Show CLES h L i DEFENSE r. r I FINISHES 1 ic TheOdOle Theodore Kytka Testifies Writ Writ- Writing Writing i ing g in Nine Letters Some tt Submitted by Estate and t Others Admitted by Iy Mrs N Geddes Is Undoubtedly SameI Same I T. T D. D JOHNSON TO HEAR ARGUMENTS BEFORE JURY Albert S. S Osborn Declares Letter Letter Letter Let Let- ter to Bishop Bramwell Pleading Against Excommunication Excommunication Though Not Written Was Signed by Mrs Geddes CASE TO JURY THURSDAY Ry By Staff Correspondent cut OGDEN U 0 July 12 Immediately 12 on oni onlie the thc conclusion of the expert testimony testimony tes tes- tes- tes i by 1 Theodore K Kytka handwriting handwriting hand hand- writing expert epert just before the hour for rece recess 5 of court tonight ht C. C A. A Boyd chief counsel for the Eceles Eccles estate announced that the defense rested its case ease Tins This announcement 1 J came as somewhat of a surprise as asit it was generally expected that several more witnesses would be called caned j It was ns 3 agreed between counsel t that at Tuesday w would be taken taJ cn up entirely in jn rebuttal and that tho the arguments before the Jury iury ury would woul open W Wednesday Wednesday Wednes- Wednes day mornin morning Each side is to take a aday aday aday day in the presentation of nr arguments This means that the case will go to the jury probably Thursday night ht Judge J J A. A Bowen will leave at noon 1 Tuesday for or Los Angeles and b by f by counsel counselor of both sides THIman THI- THI man D D. John Johnson on has been appointed b by Jud Judge e Howell to hear the thc nr arguments t before the thc jury Albert S. S Os Osborn born handwriting e expert ex- ex pert resumed the stand when court convened at tho the night Session and testified that Exhibit 84 St Si a 0 letter to George V. W. bishop of Plain City was not written by Mrs 1 Geddes Ceddes although the signature at the bottom of f the letter W wits ws S hers lie Hc offered to the jury for or examination an album con- con taming a number o of II signatures natures enlarged enlarged en- en Jar ed three diameters and without op opPosition opposition opposition op- op position from froni rom counsel for lor the plaintiff the letter wa was AS offered In evidence Letter Ii to Bruin ell eli The letter relates to the then pend- pend trig Ins excommunication proceedings s against Mrs MiSs Geddes and Is a story ston of or a I repentant woman Tho letter Jetter follows f 11 T 1 0 r V May 13 9 I. I 1 1000 OO Bishop G. G W. W Bramwell Plain City Dear Brother Brothel I feel ceJ very er much dis- dis cd over O the decision you OU havo have ren ren- dered in HI my case and antI It Is with a brol broken en heart J I attempt to pen you ou these few lines JInes I j have ha been unable to see Wherein herein anyone would be bc benefited through me revealing the name of or the theman Plan man who has brought me Into m my lIlY Present trouble but I can see that In Innocent Innocent In- In I people would be he brought to shame hanle and anti sorrow t if I were to do so flO I have c confessed m my own shame shamo and have hac asked for fOI mercy I have ha no father Cather k mother brother or sister bister to plead my myca ca case e. e I accepted the gospel III In m my girlhood girlhood girl girl- hood alII anti and stood alone in the church for tor cars Cars with witt no relative to help or en enCourage encourage en- en Coura courage o inc mc I lovo love my nn religion and have ha been faithful to It save havo In this J h great mistake e. e I 1 know of ot no law Jaw written or otherWise otherwise other other- wise making it obligatory atory upon you OU I 4 4 to sever me mc from the church I feel Ii as thou though h m my trouble and sorrow are aro great enough without being made to suffer for or the thc man who has not had tho the courage c to bear his part of this disgrace raco b by confessing to his sin ln If It h he does beE not hot make such confession I F. F cannot believe j It Is necessary for or me meto meto meto to bring sorro sorrow Borrow and disgrace to his nappy happy home b by Informing on him hini Brethren high h ir In authority In the I church who have been made mado acquainted f with In my trouble do nut not fool feel to severely condemn me mc for tor m my attitude I still tl l 1 Continued on Pago 7 I RESTS IN THE ECCLES C CASE SE I ERTS GIVE I ii t THEIR VERDICT I Letters Admitted by Mrs cay aY y Y Is Same Sanle Handwriting 1 as Some She Denied i t I From Page Pago 1 Continued acknowledgment should bo he think ii m mY and that some flome mere mercy might elent I K ended d to me I have ha a horror of I tie e i cut off and plead for forgiveness being and th the people I ask asic you OU t to ou fr nl you that all that mercy morcy In m my case caso b jve ve stand before God reed need eed When hon the they 2 ili justice be softened soften d a A. little by br the theIn Let Jet nd Qt mcC mcClour the Gospel lour our sister In M M 1 F. F GEDDES f This IB Is a very yen hot evening e and aid you OU be glad If you ou were not cross- cross would you OU not Mr Osborn 1 King Kins chief counsel for the theand Mr Ir i ked witness cald cald- Yes tho the and replied f en there will m bo be none h Ii King i Kytka Takes I Stand ore Kytka handwriting expert f- f fTh Th gan Francisco was then called caIle l. l In to questions whose pur- pur answers hl it him as a witness was to qualify native of testified that he was a le be and had experience In the ox- ox if Austria f. for of at disputed documents documents' f 5 twenty five years ears that his work most- most tho the United States secret with lily was u service and other governmental o de- de dep and al alo o that ho he had been p China India employed on cases In He said and Canada f Italy England not consulted with Mr Ir Osborn fhe le had f in fn waking making his observations and cx- cx I I Hc He exhibited to the court nine letters let- let I 1 f tere e enlarged lan ed fifty times Umes some somo admitted ad ad- as 98 having lnE been written written written-by by b Mrs Irs the tho others disputed documents Ht caId Id the relation between the two Ris VIS so close chose that there was as no noS S doubt do d but that the two were written b by the Iho farao ramo person i I do 19 not HOt think there Is a the dl ILy of ot error In m my conclusions that two sets of or letters were written by b the thea a tame rime me persons he lie said This concluded his examination and his exhibits were received recel In evidence admitted o On examination cross-examination he ho there have been cases In which ex experts experts experts ex- ex have ha been employed on both r tides sides arid and a d that the tho opinions of ot the opposing op- op OPI opposing op OP- posing experts expert differed I all all said Thomas Marioneaux when rhen this admission was made l T I. I y Info Inlo Heading Into the record of ot two sixty letters said to have ha been written by Mrs Margaret Geddes occupied practically tlc lI the entire time In the hearing I of t the Eccles Geddes suit now In the c Second district court In which Albert Albertt t Geddes through his guardians Is seeking seeking seek seek- r ing to be declared d an heir to the es estate estate es- es tate of tho the late David ld Eccles It being l claimed b by his mother that he Is the 5 Issue of a plural marriage c alleged allegro to have been performed In Ogden In Aug Aug- 1898 I Aug-I The letters read Into tho the record today to today today to- to day are those of or which Mrs Irs Geddes denied the authorship during her cross 5 examination several so weeks ago ao Thc They were cre admitted without opposition b by c counsel unel for tor the plaintiff following tho the 0 testimony b by Albert S. S Osborn handwriting hand- hand writing expert of ot Now ew York who talc tak- Ing the tile letters admitted b by Mrs Irs Geddes as ES standards compared them with the disputed letters and on the stand this morning declared that all were unquestionably Unquestionably un- un questionably written 1 by the same per per- ton son The only letter so 50 far not ad- ad mUted Is It defendants defendant's proposed cx- cx hibit 84 a lett letter r to George tV W. Yo Bram- Bram well ivell bishop of or Plain City In which a a. hearing was sought on oit the tho excommunication excommunication proceedings then pending against Mrs Irs Ge Geddes This was In 1900 This letter Mr Osborn says while not written b by Mrs Irs Geddes Is signed by her Sn Sn One Person J Wrote All Have you OU examined the tho disputed documents In this thin case and If so 80 what are arc your oui findings s Wl cas tho the question put to Mr Ir Osborn this morning when ho took tho the stand It is m my opinion that the disputed documents were written by the tho same person er on who wrote the admitted letters which I have ha used usell as aA a standard In making my In comparisons and examinations examina I in all m my experience I never have havo encountered so o many manO dl disputed letters In one ono case or t so o man many admitted letters for standards This has haR offered the fullest opportunity for examination and antI comparison The Tho collection of or admitted letters covering a R period from 1894 to 1912 ran range e from 1 to 6 PM pages papos es each written part In Ink I part lart art with lead pencil and show the tho handwriting of ot a writer I whom I should Judge learned to write outside the tho United States The step stepI I have taken Is to determine the gen gen- general eral cral class of writing the next step to learn what In the writing are tho the genera general gen Jon era eral characteristics of the Individual Wo Po have In these letters admitted a writing of at good od quality well developed de and full fulI of ot peculiar Individual characters characters characters char char- In Sn sufficient quantity and l number number num num- ber to lead mo me to belle believe they were wore written b by the same Ilme person who wrote rote tho disputed d I letters Admitted Without Opposition After ACter Mr Ir Osborn had detailed at length tho the general results of his findIngs findings find find- In Ings s an and Illustrated l with crayon and board the tho general characteristics rl of tho the handwriting handwriting- of or Mrs Irs Geddes the defense de tie- e- e fence offered a of ten letters In I evidence After they were read rend b by bythe bythe the counsel for or the tho plaintiff they were admitted without opposition and read Into the record of the case The letters letters letters let let- cover er a long period of oC time and were read Into the record In order of ot date of writing and not of exhibit number a u n i-n b e r. r After the first bunch was a read the second and third and eo so on were of offered ot- ot and entered and all nIl were read Into the tho record Following the readIng read- read readIng readIng Ing of ot the letters Mr Osborn was called to the stand for a further explanation explanation ex ex- of ot his findings and offered to the Jury jur for Its examination a n series of or letters enlar enlarged cd two diameters or four times b by photograph These In Included Included In- In eluded a disputed document along the sl sido e of at an admitted document and were filed as defendants defendant's exhibit With AVIth Same Pen len This exhibit Included exhibit 86 86 or rather a photograph of It an admitted letter to Grant Geddes from Mrs Irs Geddes Ged Ged- I des with a n disputed letter to David Eccles It showed that the tho letters wore written on Identically similar paper and with similar Ink known as sine and according to Mr Ir Osborn were written with tho the same name pen and more than tItan likely at nt the same samo sitting Th The Th exhibit also contained I graphic enlargements f ments f showing o o comparisons corn com between exhibit 60 60 an admitted admitted admit admit- ted letter from Mrs Geddes and com I ex exhibit exhibit exhibit ex- ex hibit 59 59 69 a disputed document exhibit 66 66 an admitted document with 60 50 a 0 disputed document the last three sets being letters from Mrs Irs Geddes to David DaId David Da Da- vid Id Eccles Eceles Photographs also were shown the Jury jur of enlargements of at ex exhibits exhibits exhibits ex- ex hibits showing the individual characteristics characteristics characteristics charac charac- of the handwriting of Mrs Irs Geddes Practically Practical all nIl the letters read Into tho the record today toda are aro of the same tame tenor The They are arc seeking aid and recite a sad end stor story of poverty crt and sorrow One of ot the letters was dated Salt Lake March 14 I. without No any year ear o. o 63 63 Is addressed to David ld Eccle Eccles and thanking him for tor his note telling oCher of oC her losing her pocket book and addIng adding adding add add- ing Tell TeU me how Grant Is hI getting along I I guess ho and I are quits Well ell I Iam Iam am nm on only 1 sorry that 1 I ever er was obligated to him at all I knew just about how howit it would be but It came sooner than I expected nUt Hut It Is a good thing thinh I cm used to being burdened down with nil all sorts of troubles for tor I am not goIng going go- go Ing to break my heart over o neither him nor Martha Threads of Suicide Another was signed M M. M I. I F. F Geddes Another No o. o 62 62 dated Constitution Constitution tion building Juno 7 7 1901 1 is sh signed ned Maggie and after telling t of ot her not having a L rt red cent ent lH tho s woman ornan who sold old her a stove tov d did d not wait t- t tor for or her money the writer adds Poor little bo boy Albert I wonder what will become of oC him anyway for forI I am tired of over everything thing Now ow that the gas is Js fixed I think I will Just screw It on without lighting it and anti end allm all m my troubles for tor life te Is nothing to me but a constant struggle to keep body bod and FOU soul Foul log together t r. r Ta Ill ta ta It if jou OU never see ace m me again Good Good-by and man many thanks for fr nil all our to t mo rno s I in u p- p n ii p st I the tho past Exhibit No o. o 71 dated Salt Lake City S September ft lo Hi 1901 is addressed to Mr Ir David Eccles My Mv Dear Brother other and la in signed Maggie It tells how she Is Js In need of clothes ani Includes a n phrase Sometimes In Is Odd The winter clothing is 15 BO so much more expensive than summer It would Just take 7 7 m n tho the least leant to lo rig us out and the l Lord ord oril only onh l knows how I am going going- to do it It unless you come to the rescue roscue because there Isn't another man that I l know now that has hns as ns big a heart as you but I must not let you ou know that I think you U are aro good Rood for once In Inn n nil vou nt aro odd acid 1 il She add adds the thc postscript Albert rt wants to lena know who I am writing to t f Exhibit No 0 9 dated It Lake CIt City u 15 13 15 IB is addressed to Mr Ir David Eccles Eccle My 1 Dear Drar Bro Dro and signed feigned Maggie The writer says baS that she has run behind financially again and nj-ni adds that Albert lbert is sick and t concludes con con- col eludes Well I think you had hind better look Jook lookaround lookaround I around and see seo If It you cant can't find me Homo somo rich looking good old man BO so I II wont won't need neeti to worry worn about whether I will bo he able to get Jet enough for or those I children to eat Be sure ho he Is old underlined so BO he lie will get Iet off oft soon Eoon Oh Oil dear I 1 am nm tired of at this world and everything lae ne e but bul I J guess I will get ct over o this an and be lie HS as bad d again I 1 will wiil e ha to quit Albert says Dont write any an more to the man Just tell him to send Bond me some neckties to buy me little chair Exhibit No 0 58 dated Salt SnIt Lake CIt City D December ember 16 1901 Constitution building Is a addressed l and signer signed as above e and is an nn appeal for help What in the tho world nm I to do TO W J. 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