The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
Will offered in Evidence.


dence whereupon Jerome took occasion
to question the witness before inter
posing any objection.
By Jerome:
Odd you read the whole paper?
A.-No.
-Q.-How much did you see OF Il?
A--When 1 put my name to it saw
the last page and the part Of another.
Justice Bowling suggested that some
thing more definite be established TO in
dicate that the document IS the one the
witness signed before 1t could be ad-
mitted into evidence. Mr.. Littleton
said that for the sake OF time the dis
trict attorney in view Of the admission
of the document at the last trial might
consent 10 the reading Of the tesUi-
mony OF Lawyer Gleason, given at that
time. Jerome declined TO assent to this,
declaring that he might want 10 ques-
ton Mr.. Gleason If he was called as a
witness
MIR. Littleton said that Mr. Gleason
was out of the State, being very i'll,
somewhere in the South. and that 10
force the defense to secure his appear
ance at the trial would greatly delay
! the proceedings.
LittIeton renewed his OFFER Of the vo-
luminous document after Miss Pierce
| declared that she had every reason TO
believe the will was the one she had
| signed Again Jerome took up an ex-
animation of the witness preparatory
TO making an objection.
Stand of Justice Bowling.
Justice Bowling said that he would
not hold the defense down TO a strict
proof that the viii is the same as when
| signed by the witness, but he would
rule that the document IS substantially
/ the same as when It left the hands uf
Lawyer Gleason, who had possession OF
/ Il almost from the time that IL was
| executed
By the court:
| Q.-Are you willing to swear, madam,
! that the document offered by the de-
| Tense is in the same condition now as
| il was when you saw IT.
! At looks Ike II. The papers were
| fastened.
| Q.-Fastencd the same way?
'I will exclude the will temporarily %
said Justice Bowling.
| The next cOdiciI was next offered IN
! evidence, and again Mr.. Jerome exam
/ ined the witness before putting in an
| objection.
Odd you see Thaw write anything
/ in this document
Ayes. he took the paper ana wrote
| something in 1t before giving it to me
! 10 sign.
Codicil Is Admitted.
Jerome also objected te the codiciI
| He argued that the document has .ot
| been properly identified as in the hand
| writing Of Harry Thaw and also that
there was nothing to show in what con-
dition the paper had been since it was
| signed.
! Justice Bowling overruled Jerome's OBJ
jections, and said that the situation was
| entirely different from that in regard
/ TO the will.
| This document" said the court, "con-
| sisting Of four pages, shows no marks
| or insertions that could possibly have
! been placed in It after its original prep
| aratiOn except on the last page, and
| the witness has testified that she saw
I the defendant write the interlined words
/ Therefore. l Will admit Il"
/ Thaw's chief counsel decided to with
! hold the cOdicu from the jury until the
/ court determined the question Of admit
/ ting the will LittletOn will renew hi!
| efforts to get the two documents before
{ The jury.
LittletOn Changes Again.
! Iittle-Cn again suddenly changed hi,
/ tactics and announced that he would
| read the codiciI. It was only after jerome
/ said that he wanted 10 Cross-examint
/ Miss Pierce in regard to the papers tina
Thaw's counsel adopted this course. Tn,