The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-06-24

read both sldeS) but he ShOuldn take ms
counsel; that was all that had taken place
there then went to Col Maulsby's Office and
showed the letter to him objection was made
and sustained to the conversation) then went
back to Mrs. r. Hopes, found her in the
kitchen, told her he had letter there he
wanted her to look at, a letter father Hoppe
| had written Ann some years ago; she SAID
| she was glad Ann had it; they went into an
other room he gave her the letter she un-
dertook to read it and couldn't make 1t all
out; he started to go for Derr to read it to
! her, but she went to the kitchen and got Mag
| gle Mehaney, and she read the letter to Mrs.
| Hoppe; Maggie then went back to the htch-
en- and Mrs. Hoppe said we ought to get the
! heirs and administrators together and talk it
over; she said it was Henry handwrite is
| certain it was she who spoke about getting the
| heirs and administrators together; he didn't
say one word about that DIR. Herring passed
and she called him in he asked her about
| her condition and she commenced telling
about the letter. the Doctor said that won't
amount to anything, that won't amount to
anything" that was all of that conversation
DIR. Herring went out and Mrs. Hoppe said
when he went home he should show the letter
| to Ed and lsadOre that was all then went
4 up to the Bank again and found Col. Long
/ well there showed him the letter and he
read it, DIR. Herring was there when he and
/ the Colonel went back into the small room;
/ he stuck that little stay ON the letter; that
was tore, it was the first tear and occurred at
/ Mrs. Hopes, she had torn il in handling,
when he handed the letter TO her; after he
/ left Col. Longwell DIR. Herring asked him to
/ go along with him to Mr.. Roberts office
when they got there, the Doctor and Mr..
Roberts went into another room, staid there
! some time and came ont and then he went IN,
/ DIR. Herring inviting him in he got the letter
I out and showed il to Mr.. Roberts, he read 1t
and said to DIR. Herring, don't touch it, this
paper must be presented before the Orphans
4 Court, as a testamentary paper he never told
l them no such thing as that he had no eoun-
I sci. had seen Col. Manlsby several hours be-
1 fore be left and the Doctor stayed there
/ then he went to Joe Parke office, showed
him the letter and he read it; YIN. Esrharl
I came there and read the letter; Judge Smith
came along and SAYS he, Judge | want 10 see
YOU minute the Judge went into the Court
z Hoase and came out and then he went with
/ the Judge to his Office. showed him the letter.
/ went from there to Mrs. Hoppe 5, got his
I horse and buggy and started for home, stop
ped at George Stoner's blacksmith shop and
( then at Mrs. lsadore Hoppe asked where
Ed. was and was told he was up stairs sick;
( they went up where Ed. Was; he was lying
Z on the bed told Ed. this, he had . letter his
AGO and wanted him To look at Il grand
mother Hoppe had told him to show It TO him,
I il might not be pleasant to him aud he didn'
( want him to tear Il be replied he wouldn
/ do that. read Il aud said Il was his grandpap
E handwrite; that's ST he said witness then
{ said. Isadore, grandmother Hoppe said show
Z It TO you, too lsadore looked over the last
part 81 the letter and when she came 70 this
50. 900 she said SO. cor he said, yos. that's
D 1t - L.. kast-s
7 had beer on when he wrote that; be asked
her shat she meant; she SaSd he WIS seHer-
ous when he had beer ON. they cualdnt do
nothing with il, he must 90 10 The Orphans
Court he brought the letter iR again on the
Monday following, having received letter
from, Col. Maulsbv 10 do 80 On the way home
his wife and be stopped n Mrs !. Hoppe ;;
there was a young woman oat in the yard and
told her to tell Mrs.. Hoppe IN corac out Mrs
Isadart came 30 the perch sad said, don
know whether ! ought TO caae cot ar nos
she ~.s al,sat a. erSsss A. she e0ald get she
sald she didn't knoE whether she usKh; to
talk TO them ~ not; his wife said she coaldu {
q. mad "A heF. she said. Id. Bale hAd eeuae
up tkere and sid grandmother had - naeh
troahls his Wise Said tbex cpaidu b. mad
Al her about H. that's about 81 she sid she
shnaida't get crxss at her. being she had taken
The letter 10 Westminster Mrs Hoppe aldH
saw auca about the i''ttsF, sad Ann bad made
grandmother great deal 81 troalse thry
never got aui Of he caEri@Ee be never sad
cnsnpsausise 10 anybody he o. his witc diaa't
shea say anything about eesaprumIse; they
never saia the hesr. 90 administrators oagat
10 coms toxettes and cotBPvosaisc he sent
io Inioa BFidgs last April year; had eeen
81 Washington. fouad h, coaldst make con-
peetiau GA his way home sud Eent taeFc
called 70 s-r Mrs. Wilson AMI she wsssi
homs had i,een iavitrd fFcqtscafiy % egFs.r ~
SIC hes. weus Ga the hosei and staia all night,
the acxi morning be called doSn to see Nh.
Wiissa IN frons II the hease. she eonmearod
talking ahost Hnppe's estate and asked 4 sse
heirs bad ever gisea Ann AnyiAing sasd Ann
ought n brsng n an ncessaHi; h"fpT had
urltssa her 4 letter ; gyasd uasay yesFs ago.
she an The letter snd rad Il aud eolla test
n 10 the letter; Il sid Ana sas ~ haze
rhiid part then tbsy talked ahoas her Ms.
MilsoH Affairs ~Ssae-s was here the other
dav shea ysEang Mr.. Tracey seszshsrd be vas
eosns u The Caarf- tlesse II the time NJ.
fraeey spoke 81 this czse "a Ia u tired;
izrsne asked Il be- issd said shat Mr.. fracey
had testified to. BE- sad, ~, ar. nexst spoke
10 NJ. Iracry M sF. nnshsag Il that kind
oeenFresi. no, thai day por sever y she Gegrt
woaid AlloE hita he Wpald explaiu tthe pr.
NILSSON brinz granted be ueseE sad . w''Fd
. ~
10 Rs,ls~rss niFier, Trneey vas there tot8ecaiaa
was made and sustained to tlsS conversation
thssel be never hsd ans other conversation
Nth NJ. Tnarey about this cas- e1erIR that
AZ Mr.. Roherts ofSee Nttns.ss 4 shown The
letters NO. sir, he eoalda Z write that dsdn
res anybody 10 wsitc shas nel'oss. except
dr. iis,ls~.. within bis kuau ledge wru2s i llc
newer zs- the issstrg ia the drsk Or oat beioTe
the aight his ,iaashteF showed u 10 hia bad
s.ume 10 Mr.. lsasiore Hoppe 70 meet his vlses
Who went dowu to the sale ais wife and Mrs.
Hopfe bad gone TO Mrs.. Stoaer'si n and
lGptis xere ia tbs roeas after they 81 dsa-
uef lssekrsi ~ Josephas HaPf.es Bible,
didnis lock al L 10 hunt Nj. Hops naine
was Iaarsone there and be- and iippy scot
oct in the house they pat ph0sphaies ~ saw
3 kind uf shelf theFs gut a. and examined
through sosae trfte old histoTles toand = book
sith Mr. Hoppe asame IN &. \ l-iie ut y ash
ine4an Isadarp Happe said Ann Was ready
10 q, hoEne pat all thr hssoks back except
the i.ift 81 Washington aud the Header then
vest over g. the house and asked her, = I'd
had rsssd them; she said no be sasd = IseF-
son could get right smart oct Of ihem for de-
bates II Ne coald have them he Woald take
them along home she said he might have
them all took both the l.ife ~ Washington
and fhs. English Readsr home they arr
home vet thoaxht thr lSfe 81 Na-hshstan
was 100 YEARS old u wOBia b tllrrc fe-day
that book had Hoppe same writes ~ i,
bat 10 the best % BIS knowledge. Il Sas writ
ten when he was q boy, gcod many years
ago there was not a word of It true, that he
last looked asyr the names in the books he
never remarked that Hoppe always wrote his
name alike.
Cross examined Being asked who wrate
that Life Of Washington, be replied, did yOa
ever hear OF old George Washington. be
didn't see anybody write il; George Washing
{ ton; couldn' tell who wnote the book; il vas
( George Washiagtons history: only quite.
small book; read part oft; eoaidn ttell him
much: calculated 70 read i through; his slie
( had said when he came home thai evening.
she had found that letter; she had told him
3 before she had a letter from Mr. Hoppe about
I $40, loo; She said she had got a letter from
Z father Hoppe and we we're 20 meet him II
Z Taneytown; told him that evening that she
had found that letter. that she got FROM Mr..
Hoppe. and his daughter read il To him; y0a
I tCol. Marshalll had asked him which letter it
was aud he had said that, he never knew il
was that amount until that evening; never
I asked her any questions and she never told
E him: she didnt tell him the amount but told
him that evening when he came home, she
had received a letter from father Hoppe and
We were to meet him at Taueytown; the first
he had heard of IT, his daughter read il: YOU