New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-20
THE CAFES WILL CASE.

gates Courtroom White Plains yesterday The attend
Of witnesses and persons interested In the result
was not great the last OCCASION Dut the testl
mony adduced was not less important or interesting
Dr. Amos W. Gates father OF deceased, Tas called, and
by Mr. Lyon for the proponents or iega
tees. found that my acquiring too much nhu
my affairs, by worrying me through his mother
when he could not succeed in getting what he wanted
| from me he would go TO his mother to help mm
and he managed with her assistance, to get
trust deed Of the estate Mt YOnkers from me
gave the trust deed to Mrs. Nesbit; then he
made 1t uncomfortable for me until the trust deed
transferred from Mrs Nesbt him; Mira Gates made IL
very unpleasant for ny talking 10 about II nights
&SntedT from Mrs Sesblf to Carlton Mrs Nesbt re.
signed rusteeshp Carlton Gates was appOin ted
bayS tie behet Of the estate during her lifetime, and
then It to 20 to Carlton and his heirs Carlton was
efforts 10 have the Trusteeship removed from him. es
mated the estate at about 10000 at that time; In con-
HScn with tine aS15T % q p"d that R
fly regularly from the time that the trustee deed was
ath OF sister subsequently gave her bank stock to the
amount Of $4,000 In the place Of an annuity Of 5000
did pay the annuity afterwaFd and Mrs Gates
claimed It the bank stock paying ten per cent
Mrs. Gates has received since the death Of her sister
from $4,000 TO 100000 and her sister Mrs. Nesbt, is
lady IN very comfortable circumstances; l have got
view with my son Carlton at the Rev. DIR. Hurbuts
9ee think that the meeting there was accidental and
adjusting any claims made by Mrs Gates; do not recol
leot that Carlton made any claims upon me IN behalf OF
his mother, although he may have done considered
that il a TRADE against me; think t shortly
before or after the change or trusteeshp was made In
spoiled her son; would say that she a very kind
mother and too indulgent In allowing him 70 have his
way and oil the money he requested, whether
II was for his good or noti gave him great deal
more money myself than was for his good;
my living away from the house at Yonkers; whom re-
or visited the house any occasion after
Carlton, when a nero lad, said he would shoot be-
fore he 30 years old; 1t was Sunday at the din
table; lie talking IN pretty high strain about
shooting somebody; told him It was very improper
language 10 make Of and then he became and
before he got through said that he would shoot II
gave him occasion for IT, do not remember any other
threat being made 70 shoot nue. until was going to Chi
when broke ana said that should
not away without giving him tue money ne wanted,
another OCCASION some SIX 70 Twelve months altefward
he met evening IN the barn ana demanded more
money and him 300 he said he wanted more aud
must have IT, and also said that lac would Kill me II did
not lot him have IT,
sel0r-atlaw knew Carlton Gates, and prepared his
will the first day lie spoke 10 me about II was on Tues
day August IT, and the business transacted between
that day and the following Friday when first went 10
he In partial doze but awoke, ana after
go 10 the door of his room to whether any
one there told him there was no ONE he then re-
duested come in and lock the door he said 1On
will have 20 write" and pointed 10 where should md
paper. pens, and ink commenced to write as he die.
what he said he related in detail the of all
tue persons with one exception. 10 whom he was gong
should find card found there the card Of Dr. Oar
ling he desired me to give 70 Mrs IN ine % ne
asked not 10 talk In so ioud tone
he then told me in detail all about his suspicious Of
having been poisoned and when he to the amount
ne would for the prosecution OF the parties he
asked me II thought $4,000 would be enough told
him did not know he thsn suggested $4,000 did not
state what presumed would be SUFFICIENT ana left the
schedule Of ms assets after the interview told to
call Higgins the servant; Did So and when Higgins en-
Hurlbut the latter came, when Dr. Gates asked him to
briug certain bunch OF koys after selecting OF the
keys he told Dr. HurDnt To go 10 certain place ID MS
library where he would mud paper and bring IL to HIM
carefully for some time, and having read It, said; rms
il nv mothers Will" he then handed IL 10 me, ana tOld
hnustci; / read the Will aud handedi Il back; when he
asked II had a pencil IN my pocket. gave II,
ana win a hS seted that we had better defer
making the will another day: the next interview was
Iauss bctwee 10 and ii a. NJ. asked DR.. Oates II HIS
will should be read IN the presence Of the witnesses
gcsted the name OF person myself his answer
Yes; ono witness lr Radford sent for, DIT g. eau
after asking Dr Gates about his health tried to cheer
him up told him was ready TO read the Will anu pro-
and requested TO repeat certain clauses on coming TO
snspeecd parties had inserted SlooOO he told TO
Taif him m company with MIR Radford after dinner
saw DIR Gates again; | went with engrossed
copy Of tho will; after l had read IT, he SAID
/ had omitted important clause In the Will
and that he did not how dared 20 assume the re-
snousIby of doing sO this was, that his mother had
already ample support and, entertaining unrendy Iee
Inc, toward the Nesbt family, lie would leave them
anything requested that his fathers name should not
he Toned In the WILL he was rich enough witness,
on making To Dr. Gates the latter remarked:
You drawing M my WILL not your OWE Il tod hlm
that had given very good reasons ior opposing the
suuge,tiops had offered he said he had w, 900 IN bank
stoek OF which o. his own aud 10000 belonged
10 his mother aud the latter must be transferred 10 hef
name; when II the final settling about The nome.
stead he said he would leave 10 10 the town OF loukes
and asked me what / thought OF IT, / then ex-
planned 20 him the difference between the town
self In favor OF the village. and asked me
what Thought the village authorities would do with II;
hel favored idea OF establishing some literary instt-
ton devoted 10 public uso and bearing MS name III l
Inc viii was 20 be executed the following day Thursday
moruing when won't 20 HIN ana READ the VIII 10 hni
/ askod him II no would have IL read IN the pres
ence OF witnesses; and N he was satisheu win Tue
draft: he replied that he was then rehu the
will m the presence OF the Witnesses Mt KadlOrd asked
him N he was satisfied with the will the other witnesses,
smar auestOns; he then raised III bcd so as 10 DO
paper; the will then produced aud he attached MS
In presence and the presence OF tue SUD
scrbnR witnesses he asked II ne knew tho contents
Of the will and he said Yes" after the VIII Was ssheu
ID wbile 7 was about 10 prepare the seal. u was
fonud that there was no sealing-wax IN the house,
when DR. Gates offered To- send Tor sone Dut one Ol the
witnesses sent messenger 10 his own Once Tor some;
this Gates wanted 10 see Dr. HurlDut;
b came and WAS told by Dr. Gates 20 20 20 tho library
and GET seal there which he specined ana WIN llat te
T was sealed in the OF all the wltnesSes ne
then expressed wish that the WIN EGt SiRnanD
aud uggested that DIR. HurDdt deposit the VIII tnefei
DR. Gates asked II saw any thns IN hini 70 % S
an lncapacy on his part 70 maxi ms WIZ, a ~, ,s
rWin0 M his will and not my own. The case was then
adjourned until Friday. Dec D.
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