Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1894, Page 2

9 2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Damage to Crops Caused by the Cold | Wave. aineacociosias TP EXTENDS ACROSS THE CCUNTRY | Fruit Will Be Killed in Some Re- gions. —-+ —_ DROP IN TEMPERATURE ss ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 27.—Careful in- vestigation by expert horticulturists con- firms the general fear of fruit men through- out the southern Illinois apple belt that that crop is entirely killed, and added to this is the fact that thousands of young trees will share the same fate as the growing crop. One of the largest growers of small fruits said yesterday that, all told, there would not go from this section a carload of berries, apples, peaches, plums and pears all com- bined. BIG ' BURLINGTON, Iowa, March 27.—The cold wave holds on here. A liberal, drifting snow covered the ground during Sun and the mercury ranged from below to 12 degrees above zero at different ints in this locality yesterday morning. ‘ruit is badly damaged. NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 27.—The low- wst temperature in the past twenty hours was 19 degrees above zero. Reports all parts of middle Tennessee and from e counties in west Tennessee state that tmmense damage has been done to orchard and garden fruits. The berry crop in some counties is considered ruined and early vegetables badly damaged. In some coun- ties forward wheat, which was jointing, is killed. It ie feared that the freeze has caused the farmers immense loss. Last [PRODUCING AN ALIBI|As He Did Not Have $14,000, He| Sa Is Again Committed, i | \ ‘aE A CASES Continuation of the Georgetown Assault Case Today. AGAINST HIM Young Chamberlain Never Wore Brass ‘ttoms—Wituessexs Say He Was at Home. The trial of Milton F. Chamberlain, the young boy charged with having assaulted Elsie E. Ough and Anale Drury, two young girls, with aitempt to rape, on “he 19th ard 21st of December last, respectively, which, as reported in yesterday's Star, was com- menced before Judge Cole in Criminal Court, No. 2, sumed this morning, the crowd in at ance dividing the honors in point of num- bers with that in attendance upon the Pol- lard-Breckinridge case. When the case was concluded yesterday |on the part of the government, Mr. Camp- | bell Carrington, on behalf of the defendant, {moved that the jury be instructed to find | that the intent to rape had not been shown. Judge Cole, however, cverruied :he :notion, holding that the matter of intent was a question for the jury alone. When the trial was resumed this morn- irg, afr. Carrington, In opening the case i j | | S| for the defendant, explatned that, while the young girls appeared to have been aesaulted by some one, he believed that the prisoner would be able to show beyond all doubt | that he was not that person. Mrs. John Ogle, living on the Foxhall road, near the New Cut road, was the first witness called by the defense, and she stat- jed that her servant girl, Virgie Johnson, said nothing to her about seeing, as the girl stated yesterday, a boy in blue coat and brass buttons running away trom the scene of the alleged assault on the 1th of December. The answer was ruled out, and on cross-examination, Mrs. Ogle could give no other reason for remembering the day night was still cold and below freezing point. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 27.—A_ sepcial to the Commercial from Lebanon, Ky.,says: The thermometer registered 16 degrees ove zero here yesterday morning. All rmers coming inté town bring the report that Wheat is dead from the freeze. This will be a heavy blow to Marion county, as thousands of acres were sown last fall, and up to this time the outlook has been most Promising for a heavy yield. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 27.—Signal Officer Connor informed an Associated Press reporter last evening that Sunday night’s cold snap was the most severe one on record during March since the establish- ment of the signai bureau in this city. Re- ports from southern Missouri and Kansas indicate that the early fruits and vegetables have all been nipped in the bud. LYNCHBURG, V March 27.—The ther- mometer went down to 18 degrees last night. AN early fruit ts killed. Reports from southwest Virginia say that the thermometer went to 13 degrees and that much damage to fruit will re- suit. TOLEDO, Ohio, March 27.—Charles Ste- vig and Albert Harrington of this city} fought a finish fight last night to determine which should have the hand of Miss Mamie Beggs. Stevig was knocked out in the fourth round and resigned his claim as a suitor. WILMINGTON, Del, March 27.—Reports from the peach district this morning are ominous. The temperature fell to 20 de- grees last night, and fruit trees continued to suffer. Peach growers around Milford, the center of the Delaware peach district, are of the opinion that the entire crop has been killed. The definite extent of the dam- age will not be known until warm weather comes and thaws the buds, but the worst is feared. Other fruit trees are also seriously affected. Strawberry plant, which were! fn full bloom before the cold snap, have been frozen, and the splendid pros- pects for a full crop completely dissipated. ‘There is no word of encouragement today from any part of the Delaware peninsula. NORFOLK, Va. March 27.—The_ ther- mometer went down to 24 degrees in this section last night. causing ice to f an inch thick. The high wind p: heavy frost, but the cold has tn strawberry and pea crops, to what extent cannot yet be ascertained. The principal loss will be to these two crops. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March Feceived from many poin Ohio show that the temperature from ten to fifteen degrees al | Right. It is believed that all kinds of carly | fruit ard v ables have been killed in} many sections. The two weeks of ext ly warm weather preceding the cold wi brought out the buds on the fruit trees an gave all kinds of vex Peaches, pears and suffered from the freezing ™ Speciui Dispatch to The Evenin: ens ence received oe counties is to the effect that all the fruit had been kille? by the recent cold with the exception perhaps of late 27.—Intel- . larch jay from the neigh- nap, © apples. In Prince rge county, a few miles from Petersburg. the thermometer lu degrees below the The destruction of fruit loss to farmers. > CRUSADE ON SH this morning w freezing point. will be a heav ow BILLS. Hi The Y. M. C. A. at Milwaukee De- mounce Flashy Posters. MILWAUKEE, Wis. March 27.--Racked by the Ministers’ Association, the Young Men's Christian Association of this city will at once begin a crusade against flashy show bills and improper literature. Secre- tary Willis of the Young Men's Christian Association brought the matter up before | the ministers’ meeting last night. He sa’ he had made investigations and found that hundreds of boys are being corrupted by pernicious literature which was being sold | im this city. As faras the show bills went, | they were simply scandalous—females in tights and figures that were nearly nude. The ministers discussed ihe matter and decided that Secretary Willls was the man to lead the crusade. and they directed him to go forth into the and they w give bim their support. Secretary Willis will at once confer with the mayor and chief of police. a A DAY WASTED. ‘The House Spends the Time in Fili- rin, In the absence of the House chaplain, Representative Everett of Massachusetts delivered the prayer at the opening of the House today. After passing the bill author- fzing the printing of 500,000 copies of the Agricultural Department report, Mr. Pat-| terson (Tenn.) moved to take up the Joy- O'Neill contested election case. Mr. Reed} of Maine, for the republicans, maneuvered against this, and the ayes and nays being demanded, the clerk proceeded to call the roll. While this was progressing, quite a crowd of members gathered about Mr. Patterson, Mr. Freed and Mr. Burrows, who were hold- ing a three-cornered consultation in the center of the republican side of the House. ‘The republicans refrained from voting, and as there were but 16) ayes and 1 nay, 18 Jess than a quorum, a call of the House was ordered. Before the result was announced, it being evident that there was more than a quozum Present, Mr. Patterson moved to dispense with further proceedings under the cail, and, this being agreed to, the question re- | coat with brasg buttons. than that it was ironing and market day. An Alibi Produced. Mrs. Louisa Chamberlain, the mother of the prisoner, testified that her son never wore a blue suit with brass buttons, and also stated that at the time of the assault he was at home. A sister of the defendant, Mrs. Amy My- ers, said she was familiar with the ciuthing of her brother and that he had never worn a blue suit with brass buttons. At the time of the alleged assault he wore a dark suit. He was at her house from about 1:15 until 4 that afternoon, Miss Emma Godey, who stated that she had been a public school teacher for about fifteen years, testified that the defendant attended her school, the eighth grade, from September 21 to January 3 last and that during the afternoon session of the school— from 1 to 3—on December 19 he was ubsent. He was present during the morning sessi_n. On the 2Ist of December he was present all day. On neither day did he wear a blue coat with brass buttons Miss Gedey stated that she had known the boy for ten years, and, being asked what his reputation for chastity and law-abiding qualities was, stated that she had never heard it discussed, although she believed him to be a good boy, Judge Cole, on the objection of the district attorney, ruled the answer out, explaining that reputation was what was said of a person, and that, as Miss Godey stated she had never heard the defendant's character discussed, she could not, of course, know what his reputation was. The court also remarked that the very best character that a person could have wi that given by the law itself, which pre- sumed every person's character to be guod until impeached. An exception was noted, and to the dis- based her belief that the defendant was| present at school on December 21 on her record of pupils, kept by her. Harry L. Myers, a brother-in-law of the defendant, stated ‘that he was at the wit- ness’ home at 1:5 on the afternoon of De- ber 19 and remembered the day because as an unusual thing for the boy to be| away from school. He had always been a very good boy. He Was Home. Mrs. Maggie Chamberlain, the wife of one of the defendant's brothers, testified to see-| ing the defendant about 3:20 on the after- noon of December 21 at her father-in-law’ store. She left her little child with him, re turning about 4 or 5 o'clock. The husband of this witness gave similar testimony, and) stated that his brother never wore a blue Wm. Poland, a young boy, stated that he saw the defendant at his (defendant's fath- er’s) store on the afternoon of December 1. To Mr. Birney he said that he (the ness) was at the store all that week, an’ on,” but could give no better identifica- tion of December 21 than “because it was four days off from Christmas.” Mrs. Sarah M. Farr, a former school teacher of the defendant, was asked as to his character, but, stating that she had never heard {t discussed, was not permitted to testify, Judge Cole remarking that his ruling was one which he had observed dur- ing his service as district attorney and on the bench, and one which he would con-| tinue to observe until the Court of Appeals | should reverse it, when, if he should be :e- versed. he would, of course, promptly and| most respectfully accept that court's de-| cision. i Wm. Brown, a boy, testified that he was | employed at Mr. Chamberlain's store the | 2ist of December, and remembered that the | defendant was there that afternoon. The only reason for remembering that particu- uar day, He stated to the district attorney, | was “cause he did.” At this point, 12:30, a recess was taken | until 1 o'clock. | James Chamberlain, father of the accused, | testified that the boy was fifteen vears old) and did not wear a blue coat with brass buttons. . James Sheirer testified that the New Cut , road was a much traveled road, especially before Christmas, and stone was being broken there in December. ij Sergt. C. C. Myers testified to the location, | and that he had never heard the character | of the accused discussed. | Messrs. Robt. Weaver, C. W. Sumerfield, | T. Barnes and C. Thomas were called as! to the character of the accused, but stated | that they never heard it discussed. | The court said they had had enough wit- | messes on that head = that he placed! little importancé in such testimony. Defendant's Testimony. The defendant, Chamberlain, took the} stand and testified that he had attended | that he never wore a blue coat with brass buttons and did not assault Miss Ough. On December 19 he was at school in the morn- ing and at home in the afternoon. He wore i a black suit that day. On December 21 he was at school during the day and afterward at his father’s store and he did not assault Miss Drury nor know her till January 4, | when he went to the station, having heard | that Sergeant Hess wanted him. Miss Ough | identified him first and then Miss Drury and the others. On cross-examination Chamberlain stated that he first heard that Officer Hess | wanted him on the 3d of January, and he> was told that it was for assaulting some girls. Mr. Carrington offered the informations filed in the Police Court, charging defen- dant with assault, on which he was ac- quitted, but the court ruled out the offer and an exception was noted. ‘The government called in rebuttal Ser- geant Hess, who testified as to the dis- tances. nn . Personal Mention. curred on the question of consideration of the O'Neil-Joy case, and the yeas and nays were called. On the second call of yeas and nays the vote was yeas, 170; nays, 1—S less than a quorum. Mr. Patterson moved a call of the House. Mr. Reed demanded a division, and then tellers on the motior of Mr. Patterson. The iatter, however, called f ‘thi which were ordered by efore the result was arnounced Mr. Patterson moved to dispense with further Proceedings un the call, but Mr. Reed continued his stering tactics, and Mr. Patterson and nays on his motion w dispen: further proceedi unde= the call. to 1 further proceedines nsed with. The question of con- case, the roll was with sidering the Joy-O'Neil called. Investigate Oyster Dispate. POLIS. Md., March —Senators Waters and Hayes and Delegates Carter, Lieyd, Wilkinson and Leg: pointed, on the part of t investigate the troubles of Maryland and Vi : rt y grounds and alleged violations of the law v have been ap- was forced to demand ve yeas | Capt. James E. White, general superin- |tendent of the raiJway mail service, is in St. Louis on official business. T. D. Norton, | the newly appointed division superintendent | of the service, with headquarters in that | city, took the oath of office yesterday. | Dr. Clarence Warfield, who iting his parents in this ci + East Capitol street since March the Ist, has de- parted for his home in Mexico, where he has i Looking Out for Pauper Immigrants. Commissioner Stump of the immigration bureau has directed the immigration oiti- cials at Philadelphia, New York, Balti-| mcre and at other Atlantic ports to keep | a lookout for a large number of Russian refugees, who are said to have been lateiy yesterday afternoon, was re | trict attorney Miss Godey stated that she|¢d, und showed that he was not so insane Miss Fair's school and Miss Godey’s school; | jy | His Appearance in Court This Morning. FOURTEEN WARRANTS ISSUED, THE SLASHER HELD eo ee ES ‘There was a Breckinridge-Follnard over- flow meeting held in the Pol'ce Temple of | |dustice this morning. and those members | ‘of the feir sex who applied were not denied ‘admittance. The court room on the second |floor was crowded early in the morning | with persons anxious to get a look at “Jack | the Slasher,” or George Taylor, the negro | who was ihe cause of the reign of terror here for so many weeks. | This morning when the prisoner was | taken to court in the patrol wagon from | the first precinct station he was placed in the cell in which persons held for jail are | confiaed, There were several others in the cell, but “Jack” paid not the slightest at- | tention to them. He was apparently as | badly frightened as he was the day he was taken to police headquarters, where he faced a number of officers and others. Then he imagined he was going to be hanged, and he begged the officers not to let the crowd kill or hurt him. “I know they are going to hang me,” he muttered several times, “but don’t let them do it," he pleaded. He had made the remark, “They hang ;Migsers in Virginia for robbing hous 8,” | and his actions clearly demonstrated the | fact that he thought the me unwritten | law applied to this jurisdiction. From the cell room to the court on the upper floor the prisoner went at the pace | of a disabled cart mule, and when he was | brought face to face with the large audi- ence he trembled like a leaf and then tried |to make himself so small that he could not be seen. A razor had not touched his face for many weeks, and George was no longer the neat- looking bey he was when he lived in Vir. giaia. Instead of making a neat appear ance he appeared more like a tramp, and although he had stolen and destroyed sev eral thousand dollars’ worth of jewelry vearing apparel and other articles he was | wearin about the worst pair of trousers | he had found during his early morning ; visits to the houses of so many citizens. i Insignificant Looking. As soon as the distingvished — entered the court all eyes turned toward the dock, and a look of disgust was visible | on the faces of those in the audience. They | could not understand how so ordinary ay looking negro could have baffled the police for so long a time and caused so niuch trouble and annoyance to the entire com- | munity. They remembered how bands of | citizens were formed for the purpose of Ge- testing the criminal, but to no purpose. But the burglarious expeditions of the slasher ended as the police predicted. He was caught in the act of committing a burglary, and that by a milk man and two} country policemen after the whole force of detectives and city police had exerted every effort imaginable to capture him. But there was the real ‘Jack the Slash- er,” a poor, insignificant negro from the backwcods of Virginia. And although he had feigned insanity and refused to talk, he exhibited his shrewdness when arraign- r all. arly every member of the detective corps as well as precinct detectives, Of- ficers Easely and Law, who made the ar- rest, and a score of other officers, were in | court to hear the trial. Precinct Detective Frank Burrows of Georgetown, who has devoted all his time since the arrest of the prisoner in investi- gating the case, enteed court carrying a large black valise. This valise was filled with old clothes, comparatively new ones, silverware, jewerly and perhaps a very small amount of cash, all to be used as evidence in the case. Behind him came several of the regular detective officers with small bundles of goods to be used as evidence. Fourteen Warrants. Assistant~ District Attorney Mullowny | was on hand with fourteen warrants, each of which charged burglary in the night! time, the maximum ‘penalty for which is ten years in staté's prisén.“ There was evi- dence p: ed in eight more cases, while there was property in seven other cases/ which had not even been identified. “George Taylor,” cailed,Clerk Potts, when | the prosecutor handed him over the war- rants, and to the rail inclosing the dock he was led by Bailiff Darr. Didn't Remember. With eyes directed towards the floor the prisoner stood, and when arraigned on a charge of robbing the house of J. C. Mal- colm on Washington Heights, his response | was a reminder of the famous star route trials, he answering, “I don’t remember.” No one heard him mutter the response | except the bailiff who imparted the infor- | ration to the court, and it was only after repeated questicning that the prisoner even made the answer he did. “You will have to plead one way or the other,” said Judge Kimball, who had re- lieved Judge Miller because ‘the latter was one of the early victims of the prisoner. Then the bailiff said “not guilty,” as the prisoner had muttered to him, ‘and the| proof was heard. | Mr. Malcolm simply told the court that | his house had been entered and robbed of | silver ware and other articles, and De-| tective Burrows told of the recovery of the goods in an oak tree not far from Mr. | Malcolm's house. There they had been | placed by the prisoner, who gave the in- formation which led to their recovery, ‘Then the prisoner was arraigned for en- tering the houses of Lawyer Milton M. Holland, Mr. Lioyd Frost, J. L. Cannon and others, and in each case he muttered guilty.” afte N Held for Trial. But when the case involving the slat cut- ting at the house of Mrs. Hunt in Tenley-| town was reached the prisoner was able to distinguish it from those in which he had| really entered. It was at Mrs. Hunt's house that the officers arrested him, and he was captured before he had got into the ouse. No one knew this better than the pris- oner, and he then said “Not guilty.” This necessitates the hearing of the evi- dence in the case. The other cases were called and in each of them he plead guilty. Judge Kimball said it was not necessary to hear the proof in them. When the last warrant had been read and the prisoner had plead Judge Kimball in- quired how many cases there were in all. Mr. Mullowney answered that there were fourteen. “He may give $1,000 bail in each case for the action of the grand jury,” said the court, and the negro who had caused so much trouble was driven off to jail. - 2 OMAHA SOCIETY SHOCKED. A Fight itn a Billiard Room Between Two Well-Known Young Men. OMAHA, Neb., March 27. of the son of the dean of T ‘The spectacle inity Cathedral fighting with ri ending up Holy week by gloves in a sixteen-foot ring for the smiles of a schoo! girl is disturbing Omaha Easter devotees. Irving Gardner, son of Dean Gardner, and Harry Colptzer, son of a mil- Nonaire lumberman, fought twenty rounds, | the former being knocked out. They quar- | reled over a well-known Omaha beauty,and | greed to settle it under Queensberry rules. | The principals, their seconds, time keeper and the professor of physical culture, who acted as referee, went to the billiard hail under the guise of having a friendly game with the cues. In the billiard room a six- teen-foot ring was marked off, the gloves | were put on, time was called, and Gardner | and Colptzer shook hands. | ‘The battle was long and evenly contested. In the nineteenth round Coipt Gardner into the corner and sw ear. ‘This dazed the latter, and he saved by the call of time. Th driven out of the Argentine Republic for | and last round was a fierce on! the reason’ that they were physicaily un-| reached’ his rival's nose and a able to earn living. These refugees, it| stinging biow on the mouth in return. was reported. were to be supplied with a|There was a clinch, a break-away and sufficient nt of money to assure their | d to land in the United | reful investigation is ordered and if it is found that they | ly entitled to land under the | are not ch 3 letter and spirit of the laws, they will be | deported at the expense of the steamship | company trar sporting them. another rush, and Gardner knocked down by 4 upper cut on the chin. He failed to respond when_time called, | and was counted out. The matter of di pute was finally forever settled by this con- test. maha society is greatly shocked over the | affair. | day. DID SHE WRITE IT? (Continued from First Page.) work of the witness, so far as it concerned wniurgs, was devoted to determining the age and quality of inks. The doctor's work as the Q@ssisiant to ihe coroner was also ggne into at some length. br. Schaeiter said teat Were was scarcely a week ever passed Wal ne did HOt GevoLe mor #iteution to tne study of wriun he went on to show now the comparauve work with hanawriung is done. pr. scaaet- ier said Lhat ne maue it a practice to study the nanawriting of drunkaras, mothers and uaughters, men wno have taken a big dose of quinine, and many such cases as inat. AS a rue, he aumiited, ne | Would compare specimens that he Knew to be trom tue sume nand, but this was no test of his ability as an expert. Again he would compare the handiwork of totaly distnct cases, Knowing them to be disunct, and Mr, Wison asked nim how this sort of examim- ation would enaple him to pass judgment vpon the authenticity of any parucular writing. All this, he said, would at least as- sist him. Mr. Wilson propounded a sort of hypo- thetical case to the witness. He suggested that the witness had letters from Mr. Car- lisle and from himself and wanted to know how he would go about it to find the autho! of a letter which purported to be or wa: suspected of being in the handwriting of Mr, Carlisle. He wanted to know of what | use a letter from himself would be to an expert In deciding whether or not a letter known to be not his was in the handwriting of Mr. Carlisle. “It would give me experience,’ said Dr. Schaeffer, “and an expert, I take it, is but a man of experience.” Experiments With His Own Hand- writing. Dr. Schaeffer then went on to tell of cx- periments he had made with his own hand- writing. Among them was an effort he had made to change it, so as to deceive himself when ke should see it afterward. In this, however, he had failed. “In short,” he said, “I have made a studied effort to make my- self a forger in the interests of science.” ‘The witess was asked to tell of some oc- | easions when he had officiated as an expert, , and he recounted a number of will cases, murder trials and others where he had been called upon to give testimony. He then described how he proceeded in cases of this sort, and spoke of the attention he gave to spacing, formation of letters and many other such details. The character of the writing would also be considered. He “would not expect a profane letter from a minister, nor a particularly pious one from @ policy man."" “That is all, so far as we are concerned,” said Mr. Wilson. ia ae proceed, then?” asked Mr. But- vorth. “I object to this witness giving any tes- timony in the c&pacity of an expert. I do not see that he has shown himself to be such at all,” said Mr. Wilson. “I don't know that we have been informed what it is intended to prove by this wit- ss," remarked Judge Bradley. What They Proposed to Prove. Mr. Butterwerth said he proposed to sub- mit to the witness letters in this case pur- | Porting to have beea written by the plain- uff, and he believed the witness had stated everything that was necessary to qualify him to testify as an expert. Judge Bradley said he thought the witness had shown enough experience to admit his testimony. The weight of the testimony as a question for the jury to pass upon. Mr. Butterworth then handed the witness a letter which, he said, it was agreed had been written by the plaintiff. In answer to @ question put to him, the witness said that he had examined the letter yesterday in the district attorney’s room in the court house, The witness was then shown another letter, purporting to have been written by the plaintiff, and marked, “W. C. P. B., No. 1.” He said he had examined that also. The Letter Denied by Plaint It will probably be remembered that when Miss Pollard was on the stand she | was shown a letter and was asked whether it was in he> handwriting. In an earnest and rather excited manner she deaied that she had ever written any such letter, and if it purported to be from her it was a forgery. This letter is supposed to be one that the plaintiff is alleged to have written to Mr. Breckinridge when she was ir Wesleyan College, prior to his first visit to her, when she was there at school in 188d, The letter which has not yet been read in-evidence, it is stated, asked Mr. Breckin- ridge to come io the college to see the writer. Mr. Butterworth handed the witness a bundle of letters identified in the case, pur- porting to have been written by the plain- uff, and he said he had examined them all. In the package, he said, there was one let. ter purporting to have been written by an- other person. Mr. Butterworth then asked, after his comparison, what his opinion was as to whether the letter marked “W. C. P. B. ‘0. 1,"" and dated at Wesleyan College, was written by the same person that wrote the others, “It was written b; said the witness. The Writing on the Christmas Card. The witness was then handed by Mr. But- terworth the Christmas card taken from the famous set of Irving's books, and was asked if he had examined the words written on the card, “Compliments of W. S. D.,” as to the length of time it had been written. “I have,” said the witness. “How long a time do you think has elapsed since that was written? Was it five years?’ asked Mr, Butterworth. “I should think not more than three or four years,"’ said the witness. He stated that he based his opinion on the freshness of the ink. If it had been on a t&ble exposed to the air he would yy the same person,” think it was a still more recent writing. If | it had been kept where not exposed he thought it might have been written three or four years ago. Exposure to air and light, the fumes of gas, etc., affected inks. A common circumstance affecting inks was | the perspiration. from the hands. The ef. fect of exposure to air and light was to de- | stroy the fresh and original color in a black ink like the one in question., ‘The quality of the ink and its ingredients, of course, had considerable to do with its durability. The writing in question, le re- peat been written within a few months. ‘The paper’ was a porous pasteboard and had apparently soaked the ink right off, which, of course, changed the conditions. ‘The wit- ness had used a low-powgred microxcope in examining the paper. Cross-Examination by Mr. Wilson. On cross-examination, Mr. Wilson's tirst question was as to what charges per day as an expert were. The witness said it depended upon the character of the work; the length of the examination; the length of time he was detained from his office. Mr. Wilson asked again what his charge per day in a case like this was. “T never saw a case like this," said the witness. The witness being further questioned, said he was not in the habit of making a charge per day. In one case he had made such a charge and had charged $5) a day. Witness was asked how often he had been called on to testify as an expert. He said it might be fifty or sixty cases or iess. He said he had no schedule of charges. Mr. Thompson objected to questions about his charges. Mr. Wilson said that he had a right to ask that, and insisted that that was ore of the first tests recognized by the books. Judge Bradley said the question was a fair one, The witness said in one examination he had charged $75, in another $25, in another $20 and in another $5. He had not gone into court in ail these cases and testified. When He Made the Examinations. He had made the examinations of the papers in this case Sunday night at his home and at the court house yesterday. Mr. Wilson asked how he had got the papers at his house Sunday night, and the witness said that Mr. Breckinridge, jr., brought them to his house. There were persons, he thought, came with Mr. treckinridge, but they remained outside. Witness kept the papers, and brought them to the court house yesterday, where he con- tinued the examination. He examined them with a magnifying glass, which he exhib- ited to Mr. Wilson. He examined the Christmas card at the court house yester- He was engaged two or three hours in examining the letters and card at the post office. He did not submit the ink on the card to any tests other than an ocular} xamination. Witness said that if the ink Was not manufactured by some chemist for the purpose of deceiving him he was per- fe sure that it had not been on the paper more than three or four years Possibility of Mathematical Accuracy. ‘The witness was pursued by Mr. Wilson for some time as to the possibility of mathematical accuracy in determining dis- T puted matters as to writing and the age of ink. The witness, in reply, said that he was | more positive, more mathematically certain, that the letter he had testided to was writ- | ten by Madeline Pollard than he was as to the possible exact accuracy of the date of | the writing on the Christmas card. When | asked what his opinion was as to the; writing on the card if he had been told | that it had been concealed eight or nine | | Mrs. Spencer's Lively Attack on Krmmer & Ross. | paralyiics, | . could not, in his opinion, be riore | than three or four years old; it might have | the witness’ | The | | years in a book, he said that he could then | believe that someone had taken the card out, written on it and put it back. When asked if some one testified that the ecard had been in a book nine years, and such testimony or have more faith in nis /own conclusicns than in the testimony, prefer to leave that question to the jury, ‘said the witness. | “Well, we will lea Mr. Wilson. Admitted Points of Dissimilarity. Mr. Schaeffer was then examined as to |his method of comparing handwriting, to establish the fact that they were written by the same person. Witness said if he | Were employed to find similarities he would | look fer them mere closely than if he were |not. He supposed that he would be influ- enced by a desire to prove what those who employed him wanted; he also regretted | having to give an adverse opinion. Mr. | Wilson called the witness’ attention to a i letter “C” in the word college in the let- ter asserted to be a forgery, and another “C” in another letter by Miss Pollard, and said they were dissimilar. His attention was called also to two letter “W's” in the | diferent papers which were disstmilar. He jsaid he would not base a judgment that ve it to the jury,” said ent person, on these dissimilarities. He had examined twenty or more letters and baseg his judgment on the general char- acter of the writing. The witness’ atten- tion was called likewise to two “I's,” and said there was a general similarity in them {and a particular dissimilarity. He was {shown also two capital “P's,” and said if he had seen them in different papers, he would not have supposed them to be writ- ten by the same person, but it was net im- possible or improbable. Mr. Wilson went on calling attention to other letters, to the year in each, “1884,” and the witness ad- jmitted their dissimilarity. The witness, speaking of one of these comparisons, made by Yar. Wilson, said if he had to base his opinion upon the comparison of those let- ters alone, he would gravely doubt whether | the papers were written by the same per- | son. | The cross-examination of Dr. Schaeffer was in progress when the midday recess was taken. The Afternoon Session, As Judge Bradley ascended the bench this afternoon a bailiff placed before him a small bunch of magnificent roses. The flowers were accompanied by a note, and as the judge read it his usually severe features broke into a smile, which indi- cated better than all else the pleasure the flowers gave him. Of course, the court did not publish the name of the donor of the roses, but it is safe to say that the great majority of those present believed that they came from some one who sent them in recognition of the court’s reflections yes- terday respecting the nature of the testi- mony in the case. Another small crowd was in attendance when the trial w ‘ today, the trial having a strong rival in the Interest of the frequenters of the court hous? in a trial in Judge Cole's court, where a large crowd was present at the trial of a boy charged with having com- mitted an assault with intent to rape. At the afternoon session Dr. Schaeffer resumed his place upon the witness stand, and his cro3s-examination by Mr. Wilson was ccrtinued as to particular details in the dubious letter, as compared with the let- ters admitted to have been written by Mi: Pollard. He was asked by Mr. Wilson whether in the cuse of feigned writings it was not true that the writer would forget himself and let some of his own peculiarities creep in. He said that such was the case. In the cas2 of a free han writer such a state of things would be particularly iikely. Other Sriaand of a feignel hand were also gone into. Questions as to the Date. | it was written by 2 persor who had the |free use of the pen, and was above the average penman. In his opinion the party who wrote the word did not try to change bis hand wher he came to write the figures after it. He asked if the figare “2" did not show the characteristics of style of a person not used to writing, but said that he did not think this to be the case. Asked about the figures 1884, he said he did not think they looked like an at- tempt at feigned handwriting. Mr. Wilson pursued him with questions rapidly ana in @ried form as to whether he did not think the figures were in a cramped hand and written differently from the “July,” but the witness would not admit it. He said that in every handwriting there were all sorts of differences that m‘ght crop out at all times; cnd the general characteristics would usually crop out, though this depended upon the character of the writer and the cireum- stances under which the writiag was done. When no such characteristics appeared at al he would be inclined 10 believe it a forgery. Pecularities Pointed Out. Dr. Schaeffer ‘was made to point out a number of peculiarities in the doubtful let- ter, the inclination of letters, ete., and was then asked to find any instances where the same peculiarities occurred in the “Wessie Brown letter.” The witness said he could do so and proceeded to point out a number of instances of what he considered simiiar- ity. For example, he said, he had noted a score of cases in each where the writer had written “ov” for “ou.” Mr. Butterworth wanted to know why, if this evidence was for the jury, they were not given an opportunity to note these m- stances for themselves. Mr. Wilson re- minded him that the letter in question was ot before the jury, but that the defense was simply trying to fix its identity in order that it might go before them. The witness then went on to point out a number of places in the two letters where words or portions of words were precisely alike. Dissimilarities Noticed. Dr. Schaeffer was tehn asked to turn to his memoranda and tell the court what dissimi- larities he had noted in the two lett, He said he had noticed that the letter was a very variable one. Had also made a par- ticular study of the capital “‘I’’ and the capital “I,” and in the case of the latter there wer many dissimilarities, as well as similarities, but the latter exceeded the former in point of numbers. He was asked whether, if the Wessie Brown letter had been in the possession of a person four weeks, and that person had attempted to forge the handwriting, he would be eur- the case of a clever forgery he would expect to find many similarities. He would look for dissimilarities to prove a forgery. Mr. Wilson continued to apply a series of questions in this line—that is, to prove that |in these two letters the points of resem- | blance would not necessarily mean that the letters were the work of the same hand, while the points of difference would neces- sarily presuppose that: they were the work of two different hands. His questions met with varying success, and the examination went with the greatest exactness into (he smallest details of the two letters that are playing such a prominent part in this fam- . The audience wanted to know vas in the letter that was in dispute, but still showed the closest interest in the line the examination was taking. One Fact Brought Out. Mr. Wilson got from the witness the fact that when he was studying the let- ters he was looking for points of resem- |blance rather than difference. Then Mr. | Wilson announced that he was through | with the witness. On redirect examination, Dr. Schaeffer ated it was upon a comparison of all the letters submitted to him that he had based the opinions he had expressed, not upon an examination and comparison merely of the Wessie Brown letter and the one in dis- jpute. He was asked whether he had com- pared the word July in the letter with the same word in any partic | other letters, but could not that he had, |thongh he had done so in a general way jwith them all, After some further ques- tions the witness was excused. Mr. Hay as an Expert. | i Mr. E. 8. Hay, Col. Hay, as he is some- times called, Maj. Hay, as he was called by ese Butterworth this morning, Ed Hay, as lhe ts popularly called, was then called to |the stand as “chirography sharp,” and this time he did appear, though, curiously enough, the almost inevitable flower was absent from his buttonhole. not taken out, whether he would believe | they were written by the same or a differ- | resumed after recess — He was shown the word “July,” and said | prised to note similarities. He said that in | ar one of the | |A Big Suit for Libel Will Probably Fs jow—Innovations in Li Hearings. Hl | Never since the establishment of the Dis- |trict government has there been such a ‘fight waged against a liquor license as the lone now before the Commissioners involv- |ing the ilcensing of the saloon kept by |Kummer & Ross, 309 7th street northwest. Whatever the result may be there will |surely follow suits at law for large dam- | j ages. The talk about the case has been | lively, The hearing finally commenced yes- ony afternoon, as stated in The Star. ‘Mr. L. C. Williamsoa, representing the op- position, opened the case. He was followed |by Mr. C. Maurice Smith, whose presenta- ton of the case was clear and concise. The hearing, however, was not concluded woul this afternvon. Promptly at 11 o'clock the interestei parties appeared before the | excise board, but the rules passed yesterday jexcluding everybady save the attorneys Was again enforced. Mr. Smith concluded his argument. and was followed by Mr. Simon Wolf, who made an eloquent appeal for the license. Mrs. Spencer Argues. Mrs. Sara A. Spencer appeared as her own counsel in behalf of the Spencerian Business College. Mrs. Spencer was at- tired in black, and her sparkling eyes told plainer than words that she was in earnest. Future developments bore out this con- clusion, for she went at the applicant hammer and tongs, and threw consterna: tion into the enemy's camp. She began her argument by stating that she had engaged no attorney to defend the college in this case, as she thought herself competent,hav- ing taught law for thirty years. She read section 4 of the new license law, which reads that no license shall be granted to any person to sell liquor within 400 feet of a school house by the shortest course of travel. By actual measurement, she said, the entrance to her schooi was 295 feet. It was maintained by the applicants that | their place had been established long prior | to the location of the college at this point. | The college moved to its present location in | December, 1886. In June, 1889, she said, the | Ross saloon was taken down to its founda- tion and rebuilt, the family meanwhile moving elsewhere*and going out of busi- ness. When they returned the place was clearly a new one and newly established. She held that the Commissioners were the peculiar and special guardian of the schools, and that they should protect them as they would their own homes when any danger was lurking near. “Is there any consideration on earth, gentlemen, even though it be the entire ap- propriation bill of the District of Columbia or a new municipal building, that would tempt you to license a dangerous and im- | moral house In the daily pathway of your sons and daughters? You would sooner license the smallpox.” | Continuing, Mrs. Spencer said the attor- ney for the applicants had contended that |the opposition had not furnished a single | Specific date, nor name nor fact, in their | affidavit concerning the character of the house. She inquired: Her Charges. “Is this a properly constituted tribunal to try this case? Has it power to summon wit- nesses and compel them to testify? If so we are bristling with facts, names, dates and localities. If this is a properly consti- | tuted tribunal and we can summon whom | we please, of high or low degree, we will not ‘hesitate to go into such details as will sat- |isfy the court having jurisdiction. If not, I must ask our professional brethren to re- \frain from any further challenge in this | direction, But the law does not require | that we shali furnish names and dates. Section 5 covered the situation. In that it | was provided that a license should not be y person keeping a place disorderly or suspicious | characters congregate. A Lively Scene. Mrs. Spencer was severe in her discourse, and assailed the character of the ladies con- |nected with the saloon in a vigorous man- jner. The ladies were within hearing, and [one of them fainted when she heard her | character blackened. Mr. Williamson closed | | the case. By this time the ladies were fully recovered id a personal encounter would certainly have followed had it not been for ‘the attorneys. Mrs. Spencer was requested |to leave the building, but she prompuy re- , fused and took her stand in the hail and | waited for the enemy to pass. The big po- liceman at the door was called upstairs, but lone of the ladies fainted again, and Mrs. Spencer departed with the words of Mr. Wolf ringing in her ears: “You will have a chance to prove every- thing you have stated. We propose to sae you for $50,000 damages for defamatiun of character.” “That is exactly what I want. We have the facts and only want a chance to prove them,” replied Mrs. Spencer, defiantty. took The Commissioners then the case under consideration. > To Transfer the Mint Superintend- ency. Director Preston of the mint bureau, who has just returned from Philadelphia, says that arrangements have been made to transfer the superintendency of the gov- imo. ——_—_-2-_____ Pleadings Today. | The following persons recently indicted | were arraigned before Judge Cole in Crimi- |nal Court No. 2 this morning: Charles A. Walter, conspiracy, plead not guilty; Au- |gustus Jenkins and Frederick Hawkins, | murder of Benj. M. Shepherd on the 224 | of January last, plead not guilty; James C. | Carter, larceny’ from the person, plead not | guilty; Heary Thorn, housebreaking, plead not guilty. oe ington Steck Exchange. Sgles—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Far: | Mechanies’” National Bank, 1 E | Loan and Trust, 1 at 123.” Belt Railroa | Washington Gas, 25 at 47; 25 at 46%; 25 at | Wa 25 at Wh. Arlington Fire Insurance, 1 at 10l, sncoly Fire “Insurance, 1 at' Sq. Lincoln Hall at 8 . Government Bonds.—United States 48, registered, 1907, 113 bid. United States 4s, coupon, 1907, 114 bid.’ United States 5s, 117. bi Distret of Columbia ‘Bonds. —20-year Funding Bs, 108 iid. 30-year Funding Gx, gold. 118 bid. Water l17¥g bid. Water stock bid. 3.658, Funding cur- stock currency 7s, 1901, currency Ze, 1908. 120 111% bid, 111% asked. 3tys, ‘reg. 2-108, 100 Bonds.—Washington and recy, 'Siuaceltaneous George. Misce! town Kailrond conv. Ga, Ist, 125 bid, 340 asked. Washington and Georgetown ‘Railroad conv. Gs, 1: |. 140 asked. ropolitan Railroad conv. Gs, 101 ‘bid, 105 asked. Belt Railroad fs, 80 bid. 90 asked, road Gs. S80 bid, 100 is . 116 0 5 asked. Washington Gas’ Company 126 bid. United Staes Electric Light 122 bid, 124% asked. Chosapeake and Telephone 5s, 45 bid. American Re- ind Trust 5s, 1905, F. & A., 100 bid. “ mi Trust Ss, 1905," A. & O., ‘ket ist 6s, ington © 115 asked. ‘“Marhet on Was! 105 bid, 112 asked, inp. 6s, 105 bid, Company ext. Gs, "103 bid, 109 Tasonte H Association bs, "103% ne ie X bid. Washington Light In- fantry Ist 6s, 104 bid. Washington Light Iufi 207s, 100 bid. a ee eee National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washinzton, 210 | bid, 360 asked. Bank of Republi 275 Metropolitan, 275 bid, 296 bid. Farmers’ and Mechanics’, |. 140 bid. Citizens’, 130 bid, . 131 bid. Capital, 115 vid, 110 asked. Traders’, 105 Lincoln, 90 bid, 100 asked. Onto, Safe Deposit and Trast Companica,—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 130 bid, 140 asked. ington Loan and Trust, 1 can Securty and Trust, 135 bid, 136 asked. Wash. ington Safe Deposit, 106 asked. Ratlroad | Stocks. Washington 290 bid, 210 asked. Met asked. Columbian, 65 bid, > | 40% wid, United States Electric Insurance Stocks.—Fireme’s, 42 Franklin, 45 bid, 30 asked. Metropolitan, 75. bi Corcoran, 60 bid. TS bid. Ariinzton, 100 | bid, 165° asked.“ German Any 180 = tional Union, 11% bid, Rices, 6% bid, Ti ask % asked. “Lincoln, Tq bid, . 5 bid, 6 asked. ni Washington Title, 8% asked. Telephone Stocks.—Peunsylvania, 4° peake and Potomac. 47 bid, 50 Graphophow: eked. American 3. bid, 5 asked. Pneuinatic Gun st Washington Market, 12 Falls Tee. 135 bid. 160 asked ed. Gre: Panorama. inter Ocean Butlaing. 100 — eens Inter 100 asked. *Ex. Dividend. om Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: S a.m., 24; 2 p.m., 32; maximum, 33; mini- mum, ernment mint at that city from Mr. Bos-_ byshell to Mr. Townsend on the 24 prox- | ¢ at 25. son Market | 2 bid. 126 asked. Ameri- | inked. Clesa- | THE LADIES FAINTED FINANCE AND TRADE | Values Advanced at First, But Later Dropped. AWAITING THE PRESIDENTS ACTION Speculation in Sugar Stock Held in Check. |GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. { | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, | 'W YORK, March 27.—Stock values re- | flected improvement varying from 1-4 to 1-2 per cent this morning, but subsequently sold | off unde> cover of pronounced dullness. Lou- |don was from 1-2 to 1 per cent above our {closing and more active than.at any time this year. The foreign houses bought large blocks of bonds and will continue their pur- | chases, unless prices are advanced too sud- \denly. The volume of foreign business is | expected to show daily increases and to as- | sume its oid place as a factor in local specu- lation. The defeat of the Bland bill will go | far toward, restoring confidence in our | monetary policy, the lack of which has of late been a disturbing element in the mar- ket for securities having an international | value. The room was in a state of ex- |pectancy all day and waited patiently for |the official announcement of the Presi- | dential veto, The opinion still prevatis that |@ reaction will follow this announcemen: the result of an ini nal take profits. |p etraders | continue to talk confidently of a higher renge of values in the near future | and ciaim that the purely professional chat- acter of the market ts the only obstacle to | be overcome. The railway list presented no new fea- |tures, prices in many instances being al- most onary. Where activity did creep in, however, prices were adversely affected Rock Island sold off 1-2 per cent to 71 and aes lost 3-4 to 83 on moderate deai- ings. Sugar is held in check pending some fa- vorable developments which will be regard ed as sufficient excuse for advancing the price. Not that anything more is needed by way of incentive, but in pursuance of the preconcerted plan it will be necessary to keep up a vigorous denunciation of the inadequacy of the proposed tariff schedule until the same becomes a law. After that, believers in the property will renew their | predictions of 125 for the stock and proba- bly prove cham tren. National d was stronger than the general market and gained 1 per cent on liberal buying, induced by rumors of re- newed dividends ond increased earnings. Chicago Gas gave way to the pressure of selling orders and declined amid con- siderable activity to,62 3-4, a loss of 1 1-4 ber cent. Distillers was inclined toward heaviness and lost 1 per cent to 26 5-8. The action of this stock justifies last week's sug- gestion that the advance was engineered by those having stock to sell. | ‘The market for sterling and continental bills was weak and lower, rates being 1-32 | below yesterday's quotations, The weak- ness is not ascribed to any increase in the supply of commercial bills, but to liberal offerings of bankers’ bills against recent stock purchases for foreign account, It 1s expected that this class of exchange will be in good suppl: chi the and prevent gold shipments. Money tinues in abundant supply, with rates and conditions practically unchanged. Bank- ers report a slight increase in the demand from borrowers. Reading became suddenly active near the close of the session and lost 11-2 per cent to 201-4 in liberal selling for ta account. The general list was dull and tr- | regular, prices yielding easily to a (orders. Such listlessness as was wit: in today’s market usually foreshadows ac- | tivity of the sort least desired by bull oper- | ators. A reaction is clearly due, however, and would clear the speculative atmosphere | of a menace to improvement, the continued Prediction of which is more disastrous to | stock values than its actual presence. | Wheat Opened Weak. | CHICAGO, March —Wheat cpened weak, with May at 583-4. The weather ‘here was more spring-like, and that made the local crowd bearish. Minneapolis wired that the temperature today ranged from 20 |to 40 above through the northwest. New York was 3-8 lower, Duluth 1-4 lower and |Minneapolis 1-8 lower. The increase on Passage. 1,146,000, was siso a bear factor, as were the northwestern receipts, which were larger than last year. May, after opening 1-8 lower, Ceclined to 581-2, after- | ward reacting to 58 5-8. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the hi and | the lowest and the ciosteg prices of the New York | stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartuey, members New York stock exchange Correspondents joore & Schley, No. 5) Broadway: Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close American Sugar........ 0% 9 American Sugur, pf Ss 8s American Tobacco. Sig BR American Cotton Of] 30%, 15K ig 18 ss ios 10s Gis OK ioe us Ty TY ceding Ee ey Das. and Cattle F | General Breetrie ay ay | Lake Shore 1B03g BOK AY | Ene .. By 1% | Louisville and Oy Oy | Long Isiana eed L. N. A. and Chicago. | a 6 ps nae | Sesern... wy 164 | gi 90 i im me mn | ? 0% | 246. oy 5 Os fy 18 J 1 iW Te iu OTK pt 1K 15 IBS | qypocting & Lake 2 ox oon on | Western'Union tel f Sf eX oS Wisconsm Central. Silver. changed—receipts, spot, S9%as0: Ju 2" ; v1 23,421 bushels.” Hay firm—sood to imothy, $14.50a$15.00. Grain freights duit and unchanged. Suen: unchanged. Butter stendy — fancy creamers, 2122: do, tmitation, i7a18: do. od indie, 18: store packed, 10a12. | ge’ arin fresh, 12413." Cheese ————-—_ Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Reported by Stisby & Co., bankers and brokers, Bank building: ae CHICAGO, March 27, 1904. Open. High. Low. Close, 4 Say Wy on ay, x ad 30 F 31 # : i108 HH 11.60 ie 710 710 675 _« 60 “T 5.80 5. % 5: | so 80 i pit nae en i New York Cotton. H Open. High. Tow. Clone, 738 738 ia Te F 732 tm 7 770 iS 7.65 108