Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11


LAKENAN s. BARNES
Real Estate Lean and Insurance
Agents.
Mexico, Mo-. August 22nd, O3. (lSo
Jos. Linz, Esq.
Dallas, Texas.
Dear Sir:--
Mr.. Jesse will write you shortly in
regard TO Robertson's fee, There is
no question but what it is too large,
but we have to stand IL, as we cannot
afford any words with him and may
have to have him later. Just pay 1t
and at our next interview we will take
care Of this and all extra expenses not
figured on before this
Yours truly,
LAKENAN & BARNES.
Miss Alice Goodwin, pretty stem
ographer, who is the chietSitness for
George Morris, Jr., In his 100000 suit
against @. A. Barnes and four other
prominent residents OF Mexico, Mo-,
for alleged conspiracy TO defame his
character, was the principal witness
yesterday In the hearing Of the case In
the Offices OF Boyle, Priest and Leh-
mann,
Miss Goodwin declared that she saw
the letters which Morris exhibited and
which were declared forgerles by the
defendants, In the hands OF the Dallas
(Tex.) jeweler, to whom they were ad-
dressed. She said she had taken die
tation from the jeweler in answer to
them.
For more than two hours the young
woman was cross-examined by P. II
Cullen, OF Mexico, one Of the attorneys
for the defendants, but her testimony
was not shaken.
Except for being slightly nervous,
she maintained her composure during
the examination. She was neatly
attired in a dark skirt and white
shirtwaist and wore a large black hat.
Her testimony followed Morris's,
who had been in the witness chair all
day Wednesday aud yesterday morn
ing. Attorney f. w. Lehman, one
OF Morris's counsel, In turn handed tc
her each Of the six letters which have
been declared forgeries.
She unhesitatingly identified them
and their contents. She said that she
had seen them in the Office Of her EN-.
ployer in Dallas, when Morris was be-
ing tried there on grand-larcenJ
charge.
GLOW could you read the letters?'
asked Attorney Cullen on cfoss-exam
ination.
"In taking dictation," she replied
81 sat beside my employer and coult
read the letters. Besides, on many
occasions he would give me letters *
read to him.
She testified that she always reat
letters when she fled them away afte
they had been answered.
"Wby did you read the letters sup
posed to have been written by Attor
ney Jesse, Of Mexlco?"asked the attor
ney.
81 was interested In the case,' wa
the reply.
twas that the only reason?n
"Curiosity, too, suppose" she re
lplied.
The witness said that she receives
word from an attorney who repre-
sented Morris at his trial In Texas re
lquesting her to call and see him, a
he understood that she might hay
s1me information OF value to Morris
After making copies Of some Of th
letters she regarded as improper sh
turned them over to the attorney.
"Did you believe at the time tina
an innocent boy was being pros'
cuted?n asked Attorney Cullen.
eyes, that is what 1 thought.
thought the letters were imprope
I and 1t appeared to me that there wa
: : a scheme to secure evidence again
Mr.. Norris"
During the examination Attornt
Cullen asked a question which col
, fused the witness. Attorney LIE
3 mann objected.
4 "Such questions are unfair, and
). protest." he exclaimed. miss Goo
win, you need not answer that que
O tlon. A woman is entitled to mo
e consideration"
b. Mr.. Cullen withdrew the questit
and the hearing continued.
"What was said when you turn'
the letters over to Morris's attorn'
at Dallas?" she was asked.
"I told him that L thought N
Morris was being prosecuted, and tn
;, the letters might be of service"
. She said that shortly after giyi
the copies Of the letters to the alto
ney she was notified that her moth
% was Ill and she resigned her positi
]. to 20 home. She came to St. Lou
" where she secured employment.
Ats O'Clock in the afternoon t
hearing was adjourned until o'clo
to this morning, when the examinatlI
"a of Miss Goodwin will be resumed.
I'd
r. From st Louis Globe Democrat.