New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-17
ENDING THE HoYT WILL CASE
DISTINGUISHED COUNSEL rILrING.

vvvw FOR SUMMING UP-THE END TO COME IN
SEPTEMBER.
After years progress the H0yt will contest
-. 70 an end yesterday, except the summing up Oh
n case By the counsel. $500,
A. o'clock In the morning Senator Evarts. General
Hutler and District-Attorney Root gathered
sround tho bed Of DR.. Lewis A. sayrs anu
S.mrht again the hypothetical contest when
snrv carried on the day before Win
nr Frank H. Hamilton. Despite his real rheumatic
mains Dr. sayre was able that the hypothetcai
man put up as possible Jesse Hoyt ahiictcd as
Heyt might have been, would have been insane senator
Eysrts poured in crossfre which was as real an 'nc
rheumatism and finally the lawyers adjourned TO meet
1t the Court House,
Thcre Mrs Almira Bellew who to cure herself OF the
opium habit had been voluntary inmate OF the Middle
town Insane Asylum said that she had met Miss Mary
Irene Hoyt at the institution She had noticed nothihe
unladylike In Miss Hoyts conduct.
Harriet Adelina Burnham. an attendant at the boom
ingdale Asylum, who had had charge OF the waru III
which Miss Hoyt was placed at the Mddletown Asylum
had found high temper her DISTINGUISHING
Hoyt had taken his daughter homc
although saying to the witness that DE- iaico''' "o
superintendent, thought It unadvisable.
Miss Maggie Wallace about twenty-three years o'u.
had been Miss Hoyts attendant In the asylum she n"a
been scnt nv Alfred Hoyt. The strong point IN her
testimony was that had once tasted OF some peer Yea
prepared for Miss Hoyt and had found 1t sour She haa
taken It TO Dr. Tacott. who had said that It was not
Miss Magic hs e sopss for the
That CASE" The counsel Tor tue proponents
rested. ,....a for an bour. One of
she sharpest and lyeliest legal CIV
associated with Roscoe Conkling appeared IN court
papers which Mr. Conkng had received d iI"m
d,ees tecu requiring Mr. Conkling to produce I'm
The ex-senator owing TO press OF business ,, ~ the
Enrrosate explaining of business ana asking 10
be excused from personal a tho Surrogate
scnaor Evars then asked that the papers De
in evidence The nea ass' Of Miss
were privileged and that neither the Court nor any
them. Mr. Evarts then up the printed report OF
the proceedings and referred to psPers
and asked that the exhibit be placed IN evidence
General Buter-Let me see the papers To the
Geucrsl Butlero no. That's nothing As counsel SCI
IN this dase have right TO examine tue papers aho
Senator EvarsI then ask them Of the Court 1,ave
The Surrogate-I decline TO give them 10 you ha'o
no right to hand over those papers a., o.r.r looked
Butter objected to the introduction OF .nc nn
sary he had no need OF obectng of not obectng
the surrogate had decided that the papers con sI NC
tansjbe, called Mr. Grifn the stand He testified
that Mr. Conkng had given him an enye sces aos
attorney He was there in the capacity OF mere mes
Mr. Eyars succeeded IN ssns sns this
envelope be nclosed IN another But cxhSi. 40, ~
was inst IL did not get there Inc Surrogate
told Griffin to take It. He declined, az MS duties as
messenger were at an end. l.. ,, an,
Senator Evarts-I suppose the paper 10 ho" III CYL
dence
General Butler-Oh no.
Senator Evarts-Do you objectf
General Butlcr-I do not
Senator Evarts-Then the paper Is in evidence
The Surrogate-~I do not so understand IL. Ureet
that the paper be returned to Mt, Conslng.
WHOM move that tie papers Ne handed over to the
present counsel -,.so. %
RMS end.d the struggle. Senator Evarts wished 10
sum M within short time. General Butler wished de
lay. fhe Surrogate set Monday september 20 a' ~
a m as the time for hearing the summing up. NJ
" We'll take the whole week" said MT. ChOate Two
counsel on each side will sum up Mr.. Eyarts thongh'
that two days for each counsel eight hours eacn'
would be enough for the proponents.