The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-28
FOR GORDON'S MILLIONS.
Mr.. Van Wycke Closes His Testi-
mony and Mr.. Barber
is Heard.

The Gordon viii case logged along yes
terday afternoon with Mr.. Van Wyck on
the stand.
He was asked If he paid 81 200 for a
special train from Ontario to Norfolk
when he heard Of the second will. He
said he did not. He was asked ff he had
some letters written by Gordon to Nicho-
las s. Langdon, who were Gordon 3 press
builders. He produced the letters and
identified Gordon's handwriting. A .let-
ter written July 25. 1865. was missing. aud
produce it. This finished Van Wyck's
testimony.
Mr.. w. B. Cushney, a lawyer from
Montgomery County. New York, was
next called. He said he was familiar with
the signature of Henry Adams whose
name Is slgued as n witness to the will.
After he examined this signature ne said
he thought 1t was not made by Mr.. Henry
Adams. He also said the reputation for
yeraeity OF Henry c. Adams who. IL is
charged. forged the will. was not good
among Montgomery county lawyers.
Under a searching cross examination
by Counsellor Collins witness admitted
that he bad animus AGAINST Adams
Ex- Judge Fish, Of New York. was next
called sand also testified that the reputa-
tion Of Henry G. Adams as to his verscity
was bad.
WHAT WAS RAILWAY LAND WORTH
The hrst OF the real estate experts was
next called. In the will Is the clause
authorizing the purchase Of certain tracts
OF property belonging to Henry q Adams
In Railway, at $3.50 per acre. Il Is claimed
that Henry Adahs. Sr., drew up this dis
puted Will He did draw up a trust deed
tying up the same property In az. four
years after the date Of tho alleged will.
The Introduction of the testimony as to
the value OF real estate was to prove that
the Railway property Is worth much less
than $3.50 an acre. and any man who drew
up will knew that by that viii his or
his sons property would bring such a
fabulous price, would be an idiot to tie
the property up with trust deed
The first witness was Mr.. j. Savage,
who said he could fix no market value for
real estate in Railway at the time named
Mr.. Carpenter, the next witness, fixed
the price at $50 an acre. This closed the
evidence for the eontesting parties.
Mr.. Amos Barber was the first witness
called for the respondents. He lives on
Staten Island and was at one time pat
tern maker at the works Of Nicholas a.
Langdon. He knew Mr.. Gordon person
ally. He was Identifying rhe handwriting
of Gordon, In letters, when the court was
adjourned at quarter Of six O'clock
MR.. BARBER'S EVIDENCE
Mr.. Amos Barber, who was superin-
tennent Of the Gordon Press Works at
Railway, and an intimate friend Of Mr..
Gordon's for many years, was on the
stand this morning. He said that be had
a conversation with Mr.. Gordon In 1872 in
which the latter spoke Of his daugh-
ter's marriage. He said that
he did not care to have her
marry wealth as he had enough for her
but he wanted her to marry some respect
able young man. But he did not want
her to marry loafer and he had hxed his
property so that no loafer could crack 1t
away like the end Of whip.
Mr. Barber also testified that Mr.. Cor
don always spoke of Ranway as his home
and told him that he had purchased the
house on Columbia Heights, Brooklyn,
for his daughter.
This Testimony was introduced to show
that Mr. Gordon did speak OF having
made will as far back as 1872. in order
to controvert the testimony on that point
introduced yesterday by the contestants.
Mr.. Barber also Identified specimens Of
Mr.. Gordon's handwriting, aud said that
he believed the signature to the will not
In dispute to be genuine