The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-07

seys Capt. Blair otgne1 Ne Papers
:. Asxass o. 1sDs. ssA wss Net In
seattle Part - shs Dsy-ses sns
psuxhter Prsnossee the Wright
9ete asa Csnssaet = ForEery-
orange as Il may seem. an abb y one
AZ the defafses In the Bsaif-srIshs i'"se
n,is. Judge jacobs everruied the ee-
fendanf's motion for aoss-sais yesterday
usrnsng upon The opening Of court ana
4s.s rest Of the forenoon WAS taken ep "ish
sh< testimony Of Edwin b. Masiiek, VINO
testified faas OH August 6. ISs. the day
az which the biz poss ard contract are al
,exsd to have been executed. he Was VITA
Cant Blair from The tine the siter rosa
in the morning until be retired at nigffs,
ard that go paper Of any kind Was signed
N Capt. Blair that day. according 10 his
teat knowledge and belief
The day. from 10 o'ciock unit late IN the
afternoon. waz spent by Capt. Blair and
Mrs. Nsstirk In taking a trip TO Port
B.aksswy. according to Mr.. Mazticks story.
wrlxags testimony was that his uncle
signed In. note and contract at $50 or 10
e-ebnsk in the morning OF the day mention
ed. In the lobby Of the Rainier-Grand hotel.
MIR, aaxticks testimony was eorrobo-
rated by that OF bis wife, who was In the
lobby Of the hotel, she says. up TO 10
N. M
lawyer from isss until the latter's death,
ard declared on the stand that the sigma
tnrts TO tie note and contract were. In his
judgment. not those OF Capt. Blair
san more positive that the signatures
were me- genuine was pretty MISC Jennie N,
Blair. who said her father could never have
written them. Several other witnesses tes-
tiled prefiy closely on the lines indicated
hS ATTORNEY Hughes In his opening state
uent for the defense made yesterday
morning. but the lawyer and the daughter
Of the dead San Francisco ltImberman
wsrs the star witnesses for his admins
traitor yesterday.
IL ~ thought the trial 81 the case will oc-
espy the balance Of the week. al least
Hastfck an the stand.
Edwin B Massick. a prominent San
Francisco lawyer. was the first witness
called By the defense He Is an elderly
man ana very feeble. and had 10 be as-
Sisted BY tho attorneys to ascend the wit
nsss stand. In Response to the inauirtes
pFopoussdsd BY Mr. Hughes, Mr.. Mastlck
fssii3ed that he had been the friend and
attorney Of Capt Blair from 1866 until the
hsteFs death. In Auyuss. 1885. witness
and Ills wife a. the sequsz. Of Capt. Blair
avonpe nfsd thu latter on a business trip
70 seaitis 20 look afte- legal matters con-
fsfnlnx the Cedar river coal mines. They
arrived In Seattle on August 3. In IN.
evening which was Saturday ON sur-
dxv witness and hts wife went TO Lake
Nasaink s1A and Lake Union On thar
ffsang Capt. Blair left the Rainier
Grand hotel. where the party was stap-
Ping. announcing his intention 10 vsslt
his sister. MRS. Wright. Capt. blair 20
fHfnsa 81 soon that witness and his Wits
tnenyhs BE had not made the int aided
sSsit, shas were assured b. h'w 20 the
contrary
or Monday witness ana Capt. niair
went 10 the offices OF the latter's at.or-
nsys siruee. Alien. Hughes 4 MeNlcken.
ta sscssfain waaa trip could ~ mazda
70 Tsensns with 81 certainty cf finding
f1s Northern Pacific land AGENT regard
ing siaff's litigation. 4 telegram was
sns ard in the Afternoon an answer re-
eeisee stated that the agent could ba
sssE Wednesday. This left Tuesday free
% witness and Capt. Blair. who decided
70 spend that day 3, Port nlskeiey.
Tuesday was August and The tiay upon
which Wright claims The note and con
sTsct We're executed bv his Uncle In tha
lehhy 81 the Rasniss-Granf hotel. some
tire during the forenoon
un Tuesday the witness anS Can't. plair
ard witness wife took hrsa kfasr together
ard then went ,iosn 10 the hota, fahbv
aHd waited for half an hour or so. until
wa time for the hoss - leave for Port
1sSeiet Witness ara Capt. Blair sat
near zach either al the time Witness WAS
esFtafn iAaf na PAPERS OF any Kind were
Presented 80 Capt. blair during the morn
- no. hts signature or signed hy him.
NHatss watfid certainly have Tren Cart
saN RAN sny such papers II the latter
had done ~
saerssy before time fer tina boat "a
save. AZ ab1ui 10 o'clock. witness ana
20 Bar walked lessursiy sewn 20 the
soat snd went across the Sound. THE
"t.hess Nite remained at the hotel and
Hsssc later went 20 po., Townsend "a
enc 81 her children there
Wines sra Cart nsat- snen, severa,
nsars az Pov, BlAks,sy. leaked over the
.sas,s AM chs yvef the loading Of vessel.
WV Number wtteesS remembered dis
..ae'F Tat there were ere steamer ara
sHs" ss..Aag vessels in the harhnr.
Rack Ia she Hot~t
'poa returning - Seattle witness and
ssss Rissr wen; back 10 The hotel. VIE
ss ssF''l TIE captAls IL the latter tsla
@ wa - Fls.y his sister again; tina,
y .s'a se' 1T w.;aess hinder hn, fror,
assK- Capt. r'a'- replied TIA, hss had
81 sFsln 'N's' N*Fs :"
-, ,wNssinsssfkf afternoon Witness 4rys
49, ss'aF Nfaf ta Tacoma ard the nex,
"s'%setfi 'ae3r business With tsse