Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-16
Widow Of Late President Takes
Stand for State IN The Bran.
denburg Case.
SHE AUTHORIZED REPUTATION
Handwriting in Which Name Was
Signed TO Political Article 10 Bold
and Steady, Unlike That or Mr..
Cleveland During Latter Years OF
His Life.
(py Associated Press.)

CRY Associated ?ress)
NEW YORK; June I5.-Mrs. Fran
els Folsom Cleveland appeared IN pun
lie today for the first time since her
husbands death to testify for inc
prosecution in the case OF broughton
Brandenbnrg. a magazine writer. who
is charged with selling the New YORK
Times u political article purporting
To have been written by former Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland.
Mrs. Cleveland was dressed In deep
mourning. but WIS self possessed
though pale. while on thes land. She
declared emphatically that the sigma
ture TO the article In question was
not that OF her husbapd. Also she
pointed out the difference between the
signature and the genuine Cleveland
signature as Il appeared on several
checks which were handed TO her.
The former President wrote with
very unsteady hand during the later
years Of his life, the witness said,
whereas the named signed to the
israndenburg article was written In
comparatively bold. legible hand.
more like that of Mr.. Cleveland dur
ing his younger days in the White
House.
Crowd Hears Testimony.
When Mrs. Cleveland entered the
court room Justice Fitzgerald. Assist
ant Attorney Mott and court officers
arose and bowed low as a mark OF
respect. A large crowd gathered TO
hear the testimony of the former first
lady of the land"
Mrs. Cleveland told or meeting John
G.. Carlisle and r. S. Hast,ng. and exc
cutOrs OF her husbands estate. In the
city and discussing the article on Aug
ust 30. 1908, over Mr. Cieveland's sig
nature.
Did you hear Mr.. Hasting say the
signature was genuine?" asked Sam
uel Bell Thomas, counsel for the de-
PENDANT
NO" answered Mrs. Cleveland.
did not hear him say one way OF the
other at the tine
did you authorize him to say IL
was genuine?'' asked the lawyer.
No. did not said the witness
emphatically.
did you send a telegram to the
New York Times in regard to this
art Gle? asked Mr.. Thomas.
Telegram Produced.
Mrs. Cleveland said she did and she
produced the telegram.
Mrs. Cleveland said she authorized
Mr.. Hastings to write the Times and
say that they questioned the auihen-
ITCHY Of the signature 20 the article
Mrs. Cleveland said she had received
a letter and only one from MI Bran
denburg in regard 10 the article. early
in August, 1908. She could not re-
member of ever talking with the de-
PENDANT over the telephone in regard
to the matter
Did you read the statement Itself
when IT appeared in the Timesg'
asked Mr.. Thomas.
~Oh. yes: I read il very carefully"
Mrs. Cleveland replied.
Mr.. Mott related the incidents lead
ing up to the publication OF the letter.
lie said that the state would show
that Brandenburg waited Until Mr.
Cleveland died before ne offered the
article
On redirect examination ne asked
the witness IL she had authorized Mr.
Hasting TO write the Times and say
thar the signature OF the disputed ar
t!cie was genuine she said she had
not. Mrs. Cleveland was then ex'
cuscd
4. ". Lincoln. sunday editor Of the
New York 1fBres. testified that be had
received the Grover Cleveland ar
ticie from Brandenburg about 4 week
before It was published. August 10.
1905.
said a Was Ore % Three.
Brandenbsrz had seen him and
talked with him about the article
few days before that BrandenburE-
the witness said. tod y was one q
three articles Mr.. Cleveland ~; rrvsn-
ised 10 write early In The year bar
inr upon The campaign but thai sick
ness had prevented Mr.. Cleveiand
from writing more than the ous ar
ticie.
Court adjourned until THURSDAY