New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-11
YOUNG JACOB WILSON SHOT HIMSELF
HE xNkw HOWEVER. WHAT HIS FATHER HAD
PROMISED To GIVE THE WOMAN WHOM HE WAS

HE KNEW, HOWEVER. WHAT HIS FATHER HAD
PROMISED To GIVE THE WOMAN WHOM HE WAS
TO MARRY.
The taking Of testimony in the suit in the Supreme
Court before Justice Andrews and jury In which Mrs.
Mary A. Wilson seeks to recover 1000 from Mrs Ella
Wilson, the widow and Administrative OF Jacob Wilson,
was finished yesterday and the counsel will sum up on
Monday Hugh Keane, brother OF tho plaintiff. testified
that Mr. Wilson had told him before the plaintiff was
married. he would give her his place in Unisnown.
n j., $4,000 In cash and 500 a month II she would
marry his son Jacob
Thomas Dunn farmer whose ground adjoined that OF
old Mr. wilson, declared that the latter had made the
statement to him. Dr. Patrick A. Shannon. OF
NewBrunswick. N. j. asserted that old Mr.. Wilson had
told him so too Cecilia Bachia. niece Of old Mr..
Wilson, swOre the latter the day OF the funeral OF
his first wife, had asked her to him. She refused
He afterward pressed his suit in vain He told her that
he was going to give the plaintiff the property and
money If she married bis son.
Jacob Wilson, recalled stated that his father called on
him at the Eew-York Hospital on the day before he
married the plaintiff and his father told him then Of his
agreement to give her the property and money lie had
been in the hospital for eight weeks.
Q-IIow Dbl you get into the hospitalf Al mad
wound In the hand
@. Who shot you 7 Al shot myself.
Tho witness stated that he had been at the plaintiffs
house and leaving II had catered hack and had there
shot himself lie said he had been wild In his youth and
had been In an Incbrate ASYLUM. Repeating the terms
agreement the witness SAID he nt rean III ca
fully because a ought to know, when lie was going
TO marry n woman. whether they would have enough
10 live He mad attended the Columbia College Law
School and knew that the agreement was properly
drawn He did not know OF hi fathers second marriage
until after his father buried. Documentary evil
dence given to the effect that the personal e.ate OF
old Mr.. Wilson worth S43.6s9 o. that his real
estate consisted of three buildings in southst In this
city and dwelling in Brooklyn; and that the total
value Of his property was S2OO,OOO
For the defence Joseph Wilson, brother OF old jacob
Wilson recalled testified that lie had examined .he safe
their OF business In Southst after his brothers
death, and found snch agreement as the plantif
claimed had been made and placed IN the safe. 80
Mrs Ella Wilson. the defendant stated that she, with
two children ard two servants ing with her nus
band. Jacob Wilson, at Nc ll9 First place. Brooklyn
when he died He had told her that no allowed MS sons
wife 800 month. but said nothing about the $4,000
She denied that she had been servant In her hshands
family before she married him. She had examined tho
safe and found agreement there Her marriage had
been concealed from her son-naw. Jacob because he
mad threatened three times sboot her II she married
his father. He went a spree occasionally she SAID
to him when be threatened her:
your father has right to marry Whenever ne
peases What business Is 1t Of yoursf wlIl by her
husband had been found but as IL was dated just before
birth Of their rst child was pronounced vod ana
letters OF administration were granted TO her. jacob
Wilson and the plaintiff recalled in rebntta denied
several statements for the deence aud the case was
adjourned.