Connecticut western news., 1874-05-08
A GHOST IN COURT.

Its Evidence Gives . Woman her Prop
 ertys
 In December, 1871, one Sylvester Sudler, farmer estimated to be worth $15O, 600, and residing in Poplar Island Greek Neck, in the Second Election District of Queen Anne's, Md, where he had very large farm and hand some residence, was taken very sick with pneumonia. After few days severe illness he improved and became convalescent, but exposing himself too soon, had 8 relapse, and on the 18th of January, 1872, died. In the interval of cenvalescence between the two at- tacks of illness Sylvester Sudler sent for his brother, Emory J. Sudler, law yer living upon Kent Island Ca part of Queen Anne's county), and got him to write his will. This was duly executed in the presence of three witnesses on the 18th of January, and delivered into the custody of Emory J. Sudler, who was understood to be named the execu- tor. On the 18th Emory Sudler went home, and did not return to Poplar Island Greek Neck until the Fist of January, when he was summoned to be present. at his brothers funeral, which took place in Centreville the next day.
 On the 23d of January, Emory J. Sudler, by request, read the will in presence of two of the witnesses, Rev. John Fleming and Mrs. Hannah Ed wards, and the widow, Mrs. Mary Ann Sudler, and the only child of Sylvester Sudler, Emory J. Sudler, Jr., a boy of twelve years. The will, after naming Emory J. Sudler, ST., sole executor, and devising some small sums in the shape of 1egacies, gave directions that the real estate should be sold, and out of the proceeds $500 should be paid to Mary Ann Sudler, while all the rest of the estate should become the property the decedent's brother, Emory J. Sudler, whom he recognized as his universal and only heir. 7.
 The widow and both of the witnesses present declared that the document read was not the will of Sylvester Sud- and defied Mrs. Edwards and Rev. Mir. Fleming to deny their signatures. He said he could prove the will, and if it was disputed he could show the court the reasons why his brother Sylvester had made such 8 devise of his property. He gave notice also that he would on the next day apply to the Orphans Court at Centreville for probate of the will.
 This he did; but the widow, appeal ing likewise, entered caveat on her own part, and as the next friend of her son, Emory Sudler, Jr. The court ap- pointed day to hear testimony in re- gard to the will, and on that day all three of the witnesses to the will were present, together with the parties inter- ested. Mir. Matthew B. Merritt, the third witness, swore positively to his own signature and to have seen the other witnesses sign. He identified the document by its shape, the envel- ope containing it, water-mark in the paper, and an ink blot upon one corner of the folded sheet. Mrs. Edwards could not swear that it was not her sig nature to the paper, but was not will ing to swear that it was. She had been in the house during all of MT. Sylves- ter Sudler's illness, helping his wife to nurse him, and had repeatedly heard decedent declare that he had left all his property (except certain legacies which she named, and which were in accordance with the terms of the will ready to his wife and child. The will, after it was written and before being executed, had been for two days in the custody of the deceased. He had kept it under his pillow had read it him. self f; had made her read it to him, and had got the Rev. Mir. Fleming to read it to him also. Hence she was able tc speak so positively as to it's contents.
 The Rev. John Fleming corroborate6 Mrs. Edwards statement, and testified further, that before sending for his bro ther, MT. Sylvester Sudler had men tioned to him how he intended to leave his property, and consulted him about giving the administration to Emory Emory, he said, was little wild, an6 he was afraid that giving him such { trust might lead to trouble. Still i would be great help to his brother tt have the business, and he wanted ,tt assist Emory if he could. This MT Fleming strongly advised him to do and Emory was accordingly sent for a once. Still MT. Fleming was not will ing to deny that that was the documen he had witnessed and his signature ap pended to it. -. ,... =,
 Dr. James Potter, the family physi cian, testified that the decedent had re peatedly told him during his illness that he had left all his property to hi wifa and son