The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-20
Third Days Proceedings, September 10.

Mr.. NJ. Dickinson District Attorney of Rockland
county continued-Ar. lujus came 10 my house ana
wanted me to go over and draw Mrs. Candles VIII;
told him could not go that night; IL was about
eight O'Clock in the evening or after; he remained at
my house nut short time; when told him could
not go that night he SAID he had been there before
and Mrs. Gamble would like me to come that night
and they would bring me back; nothing was SAID ny
Mr.. Hujus about Mrs. CANDLES property except that
she wanted to leave 1t all 10 Mr. Gamble; ne said
nothing about Mr.. sanford General sandford) be-
ing the counsel for Mrs. Gamble; nor at any other
time had seen Mr.. Gamble previous to gong To
the house with the alleged VIII; he and Mr.. iujus
came 20 my house that morning TO do some business
for. him Mr. Hujus) that The first ever saw of
Mr.. Gamble: the business which Mr. Hujus desired me
to do was not connected with Mr. or Mrs. Gamble;
there something said about the alleged will that
morning; don't know who spoke first on the sub
ject; think had the will drawn; did not show the
viii to Mr.. Hujus or Mr. Gamble; don't think told
them that the Will was drawn; when MIR. Gamble
and Mr.. Huus called at the ONCE this alleged viii
was spoken of between Inc and them don't remem-
Der what said; don't know who spoke about 1t,
except that said would be on such day at their
there in order that they would be at home; had no
other reason than that; did tell Mr. HuJus and
Mr.. Gamble about the will on that morning; don't
remember telling Mr.. HuJus and Mr.. Gamble any
thing further than when l would be there TO have
it executed; can't give the language used by me
on that occasion; don't remember whether Mr..
Gamble or Mr.. Hujus made any reply; Mr.. Gamble
and Mr.. Hujus were at my Office at that time
but few minutes; they were not there thirty
minutes: don't think they there ten minutes;
during the time they were there did some business
for Mr.. Huus; did not engage 10 do any business
NJ II. -
had any conversation with Mr.. Gamble, but sup
pose must have had; did not have the will in my
hands on the morning that the will was executed
when Mr.. Gamble and Mrs. Hujus were in my Office;
Mr.. Gamble, Mrs. Hujus and Mrs. Gamble were in
my office the next morning after had taken the VIII
to be executed; Mr.. Gamble was neither at my house
nor Office alone after the will was executed; and be-
fore her death, when Mrs. Gamble signed the viii,
she said, 'This l. my last will and testament;'' she
asked my nephew and myself to be subscribing wit
nesses; asked her who she would have as wit
nesses and she asked us to sign it; don't remember
Gamble signed this alleged will and acknowledged
it to be her last Will and testament read
the whole OF the will or instrument over TO her, no
one but Mrs. Gamble my nephew, and myself were
present when Mrs. Gamble asked me to draw up an
order Tor the deed OF the Cedar street property;
don't remember what else she said; we had a great
deal OF talk about her business affairs; Mr. Gamble
came down to my Office at Nyack the next day with
AN abstract OF title and said 1t was not necessary to
get the deed; Mrs. Gamble directed me to draw the
deed; took description from the abstract; be-
tween the time when this alleged will was executed
by Mrs Gamble and the time OF the execution OF the
last deed of her property, don't remember how
many times Mr.. Gamble called on me; | don't think
however, that he called but once, and that was when
he brought the abstract Of title; the power of
attorney was drawn after the execution OF the WILL
but can't tell whether 1t was before or after the
deeds were executed; do not remember the days
of the week the deeds were executed; do not re-
collect the part of the week.
Cross Xamination--I have sworn that Mr.. Huus
came to me in reference to Mrs. CANDLES will; he
said Mrs. Gamble sent him to me; do not know that
he told me who had told him she wanted it drawn;
1t Is true that made a memorandum that night
from what Mr. Hujus told me as to how she wanted
it drawn, and that drew 1t next day from that
memorandum at my office; drew il on the oath day
OF july saw Mrs. Gamble that day. after | had
drawn the WILL and executed IL the same day at
the house; before she executed it told her That Mr.
Hujus had called on me to draw her Will and what
he had told me- and about how she wanted her pro.
pery disposed OF in the Will; she said that she had
sent him to me and that what he had said to me YVES
correct objected TO and question withdrawn); she
cOnversed to me in respect TO the disposition she de-
sired TO make in her will on that occasion before she
executed 1t; she said she wanted to leave all her
property to her husband; she said she loved him and
that he was nearer to her than any Of her relatives;
she introduced the subject OF the deed after
the will was executed, think; Mrs. Gamble intro
duced the subject OF the deeds and how they to
be DRAWN the deeds were drawn in conformity to
her directions; after had read the Will to her she
said 'that's rght;' during the time was talking to
her about the will there was no one else in the
but myself, nephew and Mr.. Gamble; after the will
executed Mr.. Gamble was in and out OF the
room: Mrs. CANDLES mind was IN sane condition
when the will was executed she was not under any
restraint or influence SO far as could observes Mr..
Gamble brought In some brandy and gave me and
my nephew some and Mrs. Gamble asked for some
ana had some brandy; that was some time after the
Will was executed and While we were drawing the
deeds; the glass in which she received the brandy
was a wine glass; it was little over half tul when
Mr.. Gamble gave to my nephew and myself ne was
going to leave the room; Mrs. Gamble asked for
some; she said "give me some and he did give IL
to her; she drank it raw; when the will was eXecu
ted gave 1t TO Mrs. Gamble; the next DAY MIR. Gam
bic and Mrs. Hujus brought 1t to my office, where it,
Is now
TESTIMONY OF MRS. DoRcAs sToFFER.
Mrs. Dorcas Stoffer, sworn and examined through
an lnterpreter:-I live in Clarkstown have lived
there seven years; know Mrs. Hujus; have known
her years; have worked for ner; the first year
| knew her lived with Mrs. Iiujus; continued TO
work for Mrs. Hui after left every time she had
anything to do for her; have worked for Mrs. HuJus
down to the present time except one summer, when
she was not there; worked for Mrs. Huus IN April and
May last; there was servant girl in the house. SER
want OF Mrs. Hujus; Mrs. Gamble bad none; her name
was Mary Hahn; she lives now In New Jersey; Mary
Hahn left about month after Mrs. Gamble came to
live on the farm don't know that Mrs. Gamble hired
Mary Hahn as her girl; after Mary Hahn Mrs. Gam
BILE had an Irish girl In her employ; have forgotten
her Names can't tell that her first name was Louisa;
can't tell when the Irish girl came TO Mrs. Gamble;
Mary Hahn Yves stlll with the family; she came ,nere
brought her from New York; the Irish girl stayed
with Mrs. Gamble eight or nine days; l was
there when the Irish girl left Mrs. Gamble;
Mrs. Gamble was there when the Irish girl left the
house: Mrs. Gamble sent her away: after this Irish
girl had been sent away Mrs. Gamble did not employ
another servant girl that il then present. the new
girl was employed four or five days afterwards Mr..
Gamble and Mr. fujus brought her up from New YORK,
from aboard OF ship; the servant girl at the mousse
cannot speak English and don't think she can under
stand English: was In the employ of Mrs. Gamble
at the same time the servant girl and at work at
the same house; Mrs. Gamble after che came then
employed me; was not at work there when mrs.
Gamble died; was OF work there during MIS- Cam
bles sickness; think she was sick more than four
teen days; she was confined to her bed most OF the
time but not all the time she was not so SICK that
she required persons TO watch with her at night; DO
not know what disease Mrs. Gamble died with; never
heard Mr. Gamble say what disease Mrs Gamble
died with; never heard Mrs. Huus say what disease
Mrs. Gamble died with; about her sickness Mr. Gam
BILE said nothing; Mrs. IuJus said to me before Mrs.
Gamble died that she Mrs. Gamble) drank 80 much;
about three weeks before Mrs. Gamble died MrsHuus
said this never heard Mrs HuJus say anything about
Mrs. Gamble since she died; since Mrs. Gamble died
Mrs. Hujus has never said anything to me about my
being witness; since given the first paper or
subpoena and since Mrs. Hujus and Mr.. Gamble nave
been n Jail, Mrs. Hujus and Mr.. Gamble have had
me brought 10 Jail; 1t was about three weeks ago;
got TO the jail about ten O'Clock In the morning;
left the jail to 60 home about quarter OF an hour
after: went there on FOOT have not been there
more than once Mrs. Hujus did not converse with
me about Mrs. Gamble nor about her death; she said
/ must tell at the trial all did know and nothing
more; Mrs. Hujus has never SAID anything about my
being witness at Justice Bogart's house; Mrs. Huus
has spoken to me, but not about the trial; Mrs
Hujus has never told me that sne would punish me
II told any thing what have seen heard a. the
trial.
O. Did you ever tell Mrs. Shaurman that Mrs
HuJus had threatened TO punish you u you told oil