The Portland daily press., 1884-12-18
MRS. STONE WILL
Centestants' Testimony All En-Evidence
Offered fn Rebuttal.

Offered in Rebuital.
Boston, Dec. 1.-THE Stone win case was
continued in the Supreme Court, East Cam.
bridge yesterday morning. DIR. Sullivan was
cross-sxamined by Mr. Russell. He gave
description OF the symptoms OF epilepsy, and
spent much time in explaining the number OF
his visits from 1874 to 1877. He said be was
unable 10 state what square FAT epilepsy" was,
as interrogated by counsel. In reply to quss-
tions by Mr.. CASTOR witness related several
instances where Mrs. Stone had repeated stor.
les to him, and said he had advised her friends
to put her under guardianship.
DIR. Theodore w. Fisher testified: Have
been physician aud surgeon for % years.
Practiced in Boston, and devoted 20 years to
mental disease as superintendent of Boston
Lunatic Hospital. A hypothetical question
was put descriptive oil EPILEPSY IN person over
90 years Of age, and witness asked what it In
6icated. His reply was, Gan organic disease
of the BRAIN In person having attacks of
this nature who had reached 72 years of age,
witness said they indicated a similarity of 1T
tening of the brain. Still another hypotheti-
cal question, covering several pages OF foolScap
and ipcluding about all the principal test:mo-
ny in the case in question, was put, and the
doctor asked II he could form an opinion in
such case, aud 10 answer he said it would in.
dicate a disease of the brain. Exceptions were
taken to the ques ion. The witness was SUBJ
1scted to a minute crosf- examination by MIR.
Castor, during which he adhered to his state.
disease OF the brain, aud that it continued on,
even though for several years tha epileptic at
tacss ceased. "Forgetiulness, said the wit
ness, is characteristic of san
ity, as well as well as OF insanity" The fact
that old people retain recollectons Of early
life is an indication Of saaity. To large mum.
Der OF questions Put, witness admitted that
they, 80 far as they went, were evidences of
sanity.
DR. William q. Thorndiks was the next wit.
nao o1Af cd 60 A.x,
and surgeon in Boston for IS years. Tue same
form OF question was put to DR.. Thorndike as
to Dr.. Fisher, and his answers were snbstan-
italy the same.
With the close of the testimony of DR. Thorn
dixie, Mr.. Benton said his case was all in
The evidence in rebuttal began at 8 30 this
morning.
Thls morning, the evidence for the contes.-
ants was finished, and that in rebuttal for the
executor begun. Mrs. Annie G.. Wilcox, wife
OF the executor, was first called. She 4sstifed
that she was born in 1929; had known Mrs.
Stone since my childhood; we occupied the
same room until after marriage; was married
in 1858; Mrs Stone and l were very intimate
up 10 toe time of her marriage: when was
married l moved to KsnneOunk, and lived
there four years; my husband was pastor of
church there; Mrs. Stone and were still very
intimate; my husband and / moved to Read
ing, Mass, at the end of that time, and re-
malned as pastor OF Congregational church
Oheto unbi1 bup lAll VI 1910; MIS-, OtonS was at
that time in Boston, aud ws used frequently to
exchange calls; when she removed 80 Maiden
the intimacy was very much the same; the re-
lafions between Mrs. Stone and myself we're
much like mother and daughter often asked
sad took her advice; after Mr.. Stones death,
we spent the following winter in Reading, the
summer at Ocean Spray, and moved to Maiden
in the fall; the house built for us there was
completed in September; Mrs. stone did not
visit Us as frequently as formerlY-she stayed
more at home as she grew older; owing to the
poor state of my own health did not visit her as
much as formerly; the house was built by
Mrs. Stone bnt my husband added to it with
his own moneg;sI think Mrs Stone spent
nearly every Thanksgiving with us after we
moved to Maiden; intended to call every
day, and almost always did SO; Mrs, Stone was
| OF very sensitive nature and of somewhat
hasty disposition, apt to speak quickly, but
| equally quick to acknowledge fault; her re-
lations TO her husband we're generally of the
most pleasant kind; in my calls on Mrs. Stone,
| while we were living in Maiden, she frequent
| IL told me the news of the day which had
| net had time to read occasionally her memory
| would fall her, in which case she would refer