Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-27

Judge Cole said the question was an imns-
terial one. IL mattered not how long the con-
test had been DELAYED nor why it had been so
long delayed. He therefore sustained the OBJ
lecnon, TO which Mr.. Davis excepted
FRANK HArToS A WITNESS
Frank Hatton said be had known Mr.. and
Mrs o!mstead well. and often met them when
he and they lived at the Portland Flats. he said
be had never observed any evidence on Mira
Olmssead's part that indicated that her husband
domlneered over her. "A proud woman." re-
marked Mr., Hatton. ''does not exhibit such n
feeling TO Others as q rule" Mr. olmstead was
not man whom you could well know.
lie had the air OF man who bossed
his own affairs. His air and manner toward
his wife was as toward every one else. He
stood up for his side in an OVERLAPPING nav"
said Mr.. Hatton; like you and and every
other man."
'Don's say like me, Mr.. Hatton. il you please"
rephed COL ioiten. For II were like that,
my wife would have ground for a divorce"
There are other grounds than that" 70.
marked Mr.. Hatton, amid much laughter
A recess was then taken until O'Clock.
MRS oLMsTEAD WAS HAPPY WITH HER HUSBAND.
After recess Mr.. Davis called TO the stand
Miss Ada Virginia Ball, the sister-in-law
OF the cayeator, Mrs. Linda Hutch
inson Ball Miss Bah said that she
had been intimately acquainted with Mrs.
Olmstesd and very frequently visited her st
her apartments 81 the Portland Flatz. Mrs.
olmstead and her husband were a most anec-
tlonate couple. She always spoke very snec-
tionately Of her husband.
Miss Marion y. Beach of Alexandria testified
that she had been intimately acquainted with
Mrs. olmstead and considered Mr.. and Mrs
Olmstesd to be devotedly attached to each
other.
Miss Cornelia F. Warner stated that she had
been well acquainted with Mrs. olmstead and
had heard her express herself as being per-
fectly happy and as having a perfect husband.
She had heard OF the will in June, 1889, but
could not remember who told OF il.
Mrs. Mary L. Warner. the mother Of the pre-
ceeding witness, said Mrs. oImstead had often
spoken of being very happy and as having
most devoted husband.
MR.. oLMsrEAp on THE STAND.
Mr.. John +. 0lmstead, the caveates. then
took the stand. and testified that he had resided
here SINCE 1862. He became acquainted With
Hayward II. Hutchinson in 1869 or 1870. He had
acted as Mr.. HutchinscnIs agent in real
estate matters, and had taken adjoining
Offices. From 1871 until Mr.. Hutchinson's
death witness was very intimate with
He was only slightly acquainted with Mrs.
Hutchinson until 1876. Witness would be
fifty-two September next and was forty-one
when be married Miss Hutchinson, who
then was twenty. His first wife be
married in Baltimore in 1867. She died August
], lss0. His second wife visited his first
wife several times. He became engaged to
Miss Hutchinson March s, 1882. and married
her on the sth o: the following November. His
second wife died August /, 1889. having
been under the care Of DR.. Sewers from the
preceding January. Mr.. oimstead then de-
scribed the condition OF his wife's
health. that for q time. while she was
depressed and respondent. she Was
about every day Ctwo or throe times daily)
walking or driving. She did not so out after
June Is. when be was told that she had .
eouvulsion. He denied that he coerced
her into going out when she was not
inclined, aud he explained that he had
pair Of powerful fast horses used TO roads,
and that on one occasion while driving out with
her she took the lines saying, Il want to see
the old bays stretch their legs" and they did.
going on the road near Glenwood faster than
ever before.