The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-22
Mr.. IIENDRICKSON'S LEGACY.
4 MONMOUTH 60. TERMINUS WIFE
AND CHILDREN IN COURI.

AND CHILDRhN IN COURI.
The Ola story Of - Stepniother'- Usurpation
mud Jcniousy What was seen One Might
Ten Years 4 go la ~ Pair Haven Household.
An interesting will case was ON trial before
Judge Scuddcr in the Monmouth Circuit Court
last week. in which an old mans darling aud
her success in weaving him from his first wlfc's
children were the subjects of attention Cornc-
Illus &. Hcndrickeon. who had been for many
years In the Shrewsbury oyster trade nj Fair
Haven. died In March last. at the age OF CO. In
his will he gave house and lot. some oyster
bouts. and other personal property to each Of
his two sons, Samuel and Charles. but cut Off
his married daughter Mary Jane Chadwick
with $500. These were children OF his first
wife TO his second wife. Deborah. n beauty of
about half his own age. and their youngest
child he left the bulk Of his estate.
Mrs Chadwick contested the will on tho ground
Of undue influence. On the witness stand
she testified that before her mothers death.
in 1865 her father gave her n house to
live in. and ut her mothers deathbcd promised
to give her "a deed for IT, and said he intcndcdto
make his home with her Her mother was
buried on Wednesday. ard ON the next Sunday
but one the old gentleman. who had not been
churchgong man in hs first wfcs time. went
across the river tO Capt. Browns. and accompa-
MED the Captain AMI his daughter Deborah to
church Tho mkt day h. told Mary Jane that
no had hired Deborah ~ housekecrer Mary
Jane went home AMI Dolby was installed on the
following Wednesday. Two weeks later the
houseEecper and Hcndrick-on were married.
Two years ago Mrs. Chadwick's father turned
her out Of the house which he had promised to
s. lSs her. and when he d'cd he cut her Oh wit"
Pctcr wnhour. noehhor. related q conyer-
sation he had with the old man shortly before
his death, IN which he asked him about his Will.
| Dolby had pretended to ~ to Red Bank. tut
| wa- ON the stairs listening To what tn"y said.
| When she entered the room she omitted that
| sh" had been eaNesdrnuping. She cried and
said II didn't make any dineronr" whether he
| lrft her ANYTHING or not; she could work in
| some gentleman's kitchen. On ross cvainina-
| ton. when asked If the old man was not OF de-
! cidcd character and not cusily influenced. h.
! said he thought the old man could be- led hy a
very fine hair II she had hold IT one end Of il.
Charles |. Hendrickson. younger brother Of
| cra years after the second marriage, said that
! when his father got Dolby ns house keeper
! she was widow with two children. sre.
! he said She was rather frre around POPPY
! lu-t after she come there: sntfin on hs lap and
| ki~sln' him occasionly. an thought thcrc WAS
somethin wrong about IT, Charles won't on ~
say that Dehby promised to him that Il he would
! 20 with her against his brother and sister he
should have his full share. II he didn't g.t II
ward; and her mother told him The
sawe 'hns shg soiI Pony was # VIC for
She pleased with him. and wind him round her
| lingrr She used 10 put Poppy against Mary
! when she had persuaded n m q Offer a house
| for sal". she met him at the wharf after b" had
! been for some time alp,',nt on tho oyster
grounds at Newark hay, and said e. him at
| man named Murray had told her h" would nav"
| bought th" hou-" had II not ne"n that Mary
| Janr SAID II was haunted; and ne said. IL
! beats the devil that Mary Jane viii work So hard
against me. I'll fix her for that" On another
| occasion he brought his son "A letter from Mary
| Jane. MllfHn lHlfN Nft rHAI t. him and he
| said Il WAS very strange that she should write
| MS house and ~ to he'll. Charles read II to him.
and showed him that It contained neither TINT
nor, any other abusive expression. and Poppy
| said Dolby had read 1t differently from that
| Dolby ait"rward pretended 10 read similar
| language from II To- witness. but he laughed at
| getting up. Another time Mary Jane sent her
| father some cherries. and Dehby told him ne had
u,Uer mol "a' thrni. leSi tiey Should De poisoned
| He sometimes grumblcd nj her eNtravagance.
| hut she would come and give him rub on the
forehead and kiss. and say. "Aww. Poppy
| AMI that would end IL.
Mary Amanda Vanderveer swore that dolby
Mary Jane should never have a deed for that
| nor should Mary Jane ever have anything II
| In support II the will several q Mr.. Hon.
| drirksons old friends ant n"iehhors were
called t. prove that lac va possessed ut strong
| VIII and unylrldlng PURPOSE, and th.r'ior' nm
likely 70 bee inhuen ,.d unduly by Dchhy. he
| mad shown Mary James letter To- several ~
| them, and said that in consequence Of that aud
| other things she should never have cent. He
| told Louisa Parker. who attended him in his
last illness; mat be had made a will and built
| the buwarks strong He supposed they would
| try 10 kick them down; hut he had left good
captain imean ny Counsellor Allen one OF TIE
| executors 10 defend them. and did not fear the
| result. He told Mrs Parker also. how his sons
| had abused him. and that he thought Mary
Jane had persuaded them to do IT,. and lie
| WIS not willing 10 hay" her come 20 the house
| t. So" him again ne wanted a. die Ia peace.
Dehby denied that her ESTABLISHMENTS hnl