The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-31
THIr REJECTED NJPBET
More stormy Scenes Between Hin and His
Aunt Described In Court.

Tho suit to recover $4,000 claimed hy
William a. Jackson t. have been eunningly OBJ
iniued from him by bis mt Nrs. Anna VI. HiN.
by her r. ucatod promises 10 marry him was re-
sumod Yesterday in the Court Of Common Pleas.
Mr. Hill AMI her lady friend. her two sons and
Mr. mn .lustorcd on one side ~ tho Judge. Mrs.
Hi looked domurcy conscious Of what WIZ
going on. b1t kept her Dyes east down. whio the
eldest son william = ia 'Sson. was IN her law
ysr's hands for examination. Mr. jack
son was asz'd to continue hi story ahou. his
taxing MS mothers diamonds began on tho
day boior' when be- snid ,ha, he took thcm t"-
'ausc he WIS very poor. His m"th"r. he said
had promised 'o holp MIN tut did not; 80 he
took N. vuilahir- that she might see now poor
h., was ia a. pos fiui tUrH she would help him
Mr. Jackson added. y. ei"r'iay. shat on tn" nest
day after taking the diamonds. AZ tho ,linAugT
table his mother asked him whether he NKhcw
where her diamonds were. He had them in his
pocket and handed them to her There was no
III feeling between them then. he said; in fact
he was q 60 ii son and brought many groceries
into the house Mrs. Hill raised her flashing
eyes To- her sons face aud uttered n euntemp-
tuous Humphl' Then she looked down again !.
nut her rod checks were roddor than befor".
Her son added that soon dftcrward he told her
His mother believed him and had been angry
with him ever since for tn s;ep. He did marry
he had left the house Tor good. lie did not 60
I To- his mothers residence. he continued. until
1 his brntler Andrew died In 1875. Then he
| walked W stairs 20 his mothers room and snid
! 70 her that he would like 10 see Andrew : body.
! She replied that he could but that his wife
| couldn't.
Isn't 1t true interrupted Mr.. Courtney,
that on that OCCASION you So abused and
threatened your mother that you were Put oIi
tis not Jackson. replied. Since William
! q. Jackson had l"ft Mrs. Hll's residence IN
ls7t. he added. he hal been living IN the son =
! house.
Then tho plain,ir'. counse asked tho son
! what friendly acts had been lone Tor him 10y
his mother IN 1876. Jackson replied tina; Mrs.
| n III paid nine months house rent iQr him in
1870. When thu trouble between " ilie and his
mother begun two years ago, aud Willie mad
! threatened to sue her she told tho witness that
she would put her property out Of her hands in
| less than three weeks. Then Mr.. Courtney re-
ceiycd tho witness again and put three letters
/ In his hands. skiing whether they were written
y his JacSsons, writing Two wsro O. Mre
Jackson Mr.. Wilder read them, and wanted
them read alout to show how Mrs: Hill had
! ill-treated h"r son: but they were stuck care.
fully back IN Mr.. llils pocket after being
S,Depniy, sheriff Jim H. Hnlyer testified
. that In 1876 the plaintiff procured u writ Ot at.
7 arhment on som" diamonds that he said Mrs
Hi,i had, Sri from PIN; The vplpahes wer,
safe. William q. Jackson went with Jim. an,
Mrs. Hill gave him the safe key While h. wa;
rakine OYER tl9 fVnicnts 81 tho safe vi. Jack
bohind him. Mrs. Hill upbraidcd Mr. Jucks"n
and asked why he had brought n suit agqins
your home and YOU had no right To caye IT,
Mrs II wept freely. Finding thing u th'
diamonds. the three descended t. tho hallway
whore Mrs. Hill said Willie want Ia tail
with you alone for awhile in In" parlor." Jack
son asked the witness 10 see II there WINS an,
ono In the room. There was no ono. and th'
couple went IN and shu, thu door They talk %,
50 loud that the "ill""r raped N the door an'
told them g. make lt-s noise. When they cam'
out Willie said that he thought that tho matte
could DE settled and that he would o." tn
sheriff later. The witness told him that he IN,
decidedly weakened.
that he lived opposite log West Thirty-scrou,
street, Mrs HIS residence. in 1879 and 1874
He then believed that William -. Jackson an,
Mrs. Hill were man and wife. Jackson was nj
ways with her and handed her N ana out o
her carriage On III" evening II May 10 1874
Mr.. Jackson crossed til. street and asked hin
70 come over Ia Mrs HIS. He was receive
by Mrs. Hill her son. and a young lady. Mira
Hill complained that she had boon insulted b
Mrs. Gillette and her twp ittl" girls The girl-
che said had come upon her steps and spit ul
her dress. Her husband n"dling her hoa
toward William Y. Jackson was not at home {
| iaf.nd her