Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
THE JACKMAN WILL
Subjected to the Legal Scrutiny
Called Forth by Contest.
SOME INTERESTING TESTIMONY.
a Dispute Over a Church the Cause of q
Bill in Equity.
BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY COURTS

A hearing was commenced before Judge
Over in the Orphans Court yesterday in
the case of the contested will of the late
Andrew Jackman, Sr. Mr. Jackman was
the proprietor of Jackman's stables and a
portion of the estate is the ground on which
the Duquesne Theater is located. In his
will Mr.. Jackman gave s., 200 to each of
the four children of his deceased son, An
drew Jackman, Jr. The balance of his es-
tate hegave to his surviving son, Edward
T. Jackman.
, The will is contested by the widow of
Andrew Jackman, Jr., for her children.
She alleges testamentary incapacity on the
pari of the testator, and that undue influence
was exercised by Edward F. Jackman over
his father. Edward f. Jackman was rep
resented by ID. T. Watson, Esq, and the
contestants by j. S. Ferguson and NJ. A.
Woodward.
Henry G. Hale, the merchant tailor, was
the first witness called. He testified to hav-
ing witnessed the execution of the will of
Andrew Jackman, Sr, in September, 1886.
He was asked to accompany Mr.. Jackman
to the Office of Lawyer Watson by the son
Edward. James NJ Bingham also wit
messed the will, while James F. Steen and
Dr. James McCann were the witnesses to
the signing of the coGiciL
Edward f. Jackman on the Stand.
o. At this point Edward f. Jackman, the
defendant, was placed on the stand. He is
Sc years of age, and was in his fathers en-
ploy at the time of the latter's death. He
and his brother Andy conducted the fathers
affairs until June, 1886, when Andy died,
and the management of the stable devolved
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deposited his fathers rents, etc. AT the
time of his fathers death he said that he
(Andrew Jackman, Sr., owned the stable
on Penn avenue (now Duquesne The
ater) 751120 feet; two houses on Penn
avenue 43 by 135 feet; ethe Rhinehart
property As by 135 feet, and a house on
Pennsylvania avenue, Allegheny. He had
sold his Liberty street property the same
year he died. This property sold for 500.
600. Deceased's personal estate was mostly
invested in mortgages, etc. He could not
say what the Penn avenue property was
worth; it had been assessed last year at
81, 600 per foot, but witness did not think he
would like to sell it at g, 500 per foot. Wit
ness said he had never seen his fathers will
until after his death; then it was shown him
by ID. T. Watson. Andrew Jackman, Sr.,
was "a years of age when he died.
Mrs. Andrew Jackman, Jr, was sworn.
She said her husband was actively engaged
in business with his father and during his
life had charge of the business. She said
that Andrew Jackman, Sr., her father-in-
law, was hard drinker; that during her
husbands illness he had remained at home
for two weeks, and that he drank quart of
whisky every day during that time. In
her opinion he was under the influence of
liquor all of that time. He was not an edu-
ma dSha nnt inl- ha
read or write.
Not Much of Literary Man.
She knew he could not spell his name
correctly. Ed did most of the writing for
the firm. After the desth of her husband
she was forced to go to said Andrew Jack
mans place of business to get money
to rum the house and keep her little
children. She was sometimes given
50 and often only got 81 That was sup
posed to keep the family during the day.
When she went to the elder Jackman for
money he seldom gave it to her without
consulting Edward. When she was
talking to her father-in-law, Ed
would break in and answer for him.
Finally, after about. year, she
made an arrangement whereby she was to
get an allowance of SIS per week. She said
Andrew Jackman, Sr, was friendly toward
her and her children, and visited them
several times every week. He always came
about o'clock in the evening and was in a
hurry to get back to the Office before Ed
arrived. Ed took sleep every afternoon
at that hour and the old gentleman seemed
to want to conceal his visits from his son.
Mrs. Jackman was subjected to scorching
examination at the hands of Attorney Wat
son, but she stood the fire well
Miss May Jackman corroborated her
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occasion she called on her grandfather to
get money to pay for a trip to New York
Ed took her into his private office and in
very angry tones told her that he hated her
mother and all her family; that the Klomans
had beaten the Jackmans out of S11, ,00O and
concluded by saying: "May, all you'll ever
get will be from your old grandpa Jackman,
and will see that that is not much.''
The case was continued until to-day.