The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-21

upon her own state Of body and mind,
and her near approach to death, and the
Iacts IN this specification mentioned, she
dld repeatedly and continuously up to the
time OF her death beseech the said Le-
Wellyn who had not before that time ex-
ecuted any WIFI, to makea will bequeath-
ing all his property unto the said Lucy
AuZerals; and If he did not wish to give
her all OF the property possessed by him
tWnlch at that time aggregated, as she
well knew, $500, 600, or Whereabouts, IN
value, TO bastow upon the said Lucy
Auzerais at least the greater part OF 1t,
and 10 be4ueath the remainder thereof
unto her, said Mrs. Williams, relatives;
that she Mrs. Williams, well knowing
that in her then condition her appeals TO
MIN would be considered commands,
and that he would obey the same, and
that he would feel in duty bound to real
lze her every wish or whim, frequently
and continuously solicited him TO make
such disposition of his property as afore-
SAID, and urged the same upon him as
her last and dying wish and declared to
him and represented that his promise to
make such disposition Of his property
would lessen her pain, relieve her mind,
aSsuage her suffering and enable her to
pear her sickness with resignation, and
permit her to die in peace and quiet.''
Williams, 1t is alleged promised he
would do as his wife asked, and kept his
promise.
KEPT FROM HIS RELATIVES.
The contestants also set forth that Will
Jams desired, some time after his wife's
death, TO visit his relatives-the contest
ants-but Mrs. Auzerais, fearing that
they would influence him to change his
Will, prevented him from going. She ac-
complisbed this by leaving her own
home and husband in San Jose and tax
ing up her residence with Williams; by
threatening to kill herself if he went
away, and by other threats
Sarah Woart, one Of the deceased's rel
atives, visited the coast III 1855, and took
up her residence at Mr.. Williams house:
but, say the contestants, Mrs. AuzeraiS
made II so hot for her that she finally
left.
In conclusion, it is set forth in the pc
tition that after the death OF bis wife it
was Williams intention, notwith-
standing the conduct Of Mrs.
Williams and Mrs. AuZcrais,
10 have Mrs. Lancaster with him in his
declining years; but by means OF the
conduct Of Lucy AuZerais she prevented
him from having Mrs. Lancaster or any
OF his own relatives with him, and she
prevented, by such conduct, Williams
from having any person with him in his
residence Of agreeable appearance and
manners, and was afraid that he might
marry again and thus prevent her from
obtaining the whole Of his property and
defeat the provisions Of the win and in
FURTHERANCE or HER DESIGN,
And i'll the exercise Of her influence over
him, she threatened 10 XIII any woman
that should seek, TO marry the said
Lewellyn Williams, or whom he should
desire 10 marry; ana by means Of such
conduct she drove away from his resi-
dence all such persons us he had invited
thereto, and compelled him, during the
remainder of his lifetime, to remain in
said residence entirely alone, in seclusion
and solitude
The first desire of the contestants in
this suit is TO break the will Ii this is
accomplished, then they viii endeavor 20
show that Mrs. Auzerais was never
legally adopted by the NYilliarnses. This
being shown, Mrs. Auzerais would be
entirely deprived Of any part OF the es-
tate. But if the legality OF Der adoption
is shown-the will being broken-then
the entire estate will probably go to her.
and she Will be better off than ever. AS
the contestants have nothing to lose
either way, however, they evidently
think the risk Of a suit and attendant
costs worth CHANGING.