The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-14
Cashier Declares S'e'.sIflr, y NJ FFlltallt Ely
\ Woman Did Not Write
Susie Letter.
.M'ELoRY HELD FOR TRIAL
Hearing 81 Conspiracy Cases El To-
Days--P;art Played btyy MI Miss ): s5#
Scott.

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(By Associated Press.)

P1rTsBURG, PA, July 13t--Experts in
handwriting called as witnesses In tho
divorce case OF Augustus TIartje against
His wife, Mary Scott 1IartJe, took up
the entire time to-day III thu hearing of
the case In court. Beside the protess.oral
handwriting men. o } number Uf bank
clerks and officials were ichlled p Mrs.
$Hartje'' s counsel, and 5althoityhS not quali-
Tying az experts the testlFF,oiiy ~ the
bank men was admitted sb = g Use q tnelr
knowledge of signatures. There was o
long contest over the adrnissl,iNty of
8the evidence Eof the bank men. the move
being contested stoutly by the counsel.
for IIartje. afg8S @s ~
1t was finally ruled BY the court. how
that the evidence should be admitted
and o point was scored for the DEFENSE
Mrs. IIartje's counsel won q number OF
other disputed points throughout the Gay.
Did Not Write lt.
M IS. Ewell, tho Chicago expert Tor
MRS. 4Hartje. was put on the stand and
subjected to o. rigid oross-examinatlon5i
by Attorney FERGUSON. During THIS # OK
ainination,SM Mr.. Ewell said: 9SSst3$ 38s
n I would undertake myself to simulate
the handwriting Of the $1,000 words in
Nj. Dwell answered the rapid ore 81
searching questions from Mr.. Ferguson
without apparent embarrassment %or.$an-3
EtIoynnce. SS% 8SsH #8
RI The demand oiSthe libellart's counsel
for specimens OF Mrs. Hartje's hand
writing, gtyenS to the experts; was met
2WithSn refusal,,sa and this refusal Wal sus-
tanned by the Scourt..BBsSN either could the
souvenir letter given up by Expert EWellS
be, placed In evidence by Mr. FERGUSON
s All OF atheAa5nxperts bore out Mrs
Hartje's statement on the stand yes
terday that theNN..Dea usie"6letter FOR
merry admitted by her, was not in the
same handwriting as the other stand
ards which the respondent still admits
cashiersWaattson Irwin, tof the Citizens
National; Bank, H one #of the ank men
called, said that the Susie letter, which
is notwithstanding int Sthe8 foreground as
II dominant. ssue,&sESWas not written sapyS
Mrs. f8IIart1e. He declared that exhibit
No. &c. e tieasniutilateda letter pasted on e.
cardboard, 3! had. teensstnrnpered with
sss1 McElory iii Tolls. Ss
iii, Dart tina Mis-. Ida Scott, the sister
or Mrs. Hartte, played IN addressingTen-
velopees Is apparently the next milestone
gin8interest. She Is said to have addressed
the envelope In the Susie letter and "
may be that she will beac cay 81 upon TO
submit specinens OF her handwriting
B.sHF.S McElroy,& alias Elmer
alias e. J Larsen, who was arrestedSo on
wednesday, for trying to sell tosAttor'nsy
Marion letters adjudged% to have been
written |, s& Thomas Nadine the COS
sresponrdennttSi ii the ease was given 20
ghear4Hg observation-disclosures late this%nt ~
F%ternoon,f and hetsswas held for 50 court IN
$500. McElroys admitted the letters were ltn
written by Nadine, and oidShe tried %
3toI make. the sale Because he needed q %t The
money .M@ @5saa
1.-THE hearing IN the conspiracy cases
against Augustus y. Hart5e, = =
VERSIONS and Clifford Hooe,&the scolored
coaa,cchman, will he held to-morroW.