New-York tribune., 1886-11-10
MARTIN AND HIS DAUGHTER.
BOTH TESTIFY ABOUT ROSA BURNS.

HE NEVER PROMISED TO MARRY HER AND MAKE
HER AN HEIREss.
The contest over the will of Rosa V. Burns
was continued before Surrogate Rollins yesterday Wal.
dorf H. Phillips appearing for the proponent aud Henry
Meyenborg for the contestant The cross-eIaminaton
OF Fernando de Francisco Martin concluded. When
told him that she had made Will in his favor he
ssj she told him that the will had been registered and
she left everything him and especially her body
He told her that she should have left her property to
charitable institution After her death he had her buried
with Christian rites She had religious be-
lief 81 far as he knew until months before abe
made her WILL whom she became Roman Catholic.
This during her last illness and six mon hs
before her death. He ordered the best kind Of coffin.
costing 800. She died in his el'e except
his stepfaushtrr was present. When Miss Burns won't
To Kansas her father the third and last time. IN
November Of that year sho was worse Tho witness
when he frat knew Mrs. snsrr liked her.
risiveivi. / kissed her for her mother
& but fO'n al nS R was
away never told anv person that was compelled to
R1 eisp sns 0'
and make her the heross Of Is 600 Ooo francs ANevsr
That's dream of the family. That's whore the trouble
oAer taking Rosa and stepdanghter to Bridgeport
you not asked by Mrs sparr where her
onnt YOU threaten 70 cut her heart ont and wind it
The witness sail that Mrs. sparr called at his
house, No. 214 East Thirtirthst where her daughter
was living with him. Rosa told him to pnt that woman
and he ordered her He did not the door
on her foot call her vile names He probably
eXcited He was excitabe for he had Castilian blood
him. but he never applied foul epifhets to women.
Mr. Maro was questioned as to his motives IN paying
The expenses OF the hOuse at Twelfth and Second
He said was agreed that all he paid there should
he returned to him.
o.,You acted purely as ph!lanthropisti A.-Purey-
The witness wa. first Informed that Rosa had can
Ger in the by Drs and Lee her re-
from her visit a ad he
long hair II cut off at her request during her last
ward burned bv hs sopauehter because was matted
Jennie Howrt an actress who was an Intimate friend
stayed there to help his sepdaughter take
Rosa. MIS-, Burn, livei with him about eight years.
He wrote letter for Miss Burns to Henry Shaw. She,
like all her family, was irerate.
o-Namc one OF the family that is nlterate. A.-Mrs
QDo yOu not know that she wrote book A.-she was
knows If that book is hers.
The letter referred to read it Miss asked
MT shaw 20 lena 9sr as she had not sncseeaed
second-ave and was In debt She said Shaw had besn
kind to her several before She told him she
was ashamed to be known as the daughter OF Mra
| Spar.
cefing witness testified that she never knew OF any I'M
proper relations between him and Miss Burns The
make business OF her." The witness aud Rosa were
| like sisters Tho witness attended Rosa In her
tor When the witness SAID she the
daughter OF Mr. Martins second wife, The body OF her
mntncr the rtctVlng vault Ol MISS
Burns was beside It Her father said they not
buried because he intended TO take to Spain The
slept with Miss Burns night in the house
| at Twelfth-s- and SecoDd-ave and never knew Miss
Burns to have child. Sne heard OF chilli bsin
removed from the house a cigar box until this trial
began The wrss did hear OF the will until after
the death OF Mis-, Burns She was at home when Law
Phillips and the witnesses the will called and sa
Miss Burns Dn did not know heir business When the
hair OF Miss Burns was cut of the Witness at her re-
| qnest. showed it to the stepbrother OF Miss Burns
| Frank Spar. who exclaimed "Oh. Rosy, you nigh
get S25 for IT."
Tho examination adjourned until Monday at II
| q. III.