Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-16
THE JUDGES DIARY
Plays a Part In the Holt Will Case
Today.
RECORD OF Els DAILY EXPENSES
More About the Gift of $40, 900
in District Bonds.
INTERESTING TESTIMONY

The sensation Of the Holt will case today
was the introduction of Judge Hollis &C
count book. which purports to contain a
record Of all his daily expenses during the
years of his life down to the time when his
health began to fail, and he was obliged to
break in upon his regular and precise
habits
The book, which Mr.. Worthington used
to assist him in the cross-examination of
one of the witnesses for the caveatees,
even goes to the extent of recording the
nickels that he spent for car fare, and
under the initials "E. H." seems to show
every remittance that the judge made to
Miss Hynes, one of the beneflciaries under
the contested will. While giving her testi-
mony in rebuttal this morning Miss Hynes
claimed that after 1884. when the Judge
gave her $4,000 in District bonds he con-
tinued to send her a monthly allowance
just the same, insisting that the big present
was simply to keep her from being put to
any Inconvenience in case he ever forgot
to send her check.
On cross-examination, Mr.. Worthipgton
quoted freely from the judges expense
give her money with anything Like the regu-
lartty he had done before. In answer to
his questions. backed up by this old time
record, the witness admitted that she was
not SO very certain after all as to the regu-
larity with which she had received assist
ance from her generous friend and pro-
tector. This was all in line with the claim
that is made by the lawyers for the heirs
at-iaw that when Judge Holt presented her
with the bonds he regarded himself as alb
solved from the necessity Of giving her as
much as he had previously done, on the
theory that the interest was sufficient to
har for t~I,x
lucky town. 1t Is also pointed out that the
date OF this present corresponds pretty we'll
with the date Of the conversation testified
to by Mrs. Briggs, in the course of which
Judge Holt advised her to dispose of any
property she might have to give away while
she was still alive.
The records of the money order office
were also placed in evidence this morning
money orders with anything like the fire.
quency that was testified to by the former
postmaster of Lebanon. KY, where MSS
Hynes lived.
AT the request of counsel for the cavea-
tees, the Holt will case adjourned at an
earlier hour than usual yesterday after
noon. Judge Bradley was loath to grant
the request, and pointed out the many de-
lays which have already arisen.
I am very anxious" said the Judge, that
this case shall come to an end some time
before the LIST of July
Mr.. Darlington agreed that If the adjourn
h'CAI was siduteO lie would 90 all In his
power to expedite matters.
i think he said, that three days more
will exhaust all our rebuttal evidence"
So 1t was that when the trial was re-
sumed this morning all the parties con-
cerned seemed to see daylight ahead in
the prospect that the case would be given
to the jury early next week.
At the opening of the morning session
Col. Chas. James was put upon the stand
by the caveatees and questioned by Mr.
Butterworth. He said that he knew ex-
Postmaster General Horatio King, and saw
him at his residence in this city shortly
after the publication in the papers Of fac
smile Of the alleged will.
On that occasion, the witness said Mr.
King expressed himself as satisfied that the
VIII was genuine document, but what
puzzled him was the question as to where
the paper had been during the long interim
Mr.. Butterworth asked the witness
whether. on the occasion Of that ccnversa-
tion something was not said as to Judge
Hollis being spiritualist and seeing to it
himself that his will was sent in for probate.
Judge Bradley sustained an objection to the
question, and, as Mr.. Worthington said that
he had no questions to ask the witness, Col
James was excused from the stand.
Miss Annie Tully. who has been a do
meStic in the ThrOckmortOn family for
the last five years. was called as a Witness
She testified that in 1891 she accompanied
Miss Josephine to Judge Hollis house on
two different occasions. On the occasion
for about an hour. and when she left Judge
Holt babe her goodbye in the most afrec-
tfonate manner, and asked her to come
again very soon. The second time she
judge said that he had forgotten some
thing, and then presented her with little
package wrapped up in tissue paper.
On cross-examination the witness said it
them in, and at the second visit Martha
told Miss Josephine that the judge was
expecting her, and that she was to walk
right up to his room. These visits, she
said, were made prior to the time that
Major Throckmorton got into trouble with
the War Department and was tried by
court-martial.
Miss Hynes Recalled.
Miss Lizzie Hynes, one of the bene-
fciaries under the provisions Of the al
legged will, was then recalled to the stand,
to give further evidence in rebuttal. She
said that both her parents died when she
was very little girl. She was cared for
afterward Judge Hollis first wife. She
first met the judge when she was about five
or six years of age, and the Judge seemed
to be very fond of her even then, frequent
ly saying that he loved her for Mary's sake.
Judge Hollis family Bible was then pro-
duced, and an entry in 1t showed that
Judge Holt and Miss Harrison were mar
ried April -. 1889. Miss Hynes said that
she had distinct recollection of the we'd
ding, and at that time Judge Holt told his
bride that he would always take care of
little Lizzie, and intended to treat her as
his own daughter.
Miss Hynes said that all the property
which her father left her had been lost,
and she was totally dependent on Judge
Holt. He paid her school bills and bought
her clothing, and all her vacations were
spent at his home in Louisville. Upon the
death Of Mrs. Holt the witness went to live
a m iQfa pydS A1f {oe{e
on paying her board even then, but her
brother-in-law would not permit It. While
living with her sister Judge Holt paid all
her expenses and kept her in pocket money.