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Show MRS. GEDDES ASKED ABOUT MANY LETTERS Ogden, Juno 25. Intimations that a handwriting expert will bo called for tho defense In tho suit ot Albort Geddes for one thirty-third ot tho David Da-vid Kccles estato wero given In tho district court yesterday after fourteen four-teen letters had been handed to Mrs. Margaret Geddes, mother ot tho hoy, ! for identlfliatlon. Tho w.tness iden-, iden-, tilled ono letter written to David Ec- cles, In Its entirety, acknowledging j the handwriting. Another letter written writ-ten to David C. Eccles, immediately I after his father's death, was also Identified by hor, togothor with portions por-tions of sevoral others. Gonorally, howovor, her answer to lnqulrlos about tho authorship ot tho letters brought rosponso ' that sho "would not say" as to whether the slgnaturo was hors or not, while reading tho ontlro lotter brought many donlals that sho had either written writ-ten or dictated them. Disclosures ot tho contents of thoso communications wero not made, oxcopting as to the ono letter to David Kccles Just boforo bo-foro his death and tho ono to David C. Eccles. Tho uso of a handwriting export in an attempt to provo that Mrs. Geddes wroto tho letters is anticipated, an-ticipated, In tho mcantlnio tho band writing has been "Impounded" with tho clerk ot tho ourt and will bo hold secret. Questions About Church Early acquaintance with David Ec-clos Ec-clos was then brought up again In tho cross oxamlnutlon, Mrs. Geddos claiming that sho met him in Oregon in 1887, that she understood him to bo a wealthy man, but that lho novcr considered blm a very religious a an, (Continued on p&go flre) MRS, GENES ASKED ABOUTJil LETTERS' (Continued From Pago Ono) Sha said that they had dlpcussoJ, somq Jjuestloiis about ralfg'on, chiefly chief-ly pitiful' marrlago and tho manifesto! against pobgamy, j These questions led to an luqiiry ns to Mrs. Gcddea standing In tho' Mormon church, which brought n. lively tilt between tho nttorne)3 and flnally'rcsulted In a ruling by Judge James A. Howell, tho presiding Judgo,1 that tho ovldenco along that line I should be str'eken out, ns tho lourl, bad no official Information as to tho church rites. I Mrs.uGeddes was asked: "Aro you1 ! In good standing In your churchV Sho responded "Yes." "Hnvo you worked In the temple?" 'Yes.." "When did you censo to work In thp temple?" "About a year and a half ago." "Because I did not wish to continue. con-tinue. " "Do you consider that yu.i are lit to do templo work " "I must let others Judgo of that?". |