The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-23
SEARLES WILL CASE.
Edward N, Searles Uupon the
Witness Stand.
His Testimony UnImportant = His Wifes
Diaries neutrality-suspicious. Number
0ne-San Francisco Property.

SALEM, Mass, Oct. 22.-The second day
Of the adjourned hearing in the Searles will
case began to day with the same crowd as
heretofore. Another lot of business let
tiers from Stillman 81 Hubbard to Mrs.
Searles were read. October 18th, 1887, they
enclosed the form of a note to Hun tington,
in which Mr.. Searles says she must repu-
date the agreement signed by Timothy
Hopkins and until she knows what 1t is.
Other letters were of no present import
ance. Burley then asked for letters from
Mr.. and Mrs. Searles 10 Hubbard q Still
man. They we're read and showed deposits
to Mrs. Searles credit in banks to the
amount Of S240, 0O0 in three months. The
last telegram announced Mrs. Searles'
death
After the reading Of letters Mr.. Burley
asked for the journal kept by Mrs Seares
while abroad ana it was given him Tor ex-
animation. MIR. Burley then called for all
the books of accounts of the copartner-
ships. Mr.. Butler objected and Burley
finally called Mr.. Searles and interrogated
/ him in regard TO the boea.s, but witness
stated that he did not know anything as to
the contents of the books. Letters signed
"Per b. L., were written by Edith Little
field, who did come writing for him. Wit
ness does not know where the sugges ton
came from to drop Timothy's name from
the executors OF Mrs. Searles' codical of
June Is, 1888. Witness never knew a
physician by the name of Haywood; never
attended lectures on mesmerism or made
it study. He thought there were copies
/ kept of some letters sent to Mrs. Timothy
Hopkins by Mrs. Searles. Mr.. Searles had
not had any private correspondence
with Timothy since his marriage.
/ Mr.. Stillman visited Methuen about
week before the execution of the last will
by request of Mrs. Searles and through
witness. His coming had nothing to do
with the information that Timothy was
about to start east Witness would not
say whether he gave any directions as to
his will at that time, but believed he did.
When Timothy arrived witness had al
ready made arrangements to go away, but
delayed in order 10 welcome him, and wit
ness then told Timothy that he had to go TIC
Darlington to look after work, and went
Witness learned that Timothy had man
aged his mothers affairs for a number OF
years out never heard any discussion as tc
whether he had received compensation OF
not. There was no secrecy about the co
partnership; never heard his wife, between
June and July 10, 1883, express any wish
to dispose of any part of her property.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Burley
called for the check books of the co-part-
nership. The court ruled they need not bt
reproduced, except special checks. Th
diary kept by Mrs Searles on trips abroad
in 1887 and 1888 were read. The first entr.
IN the first was November s. Married a
Trinity chapel" The diaries were mostl,
filled with personal matters and descrip
lions of the trip. January II, 1888, there
an entry, 81 thought myself of secondar.
consideration, and expressing it found i
so. This is exerience No. IL
The rebuttai then begun. Searles test
fed that when he left his employment i
1882, she had been in receipt OF $4,000
. to S35' 600 year year, and wa wa
3 $4,000 cash and the balance in real esSat
and stocks. He left his business on az
count of his health, and to live at HON
with his mother. The firm done work c
/. the Hopkins mansion in California and h
was going west for his health and 10 loo
l after mining property. He got lette
e from Mr.. Baumgarten, the foreman, to il
Z duce him TO look over the house, presente
5 letter and was invited by Timothy Hot
= hins to come with the family that evenin
3. to supper. He was told while there that
q he would call in the evening he would
L shown over the house. He went and locke
/ over the house. The next time he met Mr.
t Hopkins was when Timothy asked the
o to accompany HIM to MEMO park. At ii
depot Timothy was unable to go and he w;
J. asked TO escort the ladies, which he di
II They visited Sherwood hall, which MIR
e Hopkins subsequently purchased and gay
to Timothy. 1t was large place of abo
three hundred and fifty acres with
mansion. but out of repair and said to ha'
IF cost million They also visited Sta
\, ford's ranch. He dined once more wit
! Mrs. Hopkins, by invitation, du
l. ing his four weeks's stay
). California. That fall ne receive
S, word from Timothy That Mrs. Hopki
I was coming east to attend her affairs
n Great Darlington, asking II he would q
IS sist him. In 1888 he went to Great Ba
] rim gteu to meet Mrs Hopkins and regis
cred at the Berkshire house. When ne w
N. going out to s pper a servant came a
IS said Mrs. Hopkins expected him at t
a. house. He said he would stay where
was, but while he was at supper the 81
VI want took his luggage to her house witho
his knowledge. Mrs. Hopkins gave him
d. commission to furnish the chapel at &C
u of about $4,000 aud he gave it to form
employers and received 10 per cent. CO
~ mission In 1884 Mrs Hopkins decided
L, have him build house at Great Barrin
IL ton He supposed he would be paid
usual, but learned later that he would n
- In the fall of 1887 Mrs. Hopkins said s
had letters from Timothy that her railro
is property was in peril and thought S
le ought to know how much she had to spe
Nh before going further.
~ Three letters from Timothy to his moth
y. to this effect were read and the court 9