New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-28
HOW MISS SARAH BURR LIVED.

Another hearing was had yesterday before
surrogate Rollins in the contest over the VIII Oh .N az
Sarah Burr william II. Graham testified Ihat NC VIC"
the assistant sexton Of the University Pace rte'p
Church and that Miss Burr lived In the house auos
the church. The witness had two interviews win
her IN 1874 One day as he was cIosiug tno
church doors Miss Burr came up and spoke 10 nlni'
Oh. told him that she had attended tde morning
service at the church. and had lost her Key ne npN
her look for the key but it was not to be found AS
matter OF fact he said ho had observed that she was hO
az the morning service On another occasion, two years
aferward a servant Of Miss Burr came TO the church
where he was at work and said that Miss Burr wished 20
see him He went 70 the house aud found nor al ,ne
basement door, wi j her rann o. the sho!iIsI
want VINO are you What DO you want she asked ihe
witness. You sent flr me-" he answered %, les,
she answered. "you 20 down ana n1 ne ceilai
he complied with her request, and after consIderaO9
effort opeLed the door 1hen she asked MN n' iaI
MOI said that someonc WIS holding the door Inc uoor
needed repairing and he went 10 get some tqo 10 ~
it, Wien he returned il's bg - M ,vas and v nat
no wanted. He went on h4lug tue door, ana When le
was through insisted that he should be psid Ac
cordngly sne took 10 out OF her pOcketbo0k aud
offered il to him ~ payment several uirh tlf Nttos
saw Miss Burr sitting silently at her basement window
wi her head down. He considered her acts 1T
susan Cornwall the wife OF one Oi the c9ottslinls
testard that she lived OF Sands Point. L. IL she had
kuoTn Mis- Burr for tweniyeght years, and formerly
visited her about once year During the last -FOUR years
Miss Burrs mind appeared to be more ieeoe
her cousins ON visit aud thea after sne bad gone
item Miss Burr was odl about her dress and on tho
witnesses iast visit hcr uTeas was nIthy. ,.
Catuer X. Nissan, u Brookj II. the next Wines,
had MOI seen Miss Burr for nine ten years Wien sue
saw her Miss Burr wore od-;asinoned CASHMERE
dress that looked as had been washed. Tie collar
Of The dress made OF white muslin. Upon her hea
was black lace cap with ribbons upon II OF seNelal
colors. Miss Burr repcaod y askcd the same qucsohs'
and the witness Thought her childish - A.,
Annie Kimnel VINO lived for four years opposite tne
Burrs told closely the DOORS windows ana shutters
were kept fastened being opened at any season VI
the year. There were no provision wagons ullYeh ~
the door and very few visitors called. Ibey generhy
sought admission by tapping upon the Placement VIII.
dOws Some ladies' mad called who rang the front
doGr-bcll for a long time but they were not answered
When the house was aired ard cleaned after MAS Bur
death the dust and dirt through the opened WIN
dnws in Great clouds Of curiosity the witness went
TO Examine She found every hing IN de
pOTalIe condition or, as The witness expressed IT.
" sinuly awful" Tue basement in The hlthest
condition the kitchen being particularly bad; but up
stairs the carpets very dirty and the place was
OYeTrun with VeTmln.
The case will be continued to-day.