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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

The report OF the Board Of Health for the
wear OF shows "a total number OF deaths
OF 2.1Zi. there being l,O-3 white and l,OZ
c0loroi.
colored females. SOP white and 53i colcruu
To.al. 1903 white and LOB colOrei.
Condition Single. 69wiite and 6l3 colored;
married gg3 white and 30 cOl0rpd wdOwors,
b3 white and Is c0.0red widows II WHITE
and $50 cOlOged; unknown. III white and II
cOored. Total. 1903 wllte and L. JOB coiored
Ages-One day 20 thirty. white and I'll
colorad one month 90 six. so wIite and 80
col0red. slA months TO twelve. 10 white aud 90
coored ono year 20 three 81 white and SO
eolOfed three years % five. A. white and -
cOlOred. Eve years fO ten. D. white and %
co0ro1. ten years 10 twenty. 3f wlte aud 81
cOl0red twenty years % thirty I'D white ana
l25 co.ored; tuirty years 10 forty. - White
and q} col0red. forty years tJ hity l6 white
aud g0 colored d.ty years 20 slXty, ~ white
and 93 colored. Sixty years 20 seventy. 93white
and 3 roored seventy years 20 eighty. 81
white and "a c0l0red eighty years TO ninety
a. white and ZO c0.0red ninety years 20 ono
hundred white ami colored' one hundred
v,ors and over. . c0lored: unknown. l0 white
and colored. Total i043 white and llO5
o.ality- City at large. white Marshall
ward lGI white ard 10 co ored. JeIareon
ward z02 white and III col"re' Madison
ward as white ana ls cOlored Monroe ward.
t5 white and ll3 colored. Cha ward. !
white and % colored. Jackson ward. 100 white
and a0l colored almsbouse, - whito and 1917
colored city JAIL colored' penltentary.
white and co.Ored. Total. lO25 white anu
Nativity richmond. igl white aud J8
coIored other parts n.tel States. 5sl white
an45.1 colorea. Austria. ! white Bavaria.
white England. 10 white France. white;
Germany. 3 white Holland. white. Hun
oar- White Ireland - white italy.
white. Poland. J white Prussia Write.
Gcot and. white Sweden white west
indies I white uukuowl " white aud IS
colored. Total 1925 white and l.l0j co.ored.
Bv Whom Certified Regular physicians.
05s white and s29 colored irregular. ~ white
and ; colored coroner. 80 white and a. col
ored. Board Of Health 20 white aud l51 col
ored. Total. 1923 white anu j. lO1 coloreu'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01
TOLICE COURT.

Police Justice. John J. Crutchfeldi clerk
r. b. White; crier, i. VI. Thomas paiiln'
Daniel Tuner. le-.,..
Tie court meets every morning SUNDAY
evoeptedl in Odd-fellows' Hall, corner OF
Navo and Franklin streets. at 30 O'Clock.
1be civil docket il col ed every Friday az
y NJ. aud during the past year z'4Oz civil
warrants were tired.
The following Is statement OF the crlll il-
Criminal cases. 4li ordinance cases 7.Z,O5:
cases sent to the grand ury ~; convicted OF
NM iemranor 10. committed in default Of
enretv for good behavior. l.i2l. city fines col
iectsd - O00.4: States fines collected,
! e. :. costs col ected. -2,42.tJ. Total fines
and costs collected Sl2OJy.3l lotal INES
and costs collected ID 1890. 100000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01
Large Increase over Las Year-Failures and
MnnIl ll.DIInEl.

Tho iobbng trade as reported 70 Nh {. =.
Johnson AZ Brad.treets. masses u very salts
tecforr showing when { 81 various draw "a Is
~ the fall months arc taken into coh-iI Terra
ton the low price o. cotton having re-
dnoed the volume of recent business in 0outh
Carolina. Ge0reiaand astesn North Oaioina.
N h also very gratli ing exhibit when the
reduced prices o. products TINS year above
l4q4 ave taken mt considerable. As an
instance sugar last year broush. almost two
cents more coffee i0ur cents flour nearly
one dollar. while syrup has feluced as much
"a nine cents WITH tle same prices there is
no doubt that the No.ume oi trade Wouli nave
Iaen the largest iu the history OF the city.
While there has leen more failures TINS
war vet the merchants have been most Tor
tnnate IN not having been heavily interested
an indication hat theg are giving more Ht1en-
ton 10 and ruth zing credits closely. III
would be hard matter .or most houses 10
determine at th!. time just what the pfolit7
arr but II IS sn e. 20 say that lu most instances
.hev viii be larger than last 1l course some
bonses may ind emselyes about on level
wit, the past year while perhaps others but
thy will be in tine minority Will mud some
decrease. w..
Hicumond trade in the past has suffered
eo,oe from tine poor oniltion OF nearby
I,c~lities territories naturally belonging %
dis ritv's trade and upon which ln years
mast thew were largely deDeudent. ms sec
ION has been gradually impr wing OF Late.
and il now IN better condition thah iOr
probably ten years. The Virginia crops VIII
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

The postotiice shows a large increase of
hui mess tor 1891. an Hthtr % many evidences
fnrn shed IN these columns Ills morning Oh
the growth OF tie city.
Financially he receipts of the postal funds
from all sources for l.yl were Postal de-
nosits from other Offices. $50. II: sales II
hostage stamps. envelops and cards Flel-
473 5s newspapers and periodical stamps.
27456 box rents. -. aat.U5 miscellaneous.
S77.7L Total. 500, 6a2lO.
W0no1 Olrasr JJfrt~Dn-Ihc business
transacted in the money-order department
for the vearl ~. is shown IN the following
statement Domestic money orders issued.
n tAg amount of same. 1Ia6.blj.Si: ices on
same sslOd3 @. Postal notes ISSUED, s.Oto,
amount OF same. .lI.9 500 ices on same
ce.Ol. international money orders issued
9l2 amount oi same, 3 l4 0'y.oo ices on
same. S149. Domestic money orders palu'
40 pm. am unit paid for same. r4ol.',l.fl'
Postal notes paid 10 l3l amount paa Tor
sa,,e .s24.O. O.. International money
orders paid. go. amount paid Ior same,
sG3251G. Domestic money orders repalA. oJ'
amount paid for same. .iO6OJi. surplus
funds deposited by postmaster8, l.V'3' o.
Ie4Sieicd Ltffr I.ciSir nj eglstercd lelleis
and parcels received for deliyeryln tins CT III
1891 Delivered by arrers. 1855. dehVsrea
At postofice. 60 232 delivered Official letters
M 957. Total. 14475. Letters and parcels
registered tor transmission ia mails Domes-
tic letters 1883 foreign letters, 36s; psrcels,
miscellaneous. 2,45S. official letters. 0oU.
Total. 20. 7a5. -.
Grad 425f.2i8: papers. etc. delivered. Loss
~ n stal cards delivered l,o32, 1872;
snecjal letters delivered. so2i. Total. ISL
i'T etters collected. 1854. 2S4; postals col
lacted I fs7. Az: papers. etc. collected. 49,
25. Total O4l Ola ~
0tfcers and clerk Otis II. Russell post
master John Grubbs. assistant postlnas-
Ter Mrs. Annie T. DCnnan, general business
clerk William r. Wright miscellaneous
clerk; james a. Nc aughl,n. suPeiin'eMto oob'
lar chief clerk money order department ).
Howard Childrey clerk, money order depart
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01
-IrnNnND rAILrREs ii ~.
STATE TAXES.
Value Of real ond personal property
Ia thnrnna In 1901.

Value of real ond personal property
taxes thereon in 1891:
1alae OF real estate. 4S9. 4f60l2 value o.
per.onal property. s12.538.2A. value OF in-
come. s2522. 55i. Total s5i.526.sS0.
Tax on real estate. sl57. Sj9G' tax on
personal property. $50, l5&01: tax on IN
come. 125.215.5i tax on capitation, Sl1'O2l;
tx on bank stock, Sl3.i73.Ot tax on
licenses generally g,1,Olc.22: tax on liquor
licenses. $500 g. IS. tax on telegraph and
telephone companies. :5,077.0G; tag on
clerks IF courts e-0,52Ls9; tax on notaries
public. t,0l0 Total si26,i,s.s6.
The Stale tax on real estate and personal
property Is 40 cents on the so tax on income
per cent. capltation tax 81 per head The
gain on State taxes over that OF 1891 10
SI8370.59
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

The whole number OF examinations made
wes2M OftAcse wero Of intusos. hich
are excluded from the following summary.
X.bite Males 81: females Il. C0iOred-
Males. no. females. so. Ia addition there
we're male and female Of indeterminable
color The ages of persons examined ranged
from TO IS years The apparent causes OF
doath were as follows. Accidental drowning.
A. steam cars C.. electric cars. /, infauticite.
n white and cOlOred suicide. z BY rough
on rats. by pistol-sh0t killed BY wagon.
D. accidental shooting, 2; homicidal burning
D accidental burning. effects Oh u IA, 2;
homicidal woundng by stone. !. accidental
an ocation. /: accidental poisoning ~
cbioroform. ]. shock OF surgical
oneration. 1: kick of horse, 1: bursting
rr.ndstone. 4. killing 10y az elevator, making
n cases of deaths from non-natural causes.
rrler. were 1855 cases of death attributed =
4, -easc the nature OF which IN cases
coula not be accurately eseertainod. sixty
caeos OF sti.l-hirth were investigated.
Twenty one inquosts were heidi on white
nersans and Il on coiored ThirtY-one post
n,ortem examinations were made. One hun.
dreI aud twenty-tAree persons were buried
ot the expense Of the citY-a white ana li9
col6red. The incidental expenses incurred
amounted TO sl.tO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01
GRAIN AND coTrON EXCHANGE.

Richmond Grain and Cotton Exchange. Co
lumbar building. Thirteenth and Cary
streetsincorporated June "A 1857. Officers for
the year ending June 30 1872: President.
Charles l.. Todd. First Yice-Presi-
idcnt. T. II. fllett Second Vice
President. T. II. Deane; Secretary and Treas
urer. b. 4. Jacob. Grain Inspector. Il. King;
Board of Directors G. II. Simpson, II. Is.
Talaferro Philip daxall. y. r. savage, War
ner Moore. George n. King. n ,. Todd Nor
veil Ryland. lie pold Levy. j. T.. Palmer }.
:. Lear. w. IT, Johnston Fred ". Scot'.John
Addison and r. q. Avey Receipts for tbs
wear ended December 81. '9l. Wheat, $500
bus els. corn. .203, J03 bushels. oats, 62i, 10
bushels. rye. 9.ll8 bushels total, 2,653, lot
bushels. Flour, 33S 339 barrels cotton, 1873
bales.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

some exceptions in the case Of pesnu
all reported IN good condition. and III
chants are now selling goods with more
faction and in greater volume.
Previously they had 10 pass this sectio
AID make efforts in far-off territory. Ia e
measure this accounts for the presen
mirabie showing. The sales rs shown b.
following table during the year just
were :30. 009. O30 as compared with 49,. "a
in 1890. an increase of g. gG7 $50. Capita
vested was ~ ,O33. 500 compared with 81,
600. an increase Of s4J8. 800
ARTICLES or TRADE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

The following are the statistics for the yea
ending December 3lst 10 the custp n-housess
Exports Cotton 40 s5i Niles. vfh9,
s6Ol2. zoo. -four. 81. 52 barrels, yasSe. arc
100 tobacco. 2,209 tierces. valuo n"hs
miscellaneous. value STAG Total, sfVssSs:u
TO- 100000
allie value rs 9l0 Total SG9 sj2. Duty
and tonnage collected. Is, A.
Shipping Foreign vessels entered direct,
II foreign vessels cleared direct 30 foreign
vessels entered coastwlse $50. foreign vessels
cleared cOastwse. ls; American vessels en-
tered. 1925 American yes els cleared, l.O41.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

'el consumption over 1890. l7.aO'.5ol
I.e total quantity Of cool used
$40 a fracture of this gas was 1882 tons
a.,tF ol coke used iu the retOrt house
-cs total quantity OF lime used IN
0i1l bushels. meters IA use.
OBJ. ol us0. 59l introduced for
ers ail street mains lad to date.
.t ID feet SIR 90 lamps % date LOLA.
-a'e cen put la for Lew consumers 90
Il.es renewed and repaired eos of
te. The repairs 10 the " rks the
~ have been unusually large
-s . t.e necessity of having 10
Aew crowns on both holders at
works. hese holders have been
an- 1855 since the erection Of tho
As .A and their condition was such
10y ..rt re Wr,d thorough oyorihuhng.
o. gas from leakage was enormously
60 yer wing t0 the limited holder capa-
lae Ho.k. neither one could DO spared
iAa n.l midsummer when the con-
',a -aa was smull enough 90 admit
l'" -.t nh one 40 time. The entire
r. 'tNt .tF of The works IS only
tllo feet and the consumption
T 1IrAly reached nearly 100000.
f'5. proves the necessity Of another
o.. of some means Of generating
49, ne rapidly Tran can be done with the
st,. OH gus benches The renewals Of
H.. che. have also been large; fourteen
nr-' oi ha iecn rebuilt aud are now
sf. Aie end making gas. Tic consumption
49, ID continually on tho increase
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01
urcuMoSp,s MANUFACTURERS.


Oft
business
which
OF
There plants
n am o
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01
PROMISING OUTLOOK FOR 90,
I'D, and sims Which Enterprise las &C.
CompllShed,
IN lsIoRY OF SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH.
o.fat,, and Tables Which Tell Wha,
lhs City Has Done.
,sr gosg OF A YEAR SUMMED UP.

-.. f,om the Chamber OF Commerce the
,...r Works the Gas Works the Fo''-
....tne Custom House. ine romeo
u..sauartcrs. tho Fire Depart
r,.. and An ohcr branches
fhe Municipal Gov
crumeuf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

llet owing is statement Of the opera
t.a l...e works for the year ending
December .-t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01
mnnALAR rnLEcnArll.

,o...' department is under the direction and
49,. OF Che board OF FIRE commissioners.
AYE done all IN their power 10 make the
4, N iAe Key -n0te 90 Richm0nd's well or
81 1el ife department.
n oWin1 IS d list of tho members Of
an, 'laitment each u whom serve in reg
W az ia, as operator in tie central office.
psg,.,1i thompson, superintendent. g. +.
-'''' assistant superintendent; A. Steph-.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01
Totals Of manufactories snd trade. l89I
KINDS oF MASUFAcToRlEs.

ment Wray r. Knight, superintendent Of
registry division: George f. Sangster. Mrs. C..
G. Mera, Miss VI. i. Mayo, clerks registry
division: Miles NJ. Williams. stamp clerk
Richard T. Walker superintendent city de-
livery. William Wallace Rowe. assistant su-
perintendent city delivery. John h. Newall,
general delivery clerk Edward Thompson.
night clerk: George Duncan, box clerk;
Cahel thompson James Kane. distributing
clerks. Henry Austin anit0r.
UrI Tina Diria0u-JOhn O.. Fitzgerald sup
erintendent of mails Il. G. Boiling. 3. G.
Brothers. A. j. Brown, w. c. Brown. i. Is.
Carter. Emmett Crump Charles Goodloe. K.
Harris. w. II. James, r. A Paul, G. Is.
Roane. j. W. Sims. W. T.. Talley. l.. y.
Weisiger. mailing clerks. Thomas M. fend-
ley, dispatcher Of mails
LETTER CARRIERS.
J. D. Barnett. E. S. Holmes. J. II. Bar
rett W. J.. Hope. a. l.. Bradley. X. j.
James. G. j.. Brooks J. G.. Jennings. J. -
Burke. G.. Johnson. Jr..W II Burkert, !: w.
Jones. !. +. Carter. +. j. Mcdonald, NJ. h
Carter. j. A. Moore. W. G.. Cavedo j. H.
Naals. T.. p. Collin. T.. orc nner, Z. J. Cook
A. McA. Parker. f.. L. Curtis 4. ID. Rowlett
a Devote. W j. Ryan. John w. Donly. A.
i. Scleicher. T. Dorsam. r. b. Taylor, X. b.
Evans. Il. W. TYLER. w. W. Fields. W. II
Tvree. j. f. Green. T.. j. Wood. 4. }. Guer
pillon. c. W. Woodward, G.. B. Hall j. +
AArunt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

sauer's fayonng extracts for sale at inst
class grocers'. 10 and 25c bottle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

Total gain Of ci,y taxes over that OF i'a5'
a-..I---L-.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-23
Desvinp superstition.

Thirteen Philadelphia young men have
banded themselves together, if rumors
are true, in what timid superstitious ones
will call suicide club. This Club of
Thirteen, as its name hints, has been or
ganized in contempt of almost all known
popular superstitions. The club meet
ingss occur ON Friday evenings, and
on the 18th of the month, in room 13
of house numbered IS. The fiery
headed member is the first to enter the
hall, and all pass under ladder raised
in the room. On taking his seat the
president opens an umbrella handed him
by the cross eyed janitor, and sits under
it during the session. The sergeant-at-
arms opens the proceedings by breaking
looking glass.
A skeleton sits opposite the president
at all feasts and two black cats stalk
around the room The walls are adorned
with peacock feathers. Every member
is under solemn oath always to spill SALT
look at the moon over his left shoulder,
stumble whenever alighting from jour
ney, walk between couples on the street
and when together pass on either side of
post. They are eager just now to pur-
chase raven and rent a haunted house
to hold their meetings in.-Philadelphia
Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-23
Japanese Fabrics.

Mrs. Goodrich, who has recently been
lecturing in Boston upon Japan, ex-
planned that her facilities for getting
fabrics were much better than those
enjoyed by the ordinary buyer; adding
''and the shopkeepers do not even show
their prettiest goods to men,"
A wonderful blue Grape she values
particularly because it was made in Ma
goya just before the earthquake which
destroyed it, and as the factories will
probably never be rebuilt the products
Of its famous looms are almost priceless.
These silken fabrics are all sold by
weight.
A curious article of dress is the
dzukin, a head covering for cold
weather. Mrs. Goodrich showed one
made of rainbow tinted Grape, an inde-
scribable thing in which pink, blue,
green and yellow melted into one an
other, just as rainbow hues melt and
blend. We have nothing like it here,
this marvellous skill in dyeing. =
The dzukin is a straight piece about
4---e s-a-as long and rfrea-Quarters of a
yard wide. 1t is doubled and fastened
together about fourteen inches from the
middle fold. A loop of silk is put on
each side to go over the ears when on
the head, and one end is drawn across
the face below the eyes. The European
ladies in Japan wear them for evening
wraps. Boston Advertiser. +
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-23
A Thief in Disguise.

Alniner operating on Sabe creek Idaho,
for. some time past has missed a great
deal of anaalsas.4-4gessa kis-sit.i<,e ise.<os.
He determined to keep watch for the
thief, and several nights ago he saw a
calf nibbling grass near the boxes, often
reaching over the rim and drinking the
water that flowed over the riffier. He,
however, paid no attention to the ami
NAL. The theft of amalgam still con-
tinued, and few nights ago, when the
calf appeared, he shot it. He ran to
where the calf was lying and saw hui
man leg, with the foot wrapped in sacks,
protruding from the animals stomach.
It took him but second to realize that
he had shot the thief, who had been
cleverly disguised as calf. The miner
took the cnlprit to camp, and, much to
his surprise, he discovered that the thief
was young woman.-Exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-23
Did She Get the Candied violetsg

That was rather melancholy expert
ence of certain young man the other
day, who had little bit of contro-
versy with young lady, and who was
so sure of his side of the dispute that he
accepted her offer to bet five pounds of
candied violets. The girl Of course was
betting on a sure thing, and the young
man thought he was too. But when it
came to the settlement it turned out
that she was right. "And now," said
she, "when will you bring me the vio-
lets?' Tomorrow night" he said.
He had dim idea that candied vio-
let's were rather expensive, but he had
never had occasion to buy any, and did
not know how much they cost. The
next day he went to store and said
boldly to the young woman at the coun-
ter, please give me five pounds of
eandied violets." Give pounds of can
died violets?" she asked incredulously.
THAT is what I said," answered the
young man. "But do you know how
much they cost" she asked. "No,'
said he. "How much do they cost?'
-Four dollars pound" answered the
girl.
As this is a modern story, and as
modern stories are generally left unfin-
ished, the reader will not be informed
here whether the young man bought the
violets or lot.-Boston Transcript
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-23
Elmira college, Alnmnm.

A meeting of the Elmira College
Alumn@ association was held at Madi-
son avenue and Fifty-ninth street Sat
urdsy. Luncheon was served to about
fifty ladies. Mrs. S. F. Williams of
Washington, Miss M. B. Flint of New
York, Miss e. Harriet Stanwood and
Mrs. Rufus Frost of Boston, Mrs. Phra-
ner and Mrs. Stewart of Glen Ridge
made addresses. Mrs. johnson Of Hack
ensack sang, and Mrs. Loothe of New
York played.
At the business meeting which fol-
lowed the luncheon the following officers
were elected for three years: President,
Miss Marie l.. Manners, Jersey City;
vice president, Miss G. Rogers, Norris
town; secretary, Miss M. Katharine
Jones, Englewood; treasurer, Mrs. Will
liam T. Wells, Hackensack.-New York
Letter,
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-23
Notice of Sale of Real Estate Under
Execution.
IT B. HINKLE, PLAINTIFF, vs. d. L.
81 Wicka. defendant.

- Wicks, defendant.
Sherit's sale, No. 12,OS3. 49,
superior court of the county OF Los A4sss5s'
state of California, wherein ! 3. hinSls, ss,
piaintlf, and NJ. l., VICES, ueien1fah,, ,,ii ia
D. 1890, for the sum of $1018 97-lOO dollars ~
gold coin OF the United States, besides cosis ahe &
interest, i have this day levied upon snS slf .ns
right, title, claim and interest Oh salu ueIelsu
ant, Al. h. Wicks in and to the folloWlng ue.
seribed real estate, situate in the county oi Los
Angeles, state of California, and Douhueo anu
All that portion of the south half o. the
northwest quarter Of the southeast quarter oi
section 8, L. s., R. W., s. B. NJ, lying IN sne n
Hollenbeck tract, containing twelve and IL, 1VV
acres. with water right equal to constant
flow OF 1212.1000 of one inch Of water, miners
measurement, under four-inch. pressure. oe-
lvered in pipes now laid, according 10 survey
thereof made by B. Bassell, March, 1887, as
per map recorded in book %, miscellaneous
records of Los Angeles county, pages II ana
Also all the right. title and interest which
defendant, NJ. L. Wicks, had on the 2Sth day OF
April, 1892, in and to that certain contract OF
agreement dated March l, 1891, between NJ
L. Wicks, party of the first part, and b. f:
Allen, party of the second part, and recorded
February Goth, 1892, in book III, at ipage 81
of Deeds Los Angeles county records. -,
Public notice is hereby given that / will, on
Monday, the 25th day of July, AID. 1892,
at IL o'clock NJ. of that day, in front OF the
court house door OF the county OF Los An
tion, for cash, gold coin OF the United states
all the right, title claim and interest OF saio 10
G d weF OF SO much there
OF as may be necessary to raise sufficient 70 sat
isfy said judgment, with interest and COSTS
etc, to the highest and best bldder; @
Dated this 29th day of June, 1897
E. D. GIBSON,
Sheriff of Los Angeles County
ByF.C. HANNoN, Deputy Sheriff;
s. p Mulford, attorney for plainuh.
70 sat4t
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-23
A nuaeand,. slgna.ure void.

A very curious case in which hus-
band executed a will which had been
prepared for his wife, and the wife exc
cuted will which had been prepared
for her husband, has recently been de-
cided by the general term of the supreme
court of this state. John and Jane Nell
son, being husband and wife, wanted to
make wills each in favor of the other,
and employed William Cowie to pre-
pare the instrument, which he did in
due form.
The wills were read and placed upon
the table for signature. Each then
signed one of the wills, made the re-
quisite declaration as to the character
of the instrument and asked the sub
scribing witnesses to sign. After exc
cution the wills were sealed up in an en-
velope, which was not opened until after
the husbands death, when it was dis
covered for the first time that each had
by mistake signed the will intended for
the other. The wife brought suit in
the supreme court to correct her hus-
bands mistake in signing the wrong
will by reforming the language of the
will which he did actually execute, so
as to make it conform to that which he
certainly intended to execute.
Her complaint was dismissed at the
special term, however, and the appellate
branch of the supreme court holds that
the dismissal was right. Mr.. Justice
Martin, in the opinion of the general
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will to correct, because the husband did
not make any will at all. The instru-
ment that he executed was his wife's
will, and of no more legal significance
than if it had been blank piece of pa
per- No precisely similar case is re-
ported in this state, but there are Eng
lish and Pennsylvania decisions in point
adverse to the position of the wife,
bany Argus. as