Mexico Missouri message., 1905-06-01
QUIT DISPOSITIONS
NORRIS DAMAGE CASE
\ Hint Now That the Suit
May BE Dropped.

IN the $lOO,O damage |
suit of George A. Morris, Jr.,
against Clarence A. Barnes and
others for alleged conspiracy to de-
fame his character, the attorneys
for the opposing sides withdrew
at 1915 o'clock Wednesday after
noon and after half an hours con-
sultation, announced a stipulation
that taking of depOstions should
for the present be postponed,
which is taken to indica te that the
suit will be dropped.
Miss Goodwin had testified dur
ing the morning that she had been
told by relatives of Morris that she
was to receive one-fourth of what
ever judgement he recovered in
the case. She also said that she
thought Morris himself at some
time made the same remark. She
could not remember where and
when, but it might have been when
they were out walking, or in the
parlor, or on the lawn, she said.
Surprising change in the trend
Of the young woman's testimony,
as told exclusively in Tuesdays 5
o'clock Star, is supposed to be the
reason for the postponemeDt Of
the case. When placed on the
stand at 10 o'clock Wednesday at
the Office of Boyle, Priest & Leh-
man, Miss Goodwyn's replies were
very guarded, and were apparent
ly framed with a desire to avoid
the accusation of cOntradicting her
previous statements.
Two weeks ago six letters were
submitted in the hearing which
were alleged to have passed be-
tween Lintz Brothers of Dallas,
Tex, Morris employers, and Lake
nan aud Barnes and f. r. Reese,
relating to the securing of Il con-
viction of Morris on the charge of
robbing the jewelry firm for which
he worked.
Miss GOCdwyn, former stenO'
grapher for Linz Bros, testified
that she was under the impression
that these letters had been seen by
her in the correspondence Of the
firm. Her evidence, with the let
ters, was expected to win the suit
for Morris.
DECLARES LETTERS NOT GENUINE,
Tuesday the taking of deposi-
tions was again resumed, and tC
the surprise of the plaintiffs at
torneys, Miss Goodwin declared
that she did not think the letters
which had been produced in evi
dence were genuine. Then she
told the entire story of her con-
nection with the case.
She said that Morris had sent
her blank letterheads of the par
ties whose signatures we're at
tached, with matter written in his
own hand writing. This she haC
copied onto the letterheads, anC
he had corrected them. She agaiI
copied them aud returned the cop
les to him, she stated.
Wednesday morning she wa
very careful to make her position
clear and the cross-eXaminatiOl
of Attorney Lehman was unabl
to bring out anything in the wa,
of an admission that she hal
failed to tell the truth on previOu
occasions.
She said that she had understood
that Morris possessed original cop
les of the letters which she haC
transcribed. She was also giver
to understand that the letters
would never appear in the trial
but were only wanted by the at
torney in drawing up the case, sh
said.
When questioned as to why sh
had not stated all she knew at tn
former hearing, she said she ha
not been asked all the question
she had expected aud the OppOrtu
: nifty was not given her.
OTHER PARTIES INTERESTED.
S Miss Goodwin, in the course Z,
her testimony, said that she unde