Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11
SAYS LETTERS CAME
FROM sTEN0GRAPHER.
George Morris, Plaintiff in 800, 600
Damage Suit, Declares Alleged
Forged Missives Were Sc
cured by Miss Alice
Goodman.

from st. Louis HepuDllc.
George Morris, Jr., Of Mexico, Mo-,
testified yesterday at the hearing in
his 100000 damage suit against A. Q
Barnes and others, that the letters he
exhibited, which we're declared forger-
les by the defendants has been Sc
cured by Miss Alice Goodman, stem
ossspher, formerly employed by the
jewelry firm OF Linz Brothers, of Dal-
las, Tex, to whom they are alleged to
have been addressed.
The hearing was resumed In the
offices of Boyle, Priest, & Lehman yes
terday morning. Morris was made To-
undergo rigid cross-examination by
Attorney Cullen, which lasted all day.
Besides the letter alleged TO have
been secured by Miss Goodman, who
has since moved TO st. Louis and is at
present employed at a dry goods house,
Morris testified that three OF the let
ters we're given to him by William
Rodgers, Of Dallas, who, he said, was
a friend.
Several times during the bearing
feeling was exhibited among the at
tOrneys. An attorney declared that
the defendants at the trial would
charge that Morris was the author of
the letters he produced.
Attorney Lehman, for Morris, said
that the charge was uncalled for, and
that the witness should refuse TO an
swer any questions which might lead
to such an assumption.
Morris was asked regarding the
forty watch movements he had In his
possession at the time OF his arrest.
He declared that he still had num-
ber OF the movements at his home In
Mexico. He said that when he sold
out bis jewelry store eight or nine
years ago he reserved the movements
from the stock. He has bought Others,
he said.
1t developed during the testimony
just previous TO mis- arrest, Morris had
pleged watch and several diamond
rings as security for loan with the
Savings Bank at Mexico. He learned
later that one of the attorneys who
was employed to secure evidence
against him had visited the bank, be
said, and examined the jewelry and
taken the number Of the watch.
After his arrest, when he was on the
train On his way to Dallas, be said be
was accused OF removing some papers
from grip. He denied the charge,
but despite his protests he was
searched. No papers, however, were
found on his person, he said.
He said that Miss Goodman had
visited his sister at his home in Mex
leo, but that she was only an acquain'
tance. On cross-examinatlon he said
that be had accompanied her to the
Worlds Fair on one occasion.
1t is expected that the taking Of
testimony at st. Louis in the case will
be completed to-day.
Below will be found copies OF the
letters produced by the plaintiff and
denounced as forgeries by the defend
ants, A. @. Barnes, O. A. Barnes, j
lG. Lakenan and h. r. Jesse;
l(Exhibit Az
COPY.
JESSE & BARNES. b. X. JESSE
4 Lawyers. q. A. BARNES
| Mexico, Mo-, June 24th, 1903 Qs'
Mr.. Jos. Linz,
| Dallas, Texas.
| Dear Sir:-
Although l wrote you yesterda.
will write you again to-day. hay
found out that Morris some month
ago sold sll29 so worth Of loose dla
monds to Bauman Massa Jewelry Co.
OF st. Louis. In fact he told a jewele
here and worrell and l investigate
1t and found it to be SO.
From my information gotten her
believe be did have them left owe
from bis stock as in 1898 he soil
Walker Ragsdale of this town tw
diamonds and that was nearly tw
years after he sold out and two year
before going to Texas. However W
can use this against him II you thinl
advisable.
Consult Mr.. Ethrldge and If you de
sire Worrell on account Of being
good customer of Bauman Nassa's, ca
} get them to lend a helping hand Q
Morris is nothing to them. Let m
hear from you soon.
Yours truly,
/ X. II. JESSE,