New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-02
HOW MISS HOYT TALKED
DIR. sELDEN H. TALcoTr TEsTIFIEs
WHAT SHE SAID TO AND ABOUT HER FATHER
HER THREATS.

WHAT SHE SAID TO AND ABOUT uER FATHER
HER THREATS.
| When the hearing in the Hoyt will contest
| was resumed yesterday Dr. selden H. falcon w.s
sworn and examined by Ehu Root for the propooen,.
He testified that he had been for eight years medc,,
superintendent OF the Homeopathic Insane Asvl,, :,
Middletown n. Y. He said he had first examined MARI
Irene Hoyt her mental condition on Nav d ,s7o
He again examined her after she connn ed in ths
asylum. Ex-Governor Butler objected to this linz
OF, inquiry "A father" he said, can pr,
vide in his will for insane as wen as
for a daughter. We have had n
notable illustration of that since the last adjournment
Victor Hugo gave all his property his admittedly in
sane daughter The witness permitted to state thar
at various interviews he had told Jesse Hoyt that hs
daughter was insane. He told OF a of Jesse Hoyt
to the asylum lie was taken into his daughters bed
room and she exclaimed: Great God that you g,sbe
,refused to shake hands with him. letter from Mss
Hoyt to the witness offered in evidence and wasob.
jected TO- Mr. Eyars, being prohibited from asking tho
witness about the letter. SUCCESSFULLY asked General But
ler General Pryor and Mr. Dupignac. all for tho
contestant, whether it In the handwriting Of Miss
Hoyt. Neither would say that t Then he called
for Mr. Kahn to identify it, but Mr. Kahn was not pres
ent.
General Butler-Do you rest your case on Kahni
MI Eyarsit rests In this matter upon the integrity
OF his recollection, which has failed with all the
others.
The letter was excluded. The witness related that
Mr.. HOyt visited the asylum In July, 1880 and after
talking with his daughter said that she had promised TO
be quiet and selfcOntroed II he took her home. Tho
witness told him not best to take her. Mr. Hoyt
replied that he did not know IL was, but she had APP
pealed to him strongly that he going 70
do IL, and he took her away with him.
The witness called at the house Of Jesse
Hoyt in June, 1882. While be talking with him
Mary came into the ana declared with oath that
she would not have any conversation between him and
her father unless she heard It, Mr. Hoyt asked her
keep quiet and she replied Blank blank you I'll not
keep quiet" She stated that she wanted 100000 and
said to her father II you don't give 1t to I'll send
for lawyer and have you dragged through the streets
of New York to the L, mbs." Then Mr.. Hoyt said he
would $500 900 IN the hands OF honest lawyer
for her benefit but he could give IL to her She re-
piled that she wanted 100000 10 prosecute Mr. HOyt
with and she added would marry
the vest drunkard In New-York II by
doing could be revenged upon my father"
She kept that way for while and then suddenly left
the room. Mr.. Hoyt said that the way she acted
every night day. and said 10 had been concluded 70
send her TO the Friends Asylum.
General PryO moved that all the evidence
corning this last interview be stricken out Mr. Evars
and Mr. Root strenuOusy opposed this saying that tho
objection should have been made sooner. General Pryor
said had objected before because he supposed that
General Buffers general objection covered this matter
am sure your honor will not allow us 10 be en-
trapped" he said do not like the word, interrupted
Mr. Evarts.
General Pryor repeated IT, and the Surrogate put an
end to the discussion by ruling out the testimony.
certificate executed by the witness setting forth the
insanity of Miss HOyt offered IN evidence, bat was
excluded. Tho hearing was adjourned until III a. III.
to-day.