Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-01
Francis {, Wood and 0, N,
Marion Take Stand in Their
Own Behalf in Federal
Court Proceedings,
EXPERTS TESTIMONY
DIFFERS RADICALLY
Plus Minus Sign, Part of
Equipment on One in 50,-
900 Typewriters, Figures
in the Hearing,
SPECIAL olspArca TO MORNING ,ovsr..,

Santa Fe, May 3l.--A vehement and
impassioned denial by Francis l..
Wood late this afternoon Of any con-
nection with or knowledge of the fab
Iicaton Of documents introduced in
evidence of the trial of the celebrated
Garcia will case, and the less vehe-
ment, but equally emphatic. denial by
his partner, O. n. Marion, to the same
effect, formed the first really drama
tic incident that has occurred in the
trial of the disbarment proceedings
against the two attorneys which has
been in progress here all this week.
The respondents were placed on the
stand at the close Of a day which had
been given up to the hearing of expert
evidence in their behalf intended to
prove that the questioned letters wre
not written on typewrit'en in their
office This evidence had been
monotonous recital of highly techni-
cal matters regarding the identity Of
questioned documents intermingled
with certain semi humorous ex-
changes between counsel and witness
on crosse examination, and the little
group that flied the improvised court
room had become pretty well tired
close. when Mr. Wood was called to
testify,
Tells Story of Letters.
In reply to questions from Judge f.
r. Wright. Mr. Wood stated that the
first time he had ever heard of the
existence OF any letters written by
Elias Garcia. relative to the paternity
Of the child in whose behalf a claim
10 his estate was afterwards inter-
posed was through a letter from
Thompson and Gibson. attorneys, of
Salt Lake City, dated September \,
1910, that on September 13, 1910, he
replied TO this letter, asking that elth-'
er the originals or copies of the let
ters be sent TO him; that in a letter
dated September %, 1910, from the
Utah attorneys, he received copies OF
the four letters now alleged to have
been fabricated, and that the orig
mails together with a large number OF
other letters used on the trial of the
Garcia case. reached the office of
Marion & Wood by express a few
days prior to November z. 1910, and
after being examined, were placed in
a safety deposit box in the State Ma
tlonal bank. He testified that the let
ters as they appear in the record to-
DAY are identically as they were at
lne time they were received by his
Ilrni, with the exception of the addi-
ton of filing marks made for identi-
flcation by court officials.
Mr.. Wood,' said Judge Wright.
state whether You wrote these four
letters. or any of them, or whether
they were written in your office, or
whether YOU know anything at all
about the writing of them
Absolutely and positively not" pro-
rested Mr.. Wood. "I had nothing to
90 with them other than as | have
'oid you, and / am absolutely innocent
oi any connection with their fabriea~
uoni If they were fabricated"
Marion Makes Denial.
Mf. Marion was then placed on the
stand and asked the same question
mat had been asked Mr.. Wood he
spoke in n subdued but earnest tone
ana replied briefly to the questions Of
ns attorney, his answers being eni-
pnatle denials of any connection with
of knowledge of the alleged fabrica-
uon OF the documents in dispute
Mf' Marion, when did you first
near suggestion that these letters
We're fahrica+aso ~, .,.na I,,dpe
Wright.
r. SUBSEQUENT to the hearing al which
~, NJ hwell testified as witness, re-
Piled Mr. Marion.
nus was Il question which the at
,o,ney had omitted to ask Mr.. Wood,
, WHILE the latter was on the stand. and
I'm the permission of the court, he
.ulned to Mr.. Wood, who had re-
tIaa fined his seat, and pat the ques-
uon to him.
:. me first intimation | had that
u at letters were fabricated was when
N EWell testified on the hearing OF
ny NY narcia case was Mr.. Wood $ re-
Ky ny And i'll this connection, would
"e 70 make an additional statement
Searched for Typewriter.
IN The midst of tense silence. Mr..
tnood then reiterated that if the let
WIN mad been fabricated, il was done