New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-27
MR.. .srOKESS CONDITION.

TESTIMONY OF ONE OF HIS PHYSICIANS.
ANOTHER HEARING IN THE CONTEST OVER THE
coplcll-pln Mr. STOKES HAVE PARALYTIc
DEMENTIA9
Another hearing was had yesterday before
Surrogate Rollins the contest over the codlcH 10 '
vii! OF the late stokes. Mr. stokes oy MS Will III
yded his estate wach estimated at aOou @O,oOO'V'V'
equally among children; bat by cCdicii executed
short time before his death he changed the bequest 10
b.dsuenter Mrs Dora Dale, from interest III fee TO
a life interest Mrs Dale opposes the prooS'e OF
the co6icl on the ground that her father executor
Il. when his mind impaired, and wien ne WAS
subisct 10 undue influence on the part oi Ms
s,us The only witness examined yesterday wa ~
william P1erson OF orange, y. J, who attended MI
sokes for short previous 10 his death on August
l ISL Dr Person sail he first saw Mr.. Stokes at
Orange on Jane g. ISL Mr. Stokes was sitting Cd the
porch Of his house together with two " ma sons lie
was unable to engage Mr.. Stokes IN conversation he
formed the impression Mr. Stokes could ONLY speak
with difficulty There peculiar twitching about
tn- muscles Of his mouth After had been there
Nv singes' mat he might better 40 into
assisted him 10 Mr. Stokes- step was very leeoH
80 irtrnu Taxing all Mr. Stokes's syupt together,
80 pierson formed the opinion that his mental powers
were impaired He did not Mr. slotes again unill
Jnly so when Or Bayles was present MI. stokes
woSld 1i allow hun TO see his tongue. lie 40 refused
or neglected 10 answer any questions III IeEaru 20 NJ
condition Dr. Mr. stokes again Oh the Two
following days. still refused 10 answer questions
Al these vi.fs he had opportunity OF trel"g MT
stOkrs's memory. He did tn-Hk Mi stokes COM
pretended what was said 10 him
on EXAMINATION by william NJ. Evafts' couhsel
for the proponents DIT PrrsOE said liz cOuld ACt re-
member v OF the which TOOK place al his
Mrst some alusOu was made Oy one ol the s"s 90
Iafayrtte and MI stokes assened 10 hat was salt on
the subject The winoss 1t as his Impression tat
Inc reference 70 Lafayette was made Tor the puI-
pose OF accusing SIR. stokes. In ms op'h-
ion Mr.. Stokes not suffering from
sanils ieuenta. FROM paralync demehua.
Mr. Eyarts asked witness TO mention all LIE y mp
IONS winch infer that Nj stokes hAd para
Iytc armena ~ I1ersOn said l. could only rech me
a. mptOns already mrntlOued-leebl eness OF gait
twitcing about muscles OF the mouth, sud nasal
tone. . 80 -, 49,, . $500, ,,.
from hour OF MS birLh1 A.-No ..-
ODD you ever know Of nasal man having par3lyuc
dementla Al laet with one III my practice
NJ Baogs-Y0u do not mean Tat a man ccIIu MOI
Lave q nasal tome from birth
The witbess-Of coarse not
Hr Evart--WlI you describe the dnercnce between
aua.al by birth and one caused Oy dlscaset
The witnes--Tnat would be very Oll1udit e 10
Mr.. Evarts-I thought 50.
M Bangs-Could not physician well distinguish De-
tween a gifi OF tGe form OF nasal zone ana
the ccOupshgLen OF AfteraCIurcG nasal tone, ana
yet b- unable to describe itf
Or PiersOn said way Of distinguishing be-
twceL the two tones with certaluiy.
Mt Evarts asked Dr. flerson hing about Creeping
paralysis witness sail lie had never met Win
fhe expresslon IN his reading thOugI he might have
heard il in ordinary life dId not know what Il meant
He would not, however, characterize the expression
used by Ar. EYarts DaTbaTOuS
The IsKt hearing down for october.