New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-15
THE COURTS.
THE TAYLOR WILL CASE.
ARGUMENT FOR THE CONT

uoor, OF tbe Surrogate was filed with eager ana
attentive audience assembled to listen to the argument
~ Mr. Clinton the counsel for the contestants III INC
TAYLOR VIII The argument was review ol o,oi
600 paces OF testimony and lasted until 81 MT Chhtoh
said - ~.
ON the 2qd day of September. 1870, James b. Taylor
was beTed aronnd his bed of death who partci
pated in the last sad funeral rites was s'ST n Win
one whose Young and tender heart was WrunS VIII
anguish. smttcn 10 the earth with an aiscuoh Whoht
aa eycn 10 conempate That Kate b.
Rowland the contestant in this case. lie WHO 20 hr
had been grandfather protector, friend, companl0n IN
whose affections she alone had nestled in the innermost
tnne of: whose heartt sht dwclt supreme, was dead
Those ewes that had ever' hled her with Joy ana hap
ness were closed forever; that voice, wnlen ho9en
@ was bnshed i'm silence never TO broken; that
heart-that great heart-which from her earliest pratt
tcad ia beat From the rst she was able to
lisp the name oi human oeug GOV" 20 tar uS ~
affection, devotion, and love between these two
hal not been surpassed since the world began'
Ave could she then cOuld she burst the cere
ments the grave containing the ashes OF the dead ana
IncWng as she does that she is his only heir she would
gladly forfeit al 10 bring him back 70 eAItnGe ~ snSLe
ever instance OF living affection and unsehsh de-
voou surviving parent il was on this occasion The
grave which closed her grandfather buried from her
sight the small differences which at times existed ne
tween her and her grandmother The good relations pc
them would have continued mad ~ not neen lor
the interference of one not member OF the family lhat
ThS trt SbocL Of the contestants grief and the first
wave sadness had hardly passed when she was sum
% r. tbis viii had been obtained by undue influence,
she woud have been entitled, nay bound, to contest
much when forgery miSrepresented her grand
ton Of his property. The question to be aduOcated upon
Was that of forgery He would call attention TO the search
for Che viii morning .fter Mr.. TaylOrs death Mr.
Taylor's al executors under Will executed several
by the lo-pcrs VINO wished to substitute this spurious
viii. were with him 10 his death. At the time OF MI
T,,or', dea,l AID Mr.. Marsh knowing that they were
ms cutters, very properly searched among nls
properly took with them in their search severn "a
TRENDS, among whom were MI MuuSeui. MI
f,uf. lrofn n
bar1s'ncd that Robert Murray also appeared
They searched for the VII OF 4so. A I M MI
death one first Thought that suggested itself TO MT Tracy
MS mn the fouef's Office should De protected He pro
rcsed calling on the police there was danger OF me
sac being robbed. This se was m the Once uhuei e
charge the so allied confidential George DuIye3.Ins
c.h Who had been hired GRAND boy ana VINO pro
f. sed 20 be better acquainted with Mr. lay lqrs business
ed "a, tie stand he testified that he absent from
TIC inierencc was irr sisthe that it with good
motive Wu,n ON the stand he equiyocated, and said
Knowing that IL he did 50 he would be detected IN alse
few days later another search made, but no viii
was found nor uuexecuted copy OF WI as
o answer the purpose Of the pioters and foreers
have il olnd there Tie executor, Mr. Marsh, inquired
would leave a will hut without effect. This pretended
VIII VAS MOI RrOouco" V T ny cay n was Thought
that M Taylor might have entrusted the Will TO him.
Icrc was no evidence that Mr. Taylor eyer executed
other than the one Will that OF l%l: ~ van fecnsI
in All eases Of forgery the cOncOctors always provide
r GO yaTio. ~ rom the genuine viii did the
t,.rs Obtain The names OF the real executors,
tors Mr., sweeney, Mr. walsh, and Mr.. Tracy Mt Mud
ecat6rs If any one knew Mr. Taylors intentions, It was
MI Marsh. That gentleman had been asked 10y MN ~ .
what charities he should hcqneath Cite ana was tod
that would be better 90 give 70 those already eStpsned
' 49, NJ Hyarb WIS inclined TO think this win the one
INTENDED to executed, but examination found IL 10
outed tic will with two witnesses The proof that ne
had executed the viii, of which TINS was ea[3
rtfa+Q fa wifi
of the pretended will had in fact proved that It
vas forgery and that M Taylor had e1ecu'eu Du oAe
Counsel reviewed the testimony for the proponents,
and alluded particularly TO Mr. Pipers evidence claim
ing that it did not a1ude to any previous viii ana,
while il extraordinary that ne shou1 ia We any
DENTAL conversation with him, IL WAS sun more tA Iaol
inary that il ne did ne had not spoken OF the VIII 30
monv lie said nothing to shurdow OF Will; to Baker
spoke OF but one VIII; 10 D' qua" n one will shown
TO have been executed was SHOWN 'nSi Mr. Ut T,vor
Nh hau otiyc 10 change his will BY his genuine
will he gave his wife the whole lSomt tte care of
ato - he bse f il living would. This was natural rs
kate was t6ea TSa she was o. and then the whole
income for life with remainder 10 1er isSue W.
nDse@rafed his whole estate 10 his granddaughter was
af All probable that without any change OF feeling to-
ward ms granddaughter, he should 9slit t L, he S
eject Of Ills vii His devotion and love to MS grand
Ftom $50 nbt 1865 Mr. Taylor had been ayerse to
keeping house but when his pet granGeu nSu t etS
completed her education and was about 10 return 10
from one the best schools OF PARIS ne loon ose ~
No SOS NadlsOn-ave., and furnished II III tue !nosU
costly manner. He filled IL Win Itd a his
and All that luxury could give, lie altered an nus
habits Of life for her After me fanny nag 6V I ~
IN was for ms little girl. The other sue Drought 10
proof whatever any change in his feelings oMaIu ms
1randdau-Ltcr There was no PROOF except III, oUop5
c,s ana Mr. Nudcett's testimony that he ever blamed
his IRA dJaughcr for the marriage, thOHgu theiS ",S
moo ha be blamed her husband aud his FAMILY: mere
proof hat there was compete No., Ini
the enhancement at most was hNS udss ms ~,
Sstv roTdrT0ed his view completely She stated now
eoS conn. i Rehabilitation at the rst meeting after
the marriage in this agreeing WIN hate t om
ness dow, ia MS very death was uncontra-
dcted. OF what Importance was IL, thal h0 SUM
this hrusque suffering under disease h hhE
him irritable should now and then break out in harsh
against his daughters husband anu Idl nus
bands family The question was not how he ielt 10
Rates husband ana mOthcrin-law hut how he felt to-
ward Kate. Counsel recalled MI. GrinnelIs testimony
and Mr. Van Yechens testimony to show how entirely
he had restored Kate his affections, and did not pur
change his viii on account OF the marriage me
question was not whether Mr. Taylor would have pre-
,electcd To whom she was devoted who was a tender
,,,s,,srd ~ ber s,d ,-lo, NJ TvI1r had aunroyed
He cited the action Of Mr.. Taylor IN sealing the match
by kissing Mr. Rowland when he proposed for Kate
ars Taylor here turned 10 her neghUOr aud said in an
audible whisper That's "a Hell There was testimony
10 show that Mr.. Taylor blamed Mrs Tayior Tor the
match and not particle Of evidence, except for i've
Gays, That be censured ms granddaughter. Had there
moi ie.u entire coplisity between the families would
Mrs Taylor and Mrs Rowland have gone together TO
EurOpeI II Mr.. Taylor had not been completely recon-
ccd To the marriage would he have looked forward WIFI
pleasure TO her uyLg with Der husband in his house
during the absence Of his wife The cOn'p had 10
find some Tor change Of feeling, and they sought
Europe. These differences far less than
had occurred before here between Mrs. Taylor and Kat,
~ which Mr. Taylor took Katc's part Mrs. DOuuelly
tired color Mr.. Taylors statements that he Thought
The HOwlauds were abusing Mrs. Taylor. Considering
her position IL vas astonishing now much favorable 10
tt contestant she lad esuned to; but IN her own letter
written az the very time She different version,
with Nh Ttylor'e oW, letter CouTs,I read from, Mr.
Iayors letter Of the oath " June and from later let