East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-21

Directly connecting Mrs. Warner,
her husband or the two of them joint
ly, with the forgery of the third al
legged will to the ]. w. Young estate,
Prof. NJ. A. Albin, a handwriting ex-
pert from Portland sprang one of the
big sensations of this sensational case,
Saturday evening at the night session.
This third will is not the one now be-
ing contested but is the one which
was received through the mail by At
torney Charles H. Carter then attor-
ney for Mrs. Warner, in the fall of
1906.
Taking a check for $40 which had
been given to j. S. Beckwith as his
mileage and per diem as a witness,
and signed by both Mr. and Mrs. War
ner. Prof. Albin declared that the
hand that wrote the check was the
same hand that wrote the alleged will,
a document that is now admitted by
all concerned to be a forgery.
Experts Agree.
Albin also corroborated the testi-
mony of Prof. williams, who had pre-
ceded him. by declaring that neither
the will now being contested, the con-
tract nor the letter alleged to have
been written by j. w. Young to Mrs.
Clara Young. were written by the
hand that wrote the entries in 100
pages Of the ledger used by Young
during the time that he was conduct
ing the hardware store at Weston.
Clara Young Denies Letter.
Mrs. Clara Young was also placed
on the stand saturday evening. When
handed the letter which had been in
troduced as evidence by Mrs. War
ner and which is alleged to have been
written to the witness by J. w. Young,
she declared she had never received
the letter and furthermore that il
was not written in Young's handwrit-
ing with which she was familiar
This is the letter in which Young.
as its alleged. author, was berating
the witness for having talked about
him because he gave Mrs. Picard a
COW and paid her doctor bills. In
speaking of this part of the epistle
the witness insisted that she did not
know, during Young's lifetime, that
he had done those things. She stated
further that the first knowledge she
had of these acts was given her by
Mrs. Warner when that woman called
at her home, after the death of ]. w.
Young. and told her of them.
Says Young Disproved OF Mabel.
The witness also said that she had
never had any misunderstanding or
with her uncle and testi-
fled to the kindly feeling which he had
toward all his heirs with
the exception of Mrs. Warner Mrs.
Young said their uncle had told her
that Mabel's conduct while they were
in the mountains was dis
graceful and that one night while Ma
bel Warner was out with man, her
brother went out in search of them
with gun.
Banker Testifies.
Robert Jameson, former president
VI the Farmers Bank of Weston and
associated in business with Young for
many years. said he had known Young
since 1869 and was thoroughly famil-
ar with the deceased's life, habits and
business affairs He said the old man
was very prone to keep his affairs to
himself and not discuss them with any
except his closest friends. AS to Knox |
md Ragel, the two witnesses to the |
alleged will, he said their regulations |
we're not good and that they were the |
wo last men in Weston, whom Young |
would call upon to witness his will. |
He recalled one instance when Young |
lad stated, to him that Knox was a
dishonest man and that no honest man
hould have anything to do with him.
Recess Now Being Taken.
AS the will contestants have prac-
ically finished the Introduction of
witnesses a recess is now being taken
n the hearing. Some depositions are
being taken this week. one in Sc
title, and the taking of testimony
will be resumed Friday at Walla Wal
a, j. S. Beckwith having been ap-
,ointed to take the testimony. Mrs.
Warner says she has 80 witnesses to
introduce in rebuttal so that the end
Il the trial is not yet in sight. Sew
raj weeks will probably be consumed
,efore the case is turned over to
Judge Gilliland for a decision. |