, 1865-08-30
REMARKABLE WILL CASE.

6c1t tcDccQ 10 Twelve yours imprisonment ANu
hard labor.''
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DEMAREARJE VIII CASE.
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Mics, ITo++r poh;,,ro,, NJ, +1,n f1,or.
mAoS AeltJ hVUuioVA sss 1ut OilaA"
ie""fo "el"es's VI A1ei h"n''
A marrtarcob1e Younr Woman. Worth
live Mtliions, Wants a MILLION More-
Tho viii Admitted to Probate.
{From .he Bostoa Joarnal, e5:h.l
,,ud ~ VII cnse tnoE n1aee restar.,a, he;;,re II
s1 s1.ec,oI Tern, of lie P1oh5te GonIt At New
Hs,ffori Jnifrc R4n,,et nresidiny.
,,.crrrns.,,r -,,c-nr~ ~ gn.
At5.hi TaAu.- "'eIohI W inI oAsI'
ine ioAoNlnS s snlnmaIY o. dhe pImeIr
laf3s the pares I'M Ia n ~
New bcqiofa anout ahG year l2l2r Tue lu1sos
raIther 9elng t1lae9n h9Wlana, -, son,ln.aa a,'l
ot ls9ac AoWhnd, u. IN lsao. Alr. Ihonas
>, Ma'toeii entered tne urn, ana ~ IAe oeaLn ~
the senior partner I'VE business Was c9nahasa ~
" aIdeon uo~Mna ana II. Manoea. I ~
aa ahn,,t r. e rsar rno iss II F,gnrd A5ott Kob.
Aooas sIs ssas ~. ,.s az Ewu s ui.,1S n.uIt n1u
mson, VINO i9aiT1ed Miss Apoy . ap"iaau, ~ "
aaan.es oi "u lesn eaG gen5 reet III ~ ,n1v 1I
ann aAu ~ iesW, G!ueo4 aon ,ia INV, LnG un
survivor ol tne orlslnal MIui. uleu, lgaSl17 !"
very larEe ptuFe:ty, "Ai14 "as ss.,a;,,ns
,Mee1 !s' @ hoa'nson .rj amd us 'est gtnes uasal.
MISS sylvia Ana Mowino 20. a,hns Anoss ,as How.
ntciy after tue death OF hef iaiher, MIS- ios
lana became 81 mensoef o. eav at' ,e .he st.s ~
remanMg thc sane, aLl' MAuncn ees ;. ,,ns, .s
Ieeosus.Su nGaa, anu, u 1 ~ 49, 1.-.,
ness " ~ 1'l, p,,;.a mEam aiso sus iae
opesiy ME H. Hupnson I'D nea u sT ~. ~ n,.
sy{,%.,ra,s and ID rc,nrye.1 r. NV " W. NJ!
a;;.a iinstr ~ noG;.,sor his dnrohtor eSnitnMci
fs fa, I'm ro4ef nn1t fn reside wifi, her n,Inf.
AZ W. ~ Me,riond u,. f T., No1v HnSford N''
''se ta,p p ,nn,,t,s s;nce H. Ro,,;nson 1;ea
,oa,;nm 1,rnnartv var;ouslv ast;mnte1 at fno1,,
thrcc f. tire re- mI,;;ons md 4 viii hy the nro-
Visions @ 81 Of ,snicI, he siycs in lesacics sSi to-
10 ns s or r x t1st siss fs
Mn.ain,,d ,,;..I INV :: iSGS 1eayinr r,snncrfv
~" 1anu wy saa5 lx"s. ,.;li- ~ .snb
1a,' ,,;1i ,n,, nfaroi' a. ,,-f,a1s ,,h;c /,
~ e"ni5,,.,1,"r 1sts: ,n, ~ wi,;c}, is a..
taaSo5 naesm nos,csi ;,a+a5 G,rn"feres INA shc
~ ~ - no in ~ 1eracies
neqIeStnes t'le sh Sun o. ~ ~ ~ III attt Z
.u . eaIuss t1 q ana .nv nT Iot ;s ~ h. ',,,;i
l"s1, M,t tne y ~ ,sat;nson " 5o,.1h,er ~ AM
,s.3 M.3 - 4ts,.. ~ ,e1o ~ I1,o iGo ~ tl,c
honisou. un!h!g " Mng.s " euL ic - ~
o ,aio ~ u ~ rosid,,err ast,te ~ l,c dis.
ihe Nho'e o. the res'uta ..4s .aas ~ " +Sn,, ~
living OF the testatrix' grandfather, Gideon
linw!and. Mr.. Thomas s.aAdclt was aproint.
mt satisfied viih tha fhrr or ft,ur
n,1i,tons ~ whiri sI,e l. nirea,iv nos
.esse,l ti.a aeterninea % to o'' contest % ttc Vii li
etassu' "eteAa"tu ~ Hot.ses 49,
greatly to the general surprise anu HUG
nation, nnu when tho VIII Was os!ereA ior pro-
bate ci1 the It'll inst, Hon. John II. Clifford,
Usen alGseo cr ra nf ~ r., pt r. n,r.
49, ~ FL, otinnnt ~ N;ss Rohfpsnr ~ hrout
Lose. 1nc ., nlss ~; "ars,;, ~ nean -.
many worthy persons OF the lcsaciea left them
1s that lady, lnl the keeping Of various cliasi-
liable institutions ffn,a enloyinw yaIuabIc be-
s9l,H9 ,ss, ~ eF a poSar a. snan
fed purposes hooo In trust, the income to
,be applied for the relief of poor, aged and H.
finn females Of that city; S5,0U to the Or
nl.uns' UG,ne. snl s15 G0j more on the extin-
'r,I,isl,fnent Of liza interests: !: x5OW0 to Tie
'Nostoh Na&'ohai sailoes noue' anG h!Ee
sums to number oi 1halrldaais, relat1ses ~
moderate circumstances, aud friends who had
Tbn1nas AI. Strtson appeared fnr the executor.
md HIM. Ii; Il. Curtis. Sii,ney Bartlet{ and +,
n nr;n., WIRE atso retainei ior ti,s heIr.nt.
Inv. ...--,.'.---..
l., TESTIMONY BEFORE TuE COURT.
tpcc,n,oss. Me- ~. T71onss' md sie,Eoa were
naTr~rrt Tor tic executor. and Mcssrs. CtflTnrd.
bartlett, and crapo for contestant. The Court be.
irg opened BY Judge Bennett, tic srbsctbins Wit
CYnpo having stated that the counsel Tor contestant
fs no tlaeal objections to Offer to tue term. Q:
the viii and the examination Of the witncsse= pro-
cec,led.
Hon. 3Aknktx q. EIi6{ testified to bis signature
on the ee,ernl rheels on which the wils written:
taw Sylvia aEn noNland sign the will, and himself
einned it In le1 presence In her chamber At the
Hound Hills hrr, 70 called, September !, 1863. be-
iirsed ler 10 he OF perfectly sound and disposns
mind at that lin1c; lie had drafted The WILL and Il
Hss Ss ao =: 's e
reaar,l to nfeyious wills t,hich lie had nade; she
taa lie ,eliere size lail got the win BOW a shc
r pillows read The will slon1y 10 he, and she
asstptcd from time TO time; WHEN he CANT 10 The
Legacy q $1e0 ~ to Edward Mott Robinson, shc
said, '.fcs, thought that would le best:" looked
st her from time tinlc and this kept knowledge
Of her appreciation Of what he Was reading; On
resatss tis n,1trats be1avs', h: tstd ..l1a. Ii
Ur, B:.,t;aN aud Mr. Hart ca,ne up, and the will
ras signed; ut her request took II and kep. IT.
On 1he cfoese1amfnatfon by Mr. Crapo, Mt. Eliot
said .hat Ee Ind knoWu Miss H0Wlaud since about
1S5 when he WAS sent Tor By her to receive 1natsuc
tens in regard TO making Will bis iuteFcourre
with her had been entitsy Of professional nature
second time about 1ss5; the third viii was made
| nhont tHo Eears alter: wrote the Last Will nom
memoranda o. Dr. Gordon. han.led to hin I,, some o.
,l.o5s interviews win Dr Go7loa before ,1at tips;
fan m nor nor Metty 10 know whst she NM doing" thnl
he raid nothing further In tat regard at that time;
had heard other thiDgs Ut Other times from Dr..
GoYlun these things were said subsequently 10 the
execution OF the viii.
Mr.. Craro asked the W1neee to s!atc what he had
ibat esiienee rom a Interested pafty sfses dc
will had been executed Nns tnadmfxsible. In reply
to an inquiry made by Judge isennett, Mr.. C1upo
raid thai the Quesio1 on which tho evidence was
desired sould be that rels'ngto the exercise Of m