiyiS UDint iIp1tifipi hi