New-York tribune., 1879-11-01
BREAKING HER SISTERS WILL.
Arguments IN BEHALF OF THE REv. MR.. BRADLEY
IN THE MARX WILL CASE.

Arguments IN BEHALF OF THE REv. Mr.. BRADLEY
IN THE MARX WILL CASE.
The argument in summing up the evidence
NJ the contest OF the Will OF Mary Caroline Marx
continued before Surrogate CALVIN Thursday afternoon
The Rev. A j. ID. Bradley the Roman Catholic priest,
10 whom the decendent LETT the Guk Of her large estate
and WHO'S charged by the contestant with having secured
The making OF the Will by undue inf lence Court.
He has an intelligent, handsome face and appeared to
enjoy the proceedings In court He smiled whenever
any illusions made 10 the charges of his duping
The decedent aud cOzenng her out Of her money Sew
eral other priests also In court. Miss Catherine
Marx, sister OF the deoedent and the contestant
was accompanied by three LADY friends
Before argument WIS resumed Mr.. Gerry said he
wished 10 correct the impression In the mind Of the
Rev DIR. McGlynn, as expressed TO newspaper re-
porter that he Mr Gerry) bad charged him with beng
CO consp,ator with Mr. Bradley in the scheme TO get
Miss Marks money. He said that he thought Dr.
McGyun had innoceutv been duped by Mr. Bradley
lie mad great respect for McGynn and did not want
10 be represented accusing him OF improper conduct
The Surrogate said that It compliment to the
Intelligence Of a man like Dr. McGynn that Mr. Brad
Icy able to dupe hun into securing the making u
tie will without knowing what he was dong
Elward Mitchell, Ia continuing the argument on De,
haif of Mr. aoley said that the latter was graduated
from Pembroke College Oxford The decedent adopted
hun Der pro:ege ~ 1917 pdo i9r the ol ms
and Of his travels abroad. Mr. Bradley never mtq
mcmillan or suson 90 her about her property and she
nevrr made viii until March 2s 1873. There was no
snremf rvdence TO show that The decedent had been
In love With the Rev. Mr.. Noyes or tnat MI Bradley
had tried ange her nom hlr pOrtlon Ol one
Of letters read nj which she speaks ulsphrag-
iugi, of Mr. NOses In regard TO the iatlon OF tue
deceslen with Mr.. Bradley their European tours,
Mr. Mitchell said that that OF an aunt ana
her conessor selections from her letters were read In
which she asked him TO put bag or caiDphUr around
his neck; good clothes wbtn ne went
10 the Paris EXPOSITION. and cspec ally "A long
Mitchell criticised the IN erence which MI. Gerry
had drawn from letter Of Mr. Bradley 10 the deceltn
In which, after describing the solemn ceremonies OF Ms
ptiestly ordination, lie wrote we bad cDanpagnc
dinner afterward and IN the evening gave solemn Den
edictIon. The next morning al ; >ad my frsi mass
NnthI could have bceu nicer or ore cons0nng THIS
last expression Mr.. Gerry had thought was sad with
reference the champagne dinner Mr. Mitchell mar
rated the historical tradition Ot the elder Elbr1dge
errys having invented aud carried out the plan Of re-
dlstrcting state MassAchuSc'ts) Tor pontlcdl pur-
nose thought nat mental chafacterlstlc-
inherited. and tnat the present MI beiys leiNe
ing as tue original one. Mr. Gerry ratAer INDIGNANTLY
said that sorry the opposing counsel had TO Dol
ster up the of cause by personal attacks
upon his ancestors; II Mr. MitchelPs ancestors
reort The Surrogate checked tue rising storm between
counsel. Mr. Mitchell. IN an apolOgeuc way, aferward
said that he dsrespect 10 Mr. Gerry OF ms IL
lustrious The surrogate SAID t1t be au sup
posed the ~ hole thing good joke. Mr. Gerry
smiled once more, and there was peace.
The rest uf Mr.. MtcBrPs argument consisted princi
the testimony iaNOihbo TO- df
BRADLEY. Cuaues Matthews the counsel Tor Dr. Nc
day unle- IL, is crowded out by The Merrill will cast,
winch l. expected To be resumed al mat lime a j.
Delaney Appeared before adjournment as counsel Tor the
ltle Sisters 90 he Poor, aud insisted thdt Ahuf ie-
ganization was vahd Thls question Will come up Tor
kettlemeut hereafter