Daily Republican., 1890-02-20
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Inn FERRY WILL CASE.
TESTIMONY At yEsT1
ArrsaNooN's ssss'a
r,,uined to Show That
,onn re,ry was In Proper
Condition to Dispose OF us
r,opcry Wren lie Made
M. Last VIII.

x,.,l,r WAS the eighth day OF INC
ieN,,i' IN e.se. aud It stIll draws its
fMy "m .",,r., Several witnesses have
,,v.,,mlnsd ,,v., on behalf OF the defence
uI.-,h,l Johu Ferry WAS 10 . proper
wv, wv" mind 10 make . will at the time
.,.,t ip,trument was sxecutco' wnno
N, ,m.ny have been called oy tne
..,,tf, 10 prove the reverse. Tue con-
.ssrs. /, the testimony 10 very con-
.,,o,v aod conflicting. and the Jury
m ," M doubt experiences considerable
w. in making up their verdict.
w., inch Of ground hiss been vigor-
w. y, eor,est,d BY the able attorneys on
IA ,ul tho case Ia one OF the most
$50, that has been tried 10 the
n. al ,his state TOR long time.
4, soou o. court resumed AZ 500
,sak Yesterday afternoon 0uslavus u.
.,s N, witness called 10 rehuttaI BY
i,,en.., was recalled and cross
.rlwd by Mr.. sprIance.
I. ,,,d hat when le bought Mr..
mi, business lie ONLY paid him for
m.,srlsl on baud and gave notiius
N, ,coi will, slthough ha thought
xonll have b EN- worth about one
u0srd dC,lars. The wituess did not
,.YI. I,ry .saln sitter hs bought the
MI W. suuapu .ho we'd tho witness the
Ar,ru,,, ,hai bad been draWn up BY
L,l,'. clerk between Mr.. Ferry aud
im,,N vsn BE- said at once that there
n bsso al alteration In the hrst line.
n ,ussr to Nj. Lore's quextious, the
)I,s, replied that Mr.. Ferry told him
\ 10 HI kh wife know anything nbou,
afint Alr.. ilaughcy tho receipt ioi
bp Aoaaud dullars, ne ther did NC
hat Ter 10 know anything ab ut hi.
.Alpe the business TO the witness and
n lstm.r MIS-. Ferry afterwards
bid The wltness that she regretted thai
|G husband bad soid The business. and
est II she had known OF It in time shs
bonld IOi have permitted II. Thia
bIlh What Mr. Ferry had sad 70 tho wit
M, lri lin to telieve that he wn'
(iisli Of lis wife.
Iohu McUl0skey was sworn and testi
I'd that be ia brother of Mira Ferry
fs,s.d. aud one oil the live pcreon
ho, under The law iDheriA her property
IL had known John Ferry Intimately 10
atsn years previous 10 his death AM
ad frequent conversations with him
Dglut hls last sickness he visited hin
ltsit ta co a week, and nursed him q
ah, tt. last two wtcks Of his lie. MI
|Nfy sent 'of him aud he went there o
b. .vouiug Of February Is, aud Iemsit
all night. He told The witness thi
y waited HIN to remain with him {
ligl's 90 that Ills vile would be relievei
be WAS vi b il IN the greater part OF u
inc during The last week of his III
IT, Ferry died on Friday morning, Eel
mary %, 1886, about half.past thr'
r'ocf. ird tho witness had = conversi
III yth hlu on the Ifsced! ing b ver'pl
n Ferry, is Haughey, hlsS .is
sA AUD ,de witness took caro- Of N
sg from the Sunday previous to b
~, up TO the time he expired on =
nornlug. On The Sunday evenii
ser, hh death, Mr.. Ferry said he IA
ny tal and asked them 10 send
'alhsI Kelley, They also sent for I
fnahaw. aud when be came be L.
tn that they had better send for /
fst agsn, as he did not think he cou
q until morning.
VI, GrlmshAw did not come 10 see b
eIJ oIlen unltss be was sent Tor. q
witness had heard Mr. Ferry COT
tln ibCu, the doctor not coming. I
lnsn conftrs.d very frequently W
Ferry iuflng the last Noek OF
r. aud he did not see auy difference
iiol The time he was we'll, except IL
voice WA weaker. The witness {
slew lLat he had made o will M
81 ih de'th, AID did not know th
lss he made IL.
W goss examination by Mr.. spruau
ssesa saij that Father Kelley
Iufls house twice during tho Su
Nsu'pg previous 10 his death.
,asls tlo second tiine about
&s, and read prayers TO Mr.. Fel
sNut fifteen minute,. He had
N'Peli that night, which was
y,shs mithess ever saw him ha'
,~ao's eIsulnatiop was not finish
\, wv " o'eioet, when court adjourn
'" ~ 'c1o-k this morning.