The herald., 1897-10-01

tzsa1 upoa your good Kindness. I'll sss
svsa { sSeaid Ss have 10 70 S il ' someone: a.
kitcheu and work. Please. beg Of you
deer, not to refuse me. Tn 5ust desperate
Trusting you'll make me favorable re-
ply. sincerely, n.
IN willingly DO anything In Gods world
for you.
Tuesday. Nay 10th.
In reading this epistls Mr.. McComas
when he reached the word dear" vol
unteered the explanatory remark tina
Mrs. Jenkins had evidently omitted thu
word Dr." she intending to writ'
Dear Dr." as in her opening address
Mr.. Davis sarcastically remarked tha
II counsel for the prosecution would
confine himself to reading what was II
the letter, and not into 1t, that It would
be probably more satisfactory al
around.
"This note was brought by a messen-
ger boy" remarked witness. in beginning
his story. land sent reply. She called
In the afternoon and said she had paid
$500 to Mime. Gotthelf for fourth in
terest in the millinery store and unless
she paid $500 more by o'clock she would
lose what she had put in. told her il
was impossible for me to lend her the
money and advised her that she had
better see Nine. Gotthelf and try to
get an extension of time. Next day she
again called and said that Nine. Gotthelt
had granted her an extension Of time.
then told her It would be very hard for
me to lend the money, as was going
east and when came back would need
more money than had, and would have
to borrow from the banks. Mrs. Jenkins
was much affected by my inability to
help her, and I told her finally that
would go on her notes II Mr.. Holiday
of the Merchants National bank was
satisfied. I endorsed two notes for her,
each for $3.50"
Now, doctor, who paid those notes?"
Inquired Mr. McComas.
II did when they became due" was
the witness answer.
"Why?"
when they fell due Mrs. Jenkins was
not here, and the bank demanding the
money. had to pay"
did you know where Mrs. Jenkins
then was?"
eyes. in San Francisco"
THE DOCTOR CROSS EXAMINED.
Doctor. how long have you lived in
this city?" began Mr.. Davis, i'm cross
examination.
"Since 1884" was the reply.
"And you have known Mrs. jenkins
how long?"
about four years."
"You became acquainted with her in
the ordinary professional way?"
II did,"
up to the time of the notes you saw
her frequently?"
Sometimes would see her quite
frequently, and then again would not
see her for prolonged time"
WAS there any time when you saw
her and treated her professionally quite
frequently"
Eyes, this spring"
about what time in the spring?"
II think about the months OF Febru-
ary and March,"
did these treatments continue to the
time when the notes were made?"
Sometimes once a day, sometimes
once every three days."
"Any financial transactions previous
to that timer"
Eyes, on the 18th OF March loaned
her 5000"
"Just tell the court the system adopted
in that transaction?"
"She told me her seal skin sacque ant
other things were In pawn, and that be.
ing the last day for redemption, she
wanted to get them out. had not the
money, but consented to go on a note
with her. She said Mr. Chase had prom.
ised to pay her part of Charles salary
and there were four notes made for $5t
each, all on the Merchants Nationa
bank"
"Then there came another financial
| transaction?"
Eyes, sir. On February 9th she came
to me and said her father was in the
city, and was acquainted with drum
mer Who had some good whisky. Thai
her father could buy advantageously
and she could make trade that would
give her the $500 she then wanted and
the 5000 she had raised. Itold her those
business matters were risky things to
go into, but she said her father knew all
about the matter"
THE CONSOLIDATED NOTES
"Then, ON her representation of her
fathers and her own business aptitude,
you advanced that sum-"
Eyes, SIR"
''Then were there any more notes
made?"
ION May 10th, when she represented
that she wanted $500. told her she had
better take up the $500 and 5000, and so
four notes for $3.50 each were made.
These were made to let Mrs. Jenkins
have longer time within which to pay"
"It was single transaction, the max
ing Of those notes?"
Eyes"
"All made at once, and the money re-
ceived from the same bank?"
"Yes SIR
Explain how Mrs. Jenkins got the
money on the two notes in evidence and
not the other two?"
That's law quibble. but can tell,
think"
well, go along"
'.The two notes In bank liquidated the
money overdue"
"Apd yet those two notes in the bank
may have been the money on the Gott-
helf matter, may they not?"
'.If you like to put it that way"
Where does Mrs. Gotthelf live?"
II really don't know"
Her business placer"
ION Spring street."
"Were you in good health and mentally
sound at that time, DR.. ?''
"Well, we can't always say as to that
Eyes, but as physician. how would
you say?"