The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-19
N. B. GREELEY.
ARMINDA GREELEY.
ESTHER GREELEY CLEVELAND.
MARGARET B. GREELEY
eREELEY's BROTHER ON THE STAND.

brother of the late Horace Greeley; reside in Erie
since 1894 nearly all the time have been on the
same farm; went on It with my father Zaccheus
Greeley my father died there; the land originally
time 1t was settled was sold at fifty cents acre
subject to certain conditions. Mr.. Greeley then
nominal acquisition OF the estate by paying a sum
due to the State on this property, which had been
Cross xamined-Q. Have you been applied to
either by the counsel OF the executors of 1871 or
the executors themselves to oppose this will9 A.
No, sir; understood that Mr.. Williams sent some
Q. Did you have petition handed you for sigma
ture, asking Tor the appointment OF collector dd
q. During the lifetime Of Horace Greeley did you
and your father receive aid and assistance from
himY A. Very frequently.
Q. In all, to what extenta A. could not say
probably thousands OF dollars.
70 e oad fha e
moro If 1t were still covered with timber than Is
now.
Re.examined-My sister has . house and lot,
worth maybe $1,000, which Horace gave her. and
very poor; | think Horace paid about $500 on the
farm owned by my other sister.
as se ar MT son Sy
recess was then taken.
After Recess.
On reassembling the following additional ties.
: Thomas \. Rocker sworn-I reside in the city OF
BROOKLYN and nave known the late Mr.: Horace
compostor on the Tribune.
9: During S all this period what degree OF init.
almost daily at the Office; he has made many visits
to my house, and has sometimes stopped there
several days when he has been III.
affairs A.. was the first person approached
to t9.r form the Tribune, Association BY Mr..
prevail Of it meeting was held ever
since that time have had the greatest in
,imacy with him only recently protested against
his selling Tribune share; he said II would be the
last he would SELL and that he was forced TO do so
to cover an endorsement he had given he promised
endorse note for anybody saw him the
DAY OF MRS. GREELEy's FUNERAL:
man who was crazy: that was nv impress;an.
saw him the FIRST time after that on the 18th of
November In his room in the Tribune onnce; went
his chair; Mr. Cleveland Was in the Seee Room M
and as had heard he could not sleep was going
TO see you" he then went into doze again but
Mr.. Cleveland went out, and he woke up again and
ssld rRooker am ruined we are all ruined you
you to take care my children;'' / promised MIN
that would, and said, "Mr. Greeley l wish you to
pany it will do you go0d;'' Mr.. Greeley said he had
been
TRYING To WRITE
some articles about Boston and Wall street but
that he could not satisfy himself; Mr. Reid came in
Just then and told him this, and he said, THAT
does not matter, we can arrange that:f Mr. Gree.
ley ola not seem to wish much to go with me- and
sent over to see II Mr.. Williams was going up to
Chappaqua that afternoon, but insisted and he
went home with me al four O'clock
u What was your opinion OF
HIS MENTAL CONDITION
at that time rom what you saw and heardY A. I
thought he was not OF sound mind; took Mr. Gree.
icy nome In carriage; when we arrived he Law
down on SOFA aud went to sleep, and my wife
threw a shawl over him to prevent his Catching
cold; we Went down to dinner and were there
longer than usual; when ] came up stairs
again Mr.. Greeley woke up and called me:
pc sad he could not sleep and wanted
10 ta'k win me- but he soon relapsed into |
stupor; went and got book OF poems ana read
something to him 10 try to cheer HIM mp; he liza
encd ana fead the poem himself, and then he