The evening times., 1896-06-11
VERlCITI OF LUKE DElIN'
Judge Miller Was Not Allowed
to Testify as 10 Ii.
SHAKING HIS TESTIMONY
Newspaper Men Relate Conversation
He Had w It'll Them, But Which lie
Has Denied-Money Sent One of the
Heirs-at-Law-Exec Move
ments MinuteIy Inquired Into.

| The opening of today's session Of the Holt
will trial was della yed over half ah hour in
| Judge Bradey's court this morning because
| OF the absence Of Judge Wilson and Mr..
worthington, who were temporarily en-
gagged in the Slack Perriae case. The ecrowd
of spectators that has always fluctuated
:u size since the case began was the largest
| this morning that ii has been at the opening
OF any session OF The trial. Again ladies'
| made upa fairpercehtage or the attendance.
Luke Devlin, the executor under the mys-
terious paper, was recalled. He Identified
the autograph album that he claimed to
have given 10 o. L. Pruden, now executive
clerk "a the White House, in 86T.
Mr.. Darlington read recommendation
written by Judge Holt for Mr.. Devlin, and
then turned the witness over to Mr. Wor-
tiington for cross-exainination.
| Mr.. Worthington commenced by making
detailed queries concerning the witness
| meeting and subsequent acquaintanceship
| with the Throckmortons. The letter writ
| ten by Miss Throckmurton asking IL Judge
Holt left will and Mr.. Devlin's reply
| were talked about again.
| when did you first learn, after the death
OF Judge Holt, that his house was left in
charge of his servants?" Mr.. Worthington
questioned.
at was in October, 1885,"
to Miss Throckmorton was produced and
read. II was dated August 26, 1895, at
2:l2 o'clock IN the afternoon. 1t was sent
| collect and read as follows: VIII found,
You and Elizabeth Hynes get all. Share
alike. Luke Devlin, executor"
WHAT DEvLIN SAID.
did you say TO any newspaper man
that you believed that the viii had beea
put away, either by accident or design,
INftT
We're his sole companions during his later
years.
NO, sir''
did you tell Mr.. Dutton that Judge
Holt had no companions during the last
! twenty-five years OF his life but his SER
wants, and that he lived practically the
life of hermit?"
II did,
why did you think so?''
| 1T was current report"
Mr.. WorthingtoD began another series Of
questions about the movements of the wit
ness on the day the Will appeared at the
registers office, and which have been re-
peatedly described Mr.. Devlin took u
green car when lie left the registers office
and went 10 ThoInpsoB's drug store. From
there he went over to the War Depa rtuept
and got Miss ThrockmortoD's address
He came back TO Il telegraph office, and
from there went To the office Of an after
noon newspaper.
who were you to meet at Thompson's s
drug store?''
"A very pretty young lady, my sister
in- law"
.Did you meet herr
mo, sir. Did not see her for four or five
days afterwards
Further examination was suspended at
this point and C. "A. Johnson, formerly post
master OF Lebanon, KY, was called upon
10 testify that Miss Hynes had repeatedly
received money orders through his office
from Judge Holt
Judge Wilson and Mr.. Warrington sim
uitaneously objected on the ground that
it was not the best evidence, and that the
money orders and their receipts should be
produced.
There are so many OF them that the ex-
hibit would be very voluminous, 'ex plained
Mr.. Darlington.
We'll, wen withdraw the objection VI
said Mr.. worthington, land produce the
orders ourselves later. ] don't think there
will be so many OF them"
THE MONEY ORDERS.
The witness testified that the orders came
with great regularity aud frequency down
to the end of his term of office in March,
! 1894. They were drawn for sums general
OF $50. Que order was for $50 and one
for 500. They were all signed by ~
Holt as remitter.
4
monthly. though he was positive they
came ofteDer than quarterly.
Mr.. Devlin was recalled. and said, in an
swer TO Mr.. Worthington's questions, that
young Nj. Throckmorton. a son of the
ma ior, had visited him after the will was
found. He brought some letters With him
that Judge Holt had written to meu .
bers OF the Thrnckmorton family Mr.. Dev-
lin turned these letters over TO Mr. Lee.
Did you say to Mr.. Schraeder, n
reporter, that you had no doubt the will
was drawn and attested by the wit
nesses while they were all dining a
Judge Hollis house?''
Il did not, SIR
Did you not tell him that there was
nothing remarkable about such names ap-
pearing as witnesses to will?"
Il have no recollection of doing So"
You are in the record and pension of
fice?"
Yes"
"a portion Of your duties is to trace
signatures to send to different depart.
ments of the government for Identification
purposes, is 1T not?"
1T is done in the office"
Don't you do it yourseif?'
'No, sir. only about once month. A
young man by the name OF Harry Eel
lows generally does it for me-"
Are you clear in your recollection
about going TO the War Department before
going to a newspaper office after you lef
the office of the register of wiIIs?" asked
Mr.. Darlington.
II am, decidedly
"Prior to the finding of this will how
many letters passed between you and Mis-.
Throckmorton?"
lone each.''
JUDGE MILLER CALLED.
At the close of recess that began 1876
O'Clock, Judge Miller, OF the upper cham
Der of police court. was called to tbs
q witness chair by Mr.. Darlington, and aske,
to tell OF Mr.. Devlin's general reputa tion a.
to yeracity.
j, Counsel for the heirs-at-law maintained
/. that the veracity of Mr.. pevlin had no
), been impeached, and the question was
: therefore, objected to. Judge Bradley sus
= tanned the objection and the witness wa
excused.
: Harry P. Goodwin, city editor of the Sta,
was called upon. He repeated the conver
!. sation Mr.. Devlin had with him on tn
day the will turned up. Mr.. Miller, a forme
- s.,