The New York herald., 1876-03-09
THE BARMoRE WILL CASE.

Some decidedly curious and interesting DEVELOPMENTS
madc yesterday In hearing "A molten before
surrogate Van sohaick, made behalf OF Mrs Ell.
srdge to remove Moses b. Mdclay as collector OF tho
Barmore estate her counsel, Mr. John McKeon claim
Ing that decision of Surrogate Hutchngs that the
will OF the late Mr. Barmore obtaired ~ fraud and
undue influence, established that lir Maclay was an
nnnt person to charge OF the estate pending the
litigation Mrs Eldridgc's counsel relied upon the pro-
rcedings the main had before the Surrogate when
The contest was had over tho will and
especially upon tho deposition OF Thomas
A. Ardes, taken before Mr. John w Lawdcr
1t ST. GATHERINGS, Canada This deposition covers
seventeen printed pages and II entitled to creoit,
shows that Mr.. Barmore insane; had Brights dis
ease; entirely subject to the control Of those OPP
posed Mrs Eldridge and altogether gives a fright
ful picture OF Barmore, whose nurse Ardies was.
Mrs Edrdgo's counsel were taken aback by the do.
vcopmcnts made by HessrS s. p Nash Ira shafer,
Naclay and Madgc. who opposed the motion, and
claimed upon their papers TO set aside the decree
Titus B. Edrdsc swore, to get the commission, that
Ardes resides in the province OF Canada, near ST.
GATHERINGS. Those favor Of the will trying to find
Ardcs searched In vain until by accident they found
him $50 miles from ST. GATHERINGS in the wilds OF
Canada This, they say, excited their suspicion as he
had lived in Brooklyn, and upon Investigation It
turned out that Eldridge had brought MIN this long
Bhern at that place. with whom Mr.. and Mrs Eldridge
were very intimate; that the sheriff wrote out his
deposition, winch iull OF elegant dcion and skilled
phrases and that then he taken before the Com
missioner who him 90 the truth OF the dcpo.
stOu without having alminstcrcd the inierrogatnrics
or examined him, his duty. II is claimed that
Ardics ignorant man. addicted TO the Of ntox
icang drinks and that when under their influence he
Is easily moulded IL further claimed that his depo
pon Is worthless, and that having been obtained by
fraud aud rreguary executed II must be rejected by
the Surrogate AS conclusive evidence OF fraud in
sealing his whereabouts the counsel produced aida
VT OF MrS Edrdge, for another commission. recently
made in which she states his true residence sho having
learned that those in favor OF the will had ierreed him
cut The counsel for Mrs. Edrdge LAID considerable
stress Ardes evidence before the Surrogate But
when the counsel for the will showed the facts in rcla
ton 10 Peter Mason there stl further surprise
for them. On the last days of the hearing before
Surrogate. ~ the viii contest Eldridgc produced a
deposition taken before Henry J. NILS, At Newark ~
j., December ., 1870. which covers fifteen printed
pages which he states .---''l have resided In New
Jersey Pianncd, for ten years past my oc-
rupatIon Is that OF commercial broker He swore
90 OF facts the Surrogate regarded almost con-
elusive against the WILL and stress laid upon by
counsel prove that Mrs. Eldridgc was Barmore's
favorne dau utter: that Barmorc said Eidrtgc
was 'uauucd rastal,r that he had rouDed
him OF $4,000, aud as his lawyer pur
osely lost several cases aud said "Eldridge some
nay would Kill him or Maclay;p that whatever took
bace between him and his sonsin.law he should serve