The New York herald., 1867-04-28


meals In separate ropns;o the change took place from
that time; that continued, with the exception Of Christ
ys sSr a. 1
y; :ss , os AsE ;S & S. "a q s:H 4
Harry remsinsd; ON Christmas Of 1858 We all took
dinner together, NY mother being = the bead
did mot speak to him there was no conversation be-
tween me and my brother; he was not much At the
house; remember the occurrence with Loney; was in
the dining room when Loney passed into the sitting
where my brother and left the door open my
brother called 70 hlm 70 shut the door, he went back
not 70 GO when he rushed at the boy and seized him by
the throat sprang toward him, whom he struck me
ate effect was 70 see plenty Of stars about my head;
Alexander rushed It him, whom my brother held me
with one arm and him with the other By the neck and
we struggled toward the door; all tho family
alarmed he held me like vice; told Harry to go to
my mother; she came down and screamed murder
murderl" said to him +" stop David and will love
you;" he desisted and said, "love ms;"
SAID my thumb was In Alexanders mouth and when he
~. was mine ne S ss 60 q once my mother IN
my mothers and she told Celia TO lock the door,
she was very much affected; there was some conversa
ton afterwards with my mother In regard TO this trans
action and to Davids remaining in the house; my
mother spoke too Of the her property was situated
and of its management In David's hands; she told
that she had no control property that he had
entire possession OF IL; she did not know its condition
and had no money Of any consequence; ! asked her
gested Mr. Bradley but advised her against said
she would not have contest with David; she was not
strong enough TO bear the excitement she said she had
told him afterwards that both OF could not live In the
house together she said she could only get knowledge
Of her affairs by inducing him leave and then
spending with him she said she would write him note
she did so she did not write the note in my presence
saw The note 9, Of February ao she SAID sne wanted :: me me-
note in handwriting nor any Of the interneations
It is all my mothers handwriting, the Signature in.
was sent by me; this talk about the note was
Immediate "'!er the occurrence IN the sitting room
tho it ten days after and my brother left
in fortnight MY mother on one occasion was speaking
bitterly OF rho arrences and she said II wish David
,would so awas aud live on his farm" when LOney
asked, why tJat you send him awayY' and she
said, sBecause he Is my child" she then talked
with about his leaving; him frequently before
my mothers death, while taking his things away;
never saw him come there afterwards .'e'{fls
Mrs. Louisa Cooper was here sworn and ead ~ heard
those noes MRS Gardiner spoke me- about
money to repay the loan 70 Mrs Tyler; she said she
would rather not get Of David because be had 20 little
not all hors, and she said II was h 4
CONTINUATION OF MRS. JULIA ryLxR's TESTIMONY. -
by my mother after he LEFT tho house: saw some Of
the answers Of my mother was never present when
wrote the answers, used to see them on my return
from the city Of New York, when my mother showed
ters 70 read and gave me The answer with request 70
| copy Il; copied them; the letter Of March was
| shown 70 me; on ons occasion he wrote letter
| making accusations against mo TO my mother,
which she answered copied and she signed
in vindcason Of myself; abe SAID she wanted
tanning her papers and the possession Of the property
that she intended 10 sec lawyer about u; remember
papers; when returned from New York one day dis
covered my mother in her room with tho bed srswn
s :: .s ~ as o ss% . :: ssst e.
she refused and placed u In the h!s and burned NJ she
also burned some notes; had never purio!ned any
spoke 70 me on suhjocs of nang another WILL she
said nothing about what tho Will was 70 be- she never
making will before her last sickness never dictated
one word Of my mothers letters 10 my brothsr they
city very frequenty never introduced any converse.
on 70 my mother respecting my brother; the blows
coersd mv tac. and biscssd nv eyes was
several days before these marks went away my mother
spent the summer Of - In New York. she went there
in few days reference 70 health abe TO the
Brevoo House first and then went herself and engaged
board at Mrs strkcrs; stad few nights with her
her. during her say a New York and Isp We did not
speak the subject Of the Will the later letters did not
snvsd npimpareS; observed no difference; shs had
very good mind and strong will; she governed her
children they did not govern her; nevsr heard any
tho house from Isp came with hsr she required NO
assistance; she had never had regular nurse at any
the house she was indkpossd and did improve; she
thought IL would be good thing for her 10 70 Dam
Conn sss s an = o. sSSs the
raissd and sustainedl rh~s NOT word Of than q
my own compositiou a. suggsstion; the papers or
sos sssn him bsfors; I kssv bs vas my noshsrs
srdsy night my noshsr vps walking about he room;
diA not know that she ,ha1 msAs win while was
%:: s..
sSs Allowed me TO ssnd for Dr. csrf; abe haS .s issS
the papers BY Mr. Dayton and Mr. Clark ssnI that
he would come 70 So me- pave no instructions 20 Mr.
evening; @ S va: soo Isis ss :.~ her next @ morning. %
was present; Csa uas also thsee; he took her nsfuc-
S1s y neS.I S .a g: na s r. Ss
gone and from What abe ssa ! sent word for Mr. Clark
ana offered my nsnd % assist her N rising but she sOs
the paper on tbe book hsref with great deliborason
she put her glasses herself the will sealed In an
envelope and and remained in the drawer un. af.sr her
thought she would gei we'll the doctor and lawyer
both present and sso Mr.. Dayton when the win was
bed she then wanted some sangaree and got dem-
john OF port wine from her trunk and made IL for her;
sn q d Ss 81 s'
minutes and then walked back 70 bed she then said,
Julia 4 don't &c. better have no desire toiive;.
al In The chair and nsted my head the pillow: her
arm iwitched little; could feel u against my head;
Celia said she was dying and lifted my head. and her
David half hour alter her death; about 10
her when she dyine, she seemed DO choking,
ssn. 20 ssssa sAss as a"yes Ss, o ns Ts fos
account Of any change In her health; my last visit
here was in 1850; my mother then spoke TO me about
Davd's farm and s expenses she spoke Of expenditure
Of her money that had arisen tho purchase Of Davids
farm; she said his farm burden upon her; In 1868
acted my mothers housekecpcr TO give her relief;
tho roof leaked and had tin roof put on have
not the slightest idea OF the value OF the staten Island
property; there is mortgage Of $1,000 on held by
Judge Roosevelt never saw any other than the Unted
States hag flying the grounds this Gag red white
and blnc) captured and returned BY order OF General
DE; have never exercised any influence on my
mothers mind In regard 70 the will; have not pre-
vented my brother from seeing her st any time
Croesexamincd--Mr Gardiner wrote letter TO ex
President Tyler about the time the war broke out was
about the rights OF the states read " did NOT take
offence n Il; may have written letter 10 Mrs
Gardiner on the subject; ! have no recollection
mothers letter.; have other letters written to me
by her except tnose have produced: do not know
how those two words have been obltcrated do not
think have any letter from my mother regard TO the
buspcss OF the estate that letter was not the cause OF