The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
ADMITS SIGNING
MONEY RECEIPT
Mrs. Jennie White Says
She Did Not Know
Contents.
Arguments Of Attorneys to Be
Commenced on Next
Thursday.

On Thursday morning next arguments
will be heard in the White case, which
has been on for hearing before Judge
Trout during the past two weeks. Both
sideS>have put in all their evidence and
nothing remains but the addresses of the
attorneys in the case.
Up to the time the attorneys for the de-
fense brought forth the receipt signed by
Mrs. Jennie White for $3.50, the plain
tiff's case had a roseate hue. This re-
ceipt is alleged to have been signed by
Mrs. White in the presence of Richard
H. Morrison, an executor of the estate
of Jonathan Lloyd White, deceased. The
plaintiff was startled, as were her coun-
sci. when the attorneys for the defense
sprung the document and Mrs. White
was loud in her denial of having ever
seen the paper.
In order to prove the genuineness of the
signature Theodore F. Kytka, the hand
writing expert, was put on the stand yes
terday morning and gave IL as his opin-
ion that the signatures were written by
Mrs White. He based his opinion on eX-
emplars furnished him by counsel and on
his sixteen years experience. Kytka
had large photographs of the signatures
and with these he pointed out the SINH
larity in the handwriting.
The attorneys for Mrs White deemed it
best not to cross-examine the handwrit-
ing expert.
Richard II. Morrison, the executor Of
the estate who witnessed the signing of
the paper, was called by the plaintiff for
further cross s-examination. Judge Aftken
attempted to shake the witness on his
knowledge of New York, but failed. He
also tried to break down Morrison's tes-
timony in regard TO the signing Of the
document, but did not meet with great
success. Morrison proved a shrewd wit
ness and stuck to his original story.
Charles G. Gebhardt another executor
of the estate, was called to the stand by
the defense and stated that he had, in
company with other executors and Of
ficials of the Safe Deposit Company,
opened the lock-box of the deceased and
found a receipt for s6 alleged to have
been signed by the process server who
handed Mrs. Jennie White the summons
and subpoena in the divorce case, filed by
deceased a few years before his death.
Mrs. Charlotte Mclaughlin of 1854 Bu-
chanan street and Mrs. Emma c. Hart.
living at 1919 Filbert street, were called
by the plaintiff to testify that the repu-
tation of Joseph L. White, a brother Of
the deceased, was bad. This testimony
was given in order to rebut that given
w mite before In6 commissioner III
New York, when he testified that one
evening he was out riding with Mrs. Jen-
ME White and she told him that she no
longer was his sister-in-law, as Lloyd
White had secured a divorce from her.
Mrs Jennie White took the stand in
her own behalf and admitted that her
signature was affixed to the receipt for
$1250, but swore she never knew the con-
tents of the paper. She says the paper
was signed in the rooms of the Safe De-
posit vaults and that 1t was very dark
in there. She further testified that her
husband handed her a folded paper and
said: Here, Jenn sign this and in
obedience to his request she signed the
paper.
She swore positively that she never
went out sleigh riding with Joseph l.
White in New York and never told him
that she knew of the divorce. She fur
ther testified that she never read the
summons or complaint in the divorce pro-
ceedings to Whites mother.
Both sides rested their case and the
court set next Thursday morning for ar
gument of the case At the conclusion
of the arguments the case of Jennie
White against the executors of the es-
tate of Jonathan Lloyd White will come
up She alleges in her complaint that
she loaned her husband the sum of $16.SO0
with which as a basis he accumulated his
large fortune. She now demands the re-
turn Of this sum with interest