The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER PAGES

from the copartnershio. The deed for this
property had been promptly recorded.
Mr.. Searles said that the urrecorded
property was something with which the
form had nothing TO do; that he thought
the titles could not pass without recording
the deeds; that there was no conversation Of
any kind that led to the inference that the
deeds were not recorded so as 10 prevent
Timothy Hopkins or Mrs. Searles' relatives
from knowing what was being done; that
he did not recollect that any reasons were
given therefor, and he had no curiositY as
TO 1t.
A COPY of a telegram was shown TO the
witness dated Nov. 5, 1887, from Mrs.
Hopkins to her son Timothy in which size
says:
1.-THE marriage proposal refused four years
ago has been accepted. am 70 be married
Nov. 8 at IL a. M, and will sail for Europe
on Nov. 10. Will write you particulars
Mr.. Burley-Did you hear letter read
three DAYS before your marriage, written
by Mr.. Hopkins to his son. A. think she
read me such letter, but cannot remem-
Der the contents
DETECTIVES ON HIS TRACK. 81
0. Did you hear story that your son
had detectives on your track A. heard
some such story. ....-...
@. Did that inspire you with the friendly
feeling that you said You always enter
tanned for him. A. OF course, didn't
like that, but have no unfrendly feeling
on account of It,
o. Who communicated that story to
youl A. cannot tell how it first came to
my ears.
Q. Did you believe the story' A. I
did.
O. You had conversation with limo
thy Hopkins about the subject in July.
1888, in which he assured you there was no
foundation for such story! A. Yes. sir,
he did.
@. Did YOU believe there was any
foundation fo- that story! a. | don't
think | changed my mind about it.
Q. You still entertain the same friendly
feeling for him! A. Yes.
Asst MR. sEARLEs' CHARACTER.
He said that William Baun g Arten of New
York told him that some one from an
agency had asked about his character, say
ing that the request to learn Of it had come
from some one in California; that he knew
that Mrs Hopkins had asked her son to
make inquiries; that Timothy had told him
(Searles) that he felt interested in knowing
the man his mother was to marry. and that
he had feeling against Timothy only for
the manner in which he did it.
The afternoon session opened with
| another sensation. In answer to a demand
from Mr.. Burley, Col Lincoln handed over
| two documents.
One was a will of Mrs. Searles, dated
! Nov. %, 1887. with a codicil dated June l6,
| 1889, which bequeaths the residue of her
estate in trust to Searles, TimothyIand Still
man, to pay the income EFF equal shares to
| Timothy and Searles during their life, and
on their death to whosoeyer they might de-
wise their respective shares. The codicil
substituted the name Of Thomas Hubbard
as trustee, in place of Timothy's.
In reply to Mr.. Burley's questions Mr..
| Searles said that he did not know where
| the suggestion came from to change the
will Of Nov. s, 1887. aud did not know
what the will of Nov. % and the codicil
contained up to the sitting OF the probate
| court. +
TREATED BY FAITH CURISTs.
Mr.. Searles admitted that two Christian
scientists, Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Day, had
treated Mrs. Searles during her illness. One
| of them had also treated witness for indi.
gestion. He thought he requested that they
should not mention being called in, as he
did not care about having it hawked about.
At the close Of the hearing Mr.. Burnley