Daily Republican., 1890-02-21
THE CONTESTED WILL.
THE ENTIRE SESSION YES
TERpAY AFTERNOON
Consumed In Hearing Additional Tss
timoDy-Considersbi Legal Spar
ring on Points That Have to be
Settled by the Court.

A. soon ~ court convened yesteruay
afternoon, Mr.. Lore offered 10 evidence
the proceeding taken before the Chaucei-
lor in 1878, for the partition Of the pro-
psrty Of John Ferry.
argument the Court decided that 1t could
not be admitted. Nj. Lore then offered
to put in evidence the assessed value OF
the Ferry estate, and another argument
ensued when Mr.. Lore withdrew 1t.
Thomas Il. Lally was recalled, and tes'
titled that be had been the agent for the
property OF John Ferry, Mr.. Lore asked
hih what tha income from tho property
@As, when MIR. epruArcs objected, and
the objection was sustained BY the Court.
Mr.. Lore then asked the witness how
long IL was on the day he went to John
feffy's 70 make his last will, before he
was taken up stsirs2
| This question WAS for the purpose Of
ccA.radIcting Miss Mary Bartel, who
| testified that when Messrs. Lslly and
Nsafy called that day her uncle had .
weak spell. aud they were Obliged to
watt 10 the parlor for some time before
they were taken up stairs.
The question was objected TO BY Mr..
spruAnce and the objection sustained.
Mr.. Lore followed with the question:
l b0 yOu AuOW theb AAts ESsAy heA
weak speil at the time you called. Or did
| you see sny indication Of his having had
one when you entered the room?"
Mr.. Spruance was on his feet In Z
minute With: II object" but this o. jec-
ton was overruled BY the Court.
! In answer to Mr.. Lore's questions ths
wilnsss replied that he did not SEQ any
tshlng to Indicate that Ferry had just re-
Irl scsl Srom . weak or sinking spell.
eoysfsa sasAsre hAnything TO show that
he had been given any stAsd -Ale TO sigu
him up, 10 that he would be K..ss'----,Sss -
the will.
Patrick Neary was recalled, and test.
1ed that when he and Mr.. Lally cslltd d
at the residence OF Mr.. Ferry they we,t
admitted BY Mrs. Mary Bartel. They
did not cuter the parlor but stood In the
hallway fos two or three minutes, wher
according to his recollection some on,
called for them to come up stairs. Mr.
Ferry did not show any signs Of havini
had 3 sinkiug o. weak spsll, neither di(
be Appsar ~ though be- had bssn taking
siimulantA Mn. Ferry va 10 Tie room
but went out shoFtly star they entsred
and the will was then resd 70 Ferry. VIII
Nj. Lore ciossd with this witness ant
Mr.. opruaneo comuenood The exsmina
tlon Of Witnesses In sur-FsbuttAl.
Miss Anna Mary Haughsy waa called
on tshslf Of The plsinu&b, aud testified
that her father has besn dead fourteen
years last July. The witness was asouI
10 yeats Of aGs when her father 0isd, ami
hss siues besn intimate With her mosher'l
busihess. During his Lifetime her fAths
| yas aisoctstsd with hef uneie. JoaI
il 1esry, 10 bAalne1s, ard her mother n
i tAtpe1 - interest = ~ ghlsipees fos ove
:ss' fss :sss' s s IS n ci;ss n - 3
~ 1ivla11 until Two ysars altar hsl
fatAsrss doth. Duvine that sime hs
uacls paid her mother certain moneys fol
rsnt
/ NJ. epruaaes wished 70 shew By this
wltusss that the am0unls- witb- which
MrA HauGbey va charged In John
Eerryss account book, akKfegAting swC
shousapd dnl;ars, and for which q. b.
Groves aAvs her rscsipt In fall By Mr.
Berfy's direction, was the money that hs
bad paid her for rents Of these properties,
and that In reality he had not given heI
This witnsss was ON The stand un III
L 20 o'clock, whom court took . rscesa
until thh morning.
"Hor there was never yet . philosopher
that could endure the toothache %
tiently." Perhaps not-but there's little
wit In enduring q at all, when one bottle
OF Salvation Oh will cure II
Harness repaired promptly at Fsrkias'.
+. l0l w. Eighth otro0t