The Anaconda standard., 1890-04-09
TRYING TO MAKE A CASE
The Claimant to Judge Davis Property
Begins Definite Proceedings.
Twenty-ThreeQuestions to be Asked
of Sixty-One Persons-They
Must Tell What They Know
of Miss Lucretia Brown.


served on all the known heirs Of the late |
Andrew j. Davis in q case brought by |
Thomas jefferson Davis for the purpose |
of perpetuating testimony relative to his |
claim to he the son OF the late millionaire. |
For this proof no less than 81 witnesses
are TO be examined and their statements
taken. The case is styled 7. j. Davis VS..
Henry A. Root ct al, the latter expression
Including EIn 'es eerSer, S.@er Msrs aags na"elS
Brown. Harriet Wood, Della Da-
Elizabeth Boudoin, Calvin p. Davis,
Henry A. Davis, Harriet X. Sheffield,
John A. Davis. Erwin Davis, Lizzie Dun
bar, Harriet +. Davis, Andrew j. Davis,
jr., and John Z. Davis. The notice as
served is as follows:
You are hereby notified that the above named
plaintiff has filed his petition In the district
Of Montana in proceedings 10 perpetuaie testi-
mony: and that therenpon AN order has
been made s,,,ny by hi his na,, n"hor >. S,, Me
Daniel Hall. Thomas Weir. Mrs. Thos. Weir,
VIM VIM Mrs. III Baldwin. i. W. Carroll. c. J. Van
deyer, stephen luiienberger, Henry Green, Mrs,
Henry Green, Abram Hinkle Mrs. Alice Nelson,
Downing, George Brown, Mrs Stune ,.mother-in-
law Of Henry Green, William spurbach. II. G..
Jordan; Harrison lSnch; & JasPsr rii,geTald'
Carter. Lucy Hinkle, John Garrett, Mrs John
Garrett, Emery whitzsl..H, :. iincklcberg, Frank
Nelson, Rs6ecea Beach inGsi, Alired Bro%n, Ismn.
Joseph W. Fulton, George q, Wright, J; ".
hS asnnr Gya srss M2ss Bax appnss %assr ES%n San
spencer Moseley. ". NJ. Wines, stephen Hin.
and and that therefore the piainiif in the above
cause will ON the :. day Of April, 1880, cause
commission To take the deIositlons 10 issue by
rected 10 John &. McIord commissioner a
notary public for jefferson county, Iowa, en-
powering him 10 take the depositions Of the
above named with. sscs Ia he read In evidence On
the part Of the plaintn. and that the interroga-
tories hereto attached are there Ia be proponnd-
ed To said witnesses on the part Of the plainlin In
chief.
tSigne,b VI. A. McCoRD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Then follows a list of 21 questions Ia he
asked each witness on the part of the
plaintiff. The questions in brief are as
follows:
I. State name, age, occupation and relations 10
| y state acunaintance with 7. j. Davis other
| wise known as "Jen,' AMI whether You were
acquainted with Andrew J. Davis, deceased.
| 3. state history of your acquaintance with
"Jeif." beginning al the first knowledge You had
Of him, mp 10 the present time.
I. state history of acquaintance with Andrew
j. Davis, deceased, from first knowledge of him
| up To the present time.
3 state where Andrew ,. Davis. lived in ls,il.
l, and 'G5, what business he was III nj the time,
describe his manner Of living. AMI give the par
| ticulars of your acquaintance with linn al that
| time, how intimately you were acquainted, what
| business transactions II any you had with him,
| any incidents which occurred in connection with
| him which You remember at that time.
time; il so, give particulars Of his family il any
| aud describe particularly everything you know
in connection with his domestic life.
| Z. state whether You were acquainted with
Miss i.ncretia Brown; II 50 give any
aud al particulars and crc1m
history, her relationship 10 Andrew !. Davis
| deceased, giving any circumstances, incidents
| conversations with Andrew j. Davis or will
S. il yon have stated anything in answer Ia
| previous questions rs Ia relation of AN,
character then existing between Andrew J.
| Davis and Miss Llcreta Brown. describe IL
fully, the nature and character of IL. Any decla
ration made by them or either of them in YOU
| aud their presence. or 10y Andrew j. Davis him
self in regar, la IL, and describe the appearance
ana conduct Of the parties toward eacl other n,
Ia being aiicctionale. friendly intimate or fam
liar, giving any and all circumstances and con
o. II YOU have stated that they have lived To
gether. describe how. giving the rooms 10 III,
house, the beds, the manner OF living and any
facts that might explain the same.
10. state what YOU know Of Miss Lucretii
Brown becoming pregnant, what yo,l saw Q
know anything ON that subject. state fully, giynI
history of every act. circumstance, declaration
or conversation Of either Miss Brown or Andrey
; H. State your knowledge as To who was bor
as the issue Of such pregnancy, IL any one, am
all you know about 1t.
nection with such birth. II any, any interest eN
pressed 10y him and all facts in relation 10 III
connection Herewith.
, ~. state any conversation you may have ha
with Andrew j. Davis ON the subject of hi
views, principles or convictions as 70 the ma
sas.l.