The New York herald., 1871-10-14
TEE BoNARD WILL CASE.
Singular Testimony About cats, Horsss and
Other Animals-Bonards Extraordinary Be- i
hefs-His IDEA Of Immortality Metsmpsy-
Ghosts Resurrected- Further Hearing
in the Case Adjourned .,.s.1t.

The Eonard win case was resumed yesterday In the
surrogates Court. before Surrogate Hutchmgs. Mr..
Bergh present with his counsel. Mr.. Gerry. Mr..
COudert appeared as counsel for the contestants o
1 the will r3 WafNnA y 5t aiit94iai aleA7lQ.
August Bagney, compositor, who resided at IN
Wooster street, was the FIRST witness examined. Ht
said he had known the late Mr. Bonard eight year.
ago. buthad lost signt Of him some time previous I,
| his death; he knew him at Madame Dugepereux'
boarding house; witness often had conversation
with Mr.. Bonard about politics and religion; he dc
not believe in religion at all; he said lie Catho
| lie but he Ffh "tsA t-'s 4~
| ae aasA DID NOT BELIEVE IT ALL; ssse4a
| believe he entertained the idea OF metempsycho-
SIS; he said he did not see anything good IN men;
he believed ne would become something good IN the
ANNALS WERE BETTER THAN MEN,
ne said, and had better feelings; ne lived ike
Miser; he told witness that he mad come from
Rouen, but he had been travelling south.
Charles Martin. OF No. 43 Broadway, was next
Called he said that ne had lost sight OF Mr.. Bonard
three or four years ago; when witness knew HIM
he was simple living man and very economical;
he invented some machinery; he often spoke Of reii-
ssf3 l8 HAD NO PATH s saE IS .aaa.
IN it; he usually dressed like workingman; IN
one OF wirncss' conversations with him i've years
ago he said ne would probably leave his money to
Q house OF the Sisters OF Mercy; he was generally
ex cited when speaking Of religion ai y a9ltssL
Madame Dugcpereux being called to the stand,
deposed IL reside aJ No. III Wooster street; keep
q boarding house; Mr.. Bonard boarded with me
four or ave years agoi lived then In Llspenard
street; he boarded with me and y.'. m,
III. way vsD said II \. ,a nn think an, NOR.
abou his family, but said he had family; he was
50 misery snas he was afraid a, 70 spend cent for
he would trembe; Understand by Q miser man
VINO deprives himself Of everything and Ii arau 10
ssss sss Ge mean n nc % Would ike have glass wiz Wine
but was afraid lest he should have to pay for it;
often talked 70 HIM about his family, because
said ...+-s., r.~s-l. +, ,rfY "A. .
WANTED TO MARRY HIN; u 1p'a ~
said In fun, merely 10 Keep up the conversation;
did not think HIM sensible man then; he WAS al
49, e ..wrrnour MS nEApn 'n@' .s~i
where ne came from; he did not seem to w afraid
to tell where he came from; he did not like people
who went 70 church, because he said tney were
the witness gave her testimony In French. .ysg
Archinad campbell one Si NJ Bergls ~ on ocsrs r;
dence to the custody OF the WILL lie testincd tnat
he had the WIN IN his possession and received from
the testatOr; ne mad also another will made on the
lth OF February, three days before the VIII at pres
enl IN question; went Win gentleman % see Mr.
going TO leave all hts property to the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty 70 Anmam and 70 the good
The Surrogate ruled that the witness could only
be examined with reference " Tile custody Of the
will 4fMa4. .a 4st lHaU stc.I t'rFasfI
The witness continued that he carried the VIII IN
his pocket from Tuesday to wednesday on wnlcn
day he deposited 1t with Mr.. Bergh who placed II
IN the sale; the zlth OF February the witness In
company with Mr.. Boyd and Mr.. Bergh, came and
handed the win 70 the Surrogate.
Ferdinand TayleuT, O FTenchman, was examined
through Interpreter, and SAID he scquain ted
with Mr. BOnard slncc 1856 or 1867; he boarding
with Mr.. Bonard In Leonard street; witness very
oftcn coayersed with MT. Bonard about almost
everything among other things reig0n: Mr.. Benard
said when he should die he should 20 into the body
OF an animal whatever II should be; witness is
Catholic; lie did not discuss religion much, but on
one occasion when Mr.. Bonard saw 2 person beating
an animal IN the street. he SAID "Don't iouch llat
animal, for there 10 soul In it;' In another discus
sion said 70 him. "if your soul should enter into .
cat What would become OF u when the cat should
vcxed and said '.You are . f0ol;n Mr. Bonard said
one day nc anlrmed that our souls 20 into the
bodies OF animals; on thai subject he finally lfu
ana went away; witness many . time had similar
discussions with MIR. BOnar0; Mr.. B0nard said very
often he did not believe the soul was lmm0rtai thas
II went Into tic bodies OF animals; ne Old NOT spe-
city particular animals, but generally into the
b0dics or all animals; lie believed the soul went
from animal 70 animal, and had that kind OF I'm
mortallty; he did not say That the particular AMI
mai into which the soul entered was deterermined
by the life led W the human being; ne SAID ne
traded with Indians. and he believed the Indians
better than the Christians, because they treated
their horses better, believing that
TIE SOULS OF THEIR ANCESTORS u. q
were IN the horses; should suppose ~ believed In
the religion OF the Indians. a...s.ss...
Mr.. CoJDERr counsel for tae contestants, SAID ne
meant here TO rest his case. ~ u 3MNI ~ w IS
Mr. GERRY, for Mr.. Bergh, said that ne would 90
on WI wa.a isst%Say s IN reDual q wn
Al Ihls point ths lnrshs AsyiDs was .adlQprDed