The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-24 00:00:00

TODD AND PUCK R. SIIXHION AND

JUST.
This pert-heard ern wee as action arising out of the will
of Mr. Bop=ln Trott, Isis of Hamilton-terrace, St. John's-
wood. The dammed hod died at the ego of 84, es the 17th
of September, 1864, mid until a short time before his death he
had pommel property to the amount of 60,0004 ; but in
May Let he had tranelhered 46,9601. Three per Cent. Consols
to his niece, Miss Todd, to whom he also left the residue of
his estate. The will was opposed by the next of kin, on the
ground that it had bean obtained by the undue isthmus) of
Miss Todd.
Mr. Sirleant Note, Dr. Dem& Q.C., and Mr. Mills, ep-
redics? the suentors; Mr. M Clambers Q.C., Dr.
halllusiore, Q.C., sod Mr. ileums. Chitty, for the next of
kin—the defendant&

Today Mr. Chambers called vitamin in support of his
mie. Loath* others )Ir. Charlie Fronds Spriggs, the
principel dthemleat, was nanithed at some length, and ex-
cited scam orammeat by the emphatic manner in
gave his miasmas. He mid that he had always enjoyed
the lon of his aunt and uncle (the testator) till after Mies
Todd went to live with the. He had given Miss Todd
ao provocatiest whiting!, when she threw the candle at him.
H. was *Obi Taell., by his thebt, drinking some brandy
and wear. 1110 OlEdie might have backed his eye out—es
it me, It ante via h the breast and greased his coat His
undo est. wee very angry with km for taking bar
be re • Ms. Witness hod, however, no intention
of Oman the Master. On the otatrary, he thought his
male wish) have bias pima at what be had done. When
Mr. EMMA lie asoWe loam, died, Mr. Tratt gave up
the boolnim. He paid M. Hattleld's widow a thousand
pound for bat share in the senora ; be spent 2,600!. in re-
building the praises ; sad he pore wits= another 1,0001.;
so that,_thiessither, he hod naive& 46004 beelike t
hisusiness. Ms hal weer imbed Misr hie thole or aunt,
sad be had rim bed ma milled wad frith either until the
Ml* et Mr maw. He hal mar sagleand his business,
to led he era pas to the telatee's fa • state of into:lm-
am. The witness complthead blast of his not having
hien abed 110 as "that poor oil meth" and publicly
wept ow hie
liafrAiricaZ kwi lived with Mrs. Sampan, tth
thaw cd the doommi, kr assay yams, aid that Mr. Trott
mid to testwok* to bar Lou.., but latterly hie visit
bed gradeolly Imam mom are. Oa one occasion Mrs.
Idea be hospies may from her ; but
ILMlcalhatririrlho "GM net oath, became be was under the
" tuition" al Mae Todd. The witness, an aces-exerolne-
ilea, said that she bed karma Miss Todd for tat years. She
wee at that time a Maths maid at Mr. Berea Parke's (Lord
Wateleydaltes), but she could are say whether she had been
mamma to be a cook. (Laughter.)
The examination of Mrs. Sampiloa threat wee then read,
the within haring, at aosonnt al he sge and W-hadth,
be examined by • cematheicia at be own Imam No. 10,
ithaeltope-place, Hiuspetead-road. She said that her brother
bed often told bee that he wee under the tuition of Mire
Todd. He need to say that he was afraid she (Mira Todd)
would leave him. She need to sit eith his lege on her
lop, and she wwid dada them and say—

" Here we go up, up, up,
Hers we go down, down, down."
(Layettes.) He Need to laugh and seem pleased, Ilke a
dna When Mrs. Trait died he evened 'rely much upset.
He kept myiog to witness, " Oh, Keg, she Le gone I I shall
die! I e&I He I" Mks Todd, dwdNg hie legs, replied,

"Tr, pretty maid, sad se Zell I."
(fought's.) Wirer did not consider that her brother had
teen fit to ttenraot banner for a yeez before his death.
Mr.C. F. Spriggs, jun., the son of the deihrient, amid that
his great uncle had always, till a short tire Wore his death,
Ulm a peat Interest in his (witnew's) offsba, and bed gr-
in:bed to make him a seaUeumn." He had endeavoured re
procure him an auditerahip to one of the public' eargandos.ia
which he me a tarp ahareholike.
Mr. Chamber, le summing up the svidinesorbrisl
that, is addition to the positive testimony of his
all the probabUitles were in favour of the hype=
the will bare the court was not the real will of the deemed,
but a document procured from him by undoes Mere&
Was it likely that a maa who ribbed the aurae of bis
frolties would have coassated to do so irrational,
sad brutal an set as offering to many • woman=
enough to be his granddaughter within three weft after
his wife's death IL-the character of the domed berg,
lath e, moreover,
that of a perm who posserwl may rehab
sad was warmly attached to hie MIL
Mr. fierjeant Pigott having replied, sad the learned judge
having aurated up,
The jury, without hesitation, found for the plalotiffs.
Sir C. Cromwell thou decreed probate of the will, but ro-
sined tbe question alerts.
A juror NAM the court whether any recommoadrion of
the jury on that point would be reared ?
Sir C. Creswell—l am afraid mt. You have done your
duty, and now I must do mho.