Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-04-28
The MARSHALL WILL CASE.
LIVELY TESTIMONY MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
several F1lGs Between C0unses in
the Case. The case NOT
Finished.

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The Ann Marshall Will Case cen.
sumed all of Monday, end wss not
finished. The Gaze will be heard
again on Friday next.
The proponents offered Harry @.
Williams, as the first witness for their
side. Mr.. Williams said he lived on
North Pearl street, end was acquaint-
ed with Mrs. Marshall for about one
year. He also knew her husban J, Wm
Marshall. He occasio II ally visited the
house of the Marshall's, which was
just opposite his home. His visits at
first were of business nature. In
November last, Mrs. Marshall came to
the home of Williams to talk about
exchanging her property for some of
his. She wanted little farm owned
by the witness, che said for her broth
er, John Hildreth, and her nephew,
Jonathan Hildredth.. Continuing,
Mrs. Marshall said she was disaatis-
fed with her will She asked Mr..
Williams if he ever wrote wills, and he
had said yes. She wanted him to
write will for her He promised to
do so.
Nothing was said further about the
will for about two or three weeks,
when Mrs. Marshall visited him again.
She made another request for him to
write will. He said he was too busy,
and said he would shortly. She never
made another request for him to make
the will. Mrs. Marshall told the wit
ness she desired her will changed so
that her nephew Jonathan could get
her property. Mr.. Williams said that
Mrs. Marshall had spoken very kindly
of her nephew, calling him "her dear
boy"
Once, while Mrs. Marshall was sick,
Mr.. Williams visited her, and she told
him she had serious troubles, not be-
ing satisfied with the disposition she
had made of her property by will. She
said she was not satisfied with what
she had done for her brother and
nephew. She also asked Mr.. Williams
if he thought she should leave her hus-
band anything. After the making of
the last will, Mrs. Marshall told Mr..
Williams she had every ything just as
she wanted it.
After very long End exhaustive
cross-examination this witness was
discharged, and Mrs. Mary Minks was
called. She said she was acquainted
with Mrs. Marshall, and she had sat
up with her often while she was sick.
She had several conversations with
the deceased. The witness lived in
one of Mrs. Marshall's houses, and she
said that Mrs. Marshal Il told her not
80 pay her money before Mr.. Marshall,
as he had got all the money from her
he would ever get She spoke in en-
dearng terms of Jonathsn, her nephew.
The witness said that Mrs. Marshall
was always intelligent and strong in
mind 10 speaking of her husbands
treatment of her, Mrs. Marshall told
the witness that he had treated her
awfully mean.
The cross-examination Of Mrs. Minks
raised that lady's ire, end she had
lively tilt with Mr.. Ware, the Prosecu-
tor for the caveator.
Mrs. Mary 9. Harris knew very little
about the case, end she was soon ex
cused without having thrown sny
light upon the cause at issue.
William E. Berry was the next wit.
ness. He lives in part of the house
occupied by Mrs. Marshall. He said
he had the confidence of Mrs. Mar
shall, end she told him of her troubles.
She complained of her husbands
treatment of herself end her beloved
nephew, Jonathan. Mr.. Berry did
not have very high opinion of Mr..
Marshall. He said that on one occa-
sion Mr.. Marshall had struck Mrs.
Marshall's brother with chair.
Judge Westcott, of Camden, came
down { n the noon train, AMI interest
ed himself in the case of the propo-
nents.
On crcss-examination. this witness
said that Mrs. Marshall wanted her
husband arrested when he struck his
brother-in-law with a chair.
Mrs. Phebe Sayre was called to say
that she had long been very familiar
with Mrs. Marshall, anG whom she
considered up to the time of her death
was intelligent. Mrs. Marshall never
spoke very favorable of her husband,
while she always said she loved Jona-
than Hildredth as If he had been her
own son.
Henry Sayre considered Mrs. Mar.
shall very smart old woman, and
more than ordinarily intelligent.
On cross-examination. Mr.. Sayre
said concerning the fracus between
Mr.. Marshall and the elder Hildredth,
that John Hildredth vented the wit