Daily Republican., 1882-05-20
FIFTH EDITION.
MICHAEL DOnAaY W1,1-

Proceedings in Court th,. ~
lng-soveral Charters Gran,sa ~
Manufacturing Oompanie.-rsS
Will Case Rssumed.
Court opened this morning with , g.,
bench. Mr.. Hoffecker was un.hla - ail ~
IN Court, and MT. Lore made applica
ton on his behalf, for charters % for ths
Delaware Rubber company; The R;ue e
erside Rolling Nil. company and ~.
Wilmington dental manutac turing con n0
pany, all of this city. Mr., Hioo;ns
made apple alton for charter for fs haam
manufacturing company of NewarI
The application in each case was graz.
ed, and the protbonotary INSTRUCTED ~
affix the seal of the Court to the Cha
ters. A"''
The will case was then resumed ,ra
the examination of witnesses proceeded
with.
Rev. George X. Kelley was swor,
and testified that he is q priest of tn,
Roman Catholic church. A'
He was the spiritual ad wiser of the d.
ceased during his illness and staten @ CIV.
corresponded with that of the previons
witnesses. DR.. l.. P. Bush testi6s1
that he is physician in this city and
has practiced medicine for forty wears
Did not know the deceased but from
the statements made by the witns.sas
he had come TO the conclusion that hs
had some disease of the brain combined
with great debility.
The testimony Of the witnesses lad
the DocJor to suppose that the condi.
tion of the patient was due to softepino
of the brain or most probably congas'
tion of that organ. The Doctor az.
planned At some length the causes that
would have tended to produce these
diseases in the case Of the deceased and
also their effect.
On cross examination the Doctor
said that he had been in the court room
during the trial and heard the testimo.
ny of the witnesses. He had formed
his opinion from their Statements
The witness had no acquaintance
with the deceased. and thoug it pro.
bable that he could have formed a better
opinion of his condition if he had bean !
the attending physician.
Dr.. John P. Wales testified that hs
was slightly acquainted with the do.
ceased, although he had never attended
him. He had heard the testimony ofI
the proceeding witness, DR.. Bush, and]
fully coincided with all that he had
said. Sewell Biggs Register Of wills,
was next sworn and testified to the evil
deuce that had been given before him
in relation to the will.
DR.. Joseph Chandler was called in
rebuttal, and testified that he is phy.3
sician and has practiced medicine forl
twenty two years. He had attended
the deceased at intervals for tho lsstI
eighteen years. The witness was called
to attend the deceased in his lastI
illness. He found Michael quite sick,
and on each subsequent visit be could
see that the patient was rapidly failing /
| AS he was leaving on the occasion of
his second visit, be remarked to Mrs.
, Doran, that the old gentleman was fail J
ing very fast.
Mrs. Dolan then requested the witt
ness to urge him to make his will,
which he did on his next visit. HsI
visited him again in the evening Of tha]
day on which the will was made, and|
found his mind perfectly clear, asked
him if he had made his will, and b
said he had then asked him If it VA
J, ldrawn satisfactory to him and he sold
/, it was. The witness, to test the condi
!, ton of his mind, asked him some quss
tions concerning his wife, who had Deel
dead for several years, which be an
swered in clear and concise manner
The opinion of the witness is, that at thl
l. time the will was made Michael DORA
was in sound mental Condition, and
fully understood what he was doing
The witness was cross-examined p
Mr.. Higgins without impairlng the dl
rect testimony, and the replies to thl
medical questions only confirmed VIVA
had already been said by Dr. Bush
Drs. Bush and Wales were recalle,
by Mr.. Higgins to express their opl1
ions respecting the nature OF the dl
! ease, from what DR.. Chandler had te1
, titled. DR.. Wales Vas satisfied OF tny
ex istence of disease of the brain, ba
would not express an opinion respecg
y ing the ability of the deceased to mag
J. q will.
I Court adjourned at l O'Clock to met
: at three this afternoon.