The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-17

ne.cham' One Hundred Dollars $500,
IN settlement of the claim of mainten
ance OF certain child alleged to be
Tue cniid OF Clay Ketcham (and in full
81 any claim against Clay Ketcham1
MARTHA ELF. FLETCHER :.
Plaintiff says that the words. which
we nave enclosed in brackets were in.
serted after she had signed and deliy.
ered the receipt. and that the only
thlng which was settled was the has.
taray proceedings. Upon the trial an
otner receipt was introduced in evil
dence, In the following form:
In the District Court Of Van Buren,
County, Iowa, November term. 1909.
State OF Iowa, on complaint of Mar
tina Elizabeth Fletcher, VS.. CLAY Ketcn.
am, bastardy.
for and in consideration OF the sum
OF Three Hundred (s3oo.o0) Dollars
and other valuable consideration. the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowl-
edged, the above entitled cause Is
hereby settled and dismissed and the
charges withdrawn against the defend
ant, and denied, and I further say the
defendant Is not guilty and all claim
Tor maintenance OF said child is here
by settled in full.
(Signed)
MARTHA ELIZABETH FLETCHER.
State Of Iowa, Van Buren, County.
I Martha Elizabeth Fletcher. being
sworn say that the above and forego-
ing was signed by me at 2:10 p. m.
this 18th day of November 1909 and
that the statements therein contained
are true.
MARTHA ELIZABETH FLETCHER
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of November, 1909.
MARTIN HARNAGLE,
Notary Public in and for Van Buren,
County, Iowa.
1t is briefed on the back and noted
filed Nov. IL, 1909, by the clerk. Also
on the back: Signed in the presence
Of B. F. Ketcham, e. L. MoCoid and
Martin Harnagle.'"
Plaintiff says that what purports to
be her signatures to this instrument
are false and forged.
Included in the record, is stipula
lion of settlement attached to some oil
the papers filed in the case Of State
Ion Complaint of Martha Elizabeth
Fletcher VS.. Clay Ketcham, as fol
lows:
For the consideration Of Three
Hundred Dollars and other valuable
considerations 1t is hereby stipulated
and agreed hat the above entitled
cause is settled and dismissed and al
claim against the defendant on the
charges mode in said complaint are
hereby settled and dismissed. This
being intended as receipt in full te
the defendant on the claim of main
tenance of he laid child.
MARTHA ELIZABETH FLETCHER
Signed in the presence of w. NJ
Walker, Jesse E. Fletcher
1t is admitted by plaintiff that sh,
received $500, but she claims that de
PENDANT paid but $500 of this settle
ment of the bastardy proceedings an
that one Frank Ketcham paid tn
other hundred on his own volition TO
the maintenance Of the child and .ool
/ the receipt, first quoted, simply tt
show how much he pa d.
There was, in our opinion, ampl'
testimony to take the case to the jur.
on the ques ion of the genuin mess o
the two receipts which are in issu,
and the special finding has support il
! the testimony One of the main issue
! in the case was whether or not plain
tiff signed the two receipts in Ques
ttion in the form in which they nov
appear and one E. L. McCoid, who, i
/ seems, was instrumental in tringinl
/ about the settlement and procuring
! the receipts. was hen and during tn
i progress of the present trial, an attor
1 ney for the defendant He also be
came witness at this trial in supper
! of the receipts in the form in which
1 they appear. He did not Withdraw
/ from this last case, but .ook an act1v,
part in the trial, examining witnesse
and making an argument to The jury
| Because of his violation Of profession
] al ethics. in appearing both as witness
and counsel in the case, or for som'
other reason, the trial court evidently
became somewhat irritated with Mr.
McCoid, los. that judicial poise which
should ever be present in the trial o
a case: and during the cross examina
ton of plaintiff, the following &C
Cured:
g. Refreshing your memory afte