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25 THR, EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1896—SIXTEEN PAGES, WHO IS THE MAN? The Brute Who Chopped the Buxton Family Not Identified. HANY GUESSES AND ALL SORTS OF CLUES Mr. Buxton Makes a Not Very Clear Statement. LANTERN MENTIONED; ——— t evoning Star. | GAITHERSBURG, Md. May 28—Al- though State's Attorney Alexander Kilgour and Sheriff Collier arrived early this morn- Ing from Rockville and joined Deputy Sher- ift Thompson and others for further inves- tigation of Monday's tragedy, at noon pothing sensational or startling had occur- yed. As has been strongly intimated, based upon opinions of the Washington authori- & and purported interviews with Mr. Kilgour, Mr. S. W. Easton and Mr. W. S. E n last night completely exploded the Buspicions of these authorities by establish- Ing alibis, the former having slept with Mr. James Reed Monday night near Go- shen, and breakfasted with him next morn- Ing, and Mr. English occupying his room at his home in town. Incident to this action, the town was stirred to further efforts to condemn other malicious and unwarranted attacks that had appeared in certain of the Baltimore and Washington papers of yesterday, giv- ing to the world such information that a race war was probable at Gaithersburg, and that the ung element would hang the suspects whether or not, as the crime must be expiated. Crowds congregated and perused the papers in Which these and similar statements were and a public mass eting took in Masonic Hall at 8 o'clock. Dr. E. chison was chairman, and Mr. L. M. f the same. Dispas- vere made, and it was ined to, in a statement for the press, idiate sueh news. Cc. A. Wate appointed to d Rev. L. L. Lloyd up the views of ass meeting tonight Commended The Star. Star was commended for the au- published relative to t fed eir clew this morn- t was given the tit was desirous to have kel up by anybody suf- 1 as possible. The % Randolph for a pre- this morning, and in The Star id imp a hearing would not i had until Sand statements conce the assault on the eople here hav. ning the ques Randolph not change: tion of gullt and Neale vem parties, of ainst them fur he w az ady been pu izen, be n e man in en printed all of loubt them was in Georgetown, as he theory that the nS pistol shot him t many ing! here, hewever, d ‘that & was pc in view of the in the room by the bull >, they la: ement of the SS upon the ori of Randolph. i to the « also hishly in ng the proba Attor removed t." ad- of the pr to take Lloyd In the « by the ¢ dd that and some of tly. phy al stated this afternoo: ssed a a that she Buxton na Star re- . were nt is harge. ade today any of the unfortunates who onverse to talk on the subject at the h Id be e: nt abs: insi Still a Mystery. rounding the crime ts 8 and purposes as it The myster as lense to a was Immediately after the discovery of tk me. The people of Gaith sburg and ¥ y are as sure now as they were Mon- day morning that Randolph and Neale, the re in j at Baltimore, sus- riminals. In- ton the part in which the Buxtons Kxestion to the effect that unknown persons might have s is regar ard feelings m because been ‘al in secur- t and cor of the former od rape |. when ed with this ch hich was 1 on to show t jotive for the ‘hat he was on good terms with Mr. and he told State’s Attorney Kil. t {f Mr. Buxton sai¢ eale and xton) were not good friends, that 1 1 take him out and hang ‘ e hospital yesterday Mr. Buax- old Mr. K he and Neale had been on very good terms since the return of the latter from the penftentiary, and that he was positive that Neale had nothing whatever to do with the assault. Buxton’s Story of the Affair. Buxton gave a clearer version of his | light memory of the affair yesterday than he has hitherto. He said in the hospital that Mon- day morning early, about 3 o'clock, he awakened and got out of bed, looked out ot the window, and then returned to his couch, where his wife was sleeping. He vaid he laid down with his face on the pll- lew, and was soon asleep. He was awakened by a blow on the side of the head. Then he heard his wife say that he was killing her, and he replied, “No; somebody else is killing both of us.” Buxton says he was then struck again and scratabied out of bed, when he was struck the third time and knocked to the Noor. His assailant then went out of the room. and, according to Buxton’s story, he tottered to where his pistol was kept and picked it up. As he did so he distinctly heard the sounds of the blows given his daughters in the room across the hall. At this point he declares that the pistol ex- ploded accidentally, and he is not certain but he believes that the assailant of bhim- self and family looked in the door of his room after the pistol had been fired. Bux- ton says he then became insensible and remained so for about three minutes, and on recovering he picked up his lantern and went down stairs, his wife in the mean- time having disappeared. ‘Theories Badly Weakened. As Mr. Buxton absolutely declares that Neale had nothing to do with the attack on him the case against the latter, in the opinion of State’s Attorney Kilgore, is a very weak one, to say the least, while tne Statement of Mr. Buxton that the }fstol went oif after ‘the criminal had not only assaulte him, but had also struck his children, is regarded as a complete refuta- tion of the theory advanced by Rev. Dr. Lloyd and the other Gaithersburg gentle- men who are actively engaged in ferret- ing out circumstances and evidence tend- ing to incriminate the two prisoners, that Randolph was really shot by Buxton in- stead of receiving his wound when he tried to evade arrest by those who were pursuing him. Mrs. Buxton’s account of the affatr, given yesterday to Mr. Kilgore, did aot differ ma- ter-ally from that already published in The Star. There were, however, no marks on her throat where the miscreant grasped her when he choked her. Sheriff Collier Uph The sentiment throughout Montgomery county, save alone in Gaithersnurg, is one of warm commendation of Sheriff Collier for his action In removing the suspected men and thus preventing the addition of another crime to the calendar of Mont- gomery county. The criticism of his course impulsive of the persons liv- ing tely in the vicinity of the crime has caused a revulsion among the other members of the community, who have become convinced that there are very Stave doubts about the connection of elth- er one of the men now under prrest with the crime. Gaithersburg Grows Indignant. It became rumored in Galthersburg and thereabouts that suspicion of knowing something about the real facts in connec- tion with the deplorable affair was being directed toward Mr. Haston, the brother-in- jaw of Mr. Buxton, whose ax Is said to have been the one used tn commiting the assault, and Mr. English, the next-door neighbor, whose house, it is alleged, was Iso entered Monday morniag. No direct arges or even Intimation of complicity in the crimes were made against efther of the parties named, but it was known that the state's attorney intended to examine Both gentlemen in order, if possible, to get more on the cireumstan occurring im- mediately after the discovery of the crime. hese rumors created much Indigaation in Gaithersburg, and accordingly a public meeting was held last night, largely at- tended by the citizens of the town, at which resolutions were adopted complimen- tary to Mr. Easton and Mr. English, and condemnatory of all who had mentioned their names in any connection with the as- sault on the Buxton. The Authorities Hampered. The apprehension of the real perpetrators of the assault, unless the crime can be fastened upon Neale or Randolph, prem- ises to be extremely difficult, because the State's attorney and the sheriff and the detectives who are assisting them in the work have neither the sympathy nor the cenfidence of the community where the deed was committed. The legal and police authorities have endeevored to treat the case in its broadest sense, and secure as much light upon it as possible, but the people of Gaithersburg seem to have de- termined to confine all efforts to disco’ ering incriminative evidence against the suspected men, and iaily Randolph, and thus the proper prosecution of the search for facts fs somewhat hampered. _——~s Personal Mention. Mr. John Russell Young, proprietor of the Philadelphia Evening Star, and a prominent candidate for Senator Cameron's seat, was a visitor at the Capitol today, and occu- pied a seat in the Senate press gallery dur- ing the morr'ng hour. Capt. W. L. Pitcher, eighth infantry, is in the city oc ieave of absence. Naval Constructor H. T. Baker, Lieut. V. 3. Cottman, Lieut. C. P. Perkins and P. W. Hourigan are registered at the Navy De- partment. Melville A. Cochran, n granted leave of h sixth cavalry, bsence for four . John Wilson. Capt. John Wilson, the hero of Lookout Mountain, died at his Kentucky home a few days ago of cancer. His burial was under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, but Was made memorable by the attendance of all his army comrades living and tn rea while the old flag which Capt. Wilson suc- cessfully bore to the top of Lookout Monn- ain on that memorable day in April, 1S¢ floated to the breeze at the head of the procession. T. E. Park, a former color bearer in Capt. Wilson’s regiment, carried it. It will be remembered by all G. A. R. people everywhere who attended the great encampment in this city in 1Nv2 that Wilson, then oid and f. the procession and carried flag, tattered and torn by the bullets of the my thirty years before. ee To Pass Over the Veto. The House committee on invalid pensions today anthorized reports recommending the passage over the Pre 8 veto of bills penstoning Rachel Patton and Caroline D. Mowatt. a IF WHY Nort OT, The Commiissioners Inquire Abont the Excursion Trips Given Garbage. The Commissioners today wrote the fol- lowing letter to Garbage Contractor War- field: “The Commissioners are advised by the health officer that the garbage crematory at the foot of South Capitol street has been shut down, and that you are now removing all the garbage by boats. “In view of the terms of your contract, which requires that the garbage shall be incmerated within the limits of the Dis- trict of Columbia, the Commissioners would like to be informed why you are not burn- ing ft, in accordance with cofttract, at least to the extent of the capacity of said furnace.” > CYCLONE IN PE YLVANIA, Rolling Mil at Columb . the Ground. LANCASTER, Pa., May 23—Columbla was struck by a cyelone at noon today,and the Columbia rolling mill razed to the ground. The ruins are on fire. One man is reported killed. CARLISLE, Pa., May storm passed over this city Lightning struck a Carlisle trolley car while running in the central part of the town. Mrs. Flor- ence Stiteter and daughter of Hagerstown, passergers, were badly burned. Razed to Alexandria City Election. The election for commonwealth attorney, city sergeant, magistrates and constables is being held in Alexandria today. The polls opened at 443 a.m. and will be closed at 7:17 p.m. ——__ Had His Thumb Nearly Severed. Pete Johnson, a white bridgeman, living at 984 E street northwest, called at the Emergency Hospital this afternoon with the thumb of his right hand almost severed at the base. He stated the accident was done while handling a chain. IN CONGRESS TODAY ——— A Joint Resolution for Relief to the St. Louis Sufferers. THE BOND BILL UP AGAIN Dissatisfaction With the Work of the Conferees Expressed. MATTERS IN THE HOUSE The St. Louis horror was the theme of a touching and eloquent prayer by Rev. Dr. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the Scnate, at the opening of the session today. “Oh, God!" he prayed, “we stand aghast at the awful tokens of thy power and majesty. The earth is shaken and trembles and the foundations of the hills are shaken.” Divine mercy was invoked for the stricken city of St. Louis, succor for the maimed and afflicted, strength and aid to those ministering relief and protection f-om another visitation of divine wrath, When the bill relating to alcohol used in the arts, &c., was recelved from the House Mr. Harris (Tenn.) announced that the finance committee had anticipaied Its re- ception and had acted favorably on ft, and that later today he would ask conside tion for the measure. The House Tent Resolution. When the House resolution was received authorizing the Secretary of War to loan tents and render aid to the mayors of St. Louis and East St. Louis, Mr. Palmer of Mlinois asked immediate consideration. Mr. Vest (Mo.) interposed the suggestion that while ii might seem ungraviuus for him to interpose objection, yet in view of late reports showing the usual exagger- ation attending the first hours of calam- he did not consider this action neces- . The people of St. Louis, he satd, could take care of themselves, and al- though the resolution could do no harm, yet he deprecated the tendency to rush impulsively to federal sources for relief. Mr. Harris (J'enn.) sald he fully sym- pathized with this view, although the res- olution being here, it should be acted on, and made joint ‘nstead of concurrent. Mr. Cullom (IL) sald he felt from the latest reports that there was no occa- sion for the passage of the relief resolu- tion and that the respective states would be able io take care of their people on both sides of the river. Yet, as the House had acted, Mr. CuJom urged that the Sen- ate should give its assent. He added that he was still in doubt and worrled over the situation on the Mlinois side. The resolu- tion was amended to be joint Instead of concurrent, thus requiring presentation to the President, and was then adopted. Conferees Criticined. A part of the conference report on the Indian aypropriation bill occasioned a heat- ed controversy. Mr. Hale sald the con- ferees had injected a great body of new law, concerning Indian citizenship, into the conference, and he protested against the breach of a sacred rule of conference. The criticism of the con‘erees bcame general. Mr. Allison, chairman of the com- mittee on appropriations, said never before in twenty-three years had new legislation been put into a conference report. Mr. Vest interposed that it had »een done in conference report on the tartff_bill of Mr. Teller, one of the conferees, defend- ed their action. The Bond Bill. ‘The bond bill was taken up at 2 o'clock, the Indian conference report being di: placed without action. Mr. Daniel (Va.) resumed his speech supporting the Dill and arguing for the free coinage of silver. THE HOUS! Almost the sole topic of conversation amcng the members of the House today was the St. Louis tornado. Members stood about in groups and discussed the horrible detalls of the disaster before the House met. The St. Louis members, Messrs. Cobb, Bartholdt and Joy, and Mr. Murphy of Illinois, who lives in East St. Louts, were almost frantic with anxiety. They had no news of their families and friends except such as came to them through the Asso- ciated Press dispatches. in the death lists they recognized many whom they knew. Mr. Bartholdt, whose family reside within a block of Concordia Hall, in South St. Louis, which was razed to the ground, was especially solicitous for news from his family. Chaplain Couden, in his invoca- tion, referred feelingly to the sorrow and suffering in the grief-stricken district. Resolution for Tents. As soon as the journal had been read, Mr. Bartholdt (Mo.) asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a resolution di- sting the Secretary of War to place at the disposal of the mayors of St. Louls and East St. Louis a sufficient number of tents Ss to afford temporary relief to the homeless in those cities, and to give such other re- lief as might be proper, etc. Mr. Bartnoldt explained that he and his colleague, Mr. Hubbard, had called on the of War this morning, and had med that if Congress would give Uhe authority, eight or ten boats used near St. Louis in the Mississippi river Improve- ent could be sent to the mound city to render assistance and reMef. The resolu- tion was unanimously adopted. Amendments Concurred In, The House concurred in the Senate amendments to the sundry civil appropria- tion Hll increasing the appropriation for the St. Paul public building from $60,000 to $125,000; appropriating $60,000 for altera- tlons to the public building at New York, and $43,000 for the public building at Lit- tle Rock. The sundry civil appropriation bill was sent back to conference on the remaining mendments. Mr. Trowther (Mo.) and Mr, ie (Kan.) opposed the conference report on the bill to pension the widow of Gen. O. M. Poe at a month on the ground that the rate was ex ve. The House fixed the rate at $0. The report was disagreed to and the bill sent to a further conference. St. Louis tornado resolution, with the ate amendment, was returned to he House and the amendment was immediate- ly agreed to. ‘The House agreed to the conference re- port on the bil to lease the Fort Omaha military reservation to Nebraska for edu- cational purposes. Mr. Gillette (Mass), chairman of the com- mittee on reform in the civil service, pre- sented a favorable report on the Gros- venor resolution calling on the President and the various cabinet officers for a com- plete Hst of the changes in the personnel of the several departments since March 3, 1593, but, under protest from Mr. McMillin and other democrats, it was withdrawn, —_—>__ MAY BE ANOTHER VETO. The President Likely to Disnpprove the Spoliation Grants. Another question has arisen which may threaten a delay of adjournment of Con- gress. In the opinion of some members of the appropriations committee, the concur- rence of the House in the Senate amend- ment to the general deficiency bill, provid- ing for the payment of the Freach spolla- tion claims, will lead to a veto of the bill by the President. Z o: Baltimore Market lay 28.—Flour dull, unchanged— rrels; shipiaents, 8,568 barrels; sales, 100 barrels, Wheat waak—spot and inonth, July and August, 53a53lg—receipts, ushels; shipments, 2 bushels; stock, 4 bushe wheat bh month, steamer n els; shi bashels; gellow white we receipt storks 160,060 bushels—southern Corn steady—spot and 34; July, 83}083% 117,89: stock, 742, hern white 2 nilxed do., 2 bushels; shipments, 40,000 bushe bushels. Rye w: Ni 40 neal by; 42043 we erii—receipts, 530 + Stock, 26,. Sil bushels. Hay quiet and steady—choiee timo- thy, $16.50a$17.00. Grain freights not much doing, quiet, unchanged. Sngar steady, unchan; But: ter steady—fancy creamery, ifaiSts; do. {mita- Hon, Jat, Jo- ladle, 12; good ladle, 10ait: store ret 10. m8 very irm—fresh, 104,011. Encese‘steady, unchanged. "Whisky ‘unchanged, sample, 66a FROM TRUST FUNDS| If Mr. Kieckhoo‘ex Embezzled It Was From Foteign Powers. He Pleads Not Guilty to the Charge and Has Thus Far Been Unable to Bednap Bail. = It seems more than. likely that Francis J. Kteckhoefer, late Wisbursing officer of the State Department, who was placed un- der arrest Sunday morning, charged with embezzling $130,000 of government funds, will spend tonight jn the District jail, un- less the amount of bail, $25,000, is mate- wTlally reduced this afternoon. Mr. Kieckhoefer has been in custody at the first precinct police station since his arrest, and it was expected that he would give bail in the required sum at any mo- ment. Four days passed, however, without action in the direction indicated. There- fore Assistant District Attorney Mullowny this morning directed that Mr. Kieckoefer be taken to the Police Court. When the case was called Mr. Mullowny moved Judge Miller that a time be fixed for a hearing. Pleads Not Guilty. Through his attorney, Mr. Fergusson, Mr. Kieckhoefer then entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and waived a pre- liminary examination. This action takes the case to the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and Mr. Fergusson an- nounced that at 3 o'clock this afternoon he would apply to the judge of one of the criminal courts for a reduction of bail. The motion will be opposed by Assistant District Attorney Armes. After the proceedings in the Police Court this morning Mr. Kieckhoefer, in charge of Deputy Marshal McCormick, and ad companied by Mr. Fergusson, entered a carriage, and tne party proceeded to the city hall. Unless bail is furnished today Mr. Kieckhoefer will be taken to jail late this afternoon. ‘The defense of Mr. Kieckhoefer will prob- ably be that the United States ts without authority in proceeding against him. “He| denies emphatically that he has been in any wise dishonest, but, he states, admit- ting for the sake of the argument that money is missing, the entire amount ts from the trust fund, as Mr. Kieckhoefer declares himself as certain that the funds of the State Department, appropriated by Congress, will be found’ correct as they should be. Not Liable. Ho argues that the trust fund 1s made up of money placed in the keeping of the disbursing officer of the State Department by foreign powers, to be held for the in- dividuals entitled thereto. Now, Mr. Kieck- hoefer claims, he was not in the employ of such persons, and therefore, even if he did appropriate from the fund for his pri- vate uses, he cannot be prosecuted fur em- bezzlement, and adds that in any event the government cannot proceed against him on that charge. Mr. Kieckhoefer cites the ruling of a judge of a New York court, in support of his contention that although @ government official and bonded oflicer he cannot be lawfully prosecuted on the charge made against him. On the other hand, however, the officials of the district attorney's office state that they entertain no doubt tha: Mr. Kieckhoefer will be promptly convicted. WILL Resist Reduced Ball. District Attorney Biraey stated to a Star reporter this afternoor. that he will stoutly resist the motion to reduce Mr. Kieckhoe- fer's bail. The amount fixed in the Police Court ($25,000) Is small enough, he thinks, when the amount alleged to have been em- bezzled (something like $127,000) 4s taken into consideration. Tie court (Judge Cole) might think the amount of bail excessive, but he does not, and ho will, therefore, in- sist that the accused furnish that amount. Mr. Birney said that his office is busily at work examining Mr. Kieckhoefer's ac- count and that he Will probably ve pre- pared to submit the ease to the grand jury early next month, Bail Reduced. Judge Cole this aftermon reduced the bail required to $15,060), and it Is expected the amount will be furnished. NEW YORK REPUBLICANS They Are Thought to Be Drifting Into an Embarrassing Position. The republicans of New York are thought to be drifting into an embarraesing posi- tion somewhat similar to that they occu- pled in the campaign of 1880, and imme- ciately after the inauguration of Gen. Gar- field as President. Conkling Was the Supreme Power. In that year, it i# recalled, Mr. Conk- lirg was the supreme power in the state. The machine men obeyed him, and through them he committed the state in the mat- ter of the party's presidential nomination to Gen. Grant. He himself went at the head of the state's delegation to the con- vention and placed Gen. Grant in nomina- Ucn, But there were some vigorous kick- ers in the delegation against his course, and at the first opportunity these men re. belled and acted on their own responstbil- fty. State Senator William H. Robertson led them, and they cut an important figure in the nomination of Gen. Garfield, for whom, on the decisive bsllot, they voted. Mr. Conkling returned home from the con- vention very much disgruntled over the re- sult, ard it required a good deal of per- svasion to induce him to take the stump for the ticket. Claimed the Patronage. After the inauguration of Gen. Garfield, when the question of the New York patron- ege came up, Mr. Coakling and his frien by virtue of being in control of the party organization in the state and of thelr claim that they had carrled the state for the ticket, insisted on exclusive recognition. ‘They took the ground that they were the party in New York and that the federal patronage for the state should be distribut- ed through them. The proposition greatly embarrassed the President. He conceded his indebtedness to them in the matter of his election, but he held that he also indebted to Judge Robertsoa and his friends In the matter of his nomination, and that both debts must be paid. Judge’ Robertson was appointed collector of the port of New York, and Mr. Conkling and Mr. Platt re- signed their offices as Senators. The party in New York was all but disrupted as a consequence, and In 1882 the demoraliza- tion had grown to be s widespread that the stata was lost’'to the democracy by nearly 200,000 majority. The Present Situation, This year, as ‘the*comparlson runs, Mr. Platt 1s in charge of tha machine. The trachine me» obey Alm, and through them and the invoking of state pride he has committed the state:to the support of Gov. Morton for the party’s nomination for President. But there are prominent repub- licans who object to his program. These men are led by Watner Miller, who is de- scribed as the Robertson of the day. They are not opposed to Gov. Morton, but hold that, as it is evident Gov. Morton has no chance to be nomimated, they are entitled to vote for Mr. McKinley, wito is altogeth- er likely to be the candidate. They are talking of disregarding their instructions and recording themselves for the Ohio ran. Embarrassment in Prospect. Suppose Mr. Miller and his friends do this. Suppose Mr. Platt, although much disgruntled over the uation, returns home and works energetically for the ticket and New York ts carried by the re- publicans. Suppose that after the inaugu- ration cf Mr. McKinley—supposing first, of course, that he is nominated at St. Louis end elected President—Mr, Platt and his friends claim the right to dispense the New York patronage, while Mr. Miller and his friends insist on recognition. Will not Mr. McKinley's embarrassments be as great as those that beset General Gar- fleld? Will he deal with them in the same way? And if he dces, will the republican party in New York suffer again as it did in 1882? SOLVING A MYSTERY Expertness and a Microscope Brought to Bear on the Holt Will. WRITING COMPOSITELY PHOTOGRAPHED A Former Coachman Recalls Some Interesting Incidents. SEE EDGES ae JURY The introduction of expert testimony In the Holt will trial marks a new stage in the Proceedings and opens up a broad field, which will doubtless be worked for all it is worth. While the other side has given no intention of it, yet it is to be expected that they will have expert evidence in rebuttal to the effect that the alleged will 1s a gen- uine document. Expert testimony ts always open to at- tack, and Dr. Frazier, the witness who was put upon the stand yesterday for the caveators, and who testified that, In his opinion, the will was not in the same hand- writing as the twenty-four letters from Judge Holt, which he examined s0 care- fully, said that he would not be at all sur- prised if another expert should go over the same ground and arrive at a different con- clusion, Notwithstanding tt was so technical, the evidence of Dr. Frazier was intensely in- teresting and showed a precision and re- search that are not always characteristic of experts on handwriting. In reaching his conclusions he left out of consideration what he termed the pictorial appearance of the handwriting—that ts to say, the impres- sion that one would derive from looking at it. He devoted all his attention to the con- sideration of what he called the ratios and angles of the writing, and by this means he arrived at the conclusion that the alleged will could not have been written by tho same hand that wrote the letters, which are admittedly genuine. Dr. Frazier said that, in his opinion, there was more “pictorial resemblance” between the alleged will and the genuine writings than there was between the revoked will of 1848 and the alleged will of 1873, but a study of ratios and angles showed that the two latter papers were written by the same Person, while the alleged will, in its essen- Ual characteristics, differed materially from the letters which Judge Holt wrote about that time. Dr. Frazier Resumen. When the Holt will trial was resumed this morning Dr. Frazier, the expert on handwriting, was called to the stand for further cro3s-examination In answer to a question from Mr. Butter- worth he sald that his method of +xamin- ing handwriting was an attempt to do by means of figures what a composite pho- tograph does pictorially. It gives an aver- age of all the similarities and dissimilari- ti ‘Then your whole theory rests on the docirine of probabilities?” “It does. “Then the greater number ments you take the more likely you are to arrive at the truth, doctor?” “Well, the more likely you are to reach @ true average.” Mr. Butterworth then put through a lung series of qi swers as to the means he measuring lines, angles a words which he had studied. effort on the part of the lawyer to corne the expert, and to cast # doubt on h method, an effort in which the expert. div not get the worst of it at all. Once Mr. Wut- terworth appeared to think that he hai the witness badly tangled in his mest Dr. Frazier denied that he meant any such thing as Mr. Butterworth implied in a Gtestion on the subject of averages “But that is the logic of your position,” sald the lav. yer. “It certainly is not logic,” replied Di azier, tartly, “nor {s that’ my position. en Judge Bradley smiled faintly as he repped for order in the court room. Dr. Frazier Wants a Y. The croes-examination reverted again to the subject of the formation of some of the letters end the reasons that the witness had for thinking that some of them were written with a free hand, with force, a desire for symmetry and an extra pressure on the pen. These were characteristics, he said, that appeared in the alleged will, but are not evifent in the ordinary writings of Judge Holt at about the same date. W ever wrote the will, he said, used a stub pen. At Mr. Butterworth's request the wit- ness gave his reasons for thinking so. Mr. Butterworth later pointed to the word “able” in one of Judge Holt's letters, and asked the witness if he did not regard It as written in a free hand. “A free hand for Judge Holt, yes: for the rest of the world, no,” answered Dr. Fra- gier. He made similar answers with refer- ence to a number of other words that were called to his attention. In reply to a query from Mr. Butterworth, Dr. Frazier said that he was the originator of this system of identifying handwriting. This concluded the cross-examination. On redirect, Dr. Frazier said that in the body of ‘the alleged will there was no other final “y” that corresponded in shape and shading to the “y" in February, the tail of which crosses the break in the lower part of the paper. There are sixteen other final “ys” in the document, all uf which differ materially from this one. Mr. Worthington remarked that if any one could find a “y” like this in all of Judge Holt’s correspondence, he would lke to see It. Elaborating Little Things. The witness, in reply to a question from Mr. Worthington, again said that there are more changes in the slope or slant of the letters In the alleged will than there are In any of Judge Holt’s epistles of about the same date. The word “In” at the beginning of the alleged will, he said, was marked by greater. symmetry and showed a better command of the pen, on the part of the writer, than does any other word In all the correspondence he had ex- amined. Dr. Frazier said that the mtcroscopical examination of the edges of the break in the alleged will did not show such a con- dition of fibers as would warrant the statement that the two fragments were formerly parts of one piece of paper. There was no interlocking of the fibers. In answer to a question from Judge Brad- ley, Dr. Frazier said that, in his opinion, the division between the upper two-thirds and the lower one-third of the will took place before it was pasted on to the backing, The separation was so evidently the result of cutting by a sharp instrument, and not by abrasion, that he could not’ concelve how the separation could have taken place after the pasting without Injuring the back- ng. “Then you think that the two pieces were cut apart before they were pasted on the backing?” asked Mr. Butterworth. “I did not szy so,” said the witness, care- fully choosing his words. “I think that each plece was cut before the pasting was done, but whether they were cut apart from each other or cut from two entirely differ ent pieces of paper and then pasted to- gether, Iam quite unable to say.”" ‘The Jury at the Microscope. At this point the members of the jury were given a lesson in microscopy under the direction of Prof. Frezier. The will was placed under the micrcscope and the jurors were taught how to look through it properly, Dr. Frazier stood over the in- strument and told each one what he should pay particular attention to in the way cf fibers, ete. At the concluston of the lesson the court took a recess until 1 o'clock, Dr. Frazier having been on the stand all the morn- ing. After recess the attorneys for the cavea- tors, through Mr. Worthington, presented the deposition of Mr. Robert 8. Holt. of Tacoma, Wash., a portion of which was read several days ago, together with the letters that Judge Holt wrote to the young- er man, his nephew. The Family Estrangement. Mr. Holt never met hts uncle but once, and his deposition, for the most part, had reference to the feelings that existed be- tween him and his uncle, as developed in the correspcndence that grew up between them. In his deposition Mr. H: said that he entertained some feeling over the fact the witness estions and an- had adopted in loops in the It wus an Fi that Judge Holt was estranged from his family ag a result of the bitterness grow- ing out of the late war, and he allowed hig uncle to make the first advances. This Judge Holt did by sending to his nephew @ copy of @ pamphlet he had published as an answer to an attack made upon him by “Jake” Thompson. An Important Witne “George A. Johnson, a middle-aged colored man, was then called as a witness. He said that he Is now Secretary Carlisle's butler, but was in Judge Holt’s employ from 1878 to 1884. He was man of all work about the house and stayed there at night Johnson said that he frequently answered the door bell at Judge Holt's. He knew the elder Mrs. Throckmorton up to about 1580. She and Judge Holt used to see a good deal of each other, but in the spring of 1880 they had some kind of a falling out. Judge Holt, he said, weut around to see Mrs. Throckmorton. When he came back he asked the witness if Mrs. Throckmorton had been calling upon him for service, the of the carriage, etc., while he was ab- sent in Kentucky. The witness told him that she had. then,” said Judge Holt, “I don’t want you ever to do anything for her again, and I don’t want you ever to allow her on my premises again.” Jchnson said that he knew Maj. Throck- morton, but never saw him at the house but once, and that was before this diffi- culty between the judge and the major's mother. Continuing, the witness told of a time after that when Miss Josephine Throck- morton came to see the judge. He sent down word that he did not want to see her, and told Johnson that he did not went him ever to let any ef the Throck- merton family inside his house, as he re- garded them all as his enemies. She came a rumber of times after that, but the judge always declined to see her. Johnson said that he did not know Mr. Devlin, and did not remember that such a man had ever called at the house, At Mr. Worthington’s request Mr. Devlin arose. The witness looked him over care- fully and then said that he did not think he had ever seen him before. treated Mr. Holt’s children as if they had been his own. Judge Ho!t once told him that his relatives were the only people in the world that he really cared for. Remembers Incident ‘The witness said that on one occasion he remembered driving Mrs. Briggs to a White House reception. On cross-examination the witness safd that he could not remember exactly the year of that reception, but {t must have been about 1883. Judge Holt and Mrs. Briggs were always the best of friends. Johrson said that last August he had an interview with a Star reporter in Franklin Park, in the course of which he spoke of the reasons for the falling ont between Judge Holt and Mrs. Throckmorton. He did not remember ever having seen Miss Throckmorton until after the falling out: she was then about thirteen or fourteen years of age. ‘The witness said that he could not re- member having told a Star reporter tn Franklin Park that Judge Holt had said that not a dollar of his money should ever xo to his family, who had abused him for his loyalty during the war. He also told The Star reporter that Mr. and Mrs. Wash. Holt had experienced considerable surprise that no will had been found. He did rot remember saying that the house looked as though it had been ran- sacked after the judge's death Emma Foster, colored, who was the cook at Judge Holt’s house, was then cailed to the stand. She gave testimony practically similar to that of the other servants, as to the relations of the different composing the household. on the stand when The closed. She was still Star's report >—— PRESENTATION TO COMPANY F. ng Exercises at the Eastern High School Th Afternoon. Amid scenes of demonstrative enthustasm and with exercises appropriate to the aus- picious occasion, prize company F of t High School regiment was this afternoon Interes: presented with a streamer at the Eastern High School to mark its victory in the recent competitive drill. The school session was shortened one hour teday so that the pupils might have en opportunity of joining in the demonstra- ticn, and promptiy at 1 o'clock the differe sections of the school marched into t lerge exhibition hall The program was opened with a few words of introduction from Principal Sites, followed by an appropriate song by the Girls’ Glee Club, accompanied by Miss Burchard. Congratulations to the wi company in particular and the Eastern School in general were then tn order, and to make the address to the successful ca- dets on behalf of the school Gilbert W Kelly, a fourth-year pupll was selected. His remarks were frequently interrupted by hearty applause and laughter as the puplls appreciated the sallies and refer- ences he made. Mr. H. M. Johnson, on behalf of the faculty, also extended congratulations to company F, after which an ex-pupil school, Miss Alice Judson, sang the Spangled Banner,” accompanied by Miss Richmond, the school joining in the chor A pretty piciure was the actual presenta- tion of the streamer, a white silk ribbon, vpon which is painted the words: “Com. pany F, May 20, 1806," ‘the letters being formed of yellow-centered daisies. Capt. Nelson Gapen of the winning company, ac. companied by a sergeant and file of corp- oral, received the streamer from Miss Deis, who made the presentation speech. Charged With Rape. Henry Laner, a handsome young Ger- man, was aresterd in the bakery es- tablishment of Charles Heulebaus, corner of 2kth and O streets, about 10 o'clock last evening, charged with having committed Tape on a year-old girl in Balti- more, April As rape c tutes a capital offense in Baltimore, and as the circumstances conaceted with incident are out of the ordinary, th is one of decided interest. Lauer claims that the girl was equally to blame for the act. He was Sing Gown the stairway on the occasion in ion, he says, and met Rosey in the hallway. Everything that passed between them was with no objection on her part. He made no objection to returning to Baltimore and left at 11 o'clock last night with Sergt. Reilly. —— Prison Malingering. From Chambers’ Journal. A case showing great cunning and perse- verance, as weil as tolerance of m self- inflicted pain continued for many months, {s worth telling. The convict was most de- termined and resourceful in his «forts at j™alingering He began by running a piece of copper wire into his knee, by which he nearly lost his leg. He then produced a | number of sores round the «nee joint, and kept up a great degree of swelling and in- flammation by means of rag and thread pushed into the wounds. Upon the discov- ery of this he took to introducing time be- low the skin. On another occasion a band- age was found firmly bound round th man’s thigh, the result being, in medic phraseology, “extensive swelling and 1:y' ity of the thigh,” The doctor ordered his limb to be oped with a large piece of gu as to checkmate the prison tices. The latter, however, by strip of sheeting, and the + bart of his dinner was atta tourniquet, and by {t compre: much during the night as to quite neuiral- ize the medical treatment {t had received during the day. The imposture was at length detected by an order of the doctor to expose the limb outside the bedclothes to the view of the officer by jay and night, and from that hour progress was toward complete recove: means of a wer to which 2d, formed a ee eg Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 ¥ street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal. mann & Co., New York. GBAIN. o B BIG ss High. Low. Wheat—July. ‘ Corn aly. t. Re S 5 eeu pwnasreie BEES people | FINANCE AND TRADE Intelligence From St. Louis Has a Depressing Effeet. PRICES YIELD THROUGHOUT THE LIST es Comment on the Government’ Loss of Its Suit. en oe GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Spear ees Special Dispateh to The Eveniug Star. NEW YORK, May 28.—The depressing tn- fluence of the Jay's intelligence from St Louis was clearly marked in the speculative undertone this morning. Prices yielded fractionally in al parts of the lst, and there Was little disposition to assume new obli- gations. The grain-carrying roads, Louts- ville snd Nashville and Southern preferred, were the active features of the railroad Ist, at declines varying from % to 1 per cent. Probable gold shipments were again a source of much uneasiness among traders, y ates fixing Saturday’s outflow at $3,000,000, Later advises, based on a careful canvass of the larger exporting houses, materially reduced these figures. One house relied upon to ship a co able sum has been relieved of the necessity for such action, ‘emporarily, at least. The excnange market continues firm under meager offerings, and remitters have abandoned all hone of tae immediate ap- pearance of drawings against recent sales ynicipal bond: nr London, T - Holt alwa: showed the greatest fondnes the unsettied ulative outlool is not for Mr. Wash. Holt and his family, and | raging to a grofitatie emjloyment of foreten funds, and drawings against credit in local institutions may serve to hold ex- change rates nea> the specie point, The failure of the government suit against the Joint Traffic Association was generally regarded as @ decidedly encour- aging development. Legal obstacies have heretofore seriously impaired the efficacy f associations of this character. Washington advices foreshadowing a pos- sible legirlative attack on Sugar resulted in a sharp decline of 1% per cent in the price of that s'ock. At the decline a buying demand was encountered, resulur in @ partial recovery of the early loss. Laciede Gas was weak under selling in- spired by the reported loss of property in St. Loute, but the volume of business was extremely limited. Traders were unassisted values during the g: in estimating ter part of the Gay, the uncertainties rlative to old shipments and the political situation inspiring caution among the conservative non-professional element. The evening up of contracts re- sulted in occasional fractional raliles, but no significant buying was reported at any time during the day : There aré, perhaps, no forces actively operating to the material detriment of | values, but the present lack of interest on the part of investors inspires no confidence jin immediate, sustained improv t. | Should Congress adjourn during the next j ten days, as ts predicted in ceriain quar- | ters, an upware movement values m' be recorded from that date until the oc of the St. Louts conver equrse of prices from Will be influen v ning fon that time on nature of the plat- iby licy jon the part of tne nominee. Present indi- cations are favorable to satisfactory 1 ts in both particulars. The trading of the last hor w lull and unchanged tn char . fract not declines prevail- ing in almost every instance. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the highest of the . a8 reported New York Messrs, end the lowest and the closing pri Ni w York stock market to: Corson & Macartney, mem! tock exchange. orresy st Moore & Schicy, No. 80 Broadway Oper. High. Low. wR IN Clone, 191% American Sugar American Sugar Chesapeake & G C..C., C. & St. thicago, B&Q aS Chic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cfs CM. & St. Paul 0) C.M. & St. Paul, PHd..! Chic, KR. T & Pacitic Del, Lack. & W Delaware & If Den. & R. Gran Dis. & Cattle neral Electric. Lltnots Central | Lake Shore Erie 4 rier Loutsy a -- 2% 4% ng Island ‘Traction.. ; ‘ Atropolitan Traction 0s 108 103 Manhattan Flevated.... 1 1Wa% 193 Michigan Central.....) 95 25" 96 Missouri Pacif 2 836 2% 434 National Lead Go...) ay wy National Lead Co., Pid ° Prd. bay Central 105, ntral 9635 Eng. Cfs . St. Louis rthern Pacific, Pf 1d% orth American. Ont. & Western 14ig Pacific Mail. - Phila. & Reading Wy Pullman Pai. Car Go...) 158% Southern Railway, Pfd.. ia. Tractlor - Coal & in Union Paciti Wabas! Waias Wheeling & I. Trie Wheeling & L. Erie, Pid Western Union Tel. Silver. $ s le Wasbington Stock Exchange. Sales- regular Trost 116 bid, depos? an Deposit and ‘Tr La 46 asked. apital ‘Traction Maritime Conference. Secretary Olney presided at a mectins of the American delegation to the interna- ticnal maritime conference at the Department thts afternoon. The mect 1s for the purpose of considering portant amendment to the rule: sea recently proposed by the Bri errment. an i of the sh gov-