The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-18
The Parish WIN Oass.
sURsosArs's OvYlCH.

ARM l7.-in the Mater Of ~ wa # Hcpvy fdrSsh.-
OaaLSrd counsellor at law being eaAed to the stand and
exAunsd BY Mr.. Ogden HoRnAn oas Of the counsel for
chs widow Of the tesaor opposed that he kns~ Henry
Parish for very lorg time bat intma ely knew him
- Director of the A.Anuc Insurance Company and a.
Drsstsr Of the Phenix Bank knsw him afesn yeArs b.
ders his death.
z. Look at codcu No !, esy what you know in re-
florence to any ex scution tee cot BY Mr.. Partahs
copicu.
Henry Parish, by way my last VIII i've 70 my
.ss md Hs ss ID
on Dr. % us % at The
the reer 10 CT hgh1een sIest
Az DC lanes and ousmsr own ed by In Wal street.
L. y,sss whs.sef. subscribed these presents asa
o. eur Lord one hoasAnd sish hu a ed And forty noe
y ' y - = - y = : A HExs SA Pak l1II
A. was with my family Fairfield and vas SEN. for
came down to New Yors August 20 and went to Mr.
Parshs house; was intteo that he was sick and that
vas desired to have coaii drawn for him eisposing
tceiain property; mace s,me inquiry as to his
dit;on as repogt ted by me acs genteman having
that rnAdon iifLei Of he disposition IL WAS
desired 10 make; the pes ccnferring with me
Mr.. .PRr.sh and one ~ The Twin Dslaheids; then
Grew up this codiai 10 80 torn II nov appears;
suggested to call az wi who intimate
OF Mr. Pa.ish and .pp iuteo ms TO attend as
witness 20 The execusioe. ais ass for tbs
Holiroek know wns - . scuuaintan,e az M Pa
riAh Of Or jher B4- Parish AID of hi. fren s
1t WAS On the 2stn Angus. lSie in tn. evening; we
mentioned tt. haa cu1,- .tb cdic,, and S-siraa "a
Know II he would exc u.e had not SEGA hun before
Of the Officially Of g ns.f,ux VIZ MIN. xr pa rr;sb
found III able 10 ar cuas a7to AM meas nnt IA
s!psss,eo his asssn, and ,sl the movements Of his
head, astc Linn shou4o ESD 1t TO h.ms He pressed
his assent either by saving es or nv nooo;ng tnsr
seea !. 60 Lin slowly aae n,t.cty alter tnat asked
expressed that il sas: I ASKED IL he w,nlS
sign ii: re exp esfsd 4, At be " uld. = stana or
table Was procured for b N, . cen and int And s,ma
thing on wei I, ay the er he vas nm ME t r.ise
his arm to the Nv pa~ am .S.o IL shon,d sion IL Far
hin he EXPRESSED asssr, O his hand Nth men in
it, aps VITO ny ssnlst sn he ace mia mark h.yu,
wrttfa his rarne o.ore | n.p ask-d If he v,shed NJ
Holbrook enc my son TO Qu a. b, exp essed
thai he did: tie Al es = ou ,,e WAS tnen read 20 him
snd il was then su nh ., RE wo ri rpeses. ssked
him Re wanted hess r.nteren 4, attest tina co1icl
md sign y he exp e.ss ina, he dt having foann M
Par.h In rhis condi., = oIx n .ola ess re- ,ns,da,a5
il right II at a.so sf n -yi4st l. and think nsxet
him Il shoulc To vfi,b = Assem- al aod / vnote nv
name ard q 70 the foli3.1px rds under mis- nama.-
Sigreo By ne b. r-,,an II Parish after execu ton
was with Mrs Pa,i erw.rds ia the sou se the
fall heard ne mao IN 10 health suprested 70 Mrs
ParLh or 20 her bru,te e. be comm uniestei Ia her
that vcald oe plan "a have M Parish r.naat the er
1t Nj Pa.shs use slto H1or ,ox on the l7h he ,em
Der, 1919; Mr. Parsb wa Ten IN his library dressed
and apparently chez ar as mis- oonci N OF being
crippled in some OF his nr and his articu a "a per.
itnd. asstd him i O.. Yould execara the nansr
which was there he eyp-.-. tnst hn v,ud. nan and
INK we're srdnced sno !. the ear tns window nao
was II in his band ann - de MA marx on Toe paner
as i arr The cnoti nsa eo again read to him by
me, AID then drew y, be sttes All N clauses and
it; he expressed he wont, AND We aligned Il in his
presence; IN both AID oa occasion We saw him MAGE
mari a. sDIas . ne ,a,n slowly and
tss.a,Ion clause vas resJ - Mr. Parish and oussIons
put to hin; he 60 ears old. O. Nnst WAS
the condition OF Mr. Psrso 70 or ms On insss
Of ui,c mem Org and ueo- landing st those i'm "a, A.
On each cccaiua Ae unders ooc what was pro-
posed 70 be ocne and tst .ss cors on frs. c,.-
xon hsd little conys 50 Win hi tursh.r than to
asoersu u.t vas VI e, rive the mr. npsrty 10 Mrs
Parish on the second occs iol thi, M cmvsrsA6oa
was sem hat more sxn i.a had no doubt OF his Ca
pscity 10 execute a psv.r Q Was he q. these Ii nes
nader any res tram a He was not: Enow the w.t.
nesees sisned al the rsau, &C of NJ Pa ish O. What
vas Ii. uatn-a Of hs irhs.-s Hs had he p.ralyss
understood hls srsicui. leo rs NJ, entirely Ut his
comms 10 Re could By sve-ch all, bu.
expressed bis assent sy s..mp ting to say ay-s'' and
"po," !ess successfully, as ne was 80 O. his
sight sppe 10 b. imp.i codici produced
but ap teareo in fail IN te HERALD Of the I'd OF April
O. state the ci.c. ust.p.-s Of its executirn: A. In
September, SO, was cn BY Mrs. Pal.h and re-
queeted to to zee 4r Parish ths, he
/ called the form of icil submitted to him;
met hin At his house times, conferred win
coud artcuiats q, es ans .ro out could not speak
ocntinu-fy Of words; be his sh to communi
cate By marks of impaisDe ano making ini alton of
speech, and continued that way until hs
what led hen .xoressed his acopiny the
suggestion If 1t was shat be wanted he paiuy ex
pres il va rot the d,at u the codic tie
particu a-s AID was re,slsd BY MIN severe DAYS and
Ne lad several cob.r.nces sore four or FIVE
Gays bef,re thus escicii Vas executed: | spent
soma tine with bin, be hal ss,,ement of
items Of al his property Of ali the items given in
win ard his prior codc with uations real and
sona estats called for hey produ led:
and pointed o t~, ems; Of $52 90
Atlantic stock ard York state or City stock
he wanted think these sysr; L. sp ken of
woke the sppeinTnent Dan oil Parish scutor 1t
srrs< geo that should cal and meet hin at his
house Hur2ats, which belonged to the Dela6eid
h11iy; went and bfes a-t.d with that famv; the
papers before u.s. re viii Of Heory Parish the
statements and bis nstruc then finally gen;
he directed reveIsion ut tie appoint CT Daniel Pa
rh executor drew that up In pencil and ad 1t t.
him he AIMED the consideration Of the items which
lie nad held in ep,e he item of $50 0c0 not
again isnsd; tee tea So 900 the subject Of
siderable difficulty af time it asked If he
wished eve that in charity That seemed be what
he neo nec 20 have bi suggestions
made 70 him to The Ole xinr it, expressed
impA Ter &c atout it, oifjcul then aross 70 what
ctstity it was be gwen tx IL .ugyes.ed If ne
should OF AXE large ia the Eve Infir mary
il wGs proposed y Mrs. Psrah to give 1t ali to the
Tfrrmsry; be rsfused Exp essed dissent; various