New-York tribune., 1886-03-31
PROFESSOR DARLINGS WILL
MRS DrLAcEo!x on THE WITNESS STAND.
HER RELATIONS WITH THE PRoFsSsOR-KNo"N A9
TIE BgOKHN-DOwN wID wv.

HER RELATIONS WITH THE PRoFEsSOR-kNo"N A0
TIE BgOKEN-DOwN wiDIw.
With the uppcr portion of her face concealed
under thrk veil Mr. Amelia DeIacroi1, in the ourro
oat Court Yesterday tod the story OF her relations
10 Professor Dlrn; Of the University Medical College,
whose will leaving all his property TO her. sne Is Gu
dcavorng to have admitted to probate. sue IL STOUT
and nUrd Ensshwouan OF irrepressibe loquacty' ana
the surrogats aud tho lawyers had great difficulty In
curbing her redundant tendencies. As she Kissed
tho Bible she exclaimed: 80 help me God'
shall speak nothing but the truth
about Professor DARING" In response TO her counsel
John c. Boyd she stated that for six years she hadV
ut Yonkcrs The instrument offered for probate. dated
Aur.l ~ 1881, was Professor DlrinGs Last WILL ne
had z ven 1t TO her 4 few months before his death
"Ilow Old arc you /" askol L. NJ. knowles in cross
examining her
(" don't know" was her answer
o-!Iavc you 10 idea Al dare say am forty or
forty-fye
o-Whon were yon m.rrioil An 1860. vas In
fact, twice macrlcd within few weeks-once In Lonuo"
and once In BriSsos.
O-What! Two husbands In 40 short tilnef A.
Gracious goodness. no! l was married twice 70 the
samo The laws. yon see
Q.-Nover mind that. What was your huSbanFs Dnsl-
ncssf Ale had business when married him out
NJ acrwarI went into tho wine liae lo died oil con
sumption
~ u
Aro DO frank, thI ne died trom drinking too much
brandy. ,,... D
ling 1862. at her father h"dte ia IohioI III
isTi sa c4r this country, bringing son Arthur
wGo then iour years old Rooms had becn ehe'geu
for nor by Pro esSor Darling at no Chtoh ihoe, o,e
lived In th- city for awhile and hon wont to savannah.
GL, remaining there for two weeks. enc lhusEahty
dsrird tnrf slc had Iivoi with Mr. Cooley, aud tho
surrogate excluded further questions about hh' sNl
90 into her ife and career except az connocru
with Professor Darling foreign to tho present IN
Gr5 MI. nrIcr"lx ,tI "a W t'e ,nt tn Wa.h.
G"WL,r re- did you 20 to from there Al did not
G"WRcn d.! you next meet hint A-.rapp sh'yl-
| don't know as that is OF ny consequence 70 yoai
She Was told that she must answer, ana sdlu eau
tcl." sho sal she yod aficr" ara IN Maciou 5 "u
vandam as. theu hai room Ia lhthays, % NJ ] AT r{
nfih-t and aterward AN apartment IN the opera Ht'
@ n%I, in cnytng trgf she had met Professor
Dazzling for the rst time ~ her room IN SI1th-aye' he
always tro atcd me ~ lady" she SAID.
Q-NLcn did you meet him ne1ti A.-When "ahtcd
A-Whcn was that A.-On, wo did not meet IN some
tnc. H. was offended at mc. ~
were you ever known as English Amy + ""S
"Y". never" she replied and her counsel in,erposed
an objection TO the inquiry which was tl.nr tu.rr
out. o"e wa, asked whether r,,Tto,i,'., rrn,I,sCr
80 he did not" she agswer and tarninc TO inc 1Ht IT.
Vh .o Will r. She sad sAc had lived ON rrmlttanc's
u MONEY "a" had e,t "a England win "eheF"I J"U'S
Q-ire you related to Professor Dlrlincl A.-Not At
al Ilc thought the 0ord Of mo and was a dear
friend.
The tn-s5 sal that who ~ the Opera Flat' she re-
cc!vrd Vruies no called 20 s." h"rtwlcc
=, week ANcrWdrl SIZE mOvrd 10 IortY'Itl-sL; anu
then 10 Y,uk.r. ana occuplcd h,s" purchased by him.
Ie mp there saturday nights and stayed over >Ih
d.y. cl-e sept IA the hous" Professor Daring
gave her VIII on july {, ISL aui ~ the sam" ilmo
Sue burned ihr frt viii at h. request She uHd T!lted
hand ,ui suDt" on him. anil hAd gone without itr''
10 her uars on ouc occasion she had started with Eim
10 grt married bat the ceremony was never prTnru'd
-hc had furniture amt a horse and wagon "m,h nc
hat bought m" lus,a.Ucut plan. II WAS u't tfuN
that Professor DAr ug nat supported her lie ON" rNd
ftt. ,srI an ft al !
been known any other name tutu DcacruiN si''" 7h"
camr tp this coul IS. though size was sometimes spoken
oi - tho br,krU.Iwu widow. since the tr'Ie-soE
dl, -uo l,I lived ou "r Jcwc ry. can 'ho" you me
ptVH.t uhrt- ,.c sail o.,
t-ari.
'Wuy saoulI I J" wa' the answer Tho house "e
ilcr cro., examination viii Doe continued next Tae'-
day.