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that he had no questions to ask him, and
the doctor was then excused

that he had no questions to ask him, and
the doctor was then excused
Maj. ThrOckm0rton Again.
Maj. Throckmorton was then called again
to take the stand. He said that he first
made the acquaintance of Judge Holt when
he was lad Of sixteen. He met the Judge
at his fathers house. When the Judge was
Postmaster General he gave the witness a
position In the post Office He afterward
l resigned the position on Judge Hollis ad-
| vice, and accepted another in the west
In 1861 he was given an appointment as
| second lieutenant In the 4th Artillery by
| President Lincoln, at the instance OF Judge
Holt
He saw Judge Holt here in 1885, when
| stationed at Fert Barry, and again when
| stationed at Fort Washington and Fort
| F'oote. from 1863 to 1872. At all times the
| judge acted toward him In a most friendly
| manner and always evidenced q great in
| terest In his welfare.
After recess Mai. Throckmorton contin-
| ued his testimony as to the relations that
existed between himself and the late Judge
| Holt. In letter to Gen. Robert Anderson,
| which was read to the jury. Judge Holt
| spoke in the highest terms of the Witness
| loyalty in serving the Union side. notwith-
standing the fact that his father was in
| the confederate army. He spoke of the
| witness as young man of the highest
| character, whose conduct at the battle of
Bull Run was such to call for special
commentator from his superior officer.
| Mr.. NorthingtOn objected to all this
| testimony. on the ground tina; he had
| never claimed that there had been any
breach between Judge Holt and the
explained that this went to show the rela-
tons that existed between the parties
prior to 1873. as tending to show that Judge
| Holt would probably have made such be-
a q i'm ha In rnn
The court sustained the objection In 80 far
as 1t applied to handing the letters to the
| jury for comparison at this time.
| Mr.. Darlington then continued the read
| ing of the letters. Mr.. Worthington pro-
| tested against the reading of such portions
| of these letters did not cast some direct
| toward his protege Mr.. Darlington insisted
that the whole Of these letters went to show
| the fatherly interest that Judge Holt took
| In the young lieutenant. In one of the let
tiers Judge Holt told OF visit he had made
| to Gen. Sherman In behalf of his young
| friend. Lieut.. Throckmorton was then do
| ing duty as mastering officer. but was
| anxious to he assigned to duty in the field
with Gen. Sherman. An this and in other
| letters written during the war Judge Holt
spoke Of the qualification ne felt that the
hopes imposed in Lieut. Throckmorton by
his country. his mother and his friends
were being realized.
Letters Rend.
In one of the letters Judge Holt said
that he glad an idle rumor about
| his young friend had been put 20 rest
do you know what that refers to. ma
| jor:" Mr.. Darlington asked.
1T refes to a story that l was drink
| ing"
Did you write to him about it?'
Il did,
What did you say?'
THAT it WAS lie
Thn letfa fron Iu1D o.l., 1.1,
| iEE the honor done him by MAJOR Throck-
| morton in naming his daughter after him
was also read, as were several letters 20
Mrs. Throckmorton. which were all couch
| ed in terms of warm affection. Mrs.
Thrcckmorton was related to Judge Hollis
second WIFE and in his letters to her the
judge always addressed her as his dear
COUSIN. the part that Major rhrockmor-
| ton took in the Modoc war when he vas
| with the forces in pursuit of Captain
Jacks band. was highly commended in
| Judge Hollis epistles.
In d letter from Major Throckmorton TO
| Judge Holt, dated at the lava beds near
| Jacks Camp. February :. 1873 two days
| before the date of the alleged will, the
| they would have to whip the Indians. but
| that his sympathy was all with Jack
| and his warriors, fer he thought that they
| had been badly treated by the agent and
| others in authority.
The major closed his letter by saying that
/ If 1t should be his fate not to return to his
| darling wife and babies he was certain
| Judge Holt would not let them want.
The reply to this letter. the major said,
| on the stand this afternoon. was received
| while he still in the lava beds. Owing
| to the exigencies Of camp life. which pre-
| vented him from even carrying an extra
| shirt. all his correspondence was destroyed.
| Major. do you remember what Judge
! Holt said in that letter." he was asked.
| Il do"
"What?"
| He said. DO your duty. They shall not
suffer- -
| A letter from Judge Holt to President
| Grant was also placed in evidence. In IL
| the witness was recommended for appoint
| ment as major in the signal service. and
| his heroic conduct during the war and in
! the Modoc campaign was referred to at
| length.
A Misunderstanding.
| Major Throckmorton said that there was
| at one time a slight misunderstanding be-
| tween him and Judge Holt, growing out of
! some Misrepresentation by a third party
| with reference to Mrs Throckmorton and
| Miss Hynes. This was all explained away.
however. and did not seem to affect the at
| titude of Judge Holt toward him.
In ar swer to question from Mr.. OAR
| lington Maj. Throckmorton said from the
| time he entered the army. in March. 81.
| he never had any sign OF trouble until
| October, 1891. when he was arrested and
| tried by court-martial
| On cross-examination the major said that
the last time he ever saw Judge Holt was
liz 1855.
Mr.. Worthington took letter from his
pocket and asked the witness If he had
| written it. He said that he had. The law
yer then read 1t to the jury. 1t was writ
ten January 2, 1St2, from Fort Schuyler
| n. Y, and asked for a letter from Judge
Holt to lay before the court-martial, set
| ting forth his military services.
In his letter of request the major spoke
| of a misunderstanding which had grown up
between them. and which he deeply re-
GREETED.
Now. major, did you ever get reply to
that latter?'
Il did and 1 did not. That is to say, I
never got a written reply"
In the judges letters to you while you
were in the lava beds he always speaks of
your wife and dear little children"
Yes, sir.
Now. major. do you know Of any reason
why he should have left your daughter
| $S0.OO or S1W,OOO and not q cent to your
SOM?
That was a matter for Judge Holt to
say
How old was your son in February,
1ST3?'
He was five"
And your daughter was severn
Yes, SIR
Mr.. Darlington read portion OF the de-
position of Mr.. Robert s. Holt and short
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