Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
LETTER ALLEGED
TO BIZ MISSING.
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE IN THE
M0RRIs-BARNEs DAMAGE
CASE SAID TO HAVE
DISAPPEARED.
LOSS CAUSES A GREAT SENSATION.
Woman Stenographer, Plaintiffs
Witness, Repudiates Earlier
Testimony, Saying She Had
Been Mistaken.
LOSS CAUSES A GREAT SENSATION
From st. Louis Republic.
ALLEGED MISSING LETTER IN THE
NORRIS CASE.

MORRIS CASE.
MEXICO, Missouri, Dec. 26-04.
My dear Alyce,
Enclosed find 3 letters fix them
like Others at once s. return to me
by "Adams Express Be sure to
seal box & address to me but not
give your address as sender but
some friends name also find sta
tionery. Please do that at once
use a Smith Premier typewriter &
find letters and papers number
gut No | letter on No. ! paper, |
will send you some more money
very soon. | am expect quite a
deal very soon. We will send you
a Xmas box tomorrow.
am in great hurry for these so
please fix at once s. express to me,
also return original copies.
In haste Geo. Jr.
In the resumption OF the taking of
dispositions yesterday in the suit of
George A. Morris, Jr, against Clar-
ence Barnes and others for 500, 900 for
alleged conspiracy to destroy plain
5iff's character several surprises were
sprung. About the most sensational
was the alleged disappearance between
the morning and the afternoon deposit
tions Of a letter offered in evidence in
the morning by the defense.
The taking of dispositions in the
famous case was resumed yesterday
morning in the offices of Boyle, Priest
& Lehman after a lapse of nearly two
weeks, the last dispositions having
been taken in st. Louis, May A.
The defense in the meantime had
engaged Frank White, a private de-
tective, to work on the case, and when
the dispositions were resumed yester-
day morning Miss Alyce Goodwin, the
stenographer, who was the principaI
witness for the plaintiff, was called to
the stand for cross-examination. Hel
testimony yesterday under cross-ex
animation was a practical repudia
tion Of her former testimony on direc'
examination, when she had testified
that certain letter alleged to be from
the defendants, which were offered a
evidence In support OF the plalntin'
case, had passed between them ant
her former employer, Joseph Linz, o
Dallas, Tex.
The defendants were represented b.
%cousel, p. II. Cullen, Orlando Hit
and Il. S. CAN'T, of Mexico, Mo, ant
r. II. Norton, Of Troy, Mo. Mr.. Nor
rls was represented by George Robert
son and Fry s. Rodgers, OF Mexico an
liz. W. Lehman, Of st. Louis.
The cross.examination OF Miss Coco
win was conducted by Mr.. Cullen, VIII
offered in evidence a mass of letter
which purported to be from Mr.. Mo-
ris to the witness, and in which wer
: references to various sums of none
sent by him to her and also reference
, to his suit against the defendant
, There we're about twenty-five OF thes
letters. The witness identified thel
las letters she had received from Mo
ris.
MADE COPIES OF LETTERS.
She also testified that she had mac
copies Of the six letters offered In ev
dence by the plaintiff from copies
/, his own handwriting sent to her cop
u ing them on blank letterheads III
u nished by him, leaving a place for u
signatures on the typewriter copie
Three of the six letters offered by Il
plaintiff, and which the defen
claimed were forgeries, purporting
have been written by f. r.. Jesse, o.
of the defendants, and the other thr
purported to have been written
: Lakenan & Barnes, the other defen
ANTS.
The tenor of the six letters was su
as to point to conspiracy between Ii
lie and the defendants to destroy t
II plaintiffs character, and purported
al have been written in 1908.
These letters, when first offere
ne we're instantly pronounced forgeries
n the defendants. On the occasion
A the last taking Of dispositions, M
Goodwin identified them as lett
which she had seen in the hands
her employer, Joseph Linz.
The hearing was adjourned al
Is. the cross-examination of Miss GO
Oh win for a noon recess until 2;l5.
nd was 3 O'Clock before Miss Goodv
Ig, was again placed on the stand for
by direct examination by George Rob-
he son. Of counsel for the plaintiff.
The young woman was neatly
nd tired in a white lace insertion ST
Of waist, with black skirt and lau
10 turban hat of white straw with a
tIe ~alerette. Her sister Kate accomr
'ns led her and sat by her side all throI
the trying ordeal of her examinat
HAD BEEN MISTAKEN.
She madea very composed witt
efs and the fire OF searching quest
directed at her by Mr.. Robert
failed to shake her testimony OF
Ihe morning to any considerable deg
Mr.. Robertson's line Of questions
deavored to ascertain from her
reason for the divergence OF her
. mer testimony and that given by
yesterday morning The witness
swered repeatedly that she had $
found by reference to her noteD
and papers that she had been
taken.