Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-18
PlcKENs COURT HOUSE, s. c. SATURDAY, AUGUST 49, 1860
The McKenna Will.case.

1h'o NC' IhpoftahtscnSc was tried before
an extra court, called at Lancaster last week
Tor the purpose, and decided after severe
contest of five days
The lawyers on the side of the Will were
j. b. kersNaw, of Camden Col. II. \. Dnw-
kins, of Union John Bauskct, of Columbia.
w. Nj. ConnoIS and John W. Wiley. of Lam
caster. Those employed against the Will
were John Williams, w. A. Moore and r. T..
Alison, Esqs., of Lancaster; j. Bolton Smith
and c. w. Williams, Esqs., of Yorkville.
The examination of witnesses and the cal.
ing of evidence pro and con, consumed up
wards Of three days
On Thursday evening Mr.. Kershaw open
cd the pleading, and spoke four hours in de-
fence OF the Will On Friday morning Mr..
Williams. of Lancaster, spoke three hours
against the viii He was followed by Mr..
Williams. of Eorlivllc, in a speech two hours
ana halt long, on the same side. Col Daw-
klns closed the argument ON Friday afternoon
IN speech, of two and quarter hours, in ia
vorot the Will His Honor Judge Glover
delivered his charge to the jury in about AN
hour and three quarters.
The Jnry returned to the Jury Room at Sc
ven O'Clock Friday evening; and returned at
twelve Friday night, with verdict against the
Will for the following rcasons
l. 1t was not duly executed
2. Undue influences was exercised over the
Tcstator.
3. The Tcstator had an insane aversion to
his daughtcr--n other words, was partially
insane.
The defendants of the Will have taken an
appeal. The objections urged against the vir-
dict arc not yet known.
tossed Lctu,oo,, ti'n , "oT"y ~ '"'c",' u ''',
for yeort bcfnre ire GnI H';",. C"u'.
bc ans to n;yo so'o f S'tL'e'ronv' n ~ may ho'
facts wbicI' b,ro hoo, kt, lr' l'o' '""'
public, by the evidence in tbc ease ans '''''' VIZ
Nr, McNenna FIRST turns up in Wcstchcs-
Ter, New ork, as travelling pcddler and
SGh"o,tHach'r SCI lie there married one Miss
woe ruler. about the year lSO3 but immc-
d'atcy lett her, came South and settled at
Lancaster four or five years afterwards
, nc married ng"in--a Miss Anna Gousart of
~; lM"castcr' a young lGdy oi large fortunc.-
lie F"mor OF his previous marriage reaching
"cr ears thcy separated Meanwhile, his
wl'c III Now York four or live months after
nus marriage with her, was delivered of a
u""ghtrr; ana when TINS daughter was fifteen
OF sixteen years ola Mr. Mchcnna went
Nor'n, procured divorce from his wife there
So' NOW oi MS dau@hter' took her to Whining
toh' DcIrw'rc where she was educated, and
afterwards AIT Oron2ht nor to his Southern home.
inc g! ulVoFcc from i''s lIrst, procured his re-
'o',c'i'',,on' ABOUT CnC year lou, To Ills second
MIC put snc dica ch!'d''Ss III 1913 or 1919;
anu u'otf'eu 'hc th'rd 'lmc MISS ELLEN Quigly,
Ms Ms present widow ms daughter married
Nirr tri M'''aS ana 'S' we ooiicvc his only ch'd
ne estate is worth some two or three hun
u'Gu m t"o"Sa1u "oi!ars III was w'licd prnc-
l"'lty 10 '"c o''"o,'c church' by tue present
uoo.s'"uIWc'c Na '"c'r no nppcai-'t would
0''oo " ''iS "l"uo" anp Mfs, MlttaS.
I"rh0He E"quncr
DECAY OF ANrp1CAy Orcu,pns Dr
John A. Wardcr tho cmircnt OL;osno,,L
ooist wrtino in = l,to nrmbor 70 thd I:,
cjnnotus, upon the dcc,dence Of orchards r
this country. oives the nromincnt c,,,sos ,f
failures in the following:
SuNMAny.-In this ossov bovo noes.
ed in rapid review with some occns;on,i i'm
plifcations. the chief causes of the nromotnrc
decay of apple orchards which m,v hc ot
tributcd to a want of proper selection and
preparation of the soil to want of manurcs
iudciousIy applied, under the guidance of
analysis. that indicate the special manure of
p'r,r nf ~ ~ 'u'''Sc ",'u
cIfnct Of %raf,;ng "md mso of had soI, ~ VIC
om. h.oo,S5:,a. 49,, g. r',:, D"u ''oI"S' !"
Lmrdnoss ,;nnr o,,d ,nn'I ,"'' a".%o! .""t ios
snrts ho;no n1rono1'atoJ. ~ o,Ia W o'IH'y