Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-05-24
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Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock, Tuesday
morning. 10
TUESDAY, MOANING Court met at 10 o'clk. ',
Mr.. Gordon called the following witnesses q,
Thomas Garman, sworn-I knew Thomas h
Jam,sou since 1851; had business Transaction n
with him; 10 1868 ne had an attack OF paraly. h
sis Ia Wilmington; went TO see him; he did q
not recognise anyone; he was taken home on \
a bed 10 Wagon; he was confined 10 his a
house three or four months afterwards; he v
was not fit to attend to business after that !
time; he could not get In and out OF the wagon ,
without help; noticed that he did not care to
do business, and seemed to have an inability
to transact business; he seemed to have lost
nus memory; l tet,led with his tenants for
MIN; he complained OF his head not being
right, he did not talk on any one subj ect any
length OF tiiHe, but would wander of on some
thing else; do not think he was Of sound and
disposing mind and memory
| PurneilJ. Lynch, sworn Knew Mr.. Jami-
son about Is years; he was attacked In 1893
with apoplexy 10 Wilmington; no did not APP |
pear to know anything; lived on one of his
farms; saw him or weeks after he return
ed home; he was conased to the house about
| 4 months; | noticed o great change In his
i mind; he said be was not Ct for businessi he
| would ask the same question over two or three
times; in November, 1864, he got me to ex-
plain u SCHOOL pilI 10 nim, ~ tnht tlmo uiu
not think him TO be Of sound and disposing
mind.
Henry A. Bowman, sworn-Knew Mr.. jam
son since ls<3; went to Mr.. Jamison's on
the 10Th OF March aud took care of him until
the last OF June; he was perfectly helplessi !
! afterwards had converse lions with him, and
he appeared to have no memory; he complain
cd OF his head being wrongi did not consider
him Of sound mind.
John Enos, sworn-MetMr. Jamison on sew
eral occasions; called on him 10 the spring
Of 1854 with a bill against himi he asked me
, 10 ex t'isin il; he said he had o notion not to
pay 1t, Ne it was not Lalf enough.
William NJ. Stuckart sworn-Kuew Mr.
Jamison about ye2rs; saw him about half
an hour after his attack 10 Wilmington he was
b perfectly iusensible; when he was taken home
he was in helpless condition; when he rode
: out he always had some one with him; he
o complained OF his head, and said he had 10
y depend on others.
10 George 8. Hagany, sworn-Knew Mr.. JAmi'
II son for rs yesrs;had business with him during
!. that tfnej In February, Il 1858, he had stroke
10 of paralysis, in front OF my stor. at I'd and
ShIpey streets, Wilmington; he appeared to
ID be sei sible and answered my questionti h'
% was taken from there to my house, where be
o, grew worse; he complained of intense pain In
Of taeshead; he laid there about Two weeks in a
re very critical cond tion; portion OF the time
NC Wen eebpoicetj ouW uim eoNVi hmSe o''S'
re this attack, and l noticed a change In his
I'd mind in taikiag he repeated the Same thing
u. several times.
I'D Jonathan Draper, sworn Never was init
&C mately acquainted with Mr.. Jam,son; want
i'm ed to rent bis place called Damascus" ant
he appointed q day to meet me about IL
ey went down but he spoke of farm in Mary
I'D land he seemed 10 have forgotten about th
IRE other place.
the Samuel Brady, sworn-Kuew Mr.. Jamso
It, about 10 years; after his attack be did nc
to seem d. to do business; did not consider bill
'rs OF sound and disposing mind and memory.
ere James Lyle, sworn-Had business with NJ
the Jamison both before and after his attack;
out bought hay OF him, and in about two weeks
hot went to pay him fer 1t; he said had NJ
I'd bought any OF him; he spoke of his head beir
ght very bad; did not consider him OF sound min
hey John Robinson, sworn-Had business tran
sht actions with Mr.. Jamsop; he told me his mir
was not what 1t used to be.
O. Levi Todd. sworp--In August, 1854, wei
10 buy calf OF Mr. Jamisou; he would n
re- give me the price of the calf, cut told me
ID would let me have it for whatever 1t vi
worth; made him an offer and he accepted
iiet, he said his head not been right since his sp'
10 IL of sickness; I did not consider him of sou
very mir6.
James Clark, sworu-I was tenant of n
pa Jamisoni in tettlement with him for OF
So, and wheat, he told me to give bis bills to
Lynch, as he could not settle them.
the Albert o. Newton, swora--I knew Mr.. ia
ison is or l6 years; drew up will for hl
that in me spring Of 1858; on several occasions
Der, stated that he wished bis property equally
9 on vided among his children. (The will v
nths shown and proven, after which 1t was Offer
rmi- in evidence)
tate John P. Belville, sworn-l had charge
had Mr.. Jamison's estate since bis death; the va
ding Of the real estate is about $40 ooo the persc
u on al property 10 $40 900.
7rote Court adjourned till o'clock.
shed IuEspAr hvrERSooS:-cour' met at o'clcol
went Richard Gray, sworn-Knew Nr. Jsmson
ok a or years; rented farm from HIM in 1852
"a in live there now; not transact any bnsi
- him after his attack; settled " III Mr. Garms
tne the presence of Mr. Jsmison; ny Jamison c
ailed planned OF his head hurting him. and said he
rswn not f TO do any bAsiness did not consider hin
Jam sour mind
and Margaret Todd, sworn-was acquainted with
Lore Jamlson went to live with him iu August 1856
7 MT boarding SCHOOL, Miss Annie wanted to accsmp
read her to see her safe there Mr.. Jamison ga d
at should not 30 with her, and when she Attempted
Lore get the csrraee he struck her several times
will MS cane; when the carriage back his di
cath him several times around field in front of the ht
an -, and when be came in he said he guessed the d
u. W was in everything.
ID oy DR.. j.. h. Fromberger sworn-In June II
resi- went with hr. Jamison to Philadelphia
on the course of bis conversation notice
from great weakening of his mental powers, and
% 10 was almost childish at times his memory
MIN greatly impaired; about year after that
met tlced that 10 talking he would run off the 9
After jeet Of conversation; did not think him c
TO DC aoie of transscting any business of imI
rent lance.
!, she NJ. Gordon read the deposition Of Jane
Ar' Veasey taken before the Register; he had
copy Jamison's physician for 20 years; when Js
isons eon was attackedin Wilmington, he was
Iney low condition; he srtioulated very badly; v
he was taken home he was perfectly help
omas his memory was gone; he got him to give
II nve directions for taking the medicine his da
note tiers, as he could not remember them, he
Wn as not consider him of sound m ind.
went The testimony aganst the will here cl
I'd me when Mr.. Bayard called the following
would nesses.
lid DR.. w. N. Hamilton, sworn-Knew Mr.. .
Sta ison since 1888; his attack was very sci
cd me case, Dd. be articulated very well; he was
q sert teotly helpless; in November, 1858, wrot
80 OF him about tie property known as 'Damas
PED ct made him an offer, and he accepted it
VIII was to give me possession on the LIST of Nj
i'm the he afterwards said could not get the pre-
eacn " unless he got possession of house Il
wsiith Georges; in the latter part Of February,
! Mr.. formed me could not have it as he ha
copy place to move to- did not perceive any,
were indicating an unsound mind; he had not n
idered cred the of his left arm and leg.
ompe- VIM. W. Ferris, sworn-I am the Cash
memo the Delaware City Bank; Mr.. Jsmison KEEP
~ nr' bank account In that bark in the SUNNI
once 1868, Mr. Jsmison sent for me to write g
moved for min; TOOK down what he wanted;
the will had been written he called and
imlton me he wished 70 alter the will: he sald ia