New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-21
GENERAL BUTLER IN THE HoYrCAsE.

Niss unYI', COUNSEL REINFORCED SECOND
COUSIN LYNCH AND pR. sEGUIH FxAMrNED
When the Hoyt will case was called before
Surrogate Rollins yesterday General Roger A. Pryor.
for Mis-. Mary Irene Hoyt said: II your Honor
please General b. r. Butler. OF Massachusetts,, Ia asso
cated with US" General Butler and bowed pro-
foundry Near him eN-Judge Fullerton. Aaron Kahn
aud Frank Dupgnac arrayed the same side OF the
case while Joseph H. Cnoate and United District
Attorney Root appeared In behalf OF the proponents.
Harry H. Lynch n second cousin OF Mrs Jesse Hoyt.
who cla- that promised TO leave him
while he IL mentioned In the WILL was called
in behaIf OF and examined by General But
Ter testified that he had known Josse Hoy from child
hood and had always been treated by him SON. He
saw Mr. Hoyt generally foir times year. About June
l. 1882 he called ar. Hoyrs At that time Miss Hoyt
said: e think they arc arranging to take away"
They into Mr Hoyrs room where she said Father.
arc yol going to send me awaYl II you I'll GO"
Mr. Uoyt aus rered No" The witness told OF subse
qucnt interviews with Jesse Hoyt One morning he ar
riv, at O'Clock Mrs Hoyt seemed much excited. The
witness continued 81 into the back parlsr. Mr.
EerpinT the Whole IA uily back I late ate my
breakfast After that he said: Here's note to Mr..
jackson his bo lkkerpsr want you to take 1t to my
office | took tho note To Mr. Jackson aud he
said he could not make out what Mr..
The witness detailed his last interview with Mr.. noyt.
who appeared extremely feeble. Mr.. IIoyt said |
bop- ri pull through Ioull be all right ri give you
SIoO 900" lie Miss IloIt al the windsor Hotel.
pr. Hall, superintendent Of tho insane asylum near
Philadelphia. his wife aud hs housekeepcr there.
occasion. the witness said Samuel ~ Hoyt was
there and took him one side and said " Mr Hoyt has
left r. "a great deal Uf money. She might get hold OF
some shyster lawyer. You have great inhnence over
uer. Oct her away quietly II gets INTO the new1pa,
promised 20 back To the asylum and she would
She looked we'll There was nothing out OF the way In
General Butler placed in evidence two letters
from Allss IIoyt 10 Mr. Lynch. In which she
r1prsssoi fear, about her fathers health aud declared
that she not insane and great mistake hat been
also read from Jesse Ioyt To thu witness IN OF which
cIerk for 800 incio'ed given to him as he was
arranging for fresh start la business. Cross
examined by Mr. Choate Mr.. Lynch said he had felt
.urrd would DE taken care Of by Mr. Hoyt lie
learned that Mr. ioyt had left him nothing day or two
General Butler asked the witness whether he would
have the lawyers the Other side about the case
asked In proper nanser. The witness nodded in the
negative.
1r EIrari C. sexnin testified that Jesse oyt applied
TO his daughter aud he saS nor Fobrur Try ~.
1892 Sh to his office alone. She hal no symptoms
OF organic insanity she was sonetlmes werpinS' not
having been committed 10 an insane asy um sue de-
Iar.d that she had been brought stngily Her bad
temper and liability 10 quarrel we're tue only reasons as
signed by her father Tor placing her under Restraint
eTpr,sscd the opinion" said the doctor. that Miss
IIoyt Was a tJ subject for asylum" TO Mr..
lr Segn said he mad not every posi-
bic mean. Tor asoertaining her condition. she was
mentally Disturbed but not mentally deranged Her
Iher t,I him that she had loo ked hin and Mrs Ioyt
out their house aud another oocassn had slammed
doors aud sworn at her mother. several competent
physicians had pronounced her insane.
General Butler-Wasnt what she needed not to he put
IN an insane asylum but to be put where she would not
ne tempted 10 slam dOor,i Ayes sir.
General Butrr-Sho was sane enough 10 go to Wash
ington alone one OccasiOnf h.-Irs, sir.
General Bhtler-Well, thaIs ABOUT as DAD place as
sane person can 20 TO-
A proposition by General Butler to adjourn to Mon
dAy that might become familiar with the testimony
In the overraed by this Surrogate, who said
that the engagements OF tho court would Interfere.
After some further queHtions OF technical Character
the case adjourned until this afternoon.