New-York tribune., 1888-03-21

,sssl sssvssa ~ and ~ nsnbsn Of ysus fsAsrs hn
W. Al annes
o.-You hAsrs ssssAsa for ~ wee vsrs srsss'
Ayes. sia
o-As hsrs ~ hAus A-Ys -.
Owes thsss ssy ins~ruptisa Of ibis warm ssss
Of feeling between yosr fathsrs nily and GrA Stow
arts A-NotAins shst could discover.
o.-wss n interrupted when Mrs Stewart went out OF
tswN In tks sunmsrs A.-Nst Ht
Mr.. Chesss with vsned ssrcssnl-How vss the intor-
rspoA Of sss By hsf going sus Of town
Mr.. CoQklnG-l object
M chosseI propose show that they went after her.
Surrogate Ksnson-i do not think that me question
should be put In that FORM.
hr chsass-wss insnsey interrupted hy her going
oct Il sswai
Mr.. Hnts. tsoafussd)-n . person has an affection
can't how Il be Interrupted
o.-How the Interruption oy ner going OUT Oh ""n
In summer prevenoeds Al DON'T know.
o-was the insimacythas existed between the com
bned members Of fathers family and MrA se~srs
permitted interrupted BY her going out OF so"h'
A-There could - interruptton-
Mr.. Chsste tsighingt-Did the combined members VI
ysur fsthers family remain In town after she left
Ms Hilton mildly indgnsnp-whJ. OF course. some Oh
them remained
o.whers aia the res. ros A-whess they usually
Q-where was thsss A.-Generaily 70 Saratoga
o-And where did she got A.-To Saratoga
Mr.. Choate.-Ohl with IN expression that SPOKE
valunes)
o.-when she went to Saratoga did you 60 tool A.
Yes .
ODD some Of the other members Of your issners
family 20 to Saratogal AShe insisted on my ia'ner Anu
mother going with her She insisted on that
o-whaa c;hes members wenti A--Ssnetiines went'
sometimes Of brothsrs. alinsst Always Mr~ ""
sell.
o-After you got Saratoga and Mrs Stewart sos
thcrc was there the same daily intercourse A.-Thc
: ew-York
o-so you 1id have pretty good opportunities Of Oh
serving Mrs Stswarti Ayes
Q-And these opportunities you oidn's ncs'e0S' NJ
Well we DIDN'T cultivate item
THE WITNESS TELLS ABOUT HIS BUSINESS.
Mr. ChorSs then ascertained that Mr.. Hilton
was thirty eight years old. and had been admitted
to the bar in 1877, and at present had charge OF
the foreign houses of Sylvester, Hilton * Co.
living for that purpose in Paris. de SAID tna'
the firm paid him q salary.
O-Is your father o member OF the frmf A'-Ne
o-Is he interested in the armi A.-No
o-Has capital embarked in fl A.-No
oDo you ssy that Of your v, own n1 kno~,oogSa
Again d ripple Of laughter went through tne
courtroom, and the face Of the witness nushco
crimson.
o-pown TO the formation Of the Arm Of Sylvester
Hilton Co., you subsis,ed on al ALLOWANCES fon S'a'
fatheri Ayes, SIR.
Q.-Do you do that nowi A-Ne' cir
o.-Dd you ever draw will before you drew this one
Of Mrs stcwsrts' Al didn't draw It,
O.-We. before you wrote tf A.-No
Odd you ever O codci before you are" 1h's
\ one which YOU witnessed for Mrs Stewartf A.-No.
o.-So that whole matter OF the preparsoon Oh
wills you had experencef A-No' Sir
oThen 1t Is true you dd not originate any part
of the original will of Mrs Stewart as 1t standsf h'eN
O-You did originate q word. A-No
| o-You simply copied frem memoranda that your
| father gave you2 A.-fea
! Q-Fron beginning to endf Ayes
o-That Is true of first codtcl Ayes
o-so that hat you called the pencil memoranda your
father gave you perfect drafts were they not IN
each casci Ayes.
GLOW came you 4 call It pencil men'ofandai A.
! Because considered II pencil memoranda
Mr. Choate then inquired about what work eA-
Judga Hilton had done for Mr.. Stewart ana was
! told that he had always worked iof niln. i"o
| witness SAID that while cx-Ju'igc Hilton was a
| member of the law firm OF Hilton, Camppeii 90 o.
! RelI he spent q part Of every afternoon at A; /.
stewards Office and frequently sent IOr eaiIeI
After the dissolution of the ia% nr ne busipcss
The witness was next led TO tell about inc various
houses that his father and family had nNeu M H.
They were living at No. 9 go Months after that the
bouse No West Thrty-fouith-st was purcha'cu
4 and the family moved into H.
That fscL.ted the extreme Intimacy 'ha' An''' GA
| ,s,eA botween tie Two famliesi Al don't Know
Q.-wen, made 1T easier 70 get 10 Mfs' '''"a
/ house didn't IT. Al suppose So
| o-whon aid your brother into the house No
| West Thirty- -fonrth-st.l Al don't KNOW " "'' "
| when 1 went 70 Europe. , ann
CHORUS OF OBJECTIONS CALLED oUE
Was not that one of the pieces Of property
which your father did not take from Mrs Stew
srt?n asked Mr. Choate with sarcastic emphasis
! p,fore the witness could speak there was
chorus Of objections from the lawyers on eXJ uqse
| Hilton's side Surrogate Ransom suggested thaI
the form of the question should be changed, ana
then Mr. Chcate put II In ths snae oWr sather tIe
one of the pieces OF property for wbIch your aoher
tailed to obtain deed from Mrs. Stewart + -,
The Surrogate after rejecting moment sald
that be would let that stand anu die "iOno'' A0
piled: 4" I don't know
Mr Choste-Dd you know OF your fathers having an
unrecorded that house from Mrs Stewart 70 h
seN1 ,. An,
| Mr. Huon-I that there was an unrecoraed oeea
Of the house to Mr.. Charles J. clinch. -
| Mr. Choste (openng wide his cyes)-We'u LOOK into
Ru+ the intervention of recess compelled him
To postpone the inquiry for an hour, and then ne
got little information for his pains the witness
not knowing whether the deed had ever been
oenVerso 70 @ t us something of the habits OF life OF
,s s,ewart after her husbands deshf A-They didn't
change from they had been previous 10 MI eie"
arts death She generally ried to take drive in Central
PARK think she used TO walk out occasionally snor'
distances; she was not great walker
In response TO other questions, he said that he
didn't rccollect that he ever accompanied Slrs.
Stewart when she went out driving. Mrs Stew
art didn't like to receive visitors In the mornn Z.
Prescott Butler or some members OF the smith
family might occasionally call on Mrs Stewart
before his father paid his usual visit
Q.-Do you anything Of the mail that came 70 Mrs
Stewartf A.-No; think William Smith used 70 tzkc
charge OF the letters
| Odd william Smith open the lettersi Al dom
know.
| ODD you know OF anybody but Mrs Stewart open
| ing themi Al have Idea upon that subject
Q-Do you Of their being brought 10 your father
! house un0penedi Al dout know; any lette.
came that way they sent by Mrs Stewart
MRS. STEWARDS LIFE AT SARATOGA
Mr.. Choate next questioned the witness about
Mrs. Stewards habits at Saratoga where she spent
1 the summers He said that Mrs. Stewart occupied
! rooms at the Grand Union Hotel the first floor,
ut the front of the house; his father and his
family occupied rooms on the same door at the
! o.-How far from The Of Ars ssewartf A.
I fha hal