The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-04

him about It. Asked II he had been at
the house o. Amanda Holmes and said
Colts ought to 30 to the penite1t!ary,
he replied THAI he had never said any
thing about Colts at this or any other.
time to Mrs, Holmes. Asked about the
meeting in Robinson's Office, witness re Z.
Piled that Robinson had said they were
to testify what they thought about IL.
Had never had any conversation with
John Williams in regard to Colts.
Questioned by Mr.. Dryden In regard to
meeting on the street, testified TO by.
Williams, witness denied i any such
meeting or conversation.
W. P. Robinson testified as to incl
dents in trial of civil case, but nothing
new was brought out. Asked as to
meeting with Williams on Chapline
street, witness stated that he hadn't
had such a conversation with Will
iams,5 and did not tell John Williams
and other witnesses what to testify to
at the civil trlnl. Asked By Mr.. Dryden
II 1t was true that while the character
witnesses who were examined last
night were outside the court room he
had talked with them in regard to
Mr.. Colts reputation, he answered
NO, sir"
Afternoon Session.
The defense asked permission to place
on the stand A. F. Faulkner, an expert
in handwriting. He was placed on the
stand and said he had testified in seven
cases. five of which were forgery cases,
and had given particular attention to
cases OF this kind. Witness was shown
the envelope addressed to A. X, Haber-
field by W. ]. Colts and the alleged
forged note. and stated that the man
who wrote the name on the envelope
did not write the name on the alleged
forged note.
Faulkner was cross-examined by Mr..
Boyce. He was shown the envelope
found In the City bank. and the alleg-
ed forged note and said the same man
wrote both signatures. The witness
was subjected TO a very rigid and
thorough cross-examination, but with
out effect.
James Creighton was recalled by the
prosecution, and said he was present
at the civil trial and that Mr.. Cots
daughters were not present
At 3 o'clock all the evidence was
completed and counsel arranged as
to the time to be taken by each side in
arguments. 1t wns agreed to give each
side three hours. EE
Mr. Meyers Address.
At $40 Prosecuting Attorney Meyer
began his address to the jury. He
thanked the jury for the attention they
had given during the long and tedious
examinations of the witnesses, and
spoke of the nature OF the crime with
which the defendant is charged He
expected the jury to allow nothing to
stand in the way of their duty, but II
from the evidence they believed that W.
]. Colts forged the endorsement on the
note in question. or II they believed that
he altered or used tn. note in question,
knowing !. to be forged. whether he did
1t or not. 1t would be their duty to find
| him guilt as charged In the indict-
ment. He spoke at length of the EVIL.
dence of Mr.. Hammond. the expert on
writing, and compared 1t with the evil
| dence given by Prof. ]. NJ. Frasher and
Mr.. Faulkner, OF the defense He en-
phasized the fact that the defense did
not have Bertrand or Maisy Taylor
summoned on this case. and did not
have deposition from Mrs. Alchrist
(the woman who lives In the same
house with Colts family, who had
seen the man who negotiated the note.
He called the jury's attention to the
evidence that had been produced, and
especially the evidence of the members
of the Cots family, who had said that
the alleged forged signature was not
genuine.
Mr.. Dryden Follows.
NJ. F. Dryden for the defense, follow
cd, and he reviewed the testimony at
length and called particular attention
to the evidence OF A. X. Haberfeld, w.
P. Robinson and Joseph Haberfield, In
regard to the signature In the endorse
ment on the alleged forged note: to the
fact that a. X. Haberfleld had testified
that the name on the alleged forged
| note was his fathers signature and that
the paper was further proved to be the
| Identical note; to John Williams testl-
mony In regard to the same incident,
and that Williams had called his moth
er's (Mrs. Holmes) attention to the
note. He called the jury's attention to
CreiGhton's testimony and showed that
It did not agree with certain facts, and to
what Creighton had testified TO IN re-
gard to Colts daughters being present
at the civil trial. He spoke at some
length or the expert testimony OF Mr..
Hammond and compared It with that
| Of Prof. FraSher and a. F. Faulkner.
He cited the sevcrc cross-examinatIon
OF Mr.. Faulkner and that It had not al
fected his testimony In any particular.
| Spoke OF the testimony OF Messrs. Dial.
zcll and Jefferson and called attention
to the fact that these men were con-
tinually handling papers bearing the
signature Of hundreds OF men.