The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-07

Is ALMOST READY TO GO TO THE
JURY
PLAIN PROOFS OF A FORGERY
In the Alleged Record Upon Which
the Defendant Relied to Make
Her Case
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Cody
cross-examnaton was concluded today II
the trial of the indictments against he
charging attempt to backmall the heirs
the late Jay Gould. She denied that she hat
written two of the three letters to Amos y
Parker of this. city, having reference TO th'
alleged marriage of Gould to Sarah brown
afterwards Angel As to the third letter
in which the writer said she could man
age Mary Ann Shields" Mrs. Cody admitted
writing a portion Of it. She would not eX
plain what was meant by the phrase quotet
above. She denied that she was the woman
in black who, according to Mrs. Pierce
daughter of Mrs. Angel, had stealthily giver
her Mrs. PIERCE marriage certificate O
law Gould and Sarah Brown in 1891. Mrs
Cody admitted that she had made inquire.
among old residents of Delaware county al
to the early life of Jay Gould. and salc
that in this matter she was complying Will
the request of Mrs Pierce.
John Angel, husband of the woman who
was alleged to have been married to MIR
Gould in his youth, was the next witness
He is about so years of age. He testified
that wien Mrs. Cody called the first TINS
she told his wife that she was sent by Mrs
Pierce to hunt up her mother. Mrs Cody
said she had been informed that his wilt
had been married to Jay Gould and that
Gould left a large fortune. On cross-exam
nation. witness said that he had taken little
interest in the fact that his wife had born,
daughter previous to her marriage to him
Mrs. Angel had once visited this daughter
in Missouri. Mrs Angel had never toc
witness who was her daughters father.
Father Constantine, who was in charge
of the Roman Catholic church at Coopers
vile, identified record book marked IS
G. b." as one of the books and records tina,
had been turned over to him when he took
charge of the parish named.
This afternoon Mr.. Carvalho, an expert
in chirography, was placed on the stand
He had made an investigation of the book
containing the baptismal record of the
child which was reputed to be the child Of
Jay Gould and Mrs. Angel, whose maiden
name was Brown He testified that the
original entry of the birth of this child had
been tempered with. He said:
Il found that the names of Sarah Brown
and Jay Gould were forged to the entry
Witness added that there had been an
erasure of names and others were written
over them An "i'' had also been erased
from in front of the word ''illegitimate' SC
a to make it read Legitimate.
Mr. Nicoll then asked Mr.. Carvalho if he
had photographs OF the entry as he found ii
and il 50 to produce them.
Witness did so and Mr.. Nicoll furnished
to each juror a photograph. 1t was an ex
celent photograph, showing plainly the al
legged changes,
On examination by Mr.. Dugan, wit
ness said he had first seen the record or
Friday of the week before last. The op
orator had used iron ink and the iron com
posed in that ink had not yet come back t.
it, metallic state. Therefore he Judged that
the forgery had been committed within tht
past five years.
Father Charboneau was called He said
he understood but little English and the
services of Father Constantine We're required
as Interpreter.
Mr.. Nicholl asked the witness if he remem
bered meeting Mrs. Cody at Rouse's point
in the spring of 1895. He said he did Wit
ness recolected taking a carriage ride with
Mrs. Cody to Champlain to look for record
1t was something about a marriage of Jay
Could. She did not ask him to examine
any record for her at Champlain.
Mrs Cody has sworn in this case. Faith
err said Mr.. Nichol, that a short time
after your trip to Coopersville. YOU brought
to her a paper purpofting to be record OF
baptism of a child of Mary Brown and Jaw
Gould. Is that so?"
Yes, sir
Did you examine the record yourself at
the church in Coopersvlle. after Mrs. Cody
had told you about its existence:"
Yes sir; with Father Thomas"
'Who asked YOU to make the second exam.
nation:
Mrs. Cody. She asked me whether there
would be means to look and find it,
wv hen you looked the second time, did
you md the record of the baptism OF the