The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-22
FREEMAN TRIAL SURPRISE.
a RECORD As IA SARAH WORKS.
AGB DECLARED A FORGERY.

Missouri Unsertnker SAYS Freeman Car
ried or His Book a.d That "les1" Was
Altered 10 1850" In - Burial Record
Torn from 1.-THE Girls Father Testincs.
The age OF Sarah e. Work. for. assaulting
whom Walter X. Freeman ia undergoing In
the Supreme Court his second trial. Is n vital
matter in the case for the prosecution. The
alleged assault was committed IN January.
1894, when. as tho prosecution alleges. the
girl was not 10 and could not legally consent
The alleged mutilation and forgery OF n rec
ord TO make her out q year older than she Is
was one of the points offered yesterday for the
prosecution. The girl told over again yester-
day the story of the assault. and then her
father. Winfield Scott Work, was called. He
said he was q Montana ~ranchman. His
daughter Sarah. he said, was born on ADril
"a. 1870. Freeman visited his place In Mon
tana with Anna Work In September, 1894.
Anna introduced Freeman as "Mr. Kelsey"
Kelsey" told the witness that the Gerry Soci-
etv and Mrs. KNIGHT, Snrah's mother. had
worked no a case against Sarah. and that he,
Kelsey. in tho interest Of the defence. wanted
to get at sarab's birth record. Kelsey said
he was n lawyer who represented a man named
freeman, who war mixed up In the trouble
With Sarah. He wanted Sarah's father to visit
New York 10 help him out in testifying to
Sarah's age.
Under cross-examina alton the witness said
he Ind six children. Four were dead. HE
undertaken was q man named Henry yelling
ton Of Memphis. Mo. Tho witness. admitted
that he had written o letter in which he COM
planned that some one had stolen Undertaken
Wellington's books, by which he could have
fixed tho record Of his daughter Sarab'- birth.
One OF his daughters. Edna. died on March
Lawyer. Brooke produced a sheet OF paper
and asked Mr.. Work II IL looked like a part
ness said II did. Mr.. Brooke offered the paper
IN evidence. Assistant District Attorney
Weeks objected. Justice smyth ruled the
why. said Mr.. Brooke. II wanted to
prove 5y this paper that the girl Edna. twenty
seouontly that II is impossible that Sarah was
born on April, ~, 1871.
born In March. 1881" said Justice smyth.
MT. Weeks Introduced an unsigned letter
alleged to have been written By Freeman TO
named Fields. IL taunts the girl with being
the. .writ"r's %cast-off mistress and jeers at
Fields for marrying such IA woman. II con-
cludos:
While ! can laugh aud iecr at you. our dear old
world VIII never complain OF my conduct because
i threw OF n yoko.that was worthless. You may
well say TO sAllie that you never wish To hear from
nnae as sircu% 1"s gSs VII" tn:, '% vii, ms Sss. a, ,o = ', miss a ms
dead. ] do want you both TO soc your positions
witch i%s been %ss' on 1'n %s FOR SOM, ."'y ,Im ss. .h. Inc sn ,anSn
and the old adAse viii be proven. THOSE VINO
laugh last laugh hest Your taste was better by
far than his. ] congratulate you. You must mold
him in high esteem. Adieu.
Mr.. Weeks then made sure that the leaf
from the. undertaken book was on the law
yor's table. and called Undertaken Wellington
to the stand. Wellington testified that in DC
tober. 1894. Freeman. who was then under
Indictment. visited his pl ,ce in Mis- souri, aud
asked permission to look over tho UNDER
:aker's records. One OF the books. Wellington
said. Freeman took away and had not re-
turned. The witness identified the pape. on
the lawyers table as q leaf that had been torn
from his missing book.
1T is Just as | wrote on It." said the under
taker. but Their. Is one exception. II ,ru
wrote 1881. but the figures have been doc
tored, making II appear 1880"
Mr.. Weeks then asked Justice Smyth to
I'm pound the raper. which was done.
Anna l.. Mott, Sarah's aunt. who had come
on from her home In the West. testified that
Sarah was born In 4 pril. 1879. at Memphis.
Mo. The witness was in tho house ut the
time.
Clerk Walsh OF the General Sessions was
called TO prove thnt at the time Freeman was
In the West getting points for his defence no
was under Indictment and had forfeited his
bail. The trial will be continues to-day.