New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-02
THE TAYLOR ESTATE CASE.
VERDICT IN FAVOR OF MRS. TAYLOR.


The examination in the Taylor contested VIII
cose WAS continued yesterday at White fains, OooI
- CiInort This is suit instituted by Mrs. Mary L.
Won Tnvl daughter Of William Taylor, the testatop
AGAINST ono E. Van Tuyl ct al, for partition OF tuo
nronertv and to test the OF Mrs Catherine 1a9lo
who having lived with William Taylor for seVera years
and having borne him children claims 10 DC MS "luo"'
in fact although MOTH law. Independent OF INC lso
amount OF property involved lover half million OF uo
a the case possesses peculiar interest on account OF
the circumstances already mentioned. The following Is
the continuation OF the testimony OF Mrs Iaylor lS
Edwards the beginning of which was glyenln IL lhiD
UNE OF yesterday:
shortly after the birth Of the first child left the house
houses in seyentave at his suggestion went into the
Sdneyy Hef%een Msmaroneck and New Rochelle Mr.
TAYLOR took there In wagon nc chltu luI no 20 io
ou with hm but he never passed hSht Win iue &C.
remained there about Two lN9.ns. .nv t r tha cbud
New Ork, and thence TO I1oga county whore .Ho J
H tbe air IH' was dry and Mr. Gedney also advised
me 10 20 there, aud gave me ,i iS!'5 diod u
came back 10 the city, and met Mr. Taylor, when tod
him of the chlds death; he gave me money 10 5etuI
vas horn on the DIST of November 1907 the relations OF
man and wife we're continued by US; Mr. Tayors con-
The second child was born he named IT, rather named
H. Richard IOwrcy johnson, Oflera BaVtlst clergyman
linn called James, as it was q ,fayorlte name
Of his the child was finally caied Ni.lian J"nin,S5d
NE horn seneber 80 lsG2 at No $50 Forty secondst
the second child born In ForyseNehlhel NnIIo we
had apartments at the time my wants were simple out
they were well provided for; the tblFd chu was aiSu o
child Of William Taylor; while was living az lhe GInel
rut uqces made number Of acquaintance ana miro
duced Mr. Taylor OF them by the nane OF john
son took the name OF Johnson When lelt Ky MI
his father being disSipated ana hlS iholher ledN
ing him and taking her maiden Daine
I have introduced persons TO Mr.. Taylor as my
husband aud he dsseuted to such lntroducuohs
he generally called me Kate sometimes called me "l1
was living at Harlem at the time oil MT lay He9tni
he bought house there. he had been watching halltlh
property very close he thought there was 5000 cHVo
in Hariem me- bomgt house and We went to i've In IT,
went with him look several houses; he drew some
of my last child with these OchdTen both IN Court
moved TO Harlem INTO the house MI Taylor boughi
and wife were continued; he passed nights there, ana
often he would stop his way 20 and nom the city; he
to the house without something FOR them well ne my
self during the last years Of his life there was
Some ten days before lie died had to 30 with him 70
the bridge where the trains stop before they 90 over he
was rhcu feeble that he had 10 lean on my arm; IA
August he arrested on suit commenced against him
Tor breach OF promise; When say ~ III IN. papers
he he did not know anything about IL he was very
SICK wheh ne called ana ne had 10 ne o0"h OF my lounge
he only at the house more after that; II
about ten days before his DEATH received anonymous
Toc irfortni1r me of the death of Mr. Taylor. Mis-
Banta brought me paper Announcing his DEATH went
his funeral; during all the time referred TO WAS the
true and faithful wife M Taylor in every OF the
Mrs Cathariue Taylor alias Awkward Enormously
spelled Eward yesterday, cro5s.eXamined After refer
ing her place nativity. coming to this country, and
Of her parents said went 10 live IN Mr. TaylOrs
family in March 1855; Miss Mary Taylor engaged at s.
per month 10 do sewing and chamberwOrk; Mr. Taylor
was living at the time III Thrtysxth-st, NewYork; Mr..
Taylor had intercourse with me there's he was always
very pleasant and afable, nothiug more; the
fret intercourse l had with Mr. Taylor also
/ the, second one, was IN the blanket-room; the
| next conversation had with him was
IN my night went to bed early and fell asleep
wanted have conversation with me- had not
mo- mode Of fastening it, Mr. Taylor lad only his night
shirt at the time he Sat dowloon the side OF the bed
and had conversation with him; told him 10
the place to tag 70 me he said mstook his motives
be SAID he wanted to get married but he did not wish
been long dead came again to my ROOM perhaps seven
! think that consented to COhaDlt with him and be "a
sarah ] BanAeld examined first saw Mr. TAYLOR in
March, 1864. lie 10 my house 10 examine it, which
WAS OF "A Of three When be came, asked him II
he was gong 70 OeGupl ~. nc s4i 10 o yiy NAlo9
him the question, that might tn0w whether should
have 10 remove or not lie said / would not have to
move on the last day OF April, Mrs Johnson and two
children came TO occupy ne apartments ana remained
TAYLOR at the house after that frequently He usod 70
stop at NY house ana leave. parcels for
and occasion in particular he brought roll OF oil.
CLOTH Mrs Taylor Was out with the children, aud Mr..
Taylor asked he could leave with me Tor her sad
yes; said please give 10 my wife; used 10 him
with the children; they called him papa he was alice
Tomato to the children Mr. ana MIS- Ih!or hyed To-
gethcr there man and wife as always understood IT,
Richard Banfled cXamined-l saw Mr.. Taylor visiting
Mrs. Taylor frequently nave seen MN tEere ~ the
evening ana then again N me morning. was intro,
duced 10 him by Mrs Taylor as her husband have seen
! call him papa" have seen him there as
/ When | first knew them, knew them 10y the name OF
JOAuOn after living IN the house two or three months,
! Mrs. Taylor told me that her name was Taylor; on
auothcr OCCASION when was putting IN some service
pine In One-hundr twenty fOurthst Mr.. Taylor
came along and asked me II Mrs Taylor Was at home
Mrs Parsonage examined-In 1861 Mrs. Taylor lived i'm
my house | mad known her from 1858; she had two
Taylor visited her there as her husband Mrs Taylor
introduced me to him h in the, the h@n as t her
| she when ] first knew Mrs:
Taylor knew her Mrs Johnson after MI Taylorhad
gone one day Mrs Taylor said her husbands name
Taylor said her, you told me his name was JOhns0n;
SAID yes but my husbands name Is Taylor he has got
some children and he does not want them % know Of our
marriage; they continued then all OF year az husband
and wife; from that time forward Knew them as Mr.
TAYLOR sitting In the he spoke about Mrs Taylors
appearance and said she looked very little thinner than
Mrs sarah Cotton examined. am a sister OF Mrs
Ge1nev OF New Rochelle and was at her house 10 or
wears ago when Mrs Taylor there. knew Mr.. Tay
Mrs. Tayor bTd little irl with her Mr. Taylor used to
come there very often and take Mrs Gedneys daughter
who had the consumption out with his wife From that
time until Mr. TaylOr's DEATH kept up an acquaintance
with Mrs Taylor nursed her at the time OF the birth
Of hcrlast child Catharne In New,lork
number Of other witnesses testined 10 Similar FACTS
as TO Mr. TAYLOR calling Mrs. Taylor his wife.
" H. Anthem opened the case on the part OF the plain
t after which witnesses were called to preve that
some real estate transactions Mr. Taylor was asked
whether he had wife, and he possibly denied pat the
deeds offered in evidence objected 10, and the OBJ
iections sustained by the Court.
Mrs. Hannah Keep OF Laurenceville, Toga County,
Penn with whom Mrs. johnson lived with for season,
shown number Of letters, which she believed To be
Ia the handwriting Of Mrs Johnson. In one OF them Mrs
Taylor expressed her great sorrow That she ad stolen
certain articles from family Of Mr. Taylor at Rye, and
her gratitude him for befriendiug them; she also
alluded 70 the remOrse she felt for the course
she had pursued and that the sins OF the parents were
being visited upon their ofIspring Some Of these letters
without any particular address date Some were
signed Kate" pauline" "Your Friend and some had
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