, 1874-07-23

THE WALKER WILL.
Testimony OF tho 0ldost Son OF tho
Dcccnscd.
Tho Walker will caso waa again resumed t1lls
morning in tho County Court. Tho attendance
wae not largc, and alt concerned appeared 10 Eo
about tho business IN socpy kind OF way.
1in. nucKlyalrAM
Nas agaiu placed lludcr crosa-examinhtlon by
a1r. swots. Tho List OF property was .rcad over
10 lim md witnoas remembered That thoro wero
also oU>4 foot OH Wabash avonuo, and Ito feet
on jackson atroot, whore tho rrosons Matsoson
House stands.
1uDaE BK1NsEn.
u this point, oamo Into court to explain nof-
tlon Of his oviaoncc. 11o had forgotten that
tho following telegram had boen received ny
him while III Florida:
Walkers tillo ali right except ono ju!g.nont for
seoo nppoa!el 10 tho Burremo cort Ia,l incurred
le s ooas seimei md mi. G@ watsr viii soore tho Gonneo
ANsoN spxnuT.
To which wtncss replied as follows:
Consult with Iahai, but don't closD Walker and Hill
eir aavise: idon dafo decide ut NJ s,snss
,,,,. aao,aa , a1,,,n,a a". ~,
!ao soieRiHn l'io"'.s ,aas spoat5 '.n
friend, not M tho attorney OF tho Connecticut
Mutual. Tho chartor Of that Company nbsouto-
" prohibited thom from taking second lion Oh
suy property whatovor.
THO witnosH hcre proauco1 tho mortgages
countorsignod by Walker and other documents
connected with tito loan to Walker mud 1Iill.
BUCKINGHAM CONTINUES.
Mf' D"eA''si1n' sc.oen'eAal'',ou -, mas - 'tt''i
rcs',nloa; money was badly wanted by Walker In
April, 1874 therefore, Ialam won't to Buffalo.
and witness accompanied him. Istnm hutl
41,euus ~" ny, "o ~. 'e, M o,,Ia
holp walker anu Aill IN case the toan co.au
1Intual. Thoy had powors Of attorney.
lWltncHa read tho documonts, "hicn NUTS
duly .Htgnou by Whiker.l HnlKcr elt tho
collaotton Of rcnls for barna, etc, 70 tho man
Caineron, who probably eoileGtod httio or noun
lug. Walkor aaw that tue Waus9h siaSn LIno ,tas
was running him in tho ground with don't. After
Waikor was hurt Cnmoron wrote ior money, US
aome attauhnonts had beon sworn OUT aEalnas
tho Stage Limo eold 1t tug barn and iob. ,l,ss alia
iho atoanl5ost waH also running Jyalfor in debt.
Relative to TUG bnckyard a q & we,of Ike ,,r o,.,
hng, hlr. BuokInELmnta m statoa that tAo coheofh
owed Walker s12a,oo0.
The Witness further atatod that At MasKor
business, htd on nearly al ohts'ie rropofty' IN
EXPLANATION Q, t,s slT. laeki.'tnh'n s.a,eu Elm
TWAS Mr. Walkers linbt to place some diatress,
cd friend OF his upon tslo iarin tuoh no wonla
pay tho taxes aud hclp to carry the man alonR.
On tho AT Sable farm le pAil the ta1as for
several years, and all at onco tho tcnant cleared
out bccauao, ho said. tho ho'ao WA too bad to
1.-Two in; that sa1no man won't straight away and
bought another farm ont OF what ile made but
Wnlker never got 4 ccut out Of it. That WAS IN
1861 The present tenant had pe|d Dir. Walker
$500 in tho spring, tho only money ho ovor got
from there.
Tho witncss on being questioned, said TINT
Mr.. Walker nppeared to talk u great doal abo,t
Ills accident, and, ence that period, his bodily
health appeared to decline. ITO could not state
what particular portion Of his fratne was in
tuFcd, but t4hre WAS general BLOCK 70 THO Bys"
tom.
Tho Court roso AZ hntf.paae IL O'CLOCK.
Judge Wnllaca resumed his scat On tAe bonch
Of tho County Court Ut 2 o'clock.
sEaoT1AT1Sh THE LOAN.
MIR. Buckingham, on fuither cross-examlna-
ton. sad TINT he eoasldotea AR. Maikor tuliy
capable OF understanding tho dooGnehk granting
him power-of'nttornoy when ho went TO Duitaloi
hoperteotly Understood tAe neceHslty tAoro was
for procuring the monoy. Witnoss had done
good deal Of dotal WorS i'll regard 70
Lle Connecticut Mutual lifo Insurance Compa-
ny; saw 3laj spcrry, acting for the Company,
Ioyeral timca; noyor tosd Alaj. 6perry TINT he
sousidesed Mr. Walker to be'ln a'1 inDoclle ssnto
pf mind a. ana IT, nenhle a so Of o bng I
sLuas ueou' ~ tn as"o AZ, ,.tu ~ u8oH.h w VIZ
b!otting ,papor showing Walter's i: abaenco OF
mind 1T the suggestion OF Amos Walker "a
question Us to who.hor sail Amos Walkcr was
not having M oyo toward tnhcsitlng some Of u.
9. Walkers ptoparty wan objected t. aTn NJ 1l-
lection was austained.] Ae reported to Wnlker
throo tmoa week FOR eighteen months relative
to tho hus,eas; did not regard him as being iil-
Ba1!e; did not believe Ae eyer was issane contiti-
uedto report to lllai up to tue time OF LIS dontil
WAsEehefA! agonLlor " alkoF uHtlnts heFchore elGAI
years; Waa employed as hls confidential general
agent ut such price gu witness might seo Ut to
chArEo Walker baid no wanted witness to
n'anago liis business, and would Pay whatever
WIZ tnouEae ht. Nevor eettoa With MN lot
claims sgalnst tho cstato III compensation OF
services. Tho mall Lewis, who was present
when Walker taikea to witnGss about amos; H. 81 81
tue oihco, was talo-boarer between TUG onlco
and tue housei "ltneAa looked upon INN ~
aucA ho waB o carpenter WHO hau done SOME
work around tho premises. When w1tness Eald
tllnt II. U. Walkor Mah not lAGano, 4e meant