The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-12
Brooklyn City News.

AN ANIEkfhoIlNu WILL CASk.
hearing took place yesterday before the Surro.
gate of Kings county in relation to the last will and
testamen, Of William J. Potts. deceased The follow
ing is brief history Of the cause OF the will be-
ing contessed;-Mr. Potts to this country from
the North of Ireland about thirty years ago, and
established his residence in the city OF Brooklyn where
he dwel and conducted business lin various pursus up
the period Of his DEATH which occurred very suddenly
few weeks since He accumulated property said to be
worth upwards Of $4,000 the whole Of which he
bequeahed by will purporting to be executed on the
LIST day of July 1854 to his youngest daughter about
seventeen years Of age He was wdower at the time Of
mang this WILL and had only two daughters the eldest
of whom Ia Mrs D0herty residing AZ New Haven) he
entirely cut of and ignored in his esiamenary decree in
consequence alleged, OF her having married contra
ry to MS wishes and without his consent 1t is, however,
represented that he objected this alliance because she
espoused Roman Catholic, he (Potts) being,
reiigiorsly, Of the Protestant faith These cir
cumstsnces have comb,neo TO render the
one OF more than ordinary interest, and among hun
dreds OF persons Brooklyn and New York (who were
him for biz many good qualites deep grow
ing excitement The will is contested upon various
grounds among which the following may bs regarded as
First-That is arbitrarily unnatural and unjust an
utterly inconsistent, and at variance With the generally
kind and aeconate character and disposition O, the
taor therefore pyo dca evidence that ne WAS IN
der proper and undue influences, and in unfit
mind at The time Of its alleged execution.
Second-Tna agreeable 10 the caveat already filed in
this Court there for believing that William j.
Potts executed will at least two years subseq
now exhibited, purpor!ipg TO be dated July /, 1854
Thrdnat shortly PRIOR TO the demise of said Potts he
expressed desire TO make provision by written beQaest
for bis edest daughter the contestant this Case but
Arbitrarily restrained from doing persons then
in aencance upon him, which persons, either by them
selves through their agency and direction, removed
from the house Of the deceased his desk private pa
pers several hours before the his DEATH
and refused all TO him Of friends whom he express
cd desire to
Fourth-That there cogent for believing,
and the prcctOrs Of the contestant informed that
OF the executors named in the document alleged the
last will ana testament OF VIM Potts, deceased
narily interested, both directly and remotely in the be-
quests therein contained and TO the period OF the death
OF the alleged testaor exercised the mind and acts
OF the deceased improper CONTROL for the express
pose OF securing for his youngest daughter the
property and effects to the exclusion OF he natural claims
and legitimate expectations Of his eldest child.
Fifth and lasny-That the deceased, frequent
sops, expressed intention and desire to make
sion by will for the contestant in this case, but
strained from doing by influences that operated upon
his mind to extent that rendered him, upon the
ject OF his eldest daughters marriage monomanac and
insane.
The further hearing OF the case adjourned until
the 18th inst. at 10 O'Clock A. N.
Police HKMs-Before Justice Cornwell-ln the matter
Of Daniel Maett, miller Of Staten leland whose
on charge Of purchasing wheat which had been stolen
we noticed DAY since, the complaint was dis
issd Mr. Mallet declared his intentions prosecute
for unfOunded and malicious arrest.