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ther-mier,i thonoon the taking of testimony in tin ease of Otho J. Soiners, indictedforgery, was continued, the testimony taken after that reported in The New*iseon- I yesterday being as follows:born William Wilooxon testified that InattorneyJ. 8'nuera, Mr. Gaver objected to the 5*’ X | t stimony of Mr. Wilooxon on tin J ground that the communications which n. 4- Mr. Somers made to Mr. Wilooxon were„ J privileged communications and there-+ fore the testimony was not admissible,pi +n* + and the court sustained the objection.o- X I Witness, however, testified that he9* J drew up the note mid went to Mr.+ Cramer and got the money on it.J T. M. Riser was recalled and testified + that Mr. Wilooxon tendered him a note drawn in favor of Otho .1 Somers and n Vvm. If. Nil idcmus and asked Mr. '•Y* ' Riser if he could get the $125 on it. Mr. arty j Biser said: “1 toid him that 1 nmld ifhe made a note as I iu* ructed him. ICo. | further told him to go to Mi. Biddle * ilJar. j -eors, hi Myer ville, and have the not*-; Co. j signed and‘warn lt;#d. \ few days later in on. I the note was h.inde i to me and some(ton.) explanation made as to w hv t* w» mccson. signed in Biddle’s store. T refused totiou. ■ accept the note and know nothing ftkvm fflce. about that note.”Inn. [ Mr Stottlemyer was recalled and testitled that Clareuoe Kasterday wrote a tion. | letter to Mr. Wilcoxou for him, whichhe identified, but the court would not allow it to Isa read to the jury.Martin Weddle testified that lie and Mr. Stottlemyer had a conversation1 he j with Somers. He said, “Otho, are youw»nm going to pay this money on the Tomstho n(*e‘M And Mr. Stottlemyer said.| “Somers am I on any other note for ,ou‘ your’’ and Somers replied, “No sir, I gest I will swear on a i«ek of bibles that youare not on any other note of mine.” Mr, Stottlemver then told him he had a letter from Noah E. Cramer.George I). Toms testified that he held a note of Otho J. Somers and that it was signed by Clarence Stottlotnyer, Martin Weddle and Otho J Somers and wife. That Stottlemyer denied having signed it and he did not put hi* mark on the note until some time after that. Mr. Stottlemyer asked Somers if he w as on any other i*»per of his and Somers said, No sir.Josiah Betts testified that he received a notice from Mr. Lorents in Frederickthat he was ou a note of Otho J. Somers but that he hod never signed anyr inver*andtanyTheto 5*py3 12ioaedissilti-►villI to-1011,. H.4 todir-eenthis'a,in-ad,laynote and knew nothing about it.R. J. Ridgelv testified that he had a note of Mr. Otho J. Somers in his po*session and wa- iigned by Mr WilliamGreen and Mr. Green denied his siguu-tan,Mr. (raver objected to the admissionof the $ 125 note as evidence in the case. The question W'us argued and the court overruled the objection.Mr. Henry Lorents, the last witness called bv the State, testified that he had a note made by Otho J. Somers but he did not know where it wa*.Mr. Green was din lied and testifiedthat he never wrofFTuiy letter to Mr. Wilooxon acknowledging the signatureou the note.The State then closed it* case and Mr. Ga\»r called Mr. D U Sehildt kneeht to the stand. He testified that he had uconversation with Mr. Stottlemyer andMr. Stottlemyer told him that he had signed a note for Mr. Somers.Mrs. Gemand testified that she had aconversation with Mr. Stottlemyer and»er, he told her that he would fight it out in his the court a* he had money to pay a lawyer and Soiners had not. by Otho J. Somers, the prisoner, testified loci that he lives tlm** miles from Myers-,V,, ville and that he knows Win. Green and Mr. Stottlemyer. That he wrote to Mr. fuis Wilooxon and Mr Wilooxon told him Jjj, he would get the money from Mr. Cra at mer. He went home and saw Mr. Stottlemyer and asked him to sigu this note and Mr. Stottlemyer said: “How muchI®*-’ is it,” and witness told him tlOO. Mr.Ile» Stottlemyer said: “If you get Mr.Green to sign it I will let you sign it for me, but don’t tell my wife.” He then re, saw Mr. Green and Mr. Green told to his wife to sign it for him, in- which she told the witness to do for her and he did so, and when by Mr. Cramer sued him for the money id- he went to Mr. Stottlemyer and he told his him it was all right to sign it for himind Mrs. Green also told him to sign it. j her husband’s name. He then had the *1126 note drawn and Mr. Biser would not accept this note. Witness said hevj never told Mr. Stottlemyer that he wa-not on any other paper for him. MrsGreen never signed a blank note for him.moneny.fmmmmsmmmMmMgsm- witness sain he * J wrote all the names ou the |lOu and j $125 notes except his wife's.118 j Mr. William Wilooxon testified that he went to Mr. Biser and asked him if on j he could get $25 on a note signed by Mr.Green and Mr Stottlemyer, and Mr.ueto Biser said he amid if the uoteinerly executed and that they arranged to at I have the note executed in Biddle’s e j store. Thi* was not done and the note ne I wa* rejected 'Thi* closed the testimony and the case was argued to the jury.The case was given to the jury at 4.15 o’clock and in a short time the jury re turned with a verdict of guilty. Judge ilt;1 j Mutter promptly sentenced Somers to six years iu the penitentiary.
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Frederick News
Frederick, Maryland, US
Tue, Oct 18, 1898
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