New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-25
TIE DEATH or Mr.. WILLIS IN GIN
CINNATI.

From To Cincinnati Cnir1ttEr.
On Tie s9l Of Fc ruary, 1855, a hue-iookng SOrpu-
lrt gentleman apparently about % ycrrsufage came
io his CITY in search Of DR.. Bnshare nom whom he
wished advice a. 20 the proper course 10 pursue 10
No readily finding Or Brisbane he obtained the al
vice of John Jollihe Esq., aud had duplicate wills
drawn up One OF these lie took win nan anu mo
ofI,r he Ierosico with Mr. Jolllfe, 20 De USED II he
should die suddenly and the wi IN d, posse sson 10
accidentally orpufvoscly destroyed. He stated that
ore of his brot Crs had died very suddenly ahd That no
him H. being subject 10 palptauon OF tue heart was
Ha IL 70 be also summoned to another Nord ~ a mo-
meut's notice
FIi;aL Mills. that was his name, stayed only few
DAYS m Cincinnati but his bright, benevolent coun-
teauce and manly frankuess were not soon ioIgouon
by those whom CIR nma.anc,s had thrown 'n'o o"'-
tact with hun.
Retrrrip0 homo lie drew up a complete inventory
NJ all hs property and making two of his neighbors
biz confdants he deposited this inventory WIN them
10 be used in al las sudden DEAN, Az the same
time making them pledge themselves NOT "nia~V "
public previously.
Ve was largely engaged in the lumber Business and
raised no crope except what were necessary Tor the
suprot a the twCn, nine tul-gr0Nn SLAVES anu the
miner, n slave children that he owned. The lumber
cot ont by lis slaves rated down the Edsto
River H. Tho business Mr. Wills had Smassed a
large estate He was noted Tor tue Amdness win
Which ne treated his slaves, who were never driven
with The whip nor shut out by lock from the stores
If provisions Tley ate at the kit hen part of the
same food that Mr.. Wills ate in the parlor.
4 he d d
In comfortable circumstances lived near him, but se'-
dom visited lis residence. HIS househeepeF was a
dark bar yery sircYd mulatio woman whom he pur-
clased with her mother brother and sister, about
tiitteon v,ms ago. This houseSeepers name was
Man ANY Gilmore Turner. Her father, who was
ovyre eel bv another master. had deserted her mother,
and for this sold 20 a ootton-pan.er IN Aabama-
ANY a. the housekcer was ordinarily called oy mr.
Willis willie the slave of former MASTER Mr.. kut-
land had IA coored husband by whom she had three
children before he sent South.
This woman hv her faithfulness and shrewdness
soon acquired great influence over Mr; Wits oy
whom she had three children. She wachiully super
i, tended his domestic Attain, attended 20 the wants Oh
The slaves and advised as TO the business.
Mr.. Willis feeling concerned log the future welfare
If bis children and urged thereto by Amy, AZ last de-
,c,ured tn nee her her mother, her six children, her
brother and her sister. When he came 10 tihhlhan
one wear aee, and had has will written II waste carry
cut this intent n ~. L..,uo..
"a as possible and taking notes for outstanding
debts due him. made preparations Tor diHposmg Oh nus
entire estate and moving TO ONO, where ne proposed
10 locate on a farm with Amy, her motner anu uio
children Finding that the expense OF bringing Amys
lrotber and sister and their families would De consld-
cradle and that there might be some difficulty In at
once securing home, Mr.. Wins concluded hnaiy 10
cone North with Amy, her mother and the chlldren,
and Lavif secured for them residence, return 10
close up the business and bring the Others On last
Tuesday week they lcf home as thus proposed. Upon
reaching Louisville they got ON ooard me steamer
If u
morning Soon after the boat touched tho wharf, Mr.
Willis and his company went on shore aud he called
ca,ringe whcn Just a. he went TO reach one OF the
mail children into 1t he breathed heavily. Amy asked
rim If he had another attack of papitaiion OF the
heart, lie nodded ailimGiiyey, gave two or three
! henvy lreaihngs and then fell dead
just at this moment some one asked where they
/ came from: Amy's mother did not answer and was
Threatened with being kicked into the ryer Some one
urced ANY To 20 on board the boat again, but she NJ.
fused BY the ndvce of a friend she at once secured
IL e money about $500 in Mr. W.s possession note
and due balls amounting To ~, 600 or $1,000, gold
witch and other yaluabes. She was taken with IN
.runks aud the body ofMr. Willis TO tho Dumas House.
DR. Menzies Icing called in held an inquest when A
verdict was returned in accordance With the nets
Mr.. Ball Of the legal firm Of Chase a Bal, being
called in, the will of Mr.. Willis found on hun was
| opepad and read when it was found that he had
gied his entire estate 10 Amy and her children and
he'd appointed John Joie, A. III. Ernest and Edward
Harwe oil as executors. This val is duplicate OF that
lof in the care Of Mr.. Jolie, which has not yet
been opened Ifthe property is obtained each OF these
co'orcd children will have fortune Of twenty-five or
l Il i,tv tbouayud doilarg