Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-25
SUPREME JUDICIAL couaT.
kesaebee Csssty -oeasbss Tern. 1897
Nos. Vim. p. Whitshegse. J.. PRESIDING.


w. s. CaoArE, Clerk.
g. r. SrEvgss. Sheriff.
Y. 4. SsALI, Stenogrspher.
NosDAr. Dct. 25th.
William s. Grant vs.. William W. Brad
street, Il ala. Heath & yueIl for plaintiff
Baker. Baker & Cornish for defendants
This Is bill in equity 10 have tho defer1sl-
ants charged 3. trustees of an annuity Of
$1,000 IN favor Of plaintiff from the estate
Of Peter q. Brsfatreet whose alniinis-
traitors the defendants, Weston Lewis and
Everett l.. Smith. are, Peter g. Brad
street of Gardiner died in September, isss,
leaving an estate Of about s;sa5. 900, The
defendant Brasl.freet IL brother. and was
az the time Of the death Of Peter, his sole
heir at Law The plaintiff is cousin OF
the Brads,reets and lives in Aberleen, State
Of Washington. He claims in substance IL
his bill that four days before Peter Brad
street died. knowing he vas near death he
gave to his brother William directions as L.
bar certain sums Of money should be dis
posed Of, naming the parties 10 whom they
should 20, in case he should die
without will and William should succeed u
the property rs heir at law, and among
the parties 30 named the plaintiff claims h.
was Designated, and was TO receive an an
annuity Of 5000 year payable quarterly
and that in consideration of the fact thai
no will should be- made and that the proper
~ should be allowed 10 descend TO William
he promised TO pay the parties the suns
named that he has complied with this
promise except ia the case Of the plaintiff
fine defendant, Bradstreet, denies that th'
name Of the plaintiff was directly or ind
rectiy referred 10 in the conference set on
in the bill, or that he made any pr0Tais'
10 connection with the matter. He admit
that lac was to pay certain suns 10 eertaif
parties 10 his discretion, which he tiai
paid. The issue of fact framed for tris!
by the jury il whether VIM. w. Brasistreet
promised Peter e.. Bradstreet. II the sal
Peter should die interstate and the sail VIM
w. should succeed to his property as III,
sole heir and next OF kin, then the saie
WIN. W would out Of said property pay II
the plaintiff the sum of $1,000 a year dur
ing the natural life Of the said plaintiff. IL
quarterly piftHtuis OF SSpv SafH-
Augusta Fairbanks Of West Gardiner aai
the first witness for plairtiff and testlfief
in substance that she was doing housework
in the house of Peter G.. Bradstreet- and al
the time of his death eas assisting in nnrs
ing him that on Sept. 18th, four lay be-
fore his death the defendant, WIN. Brad
street had an interview with him. in ths
latter's sick room, and that abe at the TIM
was in an adjoining room, connected viii
the SICK room by two doors and M eutrl
about three feet long that she beard then
talk over the amount of money that shonl'
lie paid annually to Miss Eliza Ferguson
the house keeper that he wished her Il
have an income Of - TO SIS a week. ans
that il should be held for her in trust. Mr.
Peter Bradstrcet then said he wanted to
provide for VIM. Grant, and that perhaps
he had better leave it in the same way h.
had Elizas; that William said he though.
it was good idea, and agreed 10 it--seemeH
TO think as Peter dill about it. And Peter
said he would leave VIM. Grant $1,000 a
year. payable quarterly, commencing tht
first of December, also spoke of what this
income should be taken from. AMI william
agreed to carry ont the request. Then h,
said he wanted to provide for Peter Grant
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