| Show About Fifty Witnesses to ff- ff Be Examined I Mrs Mrs Geddes to Resume Testimony I mony I Mond Monday y More J. J Lett Letters rs 10 TO tie r t r Special lo to Tie Te June 6 Although five the days O have hae been consumed med In Inthe the hearing henrIng of or the suit uit of ur Albert A through his guardian Thomas W. W Sloan against David C C. Eceles in which he lie Is seeking to phare in fn the lie estate of ot I the tho late David the case Is 15 considered con coti- only fairly be begun un and at the present rate it will be at least ten dasmore days das more before the end Is In sight The mother mothe of ot the tho plaintiff Mrs Irs Margaret Geddes who claims to have been a plural wire wife of or tji he dead head financier an and at whose home h he paid a visit the nl night ht II o of his lilt death Is the only witness so far tar called to the stand Aland and she will bo be urther cro examined cross s when court opens Monday Io morning There are ore In all about tift fifty witnesses wit tit nesses to be bc examined about equally divided between 1 the thc opposing sides In addition there will be two handwriting experts expert Theodore Kytka of or San Francisco Francisco Fraucisco Fran Frau cisco and Alfred S S. S of or New NewYork NewYork ew York or who will arrive c here some n next week to give glye expert testimony on onI the authorship of ot the tho letters Impounded Impound Impound- ed with the clerk of or the court Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- I day and Friday These letters are arc al alleged alleged nl- nl lc ed by the thc defense to have haxe been written written writ writ- i ten by Mrs Irs to David ld Eccles Ini Inthe in inthe i the period between 1895 and aud 1912 The They I were J given Riven Mrs Irs Goddes for tor identification tion during the proceedings s Thursday and Friday Frida but of the total of at fifty fifty- two presented she admitted authorship of or but three More Letters Letteri The defense tensa has between thirty and lort forty more letters which also will bo bu presented for Identification an and later latel given ghen Into the hands of or the writing e ex- for rOl their opinion This method ma may flay mean th dragging out of or tho lie Geddes Eccles-Geddes case se for some somo weeks In Tn Inthe i ithe the Martin fall when handwriting handwriting hand hand- writing experts were used two weeks were required to finish examination of oC the writing exp experts on the tho five fire letters In the Geddes case they would have lu approximately el five eighty letters letterson on which to gIve expert testimony I bl Mrs Geddes deny authorship of the remaining l letters The only direct ct testimony given giten I en InI in inthe I the tue caso case to that of at Mia hs h's Geddes who occupied m mure lre than thuu a tiny day In telling tell tell- ing big of or her alleged ed association with David Eccles This story b by her brought forth orth much embarrassing testimony tes tes- and she shel broke down And wept at nt times time The rho first days day's cross na nation lion served t tp bring ou out t n additions additional dl details 1 to which sue she had testified t Two more mure days das were cre in presenting letters letters let let- etters et- et to her for tor Identification I I G O. O I. I p r. r lo to Tc CI 1 I The rue next wU s to lo be called b by tho the plaintiff will be George Gono J F. F Gibbs secretary sec see 0 o the lie o of the lie Mormon ormon Continued on Ott Pa PIKO Jac c 1 2 I f. f e MANY MANY WITNESSES IN ECCLES CASE About Fifty to Be Examined First Will Resume Stand Tomorrow Continued From Page I 1 church to whom Mrs Irs Geddes testified David Eccles acknowledged being fa father father fa- fa ther timer of the bo boy Albert cs Other witnesses to be called later will be Mr Mrs David Nellson Neilson an aunt of at Mrs Geddes who ho also is said by Mrs Irs Ge Geddes to have e received the same a admission admission ad ad- mission from Mr Eccles H H. S. S Yo Young ng ngat of at the DeSeret National bank who ho Mrs Irs Geddes testified acted as agent for tor David Eccles Eceles in the purchase of at the home now occupied b by her at 26 G E. E Twelfth South also will be called to the stand Other witnesses who ho will figure In Inthe Inthe inthe the case caso will bo be Joseph F. F Smith president president prest- prest dent ot of the Mormon church United States Senator Reed Smoot and L. L H H. H Farnsworth of at Walker alker Brothers BankI Bank- Bank S er ers era Neither C. C A A. A Bo Boyd tJ chief counsel for forthe forthe the Eccles estate nor William H H. H King chief counsel for tor or the plaintiff would comment today on the possibilities of the case nor would the they indicate what would be their plan of ot procedure when court opens Monday onda Colonel Boyd Bod Ral said however that it Is most likely he lie will dispense with further Introduction Intro of ot letters for tor a while at least and take tako up another nother course of or cross- cross examination Be Beyond ond this he would not talk tall Associated Associate with Colonel Boyd in the defense are Frank J. J Gustin of or Salt Lake and James H. H Devine Ine of or Ogden Thomas Marioneaux is associate counsel coun couri- sel with Mr King Judge J. J A. A Howell of oC the Second judicial district I Is presiding presiding presiding ing at nt tho the h hearing It was as learned here late this afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon that Mr Osborn rn Would reach Ogden Osden Og Os- den Sunda Sunday afternoon and will have a conference with counsel for tor the tho de dc- de- de tense Monday or Tuesday Mr Ir Kytka will not arrive until Monday onda or Tues TUes- I da day |
