The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-16

Tho King-will case, which is being tried
in phiiadclphis before Judge Mitchell, and
which has been daily attracting more and
more attention, was begun on the eth In
slant. Additional interest + given TO the
ca,e here from the fact that Mrs. Caroline
KIM. the widow Of the testator and the
plaintiff in the suit, has figured quite eX-
tcn.iyely this winter in Richmond society,
and The bellies and beaux who have enjoyed
her theatre parties and stylish entertain
mcnts will anxiously watch the result OF
her cause. The following record of the
ease Is CLEANED from the Philadelphia
paper;
The suit Is brought in the name Of +.
SoTdon Dexter, trustee under the later
will produced by Mrs. King, against X. C..
Dean and Edward Haueh. the executors OF
the earlier will. and Margaret Carter, the
civ Of philadelphia, the Academy Of Fine
Arts, the Library Company OF Philedel-
phia' and Il. W. Allen. the beneficiaiies
under that will. DR.. Kings sisters are re-
presented by Attorney-General Brewster
and George l.. Crawford, Esq, the eXccu-
tor, ~ the earlier win by Pierce Archer
and 4. +. Brightly, while the january will
i supported by II. {. McMurtrie and
Richard Y. White, the latter Of whom
opened the ease 10 the jury this
morning. saying that DR.. King, who
va, nephew Of Judge Edward King. was
"a man of liberal and cOnYiyial habits, and
had married a lady from Norfolk, Va, who
at the time had several children by former
hf hr
Nr.. King, discovering that her husband
had number Of debts which were preying
llpon his mind, turned over 80 him $4,000
oi her own money with which to pay them,
I'm return for which act Of generosity DR..
kinc often declared that he would leave all
his money 20 his wife. After alludiIg briefly
fo the will contendcd for by the other side.
which was drawn in December, 1879, he
continued that after drafting this will Or.
King feared his wife was not sufficiently
protected and sent for Mr.. Sawyer, IN Old
friend and q Boston lawyer, VINO. coming
II his solicitation in January, 1880, drew
WI will by which his entire estate was
lei; ~ his wife in trust, L. Gordon Dexter,
oi Boston. being named as trustee. The
will was dictated by Mr.. Sawyer, written
down by Mrs. King, signed 10y the Doctor,
and few days afterwards james +. Hayes.
ESQ. city solicitor Of Camden, appended
hi. name - a witness.
Nh sawyer, who was the first witness
called, tC-tiiied that early in 1880, while
cunning on Currituck sound. ne received
. letter IRON DR.. King, in which he said
that his end was approaching, and he
wished 10 sec Mr.. sawyer on important
business. Going TO the bedside Of his
friend. he was witness 10 the circum-
stances O; narrated by Mr.. White. lie eX-
psincd that Mrs. King was called upon 10
write the viii on account OF his being
afflicted with a sort Of paralysis OF the
hand. and declared that he believed the
signature to the will TO be DR.. Kings.
MRS. KING TESTIFIES.
be- trial OF the King will contest wa, re-
summed yesterday before Judge Mitchell,
with The courtroom filed almost TO over
flowing Judge Mitchell decided i'm favor
II the admission OF the testimony OF Mis-.
King. and after the Offering in evidence OF
batch OF letters by MIR. McMurtric. that
lady took the stand, and after relating q
NUMBER OF collateral circumstances. came
10 the night in January on which it Is
claimed Dr. King signed the viii. "On
that night" said the lady, "my husband
WIS very i'll and very restless. He had to
De removed from his bed to an easy chair
and back again at least dozen times. lie
could not rest either in bed or sitting. lie
was suffering, and very ill. Between ] and
, O'Clock in the morning he said Min
ME. think if You could get me once more
into The easy chair | could be quiet. and
lcl YOU have some rest j got him i'm the
chair, and he then said to me, Il suppose
y0u felt hurt that | did not sign the will
while Dexter was here | said was tired.
and did not Wantto hearany more talk about
The viii. but he said, i cont want you
20 talk that way. | had two good reasons;
the first was that | did not want Dexter
and Haugh TO know about this. and the
other was / thought | would be well
enough 10 get out and have the will pro-
ptrly endorsed by lawyer and executed;
hut now don't feel as ii shall ever he
able 10 attend to any business again. |
think you had better bring me that will and
Twill put my NAME to il now i got the
Wil fastened the desk attachment TO his
easy chair. and then took u newspaper and
doubled il over so that he could write
easily; gave him pen, and he then signed
Il. writing very slowly and with some
diliculty.s After he got through he
held il up before him and said, We'll,
Minnie not 80 very badly done for one in
ms condition, and at this time OF night. |
don think anybody will dispute that sig
nature lie then gave me the paper and
told mc TO put it away carefully, which /
did"
Mr.. DOran then followed. and after tesii-
flying that Or. King had requested him 10
prepare a codicil to the will, said that he
did so, but never had an opportunity OF
showing Il TO Or. King.
LETTERS SHOWING" THE SURGEON
THOUGHTS AND SUSPICIOUS.
The proceedings in the King will case
were decidedly sensational yesterday. The
greater part OF the evidence tended TO
show Or. Kings bitter hostility TO Miss
Minnie Tunis, Mrs. Kings Oldest daughter
boy her first husband, who was sometimes
alluded 10 by DIR. King as the "brunettC
beauty" 4 batch OF letters from the Doctor
while in New York, written in the latter rarl
81 1919, TO Edward :. 1augl, his conf
Dental friend and executor under the pro-
hated viii, were read. The first one al
hdcd 10 Miss Tunis's intention 10 leave
DR.. Kings house, 3l5 south Fifteenth
street, this city. Or. King tells Mr.. Haugi
10 see that she locks up the house, aS "sh6
would leave II open for spite; that she wa,
an arttul devil and malicious as she eoul(
be-" Ills next letter was request that
large Number OF his medical books be sen
him. and he writes that .if thce,
book don't Kill the entire ships crew
the Government had better put some on
in my place." In the next letter DIR. Kim
write, that he has been informed that Mis-
Turi, I. o. her grandmoiher's, In Norfolk
lie SAVE: Her comb will De clt now.