Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-04
Dead or AlfYe1

Dead or Alfve1
HR. THEofHILUs YoUEG5 sEDsAvoRs TO PR
SCADE THB COURT THAT he Is NOT IN HIS
6hAvE-C0NTINuATION OF THE CROSS RxAMINA-
TON.
The New York Herald of to-day says: Lam
Ing against one of the massive granite pillars
In the surrogate'5 court yesterday Afternoon,
Mr.. c. Elliott Minor continued his cross-exau,-
ina ion of that cele brated man, rneophilus
Goungs. which was adjourned on last Saturday.
> be task which the witness has undertaken is
u prove that he is stu In the land OF Tue living
and thus prevent his wife from taking out
ers OF administration upon his estate. Mrs.
louDgs claims that her husband died long
tine ago. de, however, alleges. that he did
not die and does not intend TO for some time to
come. Youngs is a rather goo1-looking man,
about 81 years OF sge. He has dark hair, a trim
mustaCbe, Is five feet ten inches high, and
Weighs about hundred and sixty poun Is. His
dress was neat, and his s. yie that of man per-
fecty at ease During lie cross examination
excited the visibility OF the lawyers aud spec
tafors. AT the last hearing before Referee IN
derhll MIR. YGuEgs related as nearly as he could
III. events OF mis- life from the time Of MS birth
uhtll he was twenty one years of age. He was
Just sa! Ing hat he was at that time appointed
10 citIkohlp la The quarterma5ter'S depart
ment a. " ash1ng on When the nearing Was ad :
Jourued b. cause AIRS. Youngs was not present.
TIE alleged widow dill no. appear vest 3rd3y
but the Cast went Oh.
After Eating that his mother died at some
:. ade the acqu an;e OF ny Either in-law,
kranStou Lowry In 1862: married his d4ugh,
ter, my presenL Wife, oh JANUARY Il. 1866; /
Na, htre ton, When was clerk In the govern
N Mt service; 81 Gales Wood, my Wife gave
III IN TO a CHILD, Which lived for twl or inree
ms nuns aud died; 1t was buried on the farm,
under an apple iree, by an Old c0lored servant;
then moved TO iafli OF Atty Of sixty acres
ct GieSb bro Point; IL was situated on what was
known as the FACE course road: there Vas one
II, htb I4rI W A. ~ n m
describe. eXcep hat it was bay horse"
WAS IL d single horse?n
"lt wasn't married"
what was its name %
1T wasn't worth naming"
ALI. ABOUT ANIMALS.
Inc c0unSel then put numD3r OF questions
asking The witness 10 descriDs all tue dogs
chickens, &c, On the farm. YOungs then De-
came excited. eXciaiming. See mere, there were
lots OF poor dogs aro1ud tue neig aborno0i, but
they We're ali cur dogs and none OF them be
logged 10 Ine Neither do remember any event
in which a dog and myself were active partici-
pants l don't remember any chicken or turkey
mat had name"
The main story was then continued: | next
moved TO u place known as Kaue'S property.
ABOUT a ter minuIe3' walk from Geisooro'; lt
was farm vi ABOUT 1ltty- i've acres, having
tWo-story nTlcK house, griSt mill and GWO
frame buildings, QUE or which was stable and
htted the other up for my servants TO live IN;
On this farm had team, one was horse aad
tue other Sorrel mare named Kate; | did not
Keep ally domestic animals. nor do / rem -mD3r
small black and whit dog with which l had
uOupie; uohb TeC0leCJ transaction in which
Doy aid turkey were mixed up, but do re-
mtnlbeT that 10Y stole my tools; cannot re.
meIuber when moved away, Dlt | kaoT it Was
10 farm On tie saline road which purchAse
II ola not have name, but originally belonged
10 Inc IounSS estate; IL was aDout fifty acres
In size: lived there about year; [ kept nine
horses, Two goats, one COW ana number OF
chickens.
For some concealed reason the counsel piled
the witness with nutnberless questions as co
the color OF the horses characteristic, of the
chickens, &c, and Youngs' replies kept the
spectators laughing continually. lone horse
was black, but 1t died as lJ Oush to; | mad Two
dogs, one Newfoundland and the otner
poodle"
What was the NewfoIndlands name?o
Il called him John for short; one day shot
him with revolver, and he was buried on the
FARM"
wANDERlNGs AND ADVENTURES.
had chic named Margaret Alice and an
other named William. who was bora in Wash
lnelon; kept & lot OF chickens; the next place
j moved TO was Washington where boarded
aid Kept house alternately with my family:
The illness named The various houses he lived
LII and described them in detail. i went from
there TO Baltimore, leaving my family behind:
secured position as bartender III the Re3ye5
House. at The corner OF Camden aud Howard
streets, Baltimore; was there for about four
mouths and did not hear from my family; | then
went TO work for Maughlin sons, sash and
Dilnd manufactures 10 the same city; worked
for year and then my family Joined me:
next took Mrs. Youngs to Philadelphia, leav-
Ing two children Ia Baltimore and one In
Washington with its grandfather; I did not
woik in the Quaker city, but after remaining
Idle lew months Went TO Washington, wnere
l stayed at my sisters house for two months
and left for Boston; my wife told me | could
SCI posi- ION aS scroll sawyer 10 the factory Of
Ia New England Organ Company In that city
q Wien arrived there she met me; | worked
a lew months with the organ company, and
W. thea engaged 10 erect building for Bar
NUNS circus IN place called ''B0ck Bay," In
Boston; al this time did not know where my
eli dren we've.
AT this point the case was adjourned until
III ) morning, when Mr.. YoungS will resume TIE
stand and relate further details concerning hts
absence during the period "a when It is
claimed that he died.