, 1874-07-21
Further Testimony In Tho Contested
Will Case,
Interesting Evidence Of MIR.
T. W. Buckingham.
lie Thought MIR. Walkers Mind Had
Been Giving Way.
Excessive Use Of Liquor---B Memory
---Wasting Money.
Mrs. Morton Kept Him Secluded.

Mrs. Morton Kept Him Secluded.
Tho Walkor will caBo was resumed IN tic
County Court yostortlay morning.
TIE MAnss1AuE. ...
Before thu case proceeded, Afr. SWEET wantod
10 understand wheIhor or not tho marriage OF
hIr, Walker To Mrs. NJ. a. Morton on tho 9th OF
May waa mutua1ly admitted. While le Ind ad-
mittcd tho marriage, ho wautod to withdraw tue
admission, un1esa tho opposius COUNSEL would au-
nit tle aane.
Tho Court saw no objection to hlr. swett with
drawing his admission, and tho WITHDRAWAL "as
granted.
BIr. Fuller asked time for consultation With
Ills colleagues upon tho point in question, md
the caa1 was postponed until o'clock.
The Court raagsc1nblod at o'clock, when Mr.
Fuller said tho contestants would not admit Of
TIM marriage.
Tho caso, which it Was thought was closed, was
tl,on roopencd, and contestants called, who
saii:
7. ". BUCKINGHAM.
Ibaycliv thoclty eighteen years. and have
bccu intnutoly acquainted with Iii. Walhor during
that time. was his agent for eight years. He had
been growing woaker during tho three years
preceding his death. 1Io was always drinking
man, but did not drink Us much Just before his
death as ho hnd Of earlier years. 1rogardcd him o
hard drinaor. often warned him Of lts danger
and bis exccssea. lie drauk daily, aud was
generally under the iuluenco Of liquor hnTo
often ucen him unable to got out OF hts carriage
Be VIII imbecile from the OBJECT of liquor
ut Tines. Since Noymbor. 1872 think ho waB
IMnECl1E MOST OF THE TIME.
Ho mot with an nccitlcnt in November from
being intoxicated which confined him to bed
several months. lie fell In tho street md la1ned
hi1nso'f Whilo sick lie waa given liquor.
Juhn Curaor,, druggist, aud he bought OF Van
schaack, Stevenson j. Reid by tho case. uo
drunk g.n.
lilo yenr preceding his death he could not talk
to mo on business thirty minutes ut II time. tie
bud 10 business cauacity whatever Lie could
remember transactions Of years ago, but
could not rnnlollber tho transactions Of q
dny, or two paet.. Ho = was m invaria9iy la1n
found the Commercial Nntlonal Bank was
ahout to onter Judgment against him for
S,lj,O00. snw him about tho naattcr. I1o con-
tended i,o only owed tho bank $4,000, He sub:
sequenlly remembered owllg anothcr note OF
$4,000 I told him tho clain vas $4,000. Ho
said 1t wna not so-if tloio was any such claim
against him hls ualno Ind beon forged. There
wure Euyaral other business tranBactlons Bhow-
maAo contracts By which
ne THREW PROPERTY AWAY.
uo sold property on tho corner Of Jackson and
Wells Bticpts for $50, 600, aud paid $4,000 com.
MISSIONS. thought that foolish transaction,
for bud refused $1o0.0oo for tho same prop
nty.
Ii Juno he owned tho steamer East Saginaw,
and ordered mo to telegraph to tho lower lakes
to have hcr como up to do somo specific duty.
Whom tho boat caino Air. Walker was absent,
and had loft no ordcra. The bout returned, but
waB again .elegtaphod for, This conduct was
! loas to him Of several thousand dollars. In
Marcll last he Issued checks to tho amount Of
lirty odd thousand on Coolbnugh's bunk, aud
at tho timo was In dabt to the bank some
el1,G00. Ho said he bad made arrangements
With tho bank to honor his cheoks, which subse,
h not honor Ill tho checks, AID Ut
Rn, iutoryiow between him, Walk;er,
md ,nysf, no told Nr. v. thu
told me t. take Mr.. Walkor homo. Mr.. Walker
at the ti1no WAS urdor tho influence OF liquor.
lie showed every 1ay That
nIB MENTAL POWERS WE'RE FAILING HIM.
Go Wantod TIC ul1Ou one occasion to borrow Tor
him 81, TOO that lie could start for California tho
ucxt morn.nE, atd wanted to hayo tho money
1t tho Aiatteson House by Q o'clock. l1e mot
Mo ut tho Mattcson at 10 O'Clock, after train
limo, bit never said q word tlion or since
about tho California trip When ho made
this requos. Of mo ho va undor tho influence OF
quor. lIo was entirely unit to transact any
have some figuring Dir. Walker did at my
nlico III March last. which SLOWS hia
WEAKNESS OF MIND.
He wanted to borrow uonoy,-wantcd s1.e00 at
ouce. In estimating on sonlo brick, he figured
t960 worth to be worth several thonsandA. will
produce tue original figures Tomorrow. Hc calcu-
lated ut tho tino Oh using nomo INSURANCE money
rnicl he had used the week before: Lie was given
somewhat to titH Of emotion crying aud laugh
illg. Upon hearlng Of the death Of brother-in
law III 1878 he hnd spaslls tho entire afternoon
lla;c seen him cry by tho hour without any
apparent cause. iIo lecturod mo upon Que oo'
:ah:uu upon tho OWLS OF intanpernnce, and da-
:lated ho would
NEWER DRINK ANOTHER DROP
unlesa ordered by tho doctor, aud it waB meas:
ared ont to him by Alothor Morton: !" Otis
.ha word OF Mrs. Morton in conversation IT
my Office. I1e replied TINT nho had saved him
from portlition. aud waa GOOD 1l''1au, &c'
At that tno Mrn Morton had boon ut Alr
Walkers about eight yours
Mra. Waikor died in 1856 in Cuba. Mrs. Nor.
lon is tho sa1ne porson TINT now calls hcrBell
Airs. Walker. I told Mr.. Hill about tho temper:
tnco lecture thut afternoon, aud lo INFORMED
talau several large drinka
1ha Connections Mutual Insurance Compan1
msdo Mr.. Walker two oang,-ono OF S85, ,0o'
property to Air. Hill for 5000 por year, witt
privilege Ct purchasing the property for Sl95o0
i1slde Of tcu years. dir. Hill bud half Of TIL
t!:5,0t0 loan, which was joint luan Mr.
Wnikcr'a property wus behind on taxos. Thor
must bo 415,0u0 IT. taxes yet due. have dc
tails of tho expenditure OF 0lr, Walkers part o.
Tho loan.
noticed decided change for tho worse /
Mr. Walllor
AFTER Ills ACCIDENT
Of 1879. Since TINT accident losipye ho lost hi
mind. Prior to t!lut accident never saw lii
cry, Alter tho accident llo could not control A
bowels. mud for ycuag before lo suffered with
urinary difficulty. lie Aad m Involuntary iii
charge from lls bowels IN my ollce upon on
uccaaion. left tho office. This WAS III lilo mont
Of 3luy. When taking OF goIug to Californi
ha Haia that Mra. Morton mas goi,g with hin
saw him Friday before ho doa, up-town, Il
9Th Of Mny, tho tlay. OF bis wedding. lie was i
kou worse tint afternoon, The uaxt mol1,it
word was sons ING to hurry up On the Innurun
Company loan. Tho loan .paIorH wore takon
his house TINT evening Iy Mesuss. Hill at
lBheln, but could not be executed becuuHe he VI
" married MALI aud the papora wore drnwn for
tiu0lo man. Tho pupe1B wero not signed.
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