Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-28
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This Afternoon's dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE GREELEY WILL CASE.
Nj. Greeley's Mental Condition at the
Time Of Signing the Last Will.

Time Of Signing the Last VIII.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-At White Plains yes
terday the Greeley will case was before the sur
rogate, no compromise having been made be-
tween the proponents and contestants. Neither
Of the Misses Greeley were present, and the only
directly interested party in court was Storrs,
the executor of the will OF 1871 Jos. II. Choate
appearing a. counsel for the Misses Greeley
said If two weeks postponement were granted,
he is satisfied
COMPROMISE WOULD BE EFFECTED.
Besides, he desired time to give the case further
examination. The case had now different
phase, as all the iegatees under the disputed win
Of Is. u had signed accommodation, and no Others
now had right to press claims against the es-
tate. The surrogate decided that the executors
Of the will of 1871 could appear.
OLIVER JOHNSON, FORMERLY OF THE TRIBUNE,
Mr.. Greeley spoke to him at the time Of his wifes
death IS q ruined man. He reproached himself
with having destroyed the Tribune, and seemed
to have wildness in his appearance. He re-
his wife. Witness became then impressed that
Mr.. Greeley was not rational. Such converse
tons were frequent at that time About No
vember IL, at meeting of Tribune stockholders,
Mr.. Greeley said he had
RUINED Us ALL.
He was somewhat inc0hefent. He was not
fierce, but seemed melancholy Witness had
the conviction then that Mr.. Greeley was de-
ranged. Again, on the 18th Of November, wit
ness had conversations with him in which he
spoke Of affairs Of the Tribune. Witness is
benevolent with his means. Witness did not
know why he should have left his youngest
dauehte under the guardianship of his eldest.
On cross-examinatiOn witness said the
FIRST TIME HE NOTICED ANY sTRANGENEss
in Mr.. Greeley was October q. At a meeting
Of the Tribune trustees witness replied to Mr..
Greeley that he was not ruined. Meeny also
replied that the Tribune was not ruined.
G. A. Runkle, one of the trustees of the Trf-
bnae, also testified that at the above meeting of
trustees, Mr.. Greeley seemed distressed. and
used very strange language. He regarded Mr..
Greeley as being
OUT OF HIS MIND.
Witness knew of only one claim of S. 900 on one
note. and another note Of 5000 of Sinclair's due
then to Mr.. Greeley.
Alvan j. johnson was the next witness called.
He felt embarrassed at being catcchsed on dis
agreeable matters about one whom he loved.
On Nov. 3D., 1872, Mr.. Greeley manifested
strangeness at witness hsuse, where he was
staying. He found him trying to pack his
things to go, and told witness that when he
brought his things from DIR. Bayard's he did
not wish to go away until he was carried to
Greenwood. Witness was then impressed that
he was not right in his mind. As early as Sep
tember, Mr.. G. seemed laboring under trouble
Sometime before Mrs Greeley's death Mr.. G..
showed signs of disordered mind. Apartments
had been rented for him in New York, but he
that he was wholly ruined; had no money. He
appeared to be entirely occupied with imagin-
airy bankruptcy. On November 9th, he said he
wanted $40, 900 to get him out of his trouble;
That he would be sent to the penitentiary for
breaking open Mrs. Greeley's will. He then
said he wanted 81 900 for ten minutes. which
witness let him have. He wanted to assign his
Tyfbfne stock, but as he seemed not in a At state
the matter rested.
Adjourned to February 3D.