The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-05

The sesune wts x AssS SFSSSkhs up on nr.a.v ...
the LIST inst, before Judge Metca at Mchmons ssasn
Island The deceased Jas s. seguine, whose win now
being contested was native OF Richmond county Whsn
young man he went TO reside In Virginia. and aocumu-
lated property in that State and In North CAroa
amounting TO about 5000 0o0 For the last ten or tveva
years OF hs lie he had been In the habit OF spending ta
summer months with his brother Mr.. Henry Seeune
VINO RESIDES on Staten Islnnd. II during WIT y
n~ orother in the spring Of 1862 will, made by him IN
Inc iaii OF 1868, was either altered or DESTROYED and
another drawn up by Mr. G. Clark At the reousf az
the deceased leaving the bulk Of his property 10 hs
brother, Mr. Henry seguine and an annuity Of 800 n
MS ton, Mr. James II. seguine, together with 4 farm
valued Ct $1,000 on which the are 70 expeud
$4,000 in improvements When this will was eutersd for
probate, In January last action taken by the so N
contest M validity on the ground that his father wss in
competent from partial arrangement and other Illness
The case WAS first called on ,hs 3lss January, when
Mr. Lot G. Clark, who acted In drawing up the will vas
examiDedSad he had known the dcceassd for Tia lsst
nteen years had transacted most OF his law business for
MN curing that tme was also intimately scquainted
witn hS orother, Mr.. Henry Seguine had drawn up q
will for the deceased Sunday the ed day Of Nav
1853, but did not believe it differed materially from ia
former one said the deceased appeared much ncensed
against his for having gone down to Virrn,n s1.nr
his atbers orders also account Of his driving sbout
much, and for some nsolence both 70 himself md
broher said at the time the viii drawn up decessed
was laboring under an attack Of the govt.
Or. ID. A. Edgar was examined on Thursday Last
Denied ever having said that deceased had govt IN the
head the attendants deceased during his sickness
were Mr.. Henry Seguine, Mrs. NcGuyon, Mr.. a. Decker
DR.. White, and occasionally bis son, Mr.. Jamas b.
Segune; witness said in 70 question put BY Mr..
A. W. Bradford Counsel for contcstant) that he
had never seen deceased at any time deirous, but
when visiting him professionally had been told
by Mr. JOS Bennett who bad been sitting up with him.
that deceased had been derious; that in the begin
deceased woke he did not appear DO collected; Ut
that time deceased drank from three gis % pint OK
brandy in the twenty four hours but he thought his mind
was in It's usually vigorous state said that Rput In the
head 'ether cAuscs the patient 70 be apopa wildly
deiirious and that symptoms Of mental dAnrbanee ara
Indicated when govt In the head Is Threatened Witness
when asked whether be under pecunary obligations
10 MI Henry Segune said he both and had been
the last thirty years; he owing him . note for
the habit Of borrowing money from him for the thirty
years
The examination Of Dr.. Edgar was here closed for
the present At the next meeting he Ia produce hs
books TO show what transactions have taken place be-
tween himself and Mr. henry Segune for the last ave or
six years.
M B. P. wnant, being sworn, was examined by Mr.
Bradley, counsel for the defendant-Said resided
at Roesvie, il had known the deceased thirty i've or
forty years. was fifty years old himself he and deceased
were schooboys together but after deceased went TO Viz
deceased had for the last ten twelve years been In the
habit OF spending the summer with his brother on the
Island had done business for deceased during that
time, but through the agent hs brother, Mr.. Henry
Seguine.
The Court then adjourned until the 18th instant.