Show SUIT TO CANCEL POLICY first witness in the N Y life insurance suit on the stand testified to conversation with the late mr blair st louis dec 22 governor Go vernoi elect joaeph W folk was the first witness today in the hearing of the suit of the new york life insurance company of cancel the policy on the life of the late james L blair witness said he knew mr blair who was a leader at the bar and declared that no man had higher standing as a citizen before reports began to circulate about him he told of the efforts of mr blair and john D johnson to raise funds for the un carthran cart hrag of frauds in the election ot april 1901 witness never saw tha original subscription lists circulated by blair but said he turned over mr polk said lie first heard rumors about blair in september 1903 and had an assistant investigate to learn it they were well enough founded to justify a grand jury inquiry after a newspaper had made reference to the fact that the grand jury might take up the case mr blair called on me said mr polk he said he had heard the grand jury might take up the matter and that he was glad ot it it had prayed on his mind a long time he said ho was satisfied for the truth to be knoian and said he would render any assistance he could he sent me the name ot mr robert and also the name of mr roberts 1 I told mr blair that the grand jurys investigation would be thorough and that it the evidence showed it ought to be doaa he would be indicted blair replied that be expected no favors andrew J oconnor a title examiner testified that ho had been unable to find any record of a large number of deeds of trust all ot which the plaintiff company charges were forged by blair RUSSIAN NAVAL OFFICER interviewed bordeaux dec 22 four russian naval officers bearing dispatches from admiral Roje have arrived hero on board the Messa gerles maritime packet lieutenant Val rond ol 01 the torpedo depot ship was interviewed and said that ho was con to emperor nicholas the reports ot the commanders of the warships that were present at the dogger bank incident together with alco ad maral report he waa also taking tho original tapes of the wireless showing tha mes cages that were exchanged between vessels of the baltic squadron equa dron at the time of tha firing upon the gamecock fishing fleet lieutenant says he worked the searchlights aboard the and that ho baw plainly two four tunneled torpedo boats their color being dirty grey the russian torpedo boats were black when be perceived these boats pursuing the squadron the order to clr was given the italian commissioner mr zes glo is now in venice arranging tor the collection ot an exhibit ot italian works ot art for th lewis and claw fair |