The record-union., 1899-10-21
CITATION IN AUSTIN CASE.
DIR. Glow AND TILDEN JONES
TO EXPLAIN.
Must Appear November 9th-Miss
Austin Not Allowed to
Testify.

The Austin -Wilcoxson case was re-
sumed before Judge Ellison yesterday
morning, and DR.. Peter Austin, father
OF the plaintiff, was kept on the STAND
the entire forenoon session.
Just before the noon recess Judge
Ellison issued citations to DR.. G.. b. N.
Glow and Tilden Jones to appear on
November 9Th, at 10 o'clock a. m, TO
show cause why they are not in con-
tempt. The citation was issued on the
aff1davits presented on Thursday, and
sworn to by Mrs. G. w. Jackson and
E. A. Davis.
DR.. Peter Austin. father of the plain
tiff, who since the beginning of the
trial had been too i'll to testify. was
the first witness called.
DR.. Austin said he had known Jeffer-
son Wilcoxson since boyhood In the
spring of 1879 his daughter, Amanda,
was attending an art school in Colum-
bia. Mo He had, in 1879, received a
letter from Jefferson Wilcoxson re-
specting his daughter, Amanda The
letter had been lost; he did not know
where. 1t was his impression that the
letter, after being received. had been
sent to Amanda at Columbia
Mrs. Mary +. Austin took the stand
long enough to identify the letter as
the one she had testified to having re-
ceived from jefferson Wilcoxson.
DR.. Austin then testified that the let
ter contained a request to witness and
his wife to allow Amanda to come to
California to attend Jefferson Wilcox
son. as he was getting old and feeble,
1s br1T l.
antly provide for her Subsequent to
the receipt of the letter Amanda re-
turned home from school and came with
Harrison Wilcoxson to California.
On cross examination it became ap-
parent that DR.. Austin's memory was
not at all retentive as to dates. He
could not recall the dates on which he
had visited California; was uncertain
as to the age of his several children,
and could not accurately state the date
when he commenced the practice 0f
medicine.
Attorney Seymour. for the defense,
read extracts from the deposition of
the witness taken at CarrOltOn, Mo,
but the latter was unable to say wheth-
er or not the questions had been ask
ed or the answers given by him. Al
most every incident except the receipt
of the Wilcoxson letter seemed 10 have
been blotted from witness memory,
and even on that point it was vague
and uncertain.
Witness, after being on the stand an
hour and half, recalled the fact that
James WilcOxson had said in his pres
ence that he had been responsible for
Amanda going to California, he hav-
ing given her a high recommendation to
Uncle jeff" Witness interjected the
statement that he would not believe
James WilcoXson under any circum-
stances.
Later Attorney Seymour offered a
letter to the witness. purporting to
have been written by him to Jefferson
Wilcoxson. Witness could not recoIlect
having written the letter. and said it
looked very much like a forgery The
records showed that witness had at
the taking of his deposition in Mis-
souri, identified the letter as one writ
ten by him. The letter was very COM
monplaCe, and expressed gratitude to
Wilcoxson for his kindness to Amanda.
Witness said that he had contributed
somewhat to Amanda's expense while
she was attending the school Of design
at San Francisco. He had at times
sent her mOney-pocket money. because
,he wanted to, and not because Jefferson
Wilcoxson could not or would not have
done so.
Up to the noon hour Attorney Sey-
mour kept the witness on the rack, but
succeeded in getting little from him
except that he could not recollect much
about the evidence given in his deDo-
sition taken at Carrolton, Mo.
CITATIONS ISSUED.
Just before declaring a recess, Judge
Ellison issued citations for Or. &. B. y.
Glow Of this city and Tilden Jones of
Sulphur Greek, Colusa County, TO ap-
pear on November 9th to show cause
why they were not in contempt.
The citations We're issued upon the
affidavits of Mrs. George ". jackson
of this city and F. A Davis of Coiusa
County, which We're printed in yester-
days Record Union" and which
charged DR.. Glow with having ap-
preached Mrs. Jackson and offered her
inducements to modify her testimony
so that it would be more favorable to
the defendant, and Tilden Jones with
having offered +. A. Davis $1,000 and
a ticket TO leave the State and remain
away until after the trial of the case
In issuing the citation Judge Ellison
said:
In the matter of the affidavits filed
yesterday, for contempt, / have decid-
ed to issue a citation for the parties to
show cause. The question of when to
make it returnable. bothered ne some
what. l do not care to stop this case
TO take up a collateral matter. l dc
not care to hold night sessions for rea-
sons satisfactory to myself. The ctta-
tions will be made returna5le on the
9th day Of November. at 10 a. m
AFTERNON SESSION.
At the afternoon session DR.. Austin
was unable, owing to his physical con-
dition, to resume and was excused until
this morning, and Edward Twitchell,
one of the appraisers of the Jefferson
Wilcuxson estate, who was on the stand
when court adjourned Thursday after
noon, was again called.
The court decided the point raised
Thursday afternoon, holding that the
plaintiff might prove the contents OF
the safe by the witness or the exist
ence of any other property seen by
him.