The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-28
Dramatic Termination of the ALL
port Will Contest.
DOCUMENT is WITHDRAWN
Attorneys for Mrs. Kelley Convinced
That the viii Was a Forgery.
Witnesses Exonerated-Tes-
tirnony OF the Expert.
Spe cial Dispatch to the Standard

dramatic termination this afternoon.
1t was fought on similar lines to the
trial of a year ago, when the jury dis
a greed, but additional and stronger eV-
idence was furnished by the contest
ants in this trial. Every bit of evil
dence offered was examined minutely
and keenly contested by both SIDES
from the opening of the case Tuesday
morning to the beginning of the SEES
sion this afternoon.
The expert on handwriting had oc-
cupied most of the forenoon in state
ment of reasons why he considered the
signature of the name of John ID. ALI |
port on the alleged will to be for |
gerry. He first established his stand |
ing as an expert. having been engaged |
in the work for 20 years; made micro
scopic examinations of handwriting, or |
paper and of ink, enabling him to tell |
the general characteristics or the per
son writing the proba bic time when !
written, the color and kind of ink,
whether alterations or erasures had
been made, and whether writing was
by tracing or by copying. He estaD-
fishing his standing in this work stat
ed that he had testified as an expert
in the Davis will case in Butte, was
an expert III t''t r, haliiou 80 raoan+lv
appeared in the famous poisoning case
in New York, and had appeared IN
other prominent cases.
At the conclusion of his testimony
tleie seei .l,set go 40 u.i11 could
,ta,,a .hn tast nc to ire validity
no sto ~, i t11. Son, ofter tho begin
ming of the afternoon session, Mr..
Wines the senior member of the. hrnl
" =" the ~ ~ an,,e,,,nca in tha case
sai" .''' a., - w. +i,,a he had CON
ny ~ ~ Nh, va. ,,.bst Il mn
siuui e,' ~ a., ~, th,t he had become
p ol "a ". ~ triai nrogressed and
49, ,,tia,,,,rly frono tho testimony of
nv NV, Pc ~, ,,n,,,on hat The doc
i'lt eN y n ,i ar ,,,isht no a FOR
uhlen' ole 3lzt. va, ~ ,t,,or. re- tho Wit
gerry ne ueetieu ~ oa,,ri5 60, he side
ica9ta VIZ , -, l,1,' nrong motives
VI tie ."at ~ ot, .i,,,a,,, that thn sig
IN 81, Ia nv thot nf lain n Allport;
Litui We t,,taa Nv, tha hest If mo-
.hey "e,e ac.ua ,, wei az ,1,istaken Mr.
WE 'ut o,na ~ SOMEWHAT over
WHY'S W., va III. arnntinns and enlisted the
IA audience of the court
SSiI'pa.hs " tiie -,,rsn, IN tha intee-
a ; ot ,,71ti,,e,, As to the altera-
10y .is ., .,I7 ~ ceptain checks offered
tioi'S -. tbe former rial and
! ,,-l;.l ,ra ctatad ia have been altered
t N Mn'Dt ~ nrngress If that trial. so
u''iis ~ ky, us, ~, fc,.,, ,,ora closely
| as ~ Hla iIN,7 t,' ~ NJ, hInort on the
~ ~ tnN ;iI 10 a,,nhaticallv denied
5,;' wv, 70 do With that or
| iiav'iis ''i,i'I # neithar aid he
| any hio ~ a1;,,. that any nf the
| concelNe VI VA, ~ +ha casa had
| witnesses Oh lii9 ft"t u ~ +,ta
ahEthihs " uo VIZ ~ .,otion to
menus he Sc -, -. ,,.o, offered for
| "lthuraW thT VIII INC. Nv Caro-
prooate ny ...e - P,,tte md maj her
| me '. hehes u iotte,,- ,f ndmiristra
| appiicatioli lot 10 a1so ,vith1rawn
.,oii u u =; areocioto II, the case
NJ. ~" a. li'a stata,,,ep+ Thar in the
! likewise lllaue ~ 49, ~ estah,isbina
| proceea,hss III lht i' Ia u had acted in
the VIII as senoii ne ne ~ nov VINES he
sooo iatal', ~ &C the case nro-
nad become o0, Nv, AVA ,,articnlarlv includ
| sles,eu Wy " ",," - 10 avnert that the
| ing 'he les,'i,aot,s W 20 tA uhat il nurnort-
| VIII was pei ia ~ ,,, ne acnuiescad in
ed to be, ana !het siu = f,dr, nrohata
the motloil 10 WINS" 49,, ~ n alInort
as ,ne VIII ~, ~ oi.s Of Mrs KEEL
ana nave lne app''1'''''' u AVA
| ley uisi'ilSeeu' .,,o,,,,o,,,,a II, ,istan-
Inc auulel'e 90, +i,,s os , mreat
ing TO THESE uecia a ,io'' -, tha ,,,sttar
interest mad psen taken ~, ,,,e w, :
not o,Iis H. a,,,+r
Throughout the couii.Si ,,osr,,s A.
me opposing toui'Ss' Ia,as T. cnn.
Nalsn' =. o. 90 e,t ,,a,,ad ,nnanted
oe!, tniousn ~ tha CASE likewise
TINS termination u lil s,,,.~I f,a IN, 5aN-
eHonerateu opposins ~ at,ati,, above
ing tanlpeitu VIZ ,tad II nndar-
mentioned. put aIso Ma'a ,ttor,e,is 70,
stood that helthel me a.. e .,e; ~ -
the contestants nui ill., a,s os tha LIND
nesses hau aolle any s''. ~ VI a ,s m,os
me teInlliia tioil NJ 'n Nc Nil
h1shlE pleas1iis w enn, r NIio,iaan AND
Ter, VINO are mere lioi,i ,a,,o
49, w a't Ei,inana 1i,,awisa IN tha exnert
from Chlcaso; lihe"'s e. ~ st,e ,,as 60
on whose testimony 'i'
lanSelS Won, ,,,+ o,sa of tho term
rms Is we 'ast vans Ions and
Whlcn mas peen az ~ $40 a. die.
eXcltlhg out anu ,l,e 49,,
cnafseo !toti lu .,, ,hs. teh, ,o+,r, r.
JUDGE St,lltn W., ~ IL said in con.
Helena lhis eNelhis' iiI ss'u - ttn,
| nectlon Win ihe leiiie'i No u 80