, 1874-07-24

Misnosaos to provo that Mr. Walker waa sane.
Tho samo morning Iahsm, Givin, and Tho rest
oame to tho house 1Bham spoke to witnosa, aud
na, saia that At. ho supposed ho tOts) know 10 had
eigna oodoIt TO Ills viii hs bis MARRIAGE lad
Ievokod It witness said Mrs. Morton lad told
hl'n eomcttanE about it IBllaul tlen wont up
tsW, tsstWS,fs, ana soon camo back SAYING 70 witnens,
eea1 xon9 fntor Is very weak but hs mind +
30: to which he replied that ho Ind not consulted
doctor; Witness WaB not In tho room when tho
codioil wsa signed; ho waa told to got Hill as
w,tens .. nMt aoila not ind hlm ve deront
Of Ills fathers atato Of mind. saw his father
fow minutes aftor tho signing; bis Inns
Woro pale, hs. eyes worc closod, and 10
Waa very. weak. Witness said that tho
work hid boen too much for him, and gavc him
some gin endBngar. AZ 2 stimulant. MI. Walker
had habit, during his last days Of starlnfr
Saseaantly as;a hftor any exortton; hls hnndn wero
COLL and u 10 could pot grasp things reedily bo
showed this aB far back ns Inst November, when
no could hardly uso tho "men" In playing
checkers.
IIc Ind dIf]oulty In writing for several months;
ootoro ootobor, 1873, ho wrote fno hand
reading IT, prior to 1Iay il; his father was yory
codicil, - NV
At ibis point tbo Witness described tho o1eou-
connoctiout Mutual Company. in Which hs
fathor's handwriting showed signs Of weakness IS;
spoelmens OF writing woro shown, with tho
blottora usod. etc.
THE MEDICINES,
Tho Witnchs also described tho class Of modI-
9i G1nGs taken ny his father, Including quirino,
Iuuya powders, valo1lan, and Other atuR.
,1 from n the 18th Of March. and through april aud
q a M5 WshsF sasr was gen t"o
MalKef was brought home gasplng by tllreo no.
lscomon he said next day That 10 tlim6loi into
2; holo and got out, but could not walk, md lay
Tho witness then gavo several instsucos Of
MIS- TATnEns FonaErFuLvEsa
Of late years.. Mrs. Morton was tho psrson
C1G Ca,3fora1eg sa1ggeaatod ct that ho should 60 to
soo ho Wapta adqsoa tn 70 g 9neas a b took
engagement EnngS was broken up; bis father borrowed
s2oo Of "itnees. [rhis mart Of the evidence nr,.
pearcd fully In hlr. Buokngham'B asatomont.1
During the summer Of 1870 witnoss worked for
fathor about all tho money that ho ma.e. On On
but explained tho whole thing to his father wEo
pronounced himself satiafod; blr. Walkor mas
hs nPne gh es gs nd botEeoa
tor April 1874, and tho doctor said ho would not
havo it again.: DIR. @. G.. Smith was
always their family physician, up to 1878,
Tnoa pf holllstsr vas eallod tn BY Mrs. Nor
ton put In tho winter Of 1878, that the ostato
thought. 'SN'' ~
q Tle witness was thon .erosa examined by Mr.
arsirrons o. EsrEsnrzsEsr
Of Mr. Walkers mind, and rocapitu!ated tho seY-
oral circumstances of forgotfulnoes, otc,. ohron-
toled ir bis naaln evidence. >M1. SWEET took caro-
f11 notea of Rll this, and was ironically funny
with the witnasa as to tho diagnosis Of Mr, Walk
ot's disease. Tho witness, however, remained
importurbable, aud gave back an occasional
Rowland for an Oliver.H Among other things
which went to confirm young Walkor'a opinion
OF his fathers imbocility, waB an opinion which
10 expressed relative to 1Ir. Buckingham being
dishonaBt-a man who had sorvod hin faithfully
and With ability for = number Of years. Also,
ha said that 10 was not going to be swindled by
Mr; Hill, Or anybody e!se; also. bis non-recog-
milton Of the WitneBs and installing him for tic
hired man, Several other incidents, many Of,
them trivial, wora related, and Mr.. SWEET ro-
marked That Ito Was examining tho. witnoss as
:" IN expert which produced laughter. Tho
young man kept protty cool, but tho
oross- examination wns Interrupted by tho
Court, who said that tho tax-casos were to CONC
up to-day, and no WAS. afraid, Judging, bY tho
numbor OF witnoeaes tho arguments that wore
to come, etc., that the Wa1aor caBe would 20
over until noxt session. He hoped the law
yo.a would bo able to giEc definite 1tlea 10 The
morning as to tho length Of tilno tnoy expected
to consume. =
The Court then roHb.