Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-09-20

not walk from DR.. Wards house back to
Ways store. After dinner went directly
home. DR.. had no conversation with any
one on or near Ways store steps that
day. Did not know of DR.. going to Hard
wick except this time during my stay at
his house. Witness verified dates by diary.
Mrs. DR.. Corey swore that she assisted
the DR.. in keeping his books and knew
about his business affairs particularly to-
ward his death. DR.. became convinced
that his malady was fatal in April, 1882.
From that time to his death he employed
Knew of all the notes the DIR. had out
standing at his death. Never heard Of
the note in suit until some time after his
death. During May and June 1888 the
DR.. had $4,000 in cash in the house wait
ing for chance to invest it. June 80 put
$500 in st. Johnsbury savings bank at
per cent. DR.. Norcross was with DR.. Co
rey from May 16 to June g., 1888. DIR.
Corey did not visit Hardwick after May
"a. Prior to May he had been too ill to
go out. Mr.. Rand helped the DR.. settle
his accounts. The DR.. did not borrow
money at lower and loan it at higher
rates of interest during the last ten years
of his life. Witness identified signatures
on exhibics. Did not think the signature
on the note in suit was genuine as the
capital letters were too angular at the
oil
aided CIR. Corey in settling his accounta
during 1882 and SO. That the Dr's. health
was very poor both of those years. First
| saw the note in suit March 6, 1884. Be-
fore this,F. 7. Bridgman came to witness
| and said he had note of $500 against
| the estate in Dorman Bridgman's hands,
| and asked witness to call and see it and
| see if he thought it was all right. When
Rand first saw the note it was in the
hands Of Wyram Wylie. Could see traces
of lead pencil marks on it. Looked as
though they had been erased. Could see
letters ''Eas c. in upper left hand corner
had the note in his possession. II. B.
Cushman examined note with Thompson
and Rand, could see pencil marks describ-
ed by Rand. Took the note to Barton
and had it photographed. The note was
not out of clerks office previous to exam
nation by Rand and Thompson, never
has been in possession of counsel for de-
PENDANT alone.
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swore to examining note and finding on
it's face pencil marks as described by
Rand. Neither ever had the note out of
clerks presence. f. E. Alfred swore he
ment of this suit.
Wyram Wylie swore that the note was
given him by j. G. Burke to present be-
fore the commissioner. That he saw pen
man testified before the commissioners
that he got the paper to write the note
on of Mrs. Edwards, and on cross exam
nation that Mrs. Hunt gave it to him
That Bridgman swore that no one was
present when the note was given but Mrs
Hunt, Mrs. Edwards, and the parties, Co.
rey and Bridgman.
Several other witnesses were introduced
to identify signatures and impeach certain
testimony. +. L. Bridgman was recalled
and swore that he attempted to let Judge
PerleY have the note as security on loar
prior to DR.. Corey's death, and showed il
to Dorman Bridgman prior to the Dr. ;:
death. Dorman Bridgman and Judge
Perley swore that they never saw the mote
until after the doctors death.
DR.. E. P. Fairman was acquainted witt
DR.. Corey's handwriting and did not thinl
it genuine on the note; it was too angu
f lar.
: The defense here rested, and the plain
t tiff in rebuttal called A. T. Way, who saw
, DR.. Corey the day it was claimed he hat
| the talk with Mr.. Bridgman in front o
/ his store; saw the man who was with hin
but it was not DR.. Norcross. Mrs. Dr.
r Ward and Miss Mary Ward swore tina
7 two or three weeks after Drs. Corey an
t Norcross took dinner at their house Drs
t Corey and Walton were there to dinner.
, The defense in rebuttal recalled Mrs
Corey, who swore that DR.. Walton wa
e her brother-in-law. That he was in Crafts
!. bury during April, 1882, going to Chicag
: in May, 1882, and that ne had never bee
n at her house since except few days nea
Y Christmas, 1884.
The case was argued by Burke and Dicl
erman for the plaintiff and Crane an
Il Thompson for the defense. The verde
is not in.
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