Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-03

on the envelope in which the alleged win
was sent to the register.
At this point, however, O recess was
taken for q half hour.
Thumb Marks.
On redirect examination after recess the
witness was given an opportunity to sx-
plain his connection with the pool room
and policy business.
Then came another sensational incident,
which reminded one strongly of the trial
scene in udd'nhead Wilson,
Pudd nhead, It will be remembered, had
An intellect that belied his name, and
finally enabled him to convict the real
criminal on the evidence derived from
thumb prints. 1t is said that the lines on
no two thumbs are ever precisely alike.
On the stand this afternoon StrOthers
testified that Block and his associate ex
Detective Flinders. seemed to be engaged
on some patent beer bottle or cork, and
sometimes got him to help them in their
work
On one occasion Block manipulated things
in such a manner as to secure print from
his dirty thumb. Block told him after
ward that there was a thumb mark on
the back Of the will, presumably made
by the person who pasted the torn paper
en- to the backing in the form that 1t now
appears. Block told him that the lawyers
In the case were very anxious to find out
whether the two marks agreed.
Did they match?' Is the question that
Strothers said he put to Block.
Mo- replied Block. 1.-The lawyers have
photographed the marks and had them en-
larged, but the lines do not seem to agree
at ALL
Block told him, said the witness. that
there ought to be some money in the case,
and II there was they would divide.
In answer to question from Mr.. Wor-
thinpfnE ha writ said hot ha ho1 OF
conferred with the lawyers on that side
with reference to these thumb marks.
Folio wing close upon this incident Mr..
Worthington sprung another mild sensa-
ton.
He placed in evidence a paper which
Mr.. Devlin had testified to as being in his
handwriting: 1t was application for
letters of administration on the estate of
the late Billy" McGarrahan, the famous
claimant Mr.. Worthington submitted the
paper to the jury and asked them to note
word Washington In this paper and in the
alleged will. The subject was not pressed
any further at this time
Called Him Names.
Mrs Attic H Jennings was called as
the next witness for the caveators. She
testified that she knew Judge Holt for five
or six years prior to his death On one
occasion. she said. she was present when
her husband spoke to Judge Holt about
Major Throckmorton and the trouble he
was In He is an unmitigated scoundrel,"
Jurge Holt said, and do not want ever
to hear his name mentioned in my pres
ence."
Mrs. Jennings said that she often heard
the judge speak In the kindest terms of
MI Wash Holt and his family. He told
her that Mr. Holt did and would continue
to look after his business affairs. She was
shown the alleged will and, like a number
OF other witnesses, stated that while it
res re-. the judges handwriting, it was
not exactly like that In the notes she had
received from him, and she did not believe
he ever wrote the alleged will.
Alfred Lowrie. colored, testified that he
Was Was Judge Hollis eoachman from 1869 to
1873. In all that time he never saw Mr.
DeVln about the house, though, on cross
examination. he admitted that Mr. Devlin
might have been there without his knowing
Jare Lowrie, Alfred's wife, testified that
she was a servant for Judge Holt both
ce1Cre ana after he came from Louisville
70 Wa this 6s city While the Judge was in the
MS messenger He often came to the
house in those times, but it was always on
errands and in bis capacity as a messen-
ger She did not remember that he ever
MADE social call upon Judge Holt
His Brothers Wife.
Inc next witness called to the stand was
Mrs Anne c. Holt, widow Of Mr.. Robert
s. Holt. the judges youngest brother. She
Is seventy-si1 years Of age, she said. and
mad to be assisted to the stand She testi-
fed to the relations that existed between
the Judge and the other branches Of the
ny, to show that his affection for his
relatives was never broken in upon. not
even as result Of the civil war in which
they took opposite sides.
Mrs Holt said that in 1878 her SON who
was the mayor of Yazoo Miss, saved the
Ire OF man named Dickson a northern
man, who was being hunted down by
mob in trouble growing out of politics
Her son and Dickson, however, were on
dlHerent sides politically, and it was at the
from the mob This act Of bravery brought
forth letter full Of commentator from
his uncle, Judge Holt
Mrs. sterett on the Stand.
Mrs Eliza Sterett was the next witness
called. Her husband was Col. W. G. ster-
etts half brother. She testified that on
visit to this city in August, 1891, she stay
ed with Col and Mrs. Sterett. She re-
Tewed Ter acquaintance with Judge Hol.
ara thSy talked a great deal about old
tmes II Kentucky. He seemed to be very
iona OF the Stsretts and frequently spoke
IN the klndest way Of them, as he did of
the Kentucky relatives, especially Mrs.
BCwIner, niece
He once said that he was getting tired
OF TINS city, as all his old friends were dy-
ing on, but the fact that Col and Mrs
mel sely to his comfort and happiness
Again he said that Col Bill was more
Holt than Sterett, and he seemed per
fectly devoted to the colonaTs 10 litt1a
girls. ''e
This practically concluded the testimony
OF the afternoon.
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