The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-02

assistant cashier of the Fourth Ma tional Bank. who testified that he knew Mir. Boultier's signature, swore that in his opinion the signature to the Grimm will was spurious. Again the counsel for Mrs Griffin tried to make the wit ness identify the signatures on a num- Der of checks, but In each instance the court refused to let this testimony in. J. Reid Sayre. for many years a bank clerk. was one of the best wftnessea introduced. After declaring the sigma ture to the Grimm will to be fraudulent. he baffled all cross questioning. He declared that the first signature had been naturally written, while the sec ond showed evidence of care and labor. in fact the signature had been drawn. not written. He admitted the similar ity of the two signatures, but said that the difference was in the characteristic handwriting. It developed that both sides had been to MT. Sayre to get his opinion as to the signature. c. W. Haynie. bookkeeper for W :. F. vandiver & Co, was also introduced as a handwriting expert. He testified to a difference in the signatures but could not swear that they were written by different persons. He testified that the first will was drawn with a sharp pen and the second with a stub pen Mir. Osborne Made Mistake. John Osborne, paying teller of the Fourth National Bank. testified that he knew MT Boultier's handwriting and declared the signature to the Grimm will was fraudulent. It was shown that check on Will Hill, presented by C. E. Crenshaw was cashed by MT. Os- borne and that the check was fraudu- lent but this was not allowed in evil dence.
 W. N. Biakey was recalled and tes- titled as to details in the different signatures.
 Mir. osburne on being recalled also showed the jury the differences in the two signatures.
 Emmett seibels. Assistant Cashier of the Merchants and Planters Farley Na- tional Bank. also testified that in his opinion as an expert, the signature of the Griffin will was forgery T. L.. Jones, who has had large ex- perience in judging signatures, M. B. Campbell, teller of the First National Bank, and W. D. Pitts. bookkeeper for c. F. Merits and Company, gave sim liar opinions.
 Dr. M. L. Wood, who attended Mir. Boultier in his last iiiness testified that he told Mir. Boultier that his in- Juries would prove fatal and asked if he wanted Mrs. Griffin telegraphed for MT. Boultier replied that he did not
 On cross examination Dr. Wood tes- tified that he knew of no i'll feeling existing between the deceased and his step- daughter. Mrs. Griffin had writ ten him to keep her advised as to Mir. Boultier's condition.
 When the court reccnvened at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon J. Lewis Cobbs. a merchant. and Syivian Baum. paying teller at the Union Bank and Trust Company gave expert testimony as to the signature to the Grim will.
 Mir. ChaHee Tells of Moon.
 F. P. Chaffee, section director of the Weather Bureau service, testified that on the night the Grim will was supposed to have been drawn, a bright moon rose at 8 o'clock. This testimony was introduced to impeach Ebert Reese and Mrs. Moore, who testified that no moon was shining on that night.
 George A. Thomas and Jake Faunce, prominent business men. testified that in their opinion, the signature to the Griffin will was frauduIent.
 A. Nj. Baldwin, president of the First National Bank, went on tho stand to testify as to the genuineness of the signatures but could not qualify as an expert.
 W. T. Perry and Mrs. A. J. Lund were called by the counsel for Mrs. Grim. They testified that the best of
 
 and Mrs. Griffin. Mir. Perry stating that MT. Boultier told him that he loved her as If she was his own daughter.
 Jake Faunce was recalled by coun- sel for Mrs. Grim. An attempt was made to get him to compare the sig nature on the Woman's Home will with the signature to the letters from MT. Boultier. This testimony was ruled out by Judge Gaston on the ground that the letters were introduc- ed for the sole purpose of showing the state of feeling existing between the two.
 Charles B. Teasley, executor of the Boultier estates testified that he talked with Mrs. Griffin in regard to the case on July 27. when she testified that she was in possession of the will. and that at that time Mrs. Griffin gave no that she had found the  Watt McDade testified that Mrs. Griffin conversed with him In reference to lawyers on a time previous to the time she testified that she had re- tained lawyers
 Both sides then rested. the jury was excused and court recessed to con- vene at o'clock this morning when counsel will argue the case.