, 1873-11-07
LEGAL MATTERS.
Examination o9 Witnesses for the
Contestant tn the Dusacalr IEiII-CnsN
Concluded, md the Case Opened for


Examination 02 Witnesses for tho
Contestant III the Dusacan 1EiII-CnSn
Concluded, and the Case Opened for
tIao WagE.
Sqvtiat Dispatch to 7hc Chicago 1riouut.
BATTLE GREER, alicl.. Nov. G-Yhe interest
manifested in tlis vicinity in behalf Of the Dun
ca1, will ease. which still occupies tho Court at
Iarel'al ia beconing very groat. Tho examina-
ton Of witnessea for the contestant cloAed yes
teriay will tEo evidence Of DrH. Cox, French,
and Wattes, nr t1Iis city, aud DrB. Montgomery
md Joy, III 3fnrshnll. Their tcHlluony waB
similar to that Of the other pl'yaicians.
George Duncan, broi14or t,E tho deceased, tes-
titled to several instances When the tentator up
pcared insane, and very unreliable in huslnesA.
james j. Duncan, ut Guy1lloEn Ful:s, o., he~
loved liH brother Thomas to lave been crnzy
antE referred to several incidents that wcl!t to
sustain hin lolsef. lilo Ind 1nnl, obliged. ut W.
rous tnoH, to trlsact ell oI tho teAtators 'tsi-
ness, tho latter seeming 10 have lost Ills lllelu
DRY.
Richard l.. D,,ncan. another brother. gave
similar teArihOny. and rofefrcd to some difficulty
deceased lad with brother William, about
iAm guilty OF trying to tefra1id him out Of $,10-
mn. which Ian been intrllstctl linn to nuy tho
Chicago properly Tlia witness further tcnti-
iietl lint tie tlnceascd had offered him l0, ,0uU il.
boi:.lH. h,t subsequently, forgot his offer.
The tIrst witness FOR tho will WIS alr rratl,or,
OF Pl'lnlmor, pa.. AR. Dnncan's banker. The
Witness teatiiled to some If tho particulars or
The wGy in which alr. Duncan mule Ills fortune
III tho oil regions. Tile firm Of Duncan Il
Brother bought lot Of forty acrcs for st.o00,
NIX. sold it for :10.oou. They bought twenty
five ucrcs which they ao}l for 2itjI0, and lot
upon which they made ~, 0o' III a!x:y-fya tlays.
These transactions wurc lnutie by 3ir. DH!le;.u
hinlgct, who also rot mp tho plnn Of plt-linle
wls II ,}00.1tt involved. The witness believed
Alr. Dnncan 10 have It.. ny Eootl lsonlory rs
sla average OF 1ne'l.
Tho lev. Atr. Douyherty, solicitor Of tho
ieyeil Mr. pnnts.n to llavc bean very iiltel'i-
gent mud HounG ,lnl!,; though he did obHerso
something Iccniiar III TIM lnan: Lad solicited
money for religious pnrposoa of MI. DUNCAN:
but did mt succeed III getting my. Several
other witnesses were awor,, worthy mon,horA Of
the Methodist Chuscll. utl of whom believed Mr.
])uncul, In I,a1o been OF usually sound mind.
Tho gHaatcr portion of tile wisneHsos "ero from
this ri.y. lt would Bcen, by tl,iH oyienen oleit-
oil, that Mr.. Duncan WAS n devoted member of
tic Methodist EplAcolal Church, Which accounts
for tho otlnvaSal provisions i'll his will for TINT
denomination.
:3ccovcry For ksAm,;tsca for EsstslrUssd
hH5israes.
DEasio1SEs. Nov. t.~In lie DnoNo County
District Court. in tho case ar d. Blair y. Tho
Chicago Il Northwestern knilwny Company. IL
judynlcl,t WaA rendered nBnItlht thu Company
Tor a71ttO. ID. Hair "ah hurt wllilo coupling
freight cura.
u's4e 1.i1cl-:tais A.u1isat the new DIR.
leans u A'iu,cHs7 -t.:a1csshiy- setstoI.
NEw OnLEaSs. isov. t.-Tho controversy bo-
Sweeu Judge ". ". llowe, lute 0f tho Supreme
Bench, and lilo Now Orlenna IInrs. has h'u,.
a,u!cuhly pcttIutl. Tho 13n's rctraetu i.t neGea
libel with II proper aln'logy, us"l Judge Live
witildrnwA his slit.
| nectst,fs Under t1.N e!tah:ol1s* 3.s,srA.