The sun., 1881-11-20
GENERAL HAzaRn,s VIII.
UnNvniiing Efforts Made TO Brerk It-ThV
Jury Unable TO Decide the Question.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., Nov. 15.-The Jury In
the famous Gen. Hazard will case have failed to
agree. seven Of them being in favor OF uphold.
Ing the will. and five thinking that the General
was not competent to dispose OF his property.
In December. 1876. Gen. John Alfred Hazard
OF Newport made will In which he gave ia
his wife no portion OF his personal property,
and declared 1t his wish that she should only
have her dover In his real estate. To his
servant. Margaret Sullivan. he gave s5.OOO,-
and to the Island Cemetery Corporation $500.
in trust for the perpetual care OF his burial
lot All the rest and residue OF his prop.
erty was given to the Newport Hospital IL
trust forever: First. to set apart and inves
$4,000. and pay the income thereof to Samuel
G. Clinton. colored man. who had worked for
$4,000. and pay tho income thereof to Mrs. Re.
Ger his burial lot in NllddletoMn; and fourth. /.
forever use aud apply tho residue OF the whole
healing. and taking care Of sick. hurt. Injured
charge. Gen. Hazard. died in May. 1880. at the
aGs S q to aboa His Eeweoa
'soiile persons ~ .ii9 eercuiuli,o ,ur1rof mind
gsd i shnt s hynS Uaas nSGs
In December Of the last year the will was con.
widow. Nancy Hazard. Thomas G. Hazard and
Daniel L. Hazard. and u verdict was given 10
for now trial on the ground that the ed decsioS SiS
was against the evidence. and that public feel
Ing Il in Newport wasttco was too strong for lust verdid
in sound state OF mind when he made his will
the TIN o! this month. The. executor OF The
will simply put In formal evidence. proving the
Then tho appellants vent IN ,ae on w,' 70 endeavor t.
prove their side OF the case. Several witnessed
sswore that the General yas strongly ,opposedu
tory Of the Lyman ian Blood" which he he sail S
would not mix with the Hazard blood. 1t was
speusIis@ James @ B B. s Horswe H.. aged 1ysa 81 Years.
swore that Gen. Hazard frequently talked Of
credaioas onss he proiessed D. to f have reoelSea
messages from Washington and Napoleon. Gen
Hazard procured spirit likeness Of youna
he paid go or $50 for il % q man in Ohio. ThS
picture was % p.oanced ss In court. Il was an oa
rounded By a heavy gilt frame. The subject d
the painting was q young lady about 1s years q
Over her head and reaching to OF the ee sroUnd Subway VA
r Was held M up By the the fight hand. Below the wsis
above the waist. blue low. necked jacket.
jacob Weaver said he understood Gen. Haz.
Te Would IL
and look at 4 for two hours together.
fire to 1t: that he used tobacco and intoxicating
liquor to excess that after the death OF his sou
nt the age OF IL he had the body buried in front
that he placed n music box in the tomb. sayina
that "Nickie" would like to hear II: that the
tomb WAS opened each morning flowers placed
in IT. and closed at night Mrs. Huzard her-
self testified at length about these things. She
said that when they were in Paris he used TO
visit the Morrue every day. and have mediums
come to tho house.
The trial lasted several days. most OF the
time being occupied by witnesses detailing the
OF Gen. Hazard Then the case
was given to the jury with the results stated.