New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-20
THE STEWART WILL PUZZLE.
MR.. RICE GIVES SOME BARREN EVIDENCE

will case and AGAIN LAWYER Henry ii. RICE nlled
the witness chair exhibiting most exemplary
patience under a long siege oil questions cohocin
Inc matters upon which his testimony was, IN
The main. an abundant confession O1 Ignorance.
R,t this served Mr.. Choate, apparently, well
enough in building up his case and bringing To-
eetber mass of documentary evidence. All .he
hio LAWYERS in the case were there. Thus far
,hev have got along most amably, but the spec
t.tors who fiji the court indulge in the hope
that they will exchange some hard blows before
they finish with the case
The original deed transferring the Stewart
Building at Chambers-st and Broadway, to Judge
Hilton was produced, but II did not refresh the
memory of the witness concerning the clrcuni-
stances under which Mrs. Stewart signed IT,.
He could not say whether she read the paper IN
his presence or not before he witnessed her sig;
n ,,as PM he added: She generally read
pnpcrs before she signed them" Then Mr.. Choate
started an n}H sy To snoT h@% "'H '' p'''
cry W choaeWhen did they begin letting Offices 10 the
buildng1
Mr. Ricc-I don't know.
Mr.. Choate with ssparty)-Dont you know that they
did not begin letting Offices Judge Hilton got Jos
ssi0n Of the property
Mr. Rice (sullony)-I don't know.
The next deed produced was a mortgage Tor
5000 on the Stewart property ut Broadway
and Ninth st. executed by Mrs, Stewart Feb Hrn
airy 10, 1888 in favor of Judge Hilton. ,ha mr.
as the deed showed, that he had witnessed MIS-
Stewart's signature He did not know whether
Mrs. Stewart read the paper, DuC con0iu"0" ''
She had read IL at some Time
Mr Choate (satircslly)-Did she. on executing that
paper receive 800 $1,000 800 either in money OF
check from Judge Hionf
Nil Rice-I don't anything about that
Q.-The interest blanks are not filed out 10 you
know whether any interest was paid Al don't know
anything about that.
GETTING INSTRUCTIONS FROM JUDGE HILTON.
In answer to other questions the witness replieo
that he did not know whether in these transac-
lions Mrs. Stewart consulted with any o'her law
ger than Judge Hilton. lie received his lhs'ruc-
tions from Judge Hilton . nm 49,, o.
al observe the mortgage for 100000 has never
been recorded. DO you know why' A-No SIR
Odd you have any conversation with Juuse hi'o"
Oh that subectl A-Not word
Q.-With Mrs. Stewart A-Not word
Q-where has it been since you signed the eeruhcste
Of acknowledges down the present time Al don't
know.
Odd yod receive any instructions about fore
closing the mortFsgel A-No. sir
In some Of the certificates of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
the dates were filed in by Herbert Anstey l he
witness said that it was no unusual thlhg lor Nir
Anst,v 10 do that. When he witness took an ac-
knowcdgment from Mrs. Stewart at her nous ouse
he usually wrote out ,he cerhc GnS at the house
merely put his initials 10 the paper To- 10 az
knowcdgments taken at the store ne 1 Shat ~
ovcrbaui some of the papers that had been put
in evidence and he discovered that the deed
Transferring the Stewart Building to judge "
ton besides having the date tllGd III W Mt
Anstev. had Mr. Rice's name IN luiL
opoesnt that show the deed executed at the
store Al don't know.
OF not signed at the would not the appear
snce Of your name full ind departure from your
usual practicci Ayes
ODD you ever put your name to ecfthcae I'''
blank A.-No, sir
There We're no initials upon the bond and
lp0
that did not show that it had been executed at
the store. But Mr. Rice did not consider 1t con
ons that The date was in Mr.. Ansteys hand |
writing but Mr. Rice would not admit even that
much Mr.. Choate stirred up little oreezc wn;n
the witness intimated that he was uncertain
what time referred TO in a certain 9ues-
fer to Judge Hilton's time; he had all the time
after Mr. Stewards death.
MR.. NASH GROWS IMPATIENT
Mr. Choate continued to put many questions
about certificates OF acknowledgment ana thelr
preparation whereat Stephen P Nash manifested
some impatience, and asked Mr. Choate what was
MS am irving to prove what things We're done
In Judge iIilton's private Office" SAID Mr. Choate
HayT;; 49,. nothing stronger than YOU have
done you won't have much OF case, sald Mt
Nash. with complacent smile. ,..u,,
Mr. ChGaG ,o 'hen be s0 old Globe Theatre property
in Broadway and the property In the rear 81 "
II was executed on March A. ISL the conslner'-
ment was taken by Robert Prothers and the Ger
tfcate of Acknowledgement was IN Slr. hhs S
Handwriting Mr. Rice SAID ne Gd rd nov b MfS
the consideration named or any part OF IL htu p'tl
actually paid. lie had not been consuleu Nv
Judge Hilton about 1t, and, IN SNORT Khe" mum
Mr. Cboate then fshcd MP deed whereby in
consideration Of g. Mrs SeweTt 1T" snS Garnet
mills left by A. T. Stewart with al the IT,
ohnerv, buildings etc attachcd TO t4s rnse,Iie
Itca New-IIartford, Little Falls and ,Stuy-
vesant: NewY9rk S1aie at rrsn dxcnn,cd on
SnptemEcr 80. 1850 When the deed was handed
10 Mr. Rice be looked at il with much curiosity
o-Csn you give any explanation Of the fact that al
though deed conveys large property Ia ee'cSl counter
Of New.York It recorded in any place IN TINS
s,oe1 Al have knowledge Of Il; never heard OF
It; never It until this present moment
Odd you know Mrs Stewart % perform any act
sdpe Of t.
o-were you called 70 perform such An act for
herr Al have brought great many suits in her name
IN real
A.-No, sir.
ODD you collect rents for herr Ayes Sir.
o-To whom dd you the procceds' A-To |
John NJ. Hopkins. boOkEeeper and cashier for Judge Hi
o-By whose order or directioni A.-Nobody's but
my
A request By Mr.. Choate for some documents
which the other side hadn't on hand caused an
adjournment half an hour earlier than usual
The case will go again to day at / 80 a. M
AGRAND ARMY INDIGNANT VETERANS. !
MAYOR HEWITT LIKELY TO REPENT HIS BRU.QUE |
TREATMENT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The feeling OF Indignation among Grand Army men |
md veterans generally Mayor Hewt's treatment
Of the represe natives Of the Memorial Committee,
he AIDED by Coroner Levy, when they waited upon him
20 urge the Justice Of the amendment TO the sa1tOn
bill had not In any way abated yesterday 1t was, II
ANYTHING, stronger and more intense and manlfests
every indie alton of increasing in dimensions. DO just
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