The herald., 1896-08-08
LEGAL BOAB EXPLODED
Story Told of the Forged
Signature
THE COPY TRACED FROM PRODUCED
Manuel Experiments in a Sau.
sage Dealers House
SOME HEAVY DAMAGE SUITS
F. Abrahams Wants $4,000 From the
Traction Electric Company
SOME HEAVY DAMAGE SUITS
F. Abrahams Wants $4,000 From ths
Traction Electric Company
The Trial Of George Mlngs for the Murder Of
Hayes Commenced
John Burke Finei SIS for Ba .tery-Insane Man
Who Realizes His Condition - Di-
vorce Mill-Two DEGREES Granted.
New Suits and Court Notes

Unless that special providence which,
like the larger part of humanity. has
an exceeding sympathy for the under
! dog in a fight intervenes it may be con-
| sidered that the golden store of the late
Antonio F. Coronel will remain just
where it is
Yesterday something very like a
bombshell was dropped in the plaintiffs
camp when most thorough expose of
the manner in which the forged instru-
ment was prepared was made.
The case is still sub judice, and it is
too soon to dogmatize but one fact
| stands out in bold relief. The defense
has produced the signature from which
the one on the instrument in dispute was
taken. This seems hardly to he open to
| dispute. for when the one is laid over the
| other and held to the light it is seen that
as a tracing the one is facsimile of the
| other. Any differences that exist are
| owing to the tremulousness of the hand
| and the thickness of the up and down
| strokes, the general outline itself being
perfect. No man ever lived who could
| produce facsimile of his own signature.
In style. shading and general effect =
yes; in perfectness of outline-no.
In the light of the revelations made
yesterday it is curiously interesting to
speculate as to the whereabouts of Man
uel Coronel and the Donna Louise Gar
fias. Neither one has cared to show UP
in court, and yet their presence has been
much desired. If the witnesses that tes-
titled for the defense yesterday told the
truth and the duplicate signatures are
there to sustain the assertions made.
there is little doubt but that a conspiracy
had been entered into for the purpose
of obtaining large stake, and with
Francisco Yndart as mere tool in the
hands of his uncle.
A NINE TOUCHED OFF.
The first witness put forward was NJ.
AntineZ a humble vendor of the sue
culent sausage. His subdued air gave
little indication of the startling testimo-
ny he was about to give. AS a matter of
| fact he unfolded the entire story of the
| forged document. Told where, how and
when the forgery was perpetrated, and
withal gave the details with all the cir
cumstantality of truth.
| II have lived in the city since 1S4S,'
| he began, but In November, 1894 was
| engaged in the business of selln sau-
| sages. ! know Manuel Coronel"
DO you know who wrote that sigma
ture?" inquired Mr.. Gage handing the
deed to the witness and pointing to the
signature of Antonio F. Coronel.
Il know that Manuel wrote that sig
nature" answered the witness, "and
copied it from another I've got in my
pocket
"At whose house was he when he made
this copy?"
I'm the room upstairs in the house
where l was living"
'Will you tell how he produced that
signature ?"
He wrote it against glass window
He fixed a sash window like desk. ana
covered the upper portion of the window
up with black cloth so that the light
would strike on the lower sash. The
latter rested on some nails. l guess, and
the other end rested in his lap. The
names of Jesus lie Cruz and Guzman
We're not on the paper The papers
We're blank. Manuel tried the signature
five times. and there We're five sheets
of paper, one a double sheet and three
| single sheets. On the double sheet. in
| the corner, there was a seal; it mu st
have come from the firm. Manuel cut
| it off with his fingers and said: 1 don't t
| Ike that seal here and tore it off The
| five pieces of paper We're all blank and
| the signature he chose was on the
| double sheet.
| Il never saw the paper again until I
saw the photograph of it in Senator
Whites Office
At this point witness was withdrawn
and Steckel, the photographer put on
| to identify the three reproductions of
| the signatures as his handiwork He
| described the process of enlargement
| and then was retired.
| NJ. Antunez, resuming, said, under
| cross examination:
JUST A LITTLE BUSINESS"
| 1.-The house on Also street was rented
| by me- and L rented the room to Manuel
| Coronel. He took it between November
and December, 1894. The day when he
| traced the signature he asked me if
| had window sash. and I gave him one
| that was lying around. He then asked
me for something black, and gave him
| an overcoat. / didn't know what he
wanted the signatures for first spoke
| of the matter in June of last year. Jose
| Sanchez told me that Manuel had told
| him to watch me, for that knew, some
| thing about the matter. 7 said: Yes
| do know something about it. Manuel
! had merely said to me, in explanation OF
| his work, that it was just a little busi-
| ness between my brother and myself
| At that time he had asked me to try
my hand on the paper, but / told him
| that | would not. that it was not my
| business. and that I'd just spoil all his
| paper and never make a signature al
all. Manuel took the signatures and pen
and ink away, but he brought the sig
| natures he copied from back with some
old papers, in order that might do some
work for him. He wanted rne to find
| some one able to write like the letter he
gave me. The signature he copied from
was cut from the letter in evidence and
| fits i'm
| That ended the testimony of NJ An
tunez. and it seems as if Manuel Coro-
| nei ought never to eat a sausage for the
| remainder of his natural life.
| Jesus Marion, a tawny skinned resi-
| dent of Tia Juana. followed next He
| testified that he had known Manuel foi
| thirty years, and Donna Louise Garfias
| for about twenty years. Her married
| daughter lives about a quarter of a
mile from witness, and he saw Manue
and Donna Louise when they We're living
under the same roof in April of las year
A BIDsFOR A SIGNATURE.
j. Condras next went on the witness
stand and showed up another phase OF
Manuefs operations in preparing the
precious agreement Of trust.