New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-15
THE STEWART dILL CASE Up AGAIN.
r. J. DrNSIYG AND HrNRY G. HILTON on THE W.T.
MES sTAND-NO sTARTLING TESTIMONY.

r. J. DrNSISG AND HrNRY G. HILTON on THE VIII
MESS STANDING STARTLING TESTIMONY.
The contest over Mrs. A. T. Stewards will was
again resumed before Surrogate Ransom yesterday
morning Mr.. Choate continued his cross.examina-
ton of f. J. Dennng, asking him question:, chiefly
in regard the business Of the house and the method,
OF conducting 1t both before and after A. T. Stewards
death.
QWhat were the annual gross sales OF the retail de-
partment years before M Stevsrps death
A-From 90, ooO, 600 to 600.
o.-Dont You know that for 1878 the aggregate sales
exceeded ell, O00O0ol A.-They may have done so
Q.-Dont you know that they actually amounted to
Gil, 292 o31i A.-They may have done
Q.-Do you not know that IN 1874 they amounted to
s12O5i,794i A.-They may have done 50.
Q-And in 1875 they fell very little below 1871 A.
About the
o-Gy- US an approximate Idea OF the pay roll in 1875
Al suppose over 81, 100000
The witness said that Mrs. Stewart was slightly
hard of hearing, but he never had had any difficulty
I'm making her understand him. A little ripple OF
amusement was caused by questions in regard 10 her
Age which the witness had heard was eghty-two and
also eighty-four years at the time OF her death
After the usual recess Mr.. Denning was further cx-
amped by Mr.. Root and Mr. Divine and again by
Mr.. Cboatc and then Henry G.. Hilton called to
the stand He said that he lived at No. West
Thirty -fourth-st. and was a drygoods merchant, a
member OF the firms Of sylvester, Hilton Il Co. and
u. j..
October. 1882 and previously an employe OF A. T.
Stewart & Co. since June, 1870. He recognized his
signature as witness TO the codIcl Of May a. 1852
and gave an account Of the signing of the paper with
out bringing 10 light anything new In connection with
IT, except that he sure Mrs Stewart read IL. on
account of habit she had OF moving her head from
side TO side in following tho lines when reading
Under Mr. shoatc's crose-examlnatlon the witness
said that tho house No. West Thirty fourthst. be-
longod TO Mrs stewards estate and no had lived I'm IL
since 1881 He had not paid tho rent Personally but
his father had and had seen entered In the books
OF his account with Mrs. stewart Mrs Stewart her.
self first suggested his living there.
Al 4 o'clock the court took recess till 10 80 this
morning
tho counsel procceded 10 tho supreme Court spec
Torn before Justice OBiien 20 argue motion made
on behalf of ex-Judge Hilton 10 strko out portions Of
the answers OF the principal legatees who arc CO.
defendants with him and his falowexecutor, Charles
Clinch. in a suit brought against thom b. sarah n
Smith In this action the plaintiff asks that ts deeds
OF transfer of property OF the stewart estate given
to ex- Judge Hilton DO declared fraudulent aud void
aud DO set aside that the executors be removed and
mako accounting that receiver he appointed aud
that distribution be msdc according 20 the provisions
OF the Will. Mr.. Root sisted that the papers were
yoluminous and that the hearing would occupy several
hours. After consultation with the counsel Justice
Oi3rien SET the case down for Saturday.
Every piece OF Furniture at Geo O. Flint Co.s i4th
and 9th IA plainly marked the lowest possible prca