The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-05-26
GROWING TEDIOUS.
That is What the Brand Con-
tested Will Case is Doing.

The Lawyers, the jury and every
body connected with the circuit court
is growing weary of the length of time
it is taking to try the Brand contested
will case. The dispositions are long
and there has been great deal more
evidence introduced than it was at
first supposed there would be. The
lawyers too have been careful in their
examinations of witnesses and of
course this has taken time. 1t is now
thought that the case will not be con-
cluded before the middle of this week.
The evidence will probably not all be
In before sometime Tuesday and it
will take all day Wednesday for the
arguments.
There was very little of interest in
the case yesterday, although the de-
\ fendant was on the stand and every
+ body expected something racy. The
trial throughout has certainly been
conducted in the finest kind of man.
ner and there has been nothing brought
out but that was essentially necessary
to enable the jury to make up lis
mind as to the sanity or insanity Of
the deceased
The Brand contested will case
opened yesterday morning by the
defense continuing the reading of the
dispositions. The first one
read, was that of Lecna DeCamp,
who while she testified that she had
never considered the deceased insane,
she thought her mothers treatment of
her while she was sick TO be all that
mothers treatment should.
DR.. Clough testified that he con-
sidered the deceased insane part of the
\ time and that The mothers treatment
of her daughter was good.
Mrs. j. NJ. Smith, dressmaker,
testified that the deceased certainly
had hobby for dresses and dres<mak-
ing, but that she had never considered
her insane, although she was not in a
position to know all the facts of her
life.
Mary James, nurse at All Saints
hospital for two or three days previous
to the death of deceased, stated that
she noticed her nervousness when her
mother would enter into the room,
but beyond that did not deem her in
sane.
L. S. Cady testified that he did not
know anything about the sanity or in
, sanity of deceased, and did not notice
anything peculiar with her mental
condition.
Mary Cannon, the defendant, also
known by the name of Georgia
Thomas testified to the length of time
she had known her and of their init.
mate relations. Of her love for dress
and jewelry and of her upright and
strict methods in doing business with
her boarders. She said she was a
woman who always wanted to have
things her own way. She was very
positive woman at all times and took
particular care in the management OF
her business. She considered the con
dition of her mind good when she
irst saw her and it remained the same
up to the time of her death. She testi.
fled that Daisy, sister of deceased,
had called at the Fourth street house
4 LII Il IL
and that she, the witness, did moi
know the contents of the will unit
after the death of the deceased, anC
she saw it in the newspapers.
J. w. Wilson was the next wit
ness. He is employed in the carpet
department of Bullene, Moores, Emery
& Co. He testified that he saw de
ceased nearly every spring and fal
for several years when she wouiC