Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-25
THE oLMsrEAD WILL CASE.
Continuation OF the Hearing. What We
Testified TO Today.

lcsely. Mr.. Hutchinson also said
that after his wife had gotten
through with the property he wished the re-
mainder to go to his children. At this time
Mr.. olmstesd was in the house, down
stairs. After Mr.. Hutchinson had signed
the viii his wife came into the
room. and after her husband had expressed an
anxiety that his estate should revert 20 his
children. and no one else Mrs. Hutchin.ou
at once made u will 20 that effect Mr.
Mattinglv took charge OF the wills Dr. Sow
ers said he attended Mrs. olmstead from Feb
rysry preceding her death until he went 20
Europe shortly before her death. The Pro-
gress OF the disease rapid. She had
commissions during the last three or four
months of her life, and he treated her for con.
Nulsions, giving her heroic OF ST. ong remedy.
She had "a convulsion on the night OF Jaae
Is and he called. finding her in u
comatoSe condition, and he worked on
her several hours. After that she kept
her bed. Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Ball after
June is were prevented from visiting them.
Mr.. Olmstead said that he did not want them
TO come. but gave no reason. only on the gem
eral ground that they were Objectionable
He told Mr.. olmstead that . mother
ought TO see her diving daughter
and he saw both OF them after that. About
again. In this disease the mind and body are
both affected. He did not know ss 10 Mr..
Oimstead being OF strong or weak mind,
but from his appearance he was not weak
To Mr.. Davis. DIR. Sewers said that Mr. Hutch
inson suffered from a complication OF diseases,
some OF them likely 10 affect his brain. Mr.
Oimstead was present while his wiie's will was
signed. 4 fact which the doctor thought pe-
cu.iar, but be did not ct the time ascribe i'm
proper motives 10 NJ. O!mstead. DR.. Sewers
said he knew nothing of the contents OF the
will
WHAT Miss HUTCHINSON ADVISED,
This morning the cross-exumina:ion of Miss
Emma b. Hutchinson, which was interruDte,l
yesterday 10 allow Dr. z. T. Sewers to testify,
resumed by Mr.. Davis. She said she did
not know Mr.. Olmstead and his wife through
out their married life, and that she had
made in her affidavit filed in the Probate
Court several mistakes, which she understood
she could rectify on the witness stand She
had advised Mr.. Ball 10 sign 40 papers brought
to her by Mr. Olmstead uuiess 70 advised by
her counsel. She gave such advice because Mr..
OImstead was a man she distrusted. The father
of witness was u party 10 the suit brought
against Mrs. Hutchinson and Mr.. Ball by Mr.
and Mr.. Olmstead.
MRS. EMMA O. RANsDELL.
Mrs. Emma q. Ramsdell testified that she
had known Mrs. Oims:ead and Mrs. Ball since
their childhood intimately. She met Mr.. Ohm
Hutchinson. After their marriage she did not
See So much o. Mrs. Olmstead because she did
not Ike Mr.. Olmstead. The Hutchinson fam
lily were an extremely ufectionate one. Mrs
Olmst after her marriage once remarked to
witness that she was very unhappy. She said
she was compelled TO do something which
panied her very much. Witness tried TO COM
fort her. but could ray very little as she did
not care<o come between husband and wife
After the reconciliation between Mrs. Olmstead
and her family Mrs. Oims;cad several times ea-
pressed her great Joy over it.
ELLA c. NASH.
Ella G. Nash, young colored woman, said
she knew Mr.. Olmstead and his wife aud the
Hutchinson family. She was a servant In the
family OF Mr.. and Mrs. Olmstead. During the
winter Of 1888 and 1859 she was seamstress
In tho family. In 1889 she lived with them
from Just after the Inauguration until
Mrs.. OlmsteaIs death, serving as her
maid. Mrs. Olmstead's condition was q very
weak one, being listless and lying down most
Of the time. She took medicine daily. Abou.
II: 80 on the evening of June 10. 1889. Mrs.
from which she never fully recovered.
After that she required almost
constant assistance. Previous TO this
Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Ball called upon Mrs.
Olmstead almost daily and cav her. but after
that they never saw her unless Mr. Oimstoad
other servants that his wife should never zee
any one alone. He said that her mother was
not lit person to be with lis
vile, and after that time no one ever saw her
alone. DIR. Sewers told witness in March,
1859. that she could not recover Mr. Oln,-
stead Was very rough in his manner with every
one about the house. and Ilaays had
hiu own way. Once witness took Nrr.
O,n=tead's little niece In TO bee her,
and when Mr.. Oime.cad found 1t
oGt he told witness thas she .huuld not have
done it. The night Mr.. Olmsteatl died ;aeiihtr
her mother nor her sister were sent for. They
called the next day, but MIR. Oim-;eGd did not
zee them. Witness ACCOMPANIED them to their
carriage, ma leg of which Mr. O.mste;.d die
al proved, saving that he wished her to show
them no attention.
DisLIkED Mr. oLMsTEADs WAYS.
To Mr.. Davis the witness said tina: On the
evening of Mrs. Olmstead's conyulsion she did
not care to SO driving, but her husband in-
sisted, AMI she went. Witness Gid not particu-
lazy dislike Mr.. O!mstead, but she Gid dislike
his Ways.
ROUGH AND HossY ABOUT THE HOUSE
Addie Nash, the mother OF the preceding
witness, stated that she was In the employ Of
A!r. Olmsteaa as a cook from April, lsS9, until
after his wife's death. Mr.. Olmstead Was very
rough and bossy about the house and very i'm
polite lis wife was sweet. gentle woman.
and had little to say. She was
frequently in tears. once Mrs. Olmstead said
to witness that her husband did not like her
other and her mother did not like him, but
that il her father had lived there would have
been no trouble. Another time Mrs. Olm.tcad
remarked, sobb:ng, that It was very hard
TO have to do things against her mother.
She spoke very lovingly OF her
other. and frequently regretted tho estranse-
ment The morning after Mrs. Olmstead's
uyalsion Mr.. Olmstead said to witness that
he didn't want Mrs. Hutchinson or Mrs pau
nor any OF their ''d---n gab." He said he
was sorry that they had to be about,
and that while Mrs. Hutchinson was
proper one to be there. she was not
mt person to see mis- wife. Witness re-
membered the evening Mrs. Olmstead made her
will. When she came out o; the room where
the lawyer and witness were she seemed very
much excited and appeared to have lately been |
crying.
On cross-examination the witness said that 4
when Mrs. Olmstead made her will |
Mr.. Olmstead about. She heard |
the rustling OF papers in an adjoin- |
ing room and afterward learned that
the will was being prepared in there. That |
time. June 6, 1889, Mrs. Brown insisted upon |
coming in to see Mrs. Olms:eGd and 1
saw her. Afterward Mrs. olmstead
stated to witness that she should not have al
lowed Mrs Brown to come in. as Mr.. Oimstead
had some very important papers lying around |
which he did not care to have any one see.
At the conclusion of the examination OF the