New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-23
THE SEARLES WILL CASE.
CONTINUING THE BIG CONTEST AT SALEM.
MANY BUSINESS LETTERS READ-MR sEARLEs
NEVER ASKED HIS WIFE TO GIVE UP HER
GoLD-BowED sPECTACLES-HIs ESTATE
NINE YEARS AGO WORTH s15o,ooo.
yyY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKI3UNE.t

YpY TELEGRAPH TO THE IkISUNE-t
Salem. Mass, Oct o2.-The hearing the searles
will contest was continued this morning before Probate
Iudce Harmon The courthouse was crowded. VIII
lam Allen Butler resumed his seat at the desk Oh
counsel for the will. Fully half the forenoon was
occnnied in reading letters most of them from Mr..
or Mrs Scarles to Mr. Stillman, few Of which were
interesting or important. In letter Mrs. SearleS
asks Mr. StiIlman for a $500 check; I'm another Mr..
Searles asks him to make deposit OF Sloo'ooo lor
him in a New York bank. third letter asks MI
stman's firm to make deposit OF $6o'ooo; ana
another still later asks for $20 0OO all to be deposited
in the Hanover National Bank Of New-York sui
another deposit Of $4,000 ordered in December
1880 There was considerable correspondence about
a Pullman car being built Scr Mr.. and Mrs. Searles,
and q telegram from Seares to Stillman, asking MN
10 send Tim 80 900 to settle debt on Meno Park.
which the writer calls poor investment, as Tin
is losing money on it,
On July % telegram TO Mr.. Hubbard announces
the death of Mrs Searles at IL 10 o'clock on Friday
night The total amount deposited to Scarless credit
during the last four months was about S3oo'oOo'
Jndce Harmon refused TO order counsel for Mr..
Carle m produce the copartnership books Of SeareS
strIman .E Hubbard. Then this dialogue between
Mr.. Burney and Mr.. seares took place:
o-Dd YOU know whence the suggestion came to
drop Timothy Hopkins from the body of executors
and adding Mr.. Stillman. Al 90 hot rein'hlDei
O-The architects who drew the plans of the Great
harrington palace were searles & Co., of NewYork
Ayes, sir.
o-DId you ever tell Mrs. Hopkins that Timothy
was unfaithful to her7 A-NO sir
Odd YOU ever ask Mrs. Hopkins to give up her
gold bowed spectacles! A.-No sir.
Odd YOU ever attend meetings of mesmerists =!
A.-No, sir
The celebrated diary which Mrs. searles kept on the
Furopean wedding tour introduced this afternoon
n was simply a journal OF places visited purchases
made and similar items. w. W. Dodge of Cam
bridge who drew the WILL called ds witness.
and was asked Was the phraseoogy Of this VIII
original with yOul'
"Yes sir No one said anything to me about the
language in which l was to couch the Will" The
contestants rested here.
colonel Lincoln recalled Mr. Searles. who testified
that in October, 1852, lie had income of $500 a
year. and had property valued at S15o.o0o to
1000 900. of which 10000 ready cash. No one
was dcpendent on him except his mother lie had
mining interests In Arizona. lie went to san Fran
ci.co I'm 1853 with a letter OF introduction TO Mrs.
Mark Uopns as he wished to the house for which
nc had designed furniture. lie left his letter for her
The next day Timothy called at his hotel. and said lie
and his mother wished witness 10 take dinner with
them lie did 80 that evening The next day he
,tod tbe house and was shown over IL by servant.
lie went 10 MenlO Park with Mrs Hopkins, on the IN
yation of Timothy flopins lie returned % II May
wing that Mrs Hopkins wanted to him at Great
harrington He met her there and she said she was
about to build parsonage as memorial to the HOP
kIns family Witness took room at the hotel but
On received invitation to stay at the residence Of
Mrs Hopllns. While he was at supper her servant
the spring OF 1884, and saw Mrs. Hopkins In April,
1885 he began the Great harrington house. lie never
received compensation for this work.