New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-13

dent for the last twenty-five years, during which tim he
had been Intimately acquainted with him and his nily
That he previously followed the up to ls53 had been
merchant In the ship-chandery line, and also the
writing and signature and had often seen linn write
On being shown the WILL he testified that he shouh taR
| that 10 be Mr.. Taylors signature, and that h hS
| no doubt Of It. ON cross-examnstion, he statc
mat he first saw Mr.. Taylor at the Carlton Hona;
or june of the past year two three times t0letter
that he Jaw him write them on his desk III his Office n
remembers having seen him write frequently vithin0
years before that at my room and at his rooms Nat tby
boarded in the came house together over the old Iatr
nacle ut Mrs Browns, No 4sl Broadway; that he sW
hlm write frequently at his store IN WateTtt who ~
was the firm Of Taylor & POST that he had writtenls
signature several times for him for recoInIne ndaonso
company he was getting up he saw the signatures on
the SsrS5any g s oSs OF the rs
court showed hun NE WILL and that he looked at IL tor
some minutes that he here at the request OF hIs
Taylor, the Queen" which the name no had kD"h
her by for the last IS years.
EX-UNTED STATES MARSHAL TEsTIFIEs.
Mr. Robert Murray, formerly and for eight lears
United States Marshal for this district testified that he
had been acquainted with Mr. Taylor since 1894 tlbt MI
Taylor at that time clerk in dry goods store III
Grandst, at the junction OF East broadway; hat nc
boarded at that time with Mrs Withere, the mether OF
Mr. Ed Witheren, OF the subscribing witDesses To
this win he traces his intimacy with Mr. Taylor during
his different residences at the North American HOTEL
corner of Bayard and Bowcry, in Mottst, in East
Broadway, in the Carlton House, the Bondst House.
Union-pace Hotel. and MadsOn-ave.; that nc hld an
intimate acquaintance with him; that while ne resided
in the Seventh Ward he him pretty much every
evening and that during the last 10 or Is years mao peh
in the habit OF seeing him two three times week;
that be had been also very intimate with his family;
that he him both at his residence and Office and ihat
Nj Taylor became his bondsnan after bis combination
United States Marshal; that he acquainted WIN
his handwriting. On being shown the will, and asked
whether the signature or was not IN the hHldWIit
ing of Mr. Taylor he testified that he had no doubt OF ~
On Characterization, on being asked whether ne re-
membered having received his check IN the way OF Ds
at all within the last 10 or IS years he shed that
he never had any money transactions with nm; that
cal purposes; that Mr. Taylor had received his
checks TO as great an extent as Mr. Taylor had reeeu
his; that he had received than dozen OF ME-
yiors checks during the past five years and mat he
though he had frequently received letters from hl when
he Marshal, asking him 10 call at ms once or DOl
although he signed them 81. b. Taylor and so Tar
as his memory served him, some oil them James D.
John Boardman testified that be lived at No 2i2 West
Thirty -ninth that he had resided IN tins city all ms
lifetime, and at he had been acquainted with Mt lay,
or about q wears; he had frequently exchanged
proInissOry notes with Mr. Taylor. and that he had no
other business transactions with him that he had ne
quently seen him write. and familiar with his hand
writing, particularly his signature On being asked to
his opinion, in the handwriting Of Mr.. Taylor, he an,
swered Certainly" On crOssexamnatlon, he testlned
that he not I'm business at present but had Kept the
Mansion Stable, corner OF Broadway ana fOrtysecond-
ST., and had been also in the mineral water business
that he had been acquainted with MI. Taylor Tor
about % years; that he commenced to exchange
notes with him in 1884 and up 70 eo Dn ABOUT
suect t@rminated and he had only a little since, very
few between and 1861 not more than one or two Dc
tween those years. that five years prior 10 1889 there
must have been hundred OF those ranracllOnsi tbV
tbe body mostly OF the notes were written by him,
we'll AZ the signatures. In reply 70 question whether
he knew The handwriting of Nj. TAYLOR other than his
signature he replied that Mr. Taylor would sometimes
vary in his handwriting according to his Compartment
and that his signature would also vary ~ every person
does that during Last 10 years no had not received
his signature other than the transactions and
letter but that he had seen his signatures TWO or
three times, which had been shown him. except hI Iy
l0r Endorsed note for him couple OF times about lsOi
he never saw the will until this moment.
An OLD ACQUAINTANCE TEsTIFIEs
william /. shardlow testified that he had resided in
New-York all his lifetime and that he had known Mr.
TAYLOR from 90 TO co. probably 80 years that when he
first became acquainted with Mr.. Taylor he was clerk
in store in Grandst that he had been intimate with
Mr. Taylor years; his early acquaintance with
him very slight, casually meeting Inn pohucaiily
during the pas " years; been very Intimate with
him, in the habit of meeting him almost every DAY,
though during the last two or three years ne had pe
oIt Of town great deal in Florida IN Winter and Yer
mont I'm summer; but been in the haht OF Gaining upon
him when in town, and been IN te haD Oh pelhs IN Mr.
Tavlor's Office every few days he frequently saw nm
at MS house acquainted with his family, ana had known
hs vie and GRANDDAUGHTER about Is years; had fire.
him write and write his Nance had frequently seen hiih
write during the last two years tOcrdby IA
niliar with his handwriting, especially with his NAME
had him write checks more than else On
being shown the signature 20 the VIII anu aahed HnetIr
IL was, in his Judgment, Mr.. TaylOrs handwriting he
testified that he thought 1t was Mr. IayI0rs Signature
and that he had no doubt OF IT, On crosse NnlnHOh ne
testified that he had frequently received letters from NM
and had him write frequently other than MS name
that he had considerable OF ms wiring fst JO last 10
about the certainty Of hundred times during the last
ten years have received Two or tht,,e F.'eIs run
him-wthn TIE last zen years; , ailu no' "s q, ~
acquainted with his general handwriting AZ ms slgna
ure have doubt that during the years 1863 1906 ana
1867 have received Mr. Hyors checks nave 10 uoGOs
that for prior O that time receiver sEetd OF
Mr. TylOrs cheeks between the years 1850 ana 1910 ana
receive prOIni-Ory notes hle,H w -lI' . liz
shed them they were notes given IN me Dy MI laylVr
for money advanced FecOect some 5000 IN amount
think the $500 note was signed by Mr dayor payable
TO some one elres order; have seen Mr. Taylor writing
m SbeeE and notes also James b. Taylor checks
of Mr.. Taylor Shoe and Leather Bank;
,vIor on his checks on Shoe and Leather
Bank was last in the stage business running hhe
OF stages from Grands Ferry 10 the jersey my IeIy
The Photograph line;" was IN that business TO- r. 10
wears; was engaged the banking and exchange bns
ness in the BOweTy and In Wa-sti became acquainted
with Mr. Taylor when he was clerk IN Hrandst; khcW
him previous to that in the Wing General C9innitsei
other business with him; he and his wife conveyed to me
property IN bnsh%iesi wac ,o1aY H pre6sed
his stock rom Mr. Taylor had business WIN hn s TIh
a year Mr. Taylor and he gave lease oI bush"IcA
property to George H. Duryea.
A COSTRACTOR's EVIDENCE.
Henry s. Wells testified that he lived at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and has been for the last IS or 20 years
engaged in the construction Of public works IN TINS
state Pennsylvania, Canada, In the South-engaged as
contractor building portions OF the New-hor ana Ere
Railroad, Great Western Railroad, Delaware, Lioka-
wanna and Western Railroad IN PennsyV wanna, ana
railroad in Georgia. the entire Brooklyn water NOfAs
and other enterprises; ms acquaintance c3i i
with MT TAYLOR In 1856 and continued up to the time OF
his death had large and Intimate business trasattOls
with him he advancing large amounts OF money IN my
transactions and nd0rsing my paper the last Dusnees
transaction bears date OF the 18th OF july the uae OF Wv.
papers was with him when he died. we were several
DAYS consummating the thing; after that IN the ex-
b3DSe Of securities that he held OF mine, have fire.
ouenfIy seen him write during our business; IL
was done in writing principally; am acquAin iS
with mis- handwriting; saw MN Wrlte nun h
her NJ times "A month; at the time OF ms
death held his paper and notes to large amount on
icing shown the WILL he testified that he had seen IL
once beore i'm the surrogate's Office where he went tD
look at the SIGNATURE he testified that he had no doubt
OF 1t being James b. Taylors signature WTieI ny n,n
self on crosse Examination. Mr. Wells testified that Mr..
All he