The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-03-04
A Important WIN Caso on trial.

important VIII Case on Trial.
The case Of Sarah A. Hodges and 7. Harris
hodges, her husband, and DE-. John J. Caldwell
and wife, caveators Of tho vii! Of tho late John
folly Johns, Of Baltimore county, against Henry
v: u. Johns, the executor named In the will, was
taken up for trial In tho Court Of Common Pleas
Of baltimore, ON Tuesday, before Chief Judge
Brown and q jury. The trial IL on issues framed
In the Orphans Court Of Baltimore county, where
the viii was offered for probate. An amount Of
property appraised at $4,000 10 involved, and
there are several counsel each side, ~ follows:
For the eaveaiors, l. Nevett Steele, r. >. Gittings,
Brown Bruno, ID. q. Mcintosh, y. I. Yellott and
Charlie. T. Garitee. For the eayeatees there are
X. II. boarman, Judge Hunter Marshall Of Rich
mond, Va, and Col. Charles Marshall. Messrs.
slingiua slingiuG were in court, representing
certain parties under will dated In 1860, In the
contingency that their interests might be effected
by the result Of this trial. Mr.. Stewart Brown
made the opening statement In behalf Of the cav
GATORS, Hodges and Caldwell. The court, he said,
would have TO pass on Eve papers, two Of them
pufporting 10 be Wills and three Of them eodieils
Objections were made by the caveators or heirs NJ
law first, 90 the execution Of the wills; secondly
that John 7. Johns. at the time Of execution, vas
not Of sound and disposing mind thirdly, that
undue influence had been used at the time Of the
execution o. the documents. by these papers the
deceased cut Oh his nearest relatives his only sur
| wing sister, Mrs. Hodges, being given 5000 q
year for life. . mere pittanee compared with the
bulk Of the estate. and had disposed % his prop.
erty In favor of distant relatives Of the name of
Johns. He related the circumstances ofthe death
| Of Mr.. John T. Johns on August Is last, aud As.
serted that II was caused by his own hands. The
last will. under which claim IL now made IL dated
/ November 20. iss0. and . eodicil % IL December
| Is. iseo. The other will 10 dated May l, ISIS,
with eodieils Of June ., SIS, aud August o. Is59
Mr.. Brown produced notes % Dr. Stsaart 10 show
the frequent visits Of deceased 20 Spring Grove
Asylum during 1870, ,-7s, so aud 81 and
| also records from 81 Vincent Asylum and Of the
middle police district, the last 10 show the number
| Of ZINES Mr.. Johns vas arrested and for What
| ofenleL
Jadge Hunter Marshall made the opening state
| meat for the executor, Mr. II. Y. u. Johns. They
| did not intend 20 deny that deceased had led
| lie u dissipation, bat claimed that when abstAin.
iR from drink he uas faily competent for the
Transaction u any business and that u the close
- his life be had taken due u HE property.
| a the time the last will va executed deceased
| bad totally absiainsi FROM intoxicating liquor
| fem November ;. is-o, o. January IS. 1881. 90
uie day the ~ili sAs sHecstsi. November 20, issn,
10 sent o. the sfises q NJ. a. vi Johss. ssk ed
hat bis papers be sent hr. Ani losk a himsef 10
| private room, taking LAtfobss Manual 9TH
| aha. He there ufu,s the uill himssit sabse
4 4usntiy he proclaimed Il 70 be bis last will and
tssiauent. and sskei the sitnetsss g. sisn q
! The co1ici ~As altered fur good rcAspu a, u 1i4
not dsscfibe saa.cieuuy accurately the property
Il
knsu the contents " The all until NJ Jshh
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