The herald., 1893-11-19
YOU MUSTN'T CALL HER MARIA.
Mrs. Langford's Counsel OBJ
jects to Lings Familiarity.
Evidence Heard In the Lapgford
Win Case Yesterday.
Mrs. Lizzie Longshors Had to be Married
In Her stepmother's Old Wedding
Dress-She Dtdn't Like Bo-
rowed Clothes.

The Langford will case was taken up
again in Judge Clark's court yesterday
before a crowded courtroom. The first
witness placed upon the stand was Mrs.
Lizzie Longshore, the married daughter
OF the deceased testator.
The witness stated that she fret knew
Maria, the defendant, about 1869. She
came to the family as sempstress.
After witness father married Maria
he appeared to be morose and as ifunder
restraint. He was very cautious as to
what he said before his wife.
Witness stated that when she was
about to be married that she applied to
her father for money to buy her wedding
dress. Her father said to her: "Lizzie,
am sorry to disappoint you, but Maria
says we cannot afford to buy you new
dress, and you must wear one of hers"
The witness stated that she was obliged
to wear one OF Mara's old dresses.
Her father often told witness that be
could not visit her, as Maria would not
allow him do 30.
The witness father was engaged in
the lumber business.
Witness was at school at the time her
father married Maria. Her father re-
fused to support the witness mother,
until she granted him a divorce.
The dresH witness wore at her wedding
was the defendants old wedding dress.
She wore it because she could not get
any other.
In company with her sister witness
met Mrs. Langford shortly after the tes-
tator's death. Mrs. Langford said: ~
suppose you have come to see the will.
Do you know where it is ?''
Mrs. Langford also stated that she
knew the witness. and her sisters were
well remembered in his will, and added !:
"Now its all over, there's no use making
any fuss. You have kept quiet all
along, and will zee everything is all
right"
Witness heard Mrs. Langford talking
to a certain DR.. Hill, to whom che ad-
mitted that the deceased had several.
children.
Just about this time Mrs. Langford's
counsel made an energetic protest
against the counsel on the opposite side
calling Mrs. Langford by her Christian
name, MARIA"
The attorney suggested that Mrs.
Langford should call him Robert to
make things square, piece of supposed
pleasantly which passed unnoticsd by
Judge Clark.
Mrs. Helen Langford was then called.
She stated that she was the wife of
Thomas 0. Langford. Knew the de-
ceased in 1870. Was working in the
family. Met Maria Sherman at de-
ceased's house. Deceased brought her
to dinner one day when his wife was
out paying visit.
After the witness married deceased's
son she visited Mr.. Langford with her
husband. Mr.. Langford told them he
could not afford to give them, anything
to do as he had two wives to keep and
it cost great deal.
Deceased was always very kind to the
witness, until after his marriage with
Maria Sherman, when he told her he
could not continue to receive her and
her husband, as his wife objected.
Mrs. Langford then described con-
versation she held with the deceased
testatOr.
She was reading a book entitled
Nothing but Money. Part OF the plot OF
the story was created by the scheming
of an adventures, who endeavored to
persuade a wealthy man to leave his
property to her, In place Of to his
children.
Witness stated that the deceased,
while discussing the book, remarked
that he should himself leave at least
two-thirds OF his property to his chill
dren.
An objection on the part OF the defen-
dsnt's counsel drew some personal re-
marks from the plaintiffs attorney,
which resulted in Judge CLARK advising
the attorneys to criticise one another
lees, and parenthetically, to spend more
time on the case.
Shortly afterwards the court adjourned
until Monday morning.
The defendant, concerning whom the
contestants make go many charges, sat
in court all day during the proceedings.
She is decidedly harmless looking per-
son, with white hair, and, beyond pos
sessing pair of exceedingly bright
eyes. shows no sign of having the re.
markable attributes of mind imputed to
her by the contestants.
A peculiar feature OF the case, which
came out in yesterdays evidence, was
the statement that G. Langford's son
also married domestic in his fathers