St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-14
tnaaauI Sale Of Shirts, Collars, Cuff
The Plymouth Clothing House.
THE LANGEVIN WILL CONTES


Opponents Ofthe Will Testify That
the Testator Was of Unsound
Mind.
The Iangevin contested will case
kept full attendance at the probate
court all of yesterday. Mrs. Langevin
testified that her husband gave her S20,-
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 adj
dicted 10 pecuiiaritieS and would get up
nights and walk about, but denied that
he would 60 to bed with his boots on
L, j. Flanagan, a S0n-in-law. who lived
Ill the same house. said that. before
making the will and afterwards, LANCE
vim mad shown peculiar traits. AT one
time lie refused TO sign satisfaction of
mortgage, and mad done other strange
things.
J. lie Vasseur had worked for LANCE
vim from April, 1889, to January, 1899,
as private secretary. He was also a
cousin of his. He thought that at the
time OF making the will in August. 1889.
Langevin was not altogether right i'll
mind. He had frequently spoken of
being afraid OF financial ruin and being
lodged in jail. He was not in his office
much of the time. and refused to at
tend TO business about the time the will
was executed. George Langevin was
not III good frame of mind when on the
stand, and was not willing witness in
the hands of attorneys for his creditors
He was angry with all of his creditors
vino are contesting his fathers will,
particularly {. w. Youngman, who has
a claim against him for 1900, and George
W. Gray, who claims s., 900. Mr.. Young
man had bought up claims against George
LangeYin and reduced them to iudg-
mentS. When asked what amount his
father had advanced him, George Ian
geyin was unable to say; it might he
5000, double that sum, or as much as
Si0.00G-he could not approximate the
| amount. DIR. Park Richie saw Edward
| I,angeyin 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
/ IMmsof unsound mind. About Aug. l,
| 1889. he was excited and his face was
! flushed. He said he feared he had lost
I his property and would go to the poor
| house.
J. J. Il. Frey testified that be had bust
ness dealings with Langevln a few
weeks prior to his executing the will.
J he would sigh COutFdCtS anu III udy
OF two afterwards would. deny knowing
ANYTHING about them.
H.sB. 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 il intently for an hour and a
half, and would frequently dip his pen
| into the inl<staDd. and it seemed to him
that his mind was wandering; he finally
got up from the desk without signing
the document. F. X. 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 bencticiaries did not wish
him 10 do so. Mrs. Gravel said that the
! reason her husband did not qualify as
All executor was because he did rot de-
sire to act. Another witness testified
that he 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
don't know anything them" retorted