New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-31
THE FOURTH CODICIL.


The Faverwea Their will contest continued to ABSORB
the attention Of Judge rruax and the numerous "a"
vers and Hiigants who crowded the Speclal Ierl'
~ the Supreme Court yesterday. Henry H.
Vaughan was IN the witness cnair again MI.
Vaughan said that he was not interested IN any Oh
the institutions that incorporated IN the ut''i
OF gift when before the Surrogate re 'S''''''
that the residue estate to be divided among
vhatcver institutions the residuary legatees saw
fit TO designate Yesterday ne said the residue estate
was gift to the executors. When shown MS iot
NOR testimony on this subject Mr.. Vaughan cou'd
no; explain the discrepancies in his testimony yc'-
terday Mr. Parsons then brought out inc ldc'
that when Mr. Vaughan learned that MI r'E.'
weather was "in extremis' he hastencn 10 M
Ri,ch's office and had the fourth codcil drawn up
While he was still with Mr.. Fayerweatner; MISS
Joyce brought in letter from hiten; ~,
"Dd YOU read Mr. Ritchs letter to MI fdye'-
"" no Mr. Rltchs letter was an answer to the
ETH "Thcn you wrote the letter to Mr.. Ritch?,,'
YES. and Mr.. Fayerweather signed H.
did he know the contents?
.Wcn what WAS your objec, in NOT letting Mr.
Faycrwcather know the contents OF the RitcA let
'"I decline to answer"
Colonel James then took charge Of The witness =,
Coming down to the fourth codicil. when - Is A.
legged. Miss Joyce had destroyed at her uncIe SO
iicItaiIon subsequent to the execution OF the ffth
codlc Mr. Vaughan said that "it subst antialy took
The resldnary Gs;ate 2nt OF tmG rastore1 The viii
to lis original form" colonel James then tired TO
NJ Vagghans sttr % us, JoyGg q vomr9n
,d th,f me- had callad 20 ret IN" viii and c1di'Ls
from RltcA. according to Nh Fayerwcathers wiSAe'.
and ~. remarked: He Cmeanmg Rch) became as
white as this sheet Of paper upon which ! am VIII,
ing when he rcal IN, letter. the letter was ru.e'
Getting down to the description Of the fourth codl-
Gil Mr.. James asked: ~
when the c)dcil dcstroy'dF
About O'Clock In the afternoon.
who won, with YOU to the Kitchens
Miss Amelia Joyce"
How came she to 80 with you
she went at her unc.e's request
WAS the original draft Of the codcil In the on
ve.ope?"
ibid You inform Miss Joyce as to what the en-
ve.ope .,con;anedr'
DID she know what the envelope contained?'
Tho defence rested. and Colonel James's inning be
ness was Or. John r. Irwin. who attended tho
tended Mrs Faycrweaiher a; the time Of her death
H. detailed 4 conversation h. overheard In the
courthousa between Miss Joyce and Mr. Vaughan
before the Surrogate. Dr lrwin's description was
as lcft IN" courtroom ! saw Mr. vaughan talk
Ing very cXctcdly 10 Miss Joyce His attitude vas
exc ssively threatening. and as drew near heard
Nj Vaughan say. 4 will fight this out To tho bitter
cud. T. ! cXponi - Further could not catch. hut
mink be- mad' = threatening remark. AMI he told
Mis-, Joyce to tell Mrs FaycrVcafhcr what he had
said. While Mr. Vaughan was speaking he shook
"M'ss joyce tod Mrs Fay"rwcathor about tho
with diabetes the recital aggravated her Illness.
This occurred during the latter part Of February.
1851 The release Was signed abou, FIVE days later
thnt il. about March ."
colonel Jrmes. II would appear considers this as
, "rinc.cr To show that tho release ~ tho rnsdu-
4ary ieeat"es was due partly TO the threat made by
Mrs. Fayerwcather was thon put upon the rccor7
and the case closed for the day.