The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-30
Colts TRIAL !,
WILL CLOSE
ON MONDAY.
Additional Testimony Adduced by
! 1.-THE Prosecution yesterday at
: MOundsville.
JAN UGLY ACCUSATION, MADE
BY James Creighton in the Course of
l,His ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Men
Testify for Colts.

40 The trial of the case against w. ].
Cots of Wheeling. charged with forg-
ing the name of the late John c. Hab-
erfleld, Is stlll on in the elreui; court
at MpundsvIlle. before Judge Melvin.
and will not reach its conclusion before
Monday afternoon. Only a few of the
derense's witnesses have been examln-
ed. Ga
The first witness was d. y. Phillips,
justice of the peace, of Ohio county.
Was acquainted with bothsCotts and j.
G. Haberneld. Remembered a note
found at the city Bank. Had con-
varsatlon with w. j. Colts In his office;
that the note might have been put thcrs
by some other person. This .eonversa-
tIon took place shortly after the arrest
Of W. j. Colts.
W. P. Robinson knew A. *. Haber-
field, John C. Faberaeld and w. j.
Colts. He testified ut great length as
to the civil suit that had been instituted
against Colts by the Haberfleld boys.
He was shown the envelope found in
the City Bank had sean it on the last
day of January, 1900.
Miss Cora NJ. Ritz was employed as
s;enographer by Attorney w. z. Robin
son in January, 1900. Remembered the
civil suit in which Robinson was coun-
sci for Haberaeld. Was present at re-
hearing of case before Justice Rogers.
Had heard Mr.. Robinson cross examine
Colts in regard to the affidavit. Wit
ness made transcript on the same day.
and it was introduced in evidence. Wit
ness was cross examined at considera-
BILE length by Colonel Arnett, bui Moth
ing Of Importance was brought out,
W. p. Robinson was recalled, and was
shown the alleged forged note and
stated thar in his opinion the signature
was not genuine, but that the signature
pasted upon the declaration end the
writing upon the envelope found at the
City Bank were in JohnlG, Haberheld's
handwriting. In his opinion the same
person wrote both notes and also the
signature upon the back Of the alleged
forged note. Had had a conversation
on the street with W. J. Colts in regard
to the notes; had told Colts that the
note in his possession was In mutt
lated condition for he (cotts) had torn
the signature from It at the trial.
T,.t;oa ponnrp
The next witness was Justice w. w.
Rogers. who was put on at the after
noon session. Was acquainted with
John G. Haberfeld and his SON, A. X.
Haberaeld and w. j. Colts, Was asked
to produce n record of the trial for the
recovery of the $500 by A. *. Haberdeld.
which he did. Was shown the Colts
note which was endorsed by John g.
HaberAeld: had seen 1t or one similar
to it. Asked If w. p. Robinson had cx-
amlned Colts ut trial. and whether he
had sworn W. ]. Cots, witness answer
ed yes. Colts had shown witness the
alleged forged note or one similar to it
and he had asked Colts why n hadn't
Tiled it and stopped all litigation. The
witness was asked II at the trial before
him Mr.. Colts had made : ) defense
except to offer the Ssi as a set on. Wit
ness was unable 10 answer until he
looked at his docket,where 1t was shown
that Colts had entered the plea that he
did not owe it.
Max srolowItz, a justice Of the peace
of Ohio county, knew John G. Haber-
field and Colts. Was appointed justice
December u, 1893. in place of John G.
Haberfeld, and all of his legal papers
and books were in witnesses possession.
Colts had come to him with paper
folded so as to show only the signature
of John C. Haberaeld, and asked him
Cwitness) If that was John G. Haber-
fields signature, and he had said that
he thought 1t was. He was also asked
about another paper upon which the
name Of John G. Haberheli appeared,
together with that of James Creighton,
and answered that Creighton said Hab-
erfelds signature was not genuine, un-
tn he (Crelghton) was shown his own
signature to the paper, when he admit
ted that it was genuine.
Prosecuting Attorney w. Z. Myer,
stated that the alleged forged paper
came into his possession just previous
10 the preliminary hearing and 1t had
been In his possession ever since. He
spoke OF Its mutilatIon and how It was
done, and said Mr., schrader had pasted
piece OF paper on 1t. which hal a blue
line on It.
James Creighton testified that he
knew John G.. Habcrdeld ANA w. ].
\ Colts Was a special constable under
Habertield for about one year and n
half Had seen Cots at HaberfieId's
office before the squire died Colts had
told him he had borrowed $500 from
Iiaberheld to buy some property, but
did not speak ut that time OF any note.
but afterwards told witness that he had
wanted to pay the note OF and Save the
Interest. but that Haburned woulG not
take tho money as ho didn', need It.
This conversation took place on Chap
line treet before Hab2rHeldg Office.
Witness Identified signature on declara-
ton, and saw 1t first when Eabrrneld
had signed It, being a bin OF sale to
which witness and W. Colts had
witnessed. Saw II next time after judy
mhhtihad been rendered against Colts,
wing showed the paper folded up so that
nothing bit The signature could be
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