, 1874-07-26
THE WALKER WILL.
Testimony OF the Brothers OF ts1c De
renxrh.


Testimony OF the Brothers OF ts1c De-
ceased.
The hearing of the testimony in the II. o.
Walker will caso WAS continued yesterday it tho
County Courtroom before Judge Wallace.
AMOS wALKEN.
brother Of deceased, Tas examined By A1r. H. #.
Fuller. Had been intimate with deceased, and
hal sometimes resided With him. He left there
finally during tho latter part OF last summer.
He Was treated unpleasant1y by Mrs. Morton,
aud by girl called Lizzie. They neglected his
wants, and even insnltcd him. At ono timo the
former called witness adirty, lousy scoundrcl;'
said he was OF all day, and drunk. She told his
brother she would not have such man in the
house. Tho deceased told Mrs. Morton and tho
Dutch girl Lizzie to leave the room. A sort Of
free fight arose. The girl Lizzio throw some
pepper in Witness face. Witness simply
knocked Mrs. Morton down." Afterwards MEa.
Morton struck 1T witness with her crutch. Ono
OF them throw dipper of hot water at Witness.
Tho deceased then put both tho women out Of
the room. This was in August, 1871. Witness
went to a neighbor's to wash the pepper out cf
his Dyes, and stayed away for several daJs
On one occasion q conversation eToso betwcen
witness, Alr. II. o. Walker, ar. Buckingham,
and S1r. Otis Walker, in regard to business mat
ters, in which the latter had said that Mrs. Nor
ton was continually picking up whatever inoi-
dents sl1o could 70 further her Dill, poecs- De-
ceased had replied that he wou hear nothing
against her. Bho had saved his life. and lie was
under great obligation to her. He considered
tia. deceased had shown
SIGNS OF MENTAL WEAKENING
for three or four vearh past. lie had sceu him
shed tears when lis oldest boy buried, but
not when the 1irst Mrs. Walker died. He had
seen him shed tears At ono other time. Deceased
wrns drinking hard, and getting very weak in
body, Of later yea1s. Formerly he was very neat
and styliah in his dress before Ills first wife died
OF late years he became careess and elovenly,
and wore his clothes al long as he could make
them hang together. lie was even dirty in his
habits. Afterwards he was 30 full Of l1quor
that he could not talk plainly. Witness thought
the eyes Of deceased bad very dead expression
for the last two years. He was SO weak, latter
II, tl1at he could not hold papers in hand Ills
step WAS slow aud measured, as il ho feared
fall. He judged that his mind was failing from
his giving way 10 constantly to drink. Witness
had inBtAnced cases Of failure of memory Ill
business matters. He sent of freight on the
steamboat to the wrong places He would fa1
to remember what he had dictated q few hours
before. Witness had spout two summers and
three winters at tho blanitou Islands. De-
hands employed as woodchoppers and laborers,
though written to frequently about it. Witness
49, In 1Nf1ne
nao 20 come TO see ueeeaaau ~ .t.n @ no,,so.
Dcceasoa pronlseu LUZ ~ -" ;ts'.s aao - Ia
keeper VINO was neeoeo, ana so1o .ha ~ 10
On bang a. inc Dos: On ees'aa @ 1a ;t"nsa III
"ould ma ootn mailos ~ u,1 - ~ tsa"1, ,;th-
so and founo nelthes ahu I'M u g. oaeA VII VII
out money or helP Al lass hao 1oo; on -. "ua .,a
had to come 70 ChlcaHo 20 ge' tnelf "ooo5' Ano
finally oil hands had 70 lcaFe.
He frequently PROMISED wi1ness nonet ~
morrow, and as oltGn laued OF io!sos ~ 1u,, ~,
n!sh 1t. ne "onia maze mlstn,es ~ nsu1tns ~
bic accounts. very 1feqaensiy AIS. .i inot.u Iant
drove down to the once win mn. fof 'no i's'
few times ehe was alRays WIZ I'M MN ,,ho ,,o-
oa t7osse1on1''sn ~ ~ So ~ 1e;1 W;tna,e
scene occurred before the nlo OF loH: nnesa ,e:,
admitted ho couid plopany nave afaan ieos aa
liquor, but did not maze t1oup!o ~ tio .iouso -
MITE horton aIeeeu. ~ 1eeattu ~ ~ nu t taft ~
Chicago at o:to ?. NJ, tnat ~ - 1n'o oo a'ooct
about Midnight and gos 10 E'e .. io1D
next mG.nng e nn ra,ns 9n ;nna tp1 nrpn.re to- viz
had probably 1orgotIon mugs pl1aou orav ~
nsss for ten or n1Ieen .;mes1c'o's' ;tnesa 1'Aos'
LOANED oo cES1s TO nEcEAsEp'
cd OF It. Deceasod "aA, a'l h's n1u, ueie1e. !,
tho matter OF paying Dltts. ootHa pll4d uo "oH'N