The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-19
The Case To Be Fought Out to
the Bitter End.
AN INTERESTING SESSION YESTERDAY.
Testimony of Greeley's Brother
and the Tribune Foreman.
Specific Evidence as to
Greeley's Insanity.
TWO IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS.

The Greeley will case was continued yesterday in
the SurrOgate's Court at White Palms. and prom
ises to be after all rather long and tedious mat
feer; for, In spite OF the sanguine hopes Of the
counsel for the Misses Greeley at the last session
that there would be compromise effected, the
case seems likely now to be thoroughly tried. Sew
eral witnesses were examined yesterday and the
arguments were of the same wearisome length as
mt the previous sessions. The Misses Greeley were
In Court all day and listened throughout with great
interest, painful as must have been much OF the
evidence given. There were not many outside
spectators, however, the local population OF White
Plains seeming apparently very little interested in
the question. -aha4
MORE ABOUT HOW THE WILL WAS EXECUTED.
Reginald Hart was the first Witness and, having
been sworn, testified reside in Westchester; am
over twenty-one years old; was acquainted with
Mr. Greeley and had been for twelve years; am
acquainted with his handwriting and the paper
now produced 1.-THE will Of 29th November, 1879 is
In the handwriting of Mr. Greeley; the signature is
his; am one of the subscribing witnesses; l sub
scribed on the Goth November at the house of DR..
Choate; subscribed in the presence Of Miss Ida
Greeley, Miss Lampson and others.
Q. AT what time OF the day on the Goth November
did you first see that will ? A. About five or six
O'Clock in the afternoon; reached DR.. Choate's
house at Ave O'Clock.
O. State how You became a subscribing witness
to that will A. l went into the house and saw
Mr.. Stuart and several other people well as Miss
Ida Greeley; Miss lda Stuart and myself went into
Mr.. Greeley's room to see If he was in fit condl-
ton to Sign this will; MI. Stuart asked him II he
was conscious and he said "Yes;' Mr. Stuart then
showed him the will SO that he could see what it
was; then Mr.. Stuart asked him II he requested
Mr.. Haynes to become
A SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
to mis- will; he said "No'; he then asked him ifhe
wished Mr.. Hart to be witness and he said "Yes;n
Mr.. stuart repeated these questions twice. Mr..
Stuart then asked If he would have Aunty Lamp
son as subscribing witness and he said "Yes';
the VIII was then put on table near the bed, and
/ subscribed my name in the presence of Miss
Lampson, and she subscribed her name in my
presences was then about eight or ten feet nom
the bed.
Q. In your judgment, frem what you saw and
heard ala Mr. Greeley understand what he was
doing on that occasionY A. Perfectly
DR.. ohoate's on the 18th November, with MI.
fathers Olice saw Miss Ida Greeley in the house.
and had some conversation with her.
CONVERSATION WITH MISS IDA.
g state all you remember OF that conversation.
Judge Hart directed on the ground that CONVEX
station was not evidence unless 1t had been had in
the presence OF the testator.
MI: Williams Ian argued in reply, and the Court
Ida Greeley, that she had not the slightest obJsc
ton to tae conversation being given In full.
Witness-Ihe conversation was merely
PASSING THE TINE OF DAY
Q. what 90 you mean by that9 A. Such as "Good
mornlng,"-'A you well?r' and such ike.
to the condition OF her father; have only an i'm
pression'as to the purport OF her reply; Icannot
she hadha that viii executed she replied no."
l think.
O. Are you confident that she said nor A. can
state It In no other FORM asked next If should
go in and see If her father was in tit condition 10
yns so wen IN Il
or SO, and when she came back Mr.. Stuart Mr..
wen we went tp M
Lampson and Mrs. John X. Stuart were in the
room.
IN THE DEATH CHAMBER.
Wnar were ere, the rst words said to himY A
sd he sa @ Teee and 40 ne e pnsH
nj. Harts" Mr. Greeley opened his eyes and SAID,
O. Well, what was the third utterance in that
room OF any human voice3 A. That would be i'm
possible to say; think it was made by Mr.. stuart
You acsnOwedse this 70 Be your last WIN Sa ana tes
tament and your signature and sealg' to which
.rhe viii You wrote, Mr. Greeieys he then lifted his
mead mead looked at and sd long enough to know
then asked, DO you request Mr.. Haynes to be
subscribing witness to your last will and
Stuart then asked, "Do you request Mr.. Hart to be
a subscribing witness to this will ~ the answer
was, "fes"; the next question was, "Do you
quest me to be subscribing witness ~ and he
said MOI; the next was, 'Do you request Aunty
!Sss to be subscribing wi'ness' and he sad
AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE WILL.
q. Was any telegram sent to you on the day OF
Mr. Greeey's death A. No, sir: did not take
Mr.. Haynes with me to be a subscribing witness
his death after the viii was Signed gave It to
Miss Ida Greeley and she handedit back to me to
take. care oft; gave it to Mr.. Haynes to carry
home for me; saw II afterwards on the table, and
either my father or mother was examining it,
z. Do you know when your father wrote the
nttestation power on the back OF the wl2 A. No,
Q. Did you tell DR.. Choate when you proceeded
on the 2sth November TO his house that you were
going to have will executed by Mr.. Greeley A.
do not remember.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
z. What is your present ageY A. Last Septem-
profession and have an ONCE III the city Of New
YORK; ! was not at home specially on the goth
November to zee Mr.. Greeley.
Q. What else was done besides the signing OF the
viii on that aaES A. Mr. Reid came IN, and Mr..
Greeley said Yss and stretched out his hand han, and md
shook hands with Mr.. Reid warmly.
nased NY ns ; 50 Re mnGh e 80 sa na' hs
wouid have come before II he had thought it would
in Of M Stuart sad
Are you IN pain, Mr.. Greeley ~ and he said
O. HowrIong after the win was executed did Won
remain in the room A. l suppose ten or fifteen
o, Did Mr. Haynes remain in the room enrinu
AL that period A. Yes sir.
The counsel for the proponents here rested their
Case for the present.
Mr.. Williams claimed that II they did thew would
he debarred from introducing fresh testimony
thereafter.
The Court however, decided that the proponents
had merely so far attempted to make out p,1ma
yacie case and that it the duty OF the counsel
for the contestants TO now put in evidence oppos.
1ng the adm ssiOn OF the will to probate.
MR. RoBINsoN'S TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Wiliap +. Robinson was then called and |
sworn-Am counsellor atlaw, residing IN Brook I
iyn have known Mr.. Greeley thirty years; | drew |
q will for Mr.. Greeley.
@. Will you produce IL, sir ?
Discussion at eGnce ensued between the counsel |
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