Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-23
NOT HER fathers GIRL
Mrs. Hayden swears That Her
Sister Is Not Her Sister
But THE DAUGHTER OF DIR. HOYT
whsm she discovered to = Somprsmis-
iag Position with Hes u"thsF~>sa-
sEfisnaI EstdsAcs la the hsoss
van s2ss~tas VIII Admitted

The hearing IN the Brown will case
WAS continued IN the probate court yes
.erday Mrs. Margaret Haines, the
pssaeeai legatee, was ou the stand and
che gave some sensational evidence
concerning the past history OF the
Brown family and particularly in re-
gard 10 the history OF her sister. Mrs.
Alice Hayden, the contestant of the
viii. Her evidence went to show that
difference arose between herself aud
ller sister concerning the DIVISION VI
their mothers personal ELECTS after
her death. That Ats. uayten claimed
everything ana that 10 syoid 4 quarrel
she allowed her 10 take whatever she
Wanted, although her mother mad sail
inc things were TO he equally divided.
Mrs. Hsines CLAIMS tnat der father told
her thar her younger sister was not his
enid.
did YOU ewr hear him make any
statements rs To WHO was the father OF
Mrs. iaydeng" was asked 10y counsel.
''Ios sir"
'Nho did he say?'
"haye got 10 answer that?'
] he eOuri-''A
"Dr. Hoyt, oil Adrian."
Ina Compromising Position.
''nld you know DR.. HoytY'
"Why. he doctored IN the family
when | WAS or 10 years old"
"Dsd you ever hear him say how he
became possess of that Knowledge
NO sir."
''D,d your father treat your mother
kindly up to the time she diedF'
$50 Tar as | know
The witness further stated tina. upon
one occasion when she WAS child she
saw DIR. Hoyt and ner mother IN COM
promising position together. The wit
ness WAS married at the age OF 10 years
and lived at Grandyllle and OCCASION
ally visited her parents. She denied
any Ill viii against her sister or that
she exerted any undue influence over
her father 10 induce him to make his
will as be did. She further denied that
she was her fathers favorIte child but
thought the Will was made AS it was be-
cause her father thought if the money
went TO Mr.. Hayden 1t would be squan-
dered.
why Mrs. Brown was Out
J. w. Ransom, who drew up the Will
was recalled and gave the clrcumstan-
ces under which 1t was written. He
said that when he asked Mr.. Brown
why Mrs. Hayden was left out, Brown
said that he had at different times
gwen Mrs. Hayden's husband money
TO set hum up In business and that il
had always gone ghmmering: he
thought If the money was gwen to
Mrs. Hayden the money wauId be squan-
dered and this was against his wishes.
Mrs. Hayden was "A daring sort OF =
woman, good deal like her father,
and IN her hands the property would
he preserved. Witness lad heard
Brown intimate that Mrs. Hayden was
not his daughter, but he did not believe
| it true because Mrs. Brown was a most
! estimable woman and he believed her
true and good woman.
The examination closed at this point
and Judge Perkins held that the con.
testants had not made enough OF a
showing to warrant h m in setting aside
the Will. He therefore admitted 1t to
probate with ]. w. Ransom and Mar.
garet Halnes as executor and execu-
trix.
The contestants had not attempted
to make much of showing preferring
to make the fight in the circuit court
Mrs. Hayden's attorneys filed bond
in the sum of 5000 and appealed the
a.