The record-union., 1891-09-24
SEARLES WILL CONTEST.
EXAMINATION OF MIR. SEARLES
CONTINUED.
His Wife Procured the Funds for Th cir
European Trip-The CopCrt-
nerShip.
special to the REcoRp-US1oS.

SALEM (Mass.), Sept. 23.-The second
day of the Searles will case opened with
big crowd present. The examination of
Mr. Searles was continued. Witness and
his wife went to Europe on November
%, 1887, on wedding tour. Previous to
starting on the wedding tour Mrs. Searles
procured the funds, about 100000. The
trip was for six months and included the
witness, his wife, lady's maid and Rev.
DR.. Clapp, his wife and daughter Did
not meet DR.. Slade or any spiritualists on
that trip. Knew Charles Bolles, who he
believed, called himself Harmony
Scholar or christian Scientist but he
never knew of his attending Mrs. SearIes,
either before or after marriage. Timothy
Hopkins managed Mrs. Searles' affairs
up to the time of the partnership.
After marriage, while in Europe, wit
ness wife made over to him certain deeds
at Nice. The suggestion of copartnership
came from Mrs. SearleS. TThe articles of
copartnerShip were here put in between
Mary L. SearleS, Edward f. Searles,
Thomas Il. Stillman and Thomas T.. Hub
bard to manage all the property of fSearles
and to pay an income to the parties, Mr.
and Mrs. Searles 10 receive 45 per cent.
each and Stillman and Hubbard each 5
per cent of the income. Ii it did not
up to that amount by the sale of securi-
ties.
Mrs. Hopkins became acquainted with
StiIlman and Hubbard about one year
before marriage, and on October 81, 1887,
Stillman was given power of attorfey
from MIR. Searles and Mrs. HoplNns.
There was also general power of 8tor-
ney from Mrs. Hopkins to Stillmau and
Hubbard, dated November s, 1887 This
was the same date as the marriage, and
with The supplementary certification after
marriage. This was never revoked to
the knowledge of witness.
Witness knew Of the transfer of stock
standing in her name to the firm few
days before her death. Witness saw the
attorneys in New York five days before,
and told them her condition was critical.
He did not learn that the transfer had
been made until after her death. lie
could not say what the stocks were, or
their value; nor did not know now, and
never know what the assets of the CO.
partnership were. He never heard the
amount stated. Witness share of the in
come from the firm was 45 per cent but
he drew both his and his wife'S income,
and at her request used the money to pay
the general household expenses. Witness
deposited the money to his individual ac-
count and drew checks against it.
Burleigh then called for the check
books.
Witness continued: Mrs. Searles had
no individual bank account during the
time they lived together. He could not
give the average annual profits of the
copartnership, but it was between $500, 600
and $500, 600.
At the afternoon session another power
of attorney was put in, dated July 13,
1888, from Mary o. Searles to Thomas +.
Stillman and Thomas Hubbard. This
was general power of attorney, and con-
tanned declaration that as it was coupled
with interest therein, it was irrevocable
A transfer was put in, dated June Is,
1888, from Mary f. Searles to Thomas Il.
Stillman, of various railroad stocks and
a note of the Pacific Improvement Com
pany for $7,500,0 600, and 20. $50 shares of
Central Pacific stock, the aggregate
amounting to thirty-six millions,
and this Stillman in turn transferred to
f. f. Searles, and he in turn transferred
it, together with l, ,400 shares Of Washing
ton Building Association stock, Sl40, ,0O0
in scrip of the company and 1000 shares
of United States Bank stock which he
had received from his wife, in trust to the
firm of Searles, Stillman 81 Hubbard.
Objection was made to question to
Mr.. Searles, 'What did your private
estate consist of at the time of your mar
riage?" An adjournment was made to
tomorrow morning.