The record-union., 1899-10-20
A STARTLING ACCUSATION.
SENSATION SPRUNG BY MISS
AUSTIN'S ATTORNEYS.
Affidavits That DR.. Glow and TiIden
Jones Attempted to InAu-
ence Witnesses.

ence Witnesses.
A sensational turn was taken in the
Austin Wilcoxson case at noon yester-
day, when Grove L. Johnson, attorney
for the plaintiff, presented affidavits by
Mrs. G. w. Jackson of this city and
=. A. Davis of Colusa County to the
effect that they had been approached
by DR.. G. B. n. Glow of this city and
IlIden Jones of Sulphur Creek, Colusa
County, respectively, who offered them
money, the former to make her testi-
mony more favorable to the defense,
the latter to leave the State until after
the trial of the case.
The court excluded the deposition of
Charles Robin, which was admitted in
evidence Wednesday afternoon, on stat
utory grounds in that the defendant
was not present when it was taken, and
could not have been present owing to
the shortening of the time of notice
The offer by plaintiff of the deposition
of DR.. Thomas A Berryhill of New
York, surgeon in the United States
navy, was objected to by the attorneys
for the defense on the ground that the
commissioner, c. H. Barnes, was dis
qualified from taking the same, he
being an employe of a firm employed
by the plaintiff ETC.
The objection was finally overruled,
and the deposition admitted. It was
to the effect that deponent's place of
residence was Carrolton, Mo-, and that
MS Wife was sister of Amanda P.
Austin. Deponent met Mr.. Wilcoxson
in Ganro -,
time the latter told him that Amanda
+. Austin was a good girl and was the
same to him as a daughter Deponent
was again in Sacramento in October,
1898, at which time Miss Austin waited
upon Wilcoxson, much as a professional
nurse. Deponent said WilcoxsOn told
him he had saved $225 900 for himself
and Miss Austin, and that upon his
death that sum would make her one of
the richest women in California; that
she had been more to him than any of
his relatives and that he proposed to
see her we'll paid. An hour was con-
sumed in reading the cross examination
of the deponent.
{. f. Dillman, cashier of the National
Bank of d. o. Mills & Co. was called.
he presented certificates of deposit
made to the bank by jefferson Wilcox
son. and they (six certificates were Of
fered in evidence. They were dated De-
cember %, 1898, and were for $1,000
each, or an aggregate of $4,000: were
payable to J. Wilcoxson or order. and
were indOrsed by George H. Wilcox
son, ex. and J. W. Hughes. and paid to
their order on November 10. 1898. or
seven months after the death of the
depositor Jefferson Wilcoxson.
DR.. z. B. Moore of Colusa County
testified he had known Jefferson Will
coXson and that he knew. slightly.
Amanda P. Austin. He had talked with
Wilcoxson about 1890 at Cooks
Springs. Wlcoxson told witness his
niece Miss Austin. was as kind to him
as wife or daughter could be, and that
he would provide for her so that she
would never want during her lifetime
for what she had done for him.
Mrs. Ella Jane Westlake of this city
was next called. Wilcoxson and Miss
Austin boarded with witness for six
weeks about two years ago. Miss
Austin attended to Wilcoxson as a
mother would attend to a sick child.
WilcoxsOn once told witness he could
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Miss Fannie Campbell was the next
witness. She had had talks with Mr..
WllcoXson concerning Miss Austin At
one time he told witness he wanted to
arrange his affairs so that after his
death there would be no lawsuits nor
lawyers. He at that time said Miss
Austin was a great girl At another
time when Uncle Jeff' was i'll in the
Capital Hotel, he told witness he had
given away his property and was then
poor but that he had put away money
enough for he and Amanda to live
on. Witness could not tell what sum
was named. He told her he did not
want to touch the principal of the sum
laid by. He said Amanda was his right
hand and that he could not get along
without her.
A STARTLING CHARGE.
At this point in the proceedings At
torney Grove L. Johnson asked that
citations be issued to DR.. G.. B. n. Glow
Of this city and Tilden Jones of SULPHUR
Creek, Colusa County, to appear and
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt of court. AS rea-
sons for his request, Mr.. Johnson pre-
sented the following affidavits, which
are self-explanatory:
Mrs. G. W. Jackson being duly
sworn, says:
I reside in Sacramento Cal. I know
one DR.. G. b. n. Glow, a resident of
Sacramento, Cal I was and am a. wit
ness in the trial Of the above entitled
action now proceeding in Sacramento
Cal.
THE said Or. G. B. n. Glow. on the
11th day of October, 1899, called upon
me at my residence in Sacramento
Cal. and asked me to change the tes-
timony I was going to give on the trial
of this action and make the same more
favorable to the defendant and less
favorable to the plaintiff, and stated tc
me that 1 would receive a consideration
for so doing. / refused his proposition
He stated to me that he would call and
see me again that evening. l commun-
icated his proposition to my husband
q. w. Jackson, and he advised me tC
see said DR.. Glow when he called again
and see what exactly he meant, and
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