The daily gazette., 1878-11-30
OUR COUNTY COURT.
Special to the Gazette.

assembled at lO O'Clock, Judges Wootten
and Houston on the bench.
The general jury being called and n
huihoer OF them not answering to their
names the Court imposed a. fine of 81
upon each absentee.
ne divorce case of Mary A, Meachem
VS.. Sllas j. Meachem, on application. U
Z. Turner, Esq, before whom. as com.
missioner, testimony is being taken. was
directed to be continued until Wednes-
day next, In order that more evidence
eouid be secured. j. G. Vallandigham,
Esq., appeared for the appellant.
owing to the press OF business the adj
mission OF Sheriff sale rules was postpon-
ed until Saturday next.
Messis. Henry Heisler and Henry EN-
mons were admitted to practice at this
bar.
An inqusition by jury was taken to
legalize claim of john Mcdonald
against Collins x Kennedy for $426 %,
Que to Mcconnell for board of men en-
ployed at Cool Spring Reservoir.
The Dougherty will case was then re-
sumed.
Prof. 7. w. Hochkeppel was sworn /:
Was clergyman of the Catholic church
at the time of Mr.. Dougherty's decease.
in the absence of Rev. George Kelley his
pastor l was called upon to attend the
bedside of Mr.. Dougherty it was on the
ZZd OF March, Invent there between and
4o'clock in the afternoon; remained there
about twelve or fifteen minutes found
him in aprofound sleep. When | came
in he was aroused don't know whether
aroused him or whether il was his son
George couldn't not tell for certain
| whether he was sleeping or not. He
spoke some words that gave me sat
| lsfdction at other times he weuld NUT
ter something that would cause me to
doubt he was rational. / went there TO
give him the aids of the church asked
him whether he knew me he nodded his
head "no"
Think Mr.. George Doughertv went
TO him and reused him; he told him
that was there. asked him about
ten questions got satisfactory answers
TO some. Igave him The right of the
church gave them TO him upon the
| benefit of doubt that Is when there is
no verbal evidence the church gives him
the benefit of a doubt as to the WORTH
ness of the recipient spiritually. | dent
think he wcdld live long sometimes, and
then again would have favorable evi-
dences that would cause me to doubt
bad no extended couversation.
The rights of the church and the ad
ministraIion of the sacraments with
prayer. He repeated with me part
OF "Our Father" / consider Mr.. Dough.
| erty to be an drticuio m0rtis that is death
must Immediately follow; | did say "a
| George Dougherty "if yoa have any
business to be transacted regardin ng a viii
| 1t had better be attended to-"
Elizabeth Shelly sworn ! am a widow
| OF Samuel Dougherty, son of Mr.. Dough
erty; remarked; there were seven child
rem Of Mr.. Dougherty's, William, Mary
Ann, John, George, James, Catharine
and Samuel, who is now dead; sometime
before he died went TO see him; he didn't
know who l wa; someone present asked
him, "Why, don't you know Ielizabeth-
Sans Elizabeth ?"; he answered, "Who's
Sam p; after short time he became ra
tional and recognized me; at times ht
was very forgetfn; didn't think al
that time he was fit to make will; In
| his play with great grand child
who was present there was every
| evidence of weak mind. He thought
| a great deal of his children, SO much SO
that when they were all present he was
30 glad that tears would roll down his
cheek. The treatment that George (the
| prounder of the willy gave him made me
think that he tGeorge) was boss. 1t
seemed to me that George took all the
| business on his own hands.
Quostlon-What made you think that?
Answer-It was his want of respect
| One of the boys left home some nine
years ago, He was greatly affected and
made the assertion that "they (the chill.
dren) wanted him TO make a will but he
| wouldn't as one child was AZ dear to him
as another"
Annie McCollum, sworn IL saw de.
ceased on Palm Sunday before he died
he recognized me and spoke. ] after.
wards visited him in HIS last illness
found him very sick and wandering In
his mind. When ! was leaving the room
he asked me "if had been hunting rat.
bits"
Mr.. Lore--Did you not, when that ques.
| ton was asked, understand him to mean
| were there any more children?
Mr.. Whitley, hastily interrupting-Ii
he did d.considering the mans age it would
be sure evidence of insanity.
| Mr. Lore pressing the question. the
only answer he received was that she
didn't know what he meant.
Mr. George Townsend, real estate
agent in Wilmington testit fled that Mr..
George Dougherty had given him in
struciion 10 dispose of the farm at 500
| au acre. Dind't dispose of as he UNDER
stood that the will was being contested.
The attacking evidence being closed
Mr.. Lore called Mr., Fraim to the stand.
Mr.. ffaim is now being examined.