Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-07

will of the late capt. henry - ~
was resumed, with Hugh Walden, the
husband Of the eaveatrix, on the witness
stand.
Mr.. WaddeI. in his testimony, recount.
al the fact OF his marriage 70 Amanda D.
Dickerson. the daughter OF capt. OlciheL.
~ in which he stated that the marriage
80 sanefioned BY the lady 5 father, tnat
the ceremony took place in ct. JOINS
Episcopal Church. and that Capt. Dlcker-
sIn invited go guests at the reception
which was held at the family residence.
Mr.. Waddel testified that himself ana
wife lived about three months IN
the house with Capt. Dickerson, Wnen
tbev began housekeeping. soon after that
time il was noticed that the members OF
the Dickerson family seldom, II ever, VS.
Mr.. Waddell then testified relative
to tine sale of a house which Capt. Dlcker-
son gave to Mrs. W addell, and showed
what disposition had been made OF the /
proceeds. The greater portion OF the /
money was expended in the purchase OF |
other propertY. and some of it-about |
81 .50O-was given to Mr.. W addell Tor IN
vestment in business. He testified that |
that was all be received of the amount, |
and stated that his business venture |
proved unfortunate.
The crOss-examinatiOn failed TO show |
that any of the amounts had been mlsap- |
prOprlated by Mr.. Waddel. his VIE hao |
been a confirmed invalid for fifteen years;
she had two paralytic strokes, one lasting |
six months and another eighteen months,
during which time the husband was I'M
der great. expense in addition to the 0rdl-
nary requirements Of h0usehold. lie
had to employ attendants to assist MIN IN
nursing his helpless wife. During
period of three years he had employment
with different parties altogether about
six months. During that time Mrs. w ad-
dal was visited only at rare intervals by
any member of Capt. Dickerson's family.
In November, 1877, Mr.. Waddell went TO
Washington where he obtained employ
ment in one of the government depart
ments. His wife remained South with her
friend, Mrs. May, until January, 1878. In
1882 she returned to Savannah on a VS.
il and when she had been here
sometime Cant. DickersOn invited her to
his house. During her absence from
Washington the Democrats lost control
of the House of Representatives, and Mr..
WaddeU lost his situation in the depart
ment. He wrote to Savannah ABOUT IL,
asking permission for his wife to remain
here until he could make arrangements
fDr her return and his own employment.
Mr.. WaddeI said that he soon after
received a letter from Capt. Dickerson
charging him with intention to desert his
wife. The witness stated that he wrote
respectful letter in reply denying the
/ accusation; that afterwards. when ne OD-
| tanned a situation, he acquainted Capt.
! Dickerson of the fact, and stated that as
soon as he could secure house
/ no would send for Mrs. Waddell. A few
| DAYS afterward he received telegram
/ Nr. VIM. F. May informing him that he
/ had placed Mrs. Waddell on the train
/ and asked him 10 meet her at the depot In
| Washington. On the way to that city
Mrs. Waddell was attacked with severe
| illness, but it happened that Mr.. jacob
| Cohen, of this city, was on the train, and
1 kindly rendered her attention until she
/ reached Washington. He also testlned
| that when Mrs Waddell left her fathers
/ house to undertake this journey none OF
her family saw her off or escorted her to
| the depot. He also testified that neither
/ himself nor Mrs. Waddell had ever had
/ quarrel with Capt. Dickerson, but that
/ he had repeatedly made abusive remarks
| about the CAPTAIN on account of his treat
ment of his daughter, and that he believed
| the father would not have acted as he did
were it not for the influence of Mrs. Dick
erson. Mrs. WaddelPs stepmOther.
The witness on the crOss-eXaminatiOn
| stated that on account Of his wlfe's IN
| trinity he could not well make his home
| in a clearinghouse at Washington; that
/ she demanded great deal of attention,
which was best obtained in a house over
which they had sole control of the do
mesties. He also testified that he did not
/ bring this appeal against the probate OF
| the will. His counsel, Mr.. Norwood, also
stated that the proceeding was brought
| at the request of Amanda A. Waddell.
MOllie Rarclif, colOred. testified that
| she was employed at Mr.. WaddelPs when
| himself and wife resided at the Isle of
Hope. Mrs. Waddell was very sick there,
and one day Capt. Dickerson and his wife
| walked past the house on the bluh, when
the Captain asked how his daughter was.
| He was informed that she was very sick.
| Neither the Captain nor Mrs. Dickerson
entered the house, however, but continued
/ their walk.
Green Low, cOIored, who was the body
servant of Capt. DickersOn, testified that
! he was employed for some years in that
capacity, and that when he was not
busting about the house, backing boots
and doing other work, he reported TO
Capt. DickersOn at his office, where he
went on errands, carried messages, or
very frequently drove the Captain about
| in his carriage. He testified that he knew
| Can't, Dickerson ordered some furniture
out Of his house and gave his family the
information that he was going to sell 1t
at auction. The furniture was not sold,
but sent out to a house on Bolton street,
w
a woman named Nellie Winters. That
one time he was ordered to take num-
Der of bottles of wine down to gentle
man on the Bay, but that he
knew what that meant and
ne took it to Nellie Winters. He said
that Capt. Dickerson used to go out there
sometimes twice day, and that he Low
remained outside in the neighbOrhOod
during the visits. The Captain had sent
him to watch the house, and to tell him
who went in and came out when he was
not there. He also testified that he
frequently went there alone
and went directly up stairs,
as he was ordered to do by Capt. Dicker-
SON but that he never saw anyone about
the premises but Nellie and colored wO-
man. That he frequently took money to the
woman in sums ranging from So to S15 at
a time during period of about two years.
William f. McCauley, clerk and book
keeper for Capt. DickersOn, testified that
he was in the employment of the testator
from 1876 70 the time Of his deceasei that
he knew nearly ali about Capt. Dicker-
sons business, but that he did not pay
any bills on account of Nellie Winters so
far as he knew. Capt. Dickerson, he said.
had a private money-drawer. He also
testified that he wrote the letter referred
TO by Mr.. Waddell in which the lat
ter was charged with the intention
70 uEStIt HIS nilts anu bAels III saw
Mr.. WaddelPs reply, written in respect
ful terms, and that he believed the latter
was a person of good mind and capable Of
makino a contract. He knew nothing in
regard to Captain DiGkersoRs domestic
relations.
Henry f. Kuck testified that when he
was Keeping a grocery store at
the corner Of Bolton and West
Broad streets he often saw Captain
DickersOn out in that neighbOrhOod and
i'm his store, but that he never saw him
out there at night. He was not prepared |
to say what the Captains business was
in that vicinity,
John Jenkins, colored, testified that |
about three years and half ago he was |
ordered by Capt. Dickerson to fix up |
house on Bolton street, west of West |
Broad, and that before he got through |
white woman named Nellie |
moved I'm there, and that when Capt. |
Dickerson first proposed to him to 90 and
fit up the house, he told him that Mrs.
DickersOn had some money she wished to
invest in small houses, and, as that only
needed finishing, he thought he would
buy it and give him the finishing of it.
Constable Lewis b. Endres testified
that he knew Nellie Winters lived in the |
house on Bolton street. That he used TO |
live in that neighbOrhOOd himself, and was |
employed by Capt. Dickerson as a detec- |
tive to watch the house and to report to |
him who should 90 in or come out of it, |
and that Capt. Dickerson never paid him |