St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-14
annaui sale OF Shirts, Collars, Cuff
The Plymouth Clothing House.
THELANGEyIN WILL CONTEST.
Opponents Ofthe Will Testify That
the Testator Was of Unsound

Opponents Ofthe Will Testify That
the TestatOr Was OF Unsound
Mind.
The Langevin contested will case
kept 4 full attendance at the probate
court all of yesterday. Mrs Langevin
testified that her husband gave her 500
600 in cash, after executing the will, to
provide for her needs until the estate
could be settled up, in case OF sudden
death. She said her husband was ad-
dIctcd TO pecuiiaritleS and would get I'D
nights and walk about, but denied that
he would 90 to bed with his boots on.
l, !. flanagan, a S0n-in-laW who lived
III the same house. said that, before
making the Will and afterwards, LANCE
YlD mad shown peculiar traits. AT one
time lie refused TO sign satisfaction of
mortgage, and mad done other strange
things.
!. lie Nasseur had worked for LANCE
win from April, 1SS9, to January, 1899.
a private secretary. He was also a
cousin of his. He thought that at the
time OF making the viii in August, 1889.
l.aHgeyin was not altogether right i'll
mind. lie had frequently spoken of
beng afraid of financial ruin and being
lodged in jail. He was not in his office
much of the time. and refused to at
tend 10 business about the time the will
was executed. George Langevin was
not III good frame of mind when OH the
stand, and was not willing witness in
the hands of attorneys for his creditors.
He was angry with al! of his creditors
VINO are conteSting his fathers will,
particularly {. w. YOungman, who has
claim against him for $500, and George
W. Gray, who claims s., 900. Mr.. Young
man had bought up claims against George
Lan%eYm and reduced them to iudg-
meats. When asked what amount his
father had advanced him, George Ian
geyin was unable to say; it might he
$4,000. double that sum. or as much as
Si0.0oG could not approximate the
amount. DR.. Park Richie saw Edward
Iiangeyin about the time the will was
executed in August, 1889, and from
what he saw of him he inferred that he
was insane. Mrs. Messenger thought
him of unsOund mind. About Aug. /,
1889. he was excited and his face was
flushed. He said he feared ne had lost
his property and would 20 to the poor
house.
. J. H. Frey testified that be had bust
ness dealings with Langeyin Il few
weeks prior to his executing the will
lie would sign contracts and in a day
on two afterwards would deny knowing
ANYTHING about them.
H.B. FarWell said he acted as attor-
ney for him for some time. He had
watched him looking over paper pre-
pared for his signature. He sat and
looked at ii intently for an hour and a
half. and would frequently dip his pen
into the inllstand, and it seemed to him
that his mind was wandering; he finally
ret up from the desk without signing
the document. F. \. Gravel, who was
named i'll the will as one of the eX,
eCutors. said he did not qualify
aS one of the executors because
the bencticiares did not wish
him 10 do SO. Mrs. Gravel said that the
reason her husband did not qualify as
an executor was because he did rot de-
sire TO act. Another witness testified
that lac had worked for Mr.. Langeuin
and had done some repairs for him TO
the Smith hotel He thought the man
acted strangely. The witness was de-
failing conversations with others when
Judge Mcdonald interrupted his flow
Of language with the remark that this
kind Of running along was not wanted.
The witness retOrted that he knew
nothing but what ne was told. You
dont know anything them retorted