The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
MRS. STONES WILL.
The Coasesting Case Still Under Consider.



asion.
BOSTON, Dec. i2.-In the Supreme Court at
East Cambridge, yesterday afternoon, Miss Clara
Goodenow continued her testimony:
81 used to read books to her two or three times
through and then she would remember some of the
plot. tried to read one of William Blacks novels
but she didn't think much Of that; she often spoka
of her head b4ing 'stupid,' and asked if thought
1t would end in her not knowing anythi z. [ have
seen her lose her way in going up stairs she at one
tlme introduced the subject of Wellesley College
and said she made it condironsif she gave certain
money that she could send SO many scholars: she
spoke Of certain young ladies whom she should
SEND; alIer she went to Wellesley she said she was
tired 10 death aud wished she hadn't gomez she de-
nled having given any thing the evangeization of
france because she didnr like the Frenoh people;
toid er Thought she had given, but she denied
III about Hampton College she said, i don't know
any th nS about it;' tod her about it, and the
next day she showed me a picture of the college
ana asked Ii had ever been there; witness said in
regard to a number of colleges that her aunt had
never spoken about them; she did not discuss about
the colleges which she IN snUioned; she would ask
me if knew what she had done with her money;
she never spoke OF the advancement of education IN
general way. after my uncle's death she gave
ward id that Mr.. Wilcox said she ought not to give
it; later oa she gave another reason, saSiog had
spoken disrespectfuly Of her and not worthy Of
the house; told her never had SO spoken; is was
understood that 1t was not best to leave her alone;
sn0 herself said the didn't like to be left alone be-
cause she was afraid; she offered me money in Jan
wais till she was dead; she gave me $200O saying
she meant to give me $4,000, but as had said
cid lot need 50 much, and as Mr.. Wilcox had said
it was too much she gave me the.$2O00; she said 1
could make up the difference out of her will; she
spoke Of keeping S2OU, 900 as a reserve sum TO be
disposed of as sue wanted, and said she was going
to give that to her family after ward she SAID she
was told she had given all her money out of her
hands, and she said, haven't given it out of my
hanas. OF il have don't know when did it, she
told MI. Wilcox she didn't know she had signed any
paper giving the money out of her hands, and If
she had she wanted IL destroyed; afterwards, in
September, 1854, when she asked MIR. Wilcox if it
was destroyed he said 1T war; MIR. Wilcox told her
oIce, You know you are forgetful, and you must
leave these things to me-; she would tel me to stay
in the room while che asked Mr.. Wilcox for money
saying it seemed AZ though he did not iks to give il
TO her; she said she gave him some money because
he fet 60 oaa at having invested some of her money
ana iosI 1t; she forgot the names Of some OF her
heirs ~hen talking tnem over with ne; Mr.. Wilcox
said he preferred have his business rsatiuns
with Mrs. Stone alone; my aunt asked me if
thought Air Page was a.good man and Il said did;
the Dtshe said /. Wilcox said heswas much Gisap-
pointed in MIR. Page; she said Mr.. Wilcox said Nj.
Gutter W as not religious man, ard Mr. Wilcox did
not ike Mr.. Cutler well as she did; she said Mr..
Wilcox Id her that Dr. ust was an atheist, and
she asked .ae what an atheist was.
This morning Miss Goodnow, the witness heard
yesterday, Was again called She testified: Mrs
stone, my aunt said to me she had left her money
in her viii to her relatives and asked me if did
Scannon coming 10 her from Maiden an ! getting
he TO sign paper, aud then she said she did not
know what the paper was; she SAID: "lf MIR. Will
cox has done wrong with my money don't tell me cf
it; don't want 10 know she said Mr.. Wilcox
tod her ii was not right for her to give receive
Christmas presents, Tor people gave them TO her
expecting return. and that was not the proper
principe;sshe said she wanted the trust papers,
making dr Wilcox sole trustee of the estate de-
stroyed, but MIR. Wilcox would not destroy them.
Croes examined by MIR. CASTOR the witness said:
Most of these conversations no one heard but my
self; did not unders aud that Mr. Wilcox had
finished his direct examination last night; told
these he ueiO of
the court yesterday; mentioned the siact of my
aunt's being deprived of money by Mr.. Wilcox to
Mi. Page. o of the trustees, and he said he
thought it was shame; didn't find that he inter-
estea himself il the NATTER prior to 1876 L resided
in Maine and saw slrs. Stone then three or four
times year. ] knew hat MIR. ana Mrs stone NJ .de
W lis in 1876 he giving S285 900 TO his relatives
and about the to her relatives, and the rest
charity providing his wife did not survive him. and
she making substantially the same pro, isions;
during the lifetime Of Mrs Stone cur branch ot the
family received 33 ,u o.; 1 know that $500, ,Ot O
has been given to olher branches; wouldn't take
gift from person who was not ia proper condition
of mind to make glft she so forget
full when che gave me gifts that she
could not remember the amount the next dag; /
thought her competent make these gifts; my pur-
pose principally ia taking iho 5000 Offer ed Uy my
aunt TO buy me house. was to crafty her; never
old buy the houses know that nay aunt gave to the
Goodnow family several hundred thousand dollars
of her OWL purpose and will, snd thought her in
suitable condition to make these gifts; all these
given and accepted subsequent to all her seri-
Illnesses except the final one; knew that these
gifts exceeded the amount which was to be given to
the relatives by the will of S76; know of no con-
cealment on the part of any ope during my aunt's
life time, regarding the disposal of the most of the
property to charity none of the relatives made any
objection, that l know of during my aunt't life
time IN regard to these charities; my interest i'll the
contest of the will is one-twefth; my brother aud
sister with me interested to the extent of ono.
fourth; We received by gifts about $3.50
Isaac NJ Cutler testified: | first saw Mr.. Stone in
l04O, on his wedding tour; after caIne to Boston
he used to talk with about his investments;
knew Mrs. Stone from boyhood; she was a very
conscientious, Christian woman; after her attacks
Of sickness she didn't seem to comprehend much
the giving away OF money to institutions, but
seemed to talk aud think more Of giving to her
relatives; at the first talk had with Mrs Stone
about reserve fund for herself S10B 900 had been
set by Mr. Wilcox | suppose; afterwards it was
placed at $500 900; told her [ thought that was
small sum out of 81 600 600; "Well - She said .sI
Shall have that to do what have mind to with; .
Mr. Page ard myself found paper in the box Civ
ing away S10O 600 to certain colleges and il was
drawn up by Mr. Wilcox; we took it to Mrs Stone
and told her we knew nothing about it; never saw
that order again, though similar to it was put
back into the sBte ten days later; Mr.. P ge and
were not consulted about it; 1 asked Mr. Wilcox
what he meant by it, told him his course was
ungentiemanly, and that Mrs. stone probably
didn't know all the institutions mentioned; he eala
he didn't suppose she did know them all; after
wards-I had lost confidence in Mr., WiIcox-I told
him thought he was a cunning, crafty man, ant
that ne was carrying out his intention to contro
the whole property, he denied this; I told him if
had known what kind of man he was should mo-
nave liked 10 Dc associated With him. Mr.. Wilco,
said didn't understand about the matter; tolt
him that then and there was a proper time TO tel
me; he said he had rather see me in private as ",
might be overheard; 50 agreed to meet him at bi
house i'll the evening; there Mr. Wilcox said, "Sup
pose there is large amount of property to be give
away, who ought l to consult, you, Mr.. Page, O
some one like Mr.. Phelps, who understands th
needs of iDstitutions?" l told him that as Mi
Page and were trustees he shoHld consult us.
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