The San Francisco call., 1909-04-22
BOAS MURDER
DEFENDANT TO
BE A WITNESS
Attorney Harvey Announces
That Wilson Will Testify to
Upset Case of State
Counsel Denounced by Witness
Called to Identify Writing
Sent With Powder

Is il not fact that you demanded
moBey before you would appear for the
defense in this case?" T. Norman Har-
Ney. attorney for J. Walter Wilson. on
trisl for murder, directed this question
TO Carl EisenschimeI the handwriting
expert. yesterday IN Judge Dunnes
court
That is a lie, shouted Eisenschimel
IN a peppery tone. You are embel
fishing the facts and that is a lie L
cart so farther in the dictionary in
ciiaracterizing it, / would not have
gone on your side for all the money
I'm the world. 1 believe the defendant
guilty"
The explosion came at the end OF
= long day which was bad for the
Young man accused OF having sent
strvchnine powders through the mail
90 his employer. Harry Boas. mana ger
81 the Pennanl electric company, with
Offices I'm the Williams building.
EXPERTS IDENTIFY WRITING
Two handwriting experts had oecu-
pied most of the day. Theodore Kytka,
the famous identifier of dubious pen
manship. was on the witness stand for
three hours and swore positively that
Wilson wrote the letter received by
Boss with two powders which were
recommended as a stomach cure, and
which. when taken by BOas. caused his
death. Kvtka was followed by Eisen-
sclimel. who in turn was followed on
the stand by Max Gumpel a third ex
pert Of considerable fame. who Joined
with the two other men in saying that
The defendant Wilson was the author
Of the poison letter.
While kytka's testimony was the
most pointed in connecting Wilson with
q he murder of his employer, the big
sensation centered about Eisenschimel,
for Attorney Harvey let the fact come
out that the defense had endeavored
- 70 engage Eisenschimel to refute Kyt-
-ka's testimony. but without success.
Much Of the evidence produced in
the case yesterday and on previous
days Of the trial was secured by The
Call reporters working IN conjunction
with the police department
WILSON TO TAKE THE STAND
with the testimony of the experts
Yesterday Assistant District Attor-
neys Louis Ferrari and Robert Duke
announced that the people rested.
Attorney Harvey promises a bold
stroke today when he will have the de-
fendant take the stand in his own be-
half and strive TO upset the mass of
circumstantial evidence established
against him.
The trouble between Harvey and
Eisenschimel started with the cross
examination Of the witness.
When did you first enter this case?"
asked Harvey.
When. at your solicitation I went
TO your office TO discuss it with you
replied the witness Then, on the
following day L telephoned to your
stenographer and said that I could not
serve you until / had examined the
documents"
Did you not state that you would
require money before you came into
the case?" asked Harvey.
WITNESS CONTRADICTs ATTORNEY
NO. money, no." replied the expert
in scorD. 4 would not have gone
on your side for all the money in
the world. ] investigated the case and
decided that the defendant is guilty"
II have an impression that the wit
ness came into our Office and said that
he was convinced that the defendant
was not guilty" Harvey volunteered.
And that he wanted money 10 appear
an the case.
That is lie" exclaimed Eisen-
schimel.
Harvey coolly took the lie and pro-
ceeded with the examination. Are you
paid. for your work for the prosecu-
tion2" he asked.
"Of course" replied Eisenschimel do
gou think I am philanthrophist2"
JUDGE CoRRECTs ATTORNEY
Earlier in the day Harvey's word
was questioned by Judge Dunno. The
defendants attorney objected to the
exemplars which Eisenschimel pro-
duced. saving that as they were prints
-Ir,sc
they were copies of copy of copy"
That isn't true Judge Dunno de-
clared. You must not make such
wild statements"
Theodore Kytka erected his frames
before the jury box and expounded
10 the jury his reasons for being posi-
tive that Wilson wrote the poison
letter The jurors showed great in
1erest in the exhibits. Juror Sala was
in doubt over but one resemblance
which Kytka traced That was in the
initial m" in Miss" and the initial
NJ in N. D." Kytka pointed out
that the difference was due to the fact
that one WAS connected and the other
a disjOinted letter.
JURORS EXAMINE DOCUMENTS
No other difficulties were expressed
by the jurors, who examined all the
originals and examplars with the ut
most care.
The day was a hard one for the de-
fendant. but he did not betray his
nervousness often The widowed
mother and the brothers and sister of
Boas followed the case closely
The first witness yesterday was
Martin Boas. a brother of the dead
man He was followed by Detective
J. T. Gallagher, who testified that
Wilson had a defect in his right index
finger. Kytka later testified that the