New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-29
SOME or MISS BURRS ODDITIES.

I'm the Burr will contest yesterday Freder-
ick X r. Kimmel testified that he lived In University
Mace directly opposite Miss Burrs house. which always
,eemed to closed. He thought ~ one time that was
a gambling house. Ii seemed to him To be suspicious
MACE No grorers' carts stopped there. Now and
then n milkman called There were very few callers,
and those who called often not admitted not ad
,n,t,ed for n long time The only person VINO obtained
prompt Abundance TO the house was Mr. Titus. Visit
ors sometimes failing to get admission TO the house,
walked ND and down on the sidewalk In front or IL for
seyer hours In the Of their parade on the side
walk they from time to time Knocked on the basement
window. Sometimes this persstcncy rewarded and
at other times 1t not once III 1881 cOlorcd woman
called at the witnesses house and complained that
che WAS unable in any way to get into Miss Burs house.
He told the what he had observed Ia regard TO
other visitors and advised her to rap ut the basement
wiuuow. She did so and was admitted co the house.
John n Mueller said he had lived In University place
since $50 He kept for eight years grocery shop q
few doors south of Miss Burr's house one day Miss
Burr came 10 bis shop aud bought some potatoes,
urnips, rOtlon apples and other cheap articles TIE
| whole lot worth about 30 cents. He was
surprised and asked her If she was poor she
cou afford buy articles OF food Oi better quail
ity Mrs burr said she was very poor and could not
afford any thing she displayed the
economy III eVer thing winch SHE bought ut ms shop
| she never bought trstclass articles Her purchases
amounted To about 10 month lie once soid her BAR
rel of inferior -four Tor rs. Frstcass flour at that
| time was worth 49, He could have got little more
| for the -four from ordinary customer Miss Burr
frequently sent 10 him to come and repair some old
| furniture Hlcu sue oitcH Wontcu COVERS
of old barrels mended He got any hing for these
services except in promises that lie should be
bered In her will. At last she would not even pay him
| In promises Sne said she could not remember him IN
her will she too poor 10 do Misc Burr had "A
very poor memory. She often forgot that she had paid
| him for the articles which she had just bought and
would ccme back to ask him about IT, she dressed In
| poor way. She wore n back dress when wac
both old and dirty She seemed TO The witness TO 90 very
old but had not Impressed him rs being exactly crazy
so IaI he could judge she spent most Of Der time Ia
the Kitchen sitting on AN old chair The kitchen was
not nice and tidy place to sit In. Tue decaylng pota
toes turnips and apples and other vegetables OF the
value OF 80 cents witness had spoken often
lasted Miss Burr for week. From hls observations oil
her he did think that she rational On cross
examination he Sad that Miss Burr usually made the
purchases OF vegetables person Occasionally che sem
n servant TO buy them. She bougat what no Called
| specked I" vegetables.
| Inc next witness James Smith IIo said he was
| tnsmitb by trade. lie had done work for Misc Bur
and her sisters IL twenty 1--WE years since he mrs
| hecaue acouaiuted with Mas Burr. lie had Otter