Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-02-22


ecutors in this matter have felt it to be not
only duty, but duty which it would be
criminal to neglect had they permitted the
will OF 1872 to go upon the records. Dis
inheriting his youngest and best-beloved
daughter, not only marking her for all time
as the disinherited child of q great and IL
iustrious man, and placing upon hur brow
marks Of cOngenial imbeciity, not only by
showing that she was incapable of taking
care Ut her property during her minority,
but during her ma jOri!y also, for that will
places her under the same guardianship
now, under the age of Is, as at the age of
1870. Such q will as that would reflect
more dishonor upon the character of Mr..
Greeley than every act of his life could re-
ilect, il the worst were known. from his
cradle to his grave. Why, sir, that man
saw fit to give to the Children's Aid So.
ciety SlO,UUO for the benefit of orphans.
Why should he not. be permitted to do 50
He believed in his lifetime, and expressed
to the Treasurer of the Children's Aid So
ciety, that $4,000 was enough for his
daughter. A short time before his death, or
before his mental arrangement, he entered
into inquiries concerning this legacy, and
expressed himself satisfied with it. Why,
IL has been said OF him by his enemies that
III his last days lie fell away from the high
dence Of that could be produced, the most
conclusive, apprehend, would be adduced
from this will ui 1872. 1t represents him as
giving farm, the real property Of bis
brother, TO his eldest daughter If Ar.
Greeley could be guilty of that in his sane
moments, the worst said of him by his po-
litical enemies might we'll enough be true.
But for two months before his death, he
spoke of his widowed sister with the deep
est emotion. lie held the title to his
brothers estate, fearing that he might
spend it, for he was an casy-going man.
! Now, sir, L do not desire TO dwell longer
upon the subject. In reference to the
Children's Aid Society. must say, how
ever, that gentlemen associated with me
inquired into the subject OF the legacy and
received from its highest officers words
similar to these; 1--WE have not relinquish
ed our claim. We believe Horace Greeley
had regard for the orphans of others as
well as for the orphans of himself He
saw lit to give that money, and the Society
considered they had no legal right to re-
fuse to take it, no moral right To take il,
and 1t would be wrong to refuse it. IL is
an insult" they say, (which we could not
oiler to him living how then can We TO
/ him dead 7"
| l believe Mr.. Greelys property-the two
estates--are worth S2O6, ,oUU. Having the
power to show that the will is conspiracy,
and having it in our power to overwhelm
! them, we do not think it right for them 10
recede, telling the newspapers all over the
country: "Oh, we were poor orphan girls,
and the gentlemen on the other side were
strong men, and we were compelled to
! yield To superior forces The imputatiou
! is cast upon us that we bulled them out of
] the Will. No, you may tie one OF our hands
and four out ut the five fingers on the other,
aud we will beat you in the estimation fall
mankind on this controversy, ii you 90 on.
| We repel your insiuuations. We say that
was not his will. 1t was the child of con-
! spracy, executed at a moment when the
chamber of sickness should have been sa-
cred from the PROCLAMATION Of the men toex-
eCute that will. We characterize that
transaction Of disturbing the chamber OF a
dying man in language the severest we
could use. We repel The charge. a will
of that kind would have reflected eternal
disgrace.
Now, if they decline to 60 on. we must
accept the situation. Mr.. Greely's rea-
tions were not only great, but they were
sublime. Never lived in tine history OF
mankind SO perfect an ideal Of husband.
! His question was not "What my wife is,
but what does it become me to be the hus-
band ~ If the public or anybody else
I should sec tit to censure us they can know
the facts in this case. Should the case go
on they will know these facts. AS it can
not so on they will not know the facts, eX-
cept as l have hinted them now. lu the
testimony which we have given, in SO far az
1t has borne upon individuals, il has only
been given for the purpose of showing ill.,
sanity aud delusiun ; that he was under II
deluslon when he made the will, when he
/ spoke OF his lost property, when he spoke
OF his own ruin, and when he said the great
TRIBUNE was going W ruin. 1t was the
last thing in the world he would have Ut
tered had he not been insane. We do not
see that there is any more disgrace in dy-
ing from insanity than from any other dis
ease. No! Mr.. Grteely's friends feel that
the development in this case will rebound
to his credt-every word to his credit.
That he was insane for six weeks be-
fore his death, we know, and no one can
! overwhelm the truth on that point. 1t is
/ placed beyond all doubt, and that insanity
was known; and am sorry to say il was
known to those who had "A hand in procur-
| ing the execution of that will If the case
went on the public would see some light
AS they recede withhold the story.
! Judge Hart Before witnesses are called
/ ~ otciiio w iiiC hutJ ohh W lSPi1
! to the learned gentleman.
| The Surrogate-lt is out of order on both
sides, and it seems to me hardly proper to
make charges on one side and repel them
| on the other.
Judge Hart--We are prepared to show
where that will was found. We are pre-
pared to show that it was in Mr.. Greeley's
handwriting.
Mr.. Williams--I Il concede it as tar as the
mechanical part was concerned, but it con-
tains maiNs that it is not his composition.
/ Judge lIart--Bul ihink it is very cru
! el thing to make any reference to Mr.. Gree
| ley's domestic life and relations.
| Mr.. Williams-I ought to say that when
we were in the other room / told the coun-
sci on the other side that he should not
make a statement, but if he did we must re.
| ply 10 it.
| THE WEAKEST PART.-It is we'll known
! that clergymen, when in each others COM
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