The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-14
KEARNEY AND l0VECRAFT.
sRoTBER.IN-LHW siLMoNs 6ITEs nv
TKRks1ING EpfDENCk.

SAYS Rearscv Professed surprise ~ the
VIII that Left All 90 Htr see Pronised
~ 1urp the Monst Ovsp TO the Relatives
". How Nrg- Es-surroRa's Ransom.
A possible explanation OF Frederick A. Love-
ersr's suicide oamo out at Yesterdays hearing
IN tho contest OF his will which is being made
br his relatives all OF whom were left out of
,hA, instrument II was proposed to send him
10 an Institution in Orange county until he
should have recovered his falling health. The
Jay before lie killed himself the proposition
WAS made TO him. aud although II was under
stood that he would be permitted TO accom-
many his friend. col kearney. to Europe In.
stead OF going to the sanitarlurl. II ho 40
elected, IL il not unlikely that hs fears that he
might tie sent to an institution. or that he
might need to be. prompted him to make away
with himsclL
Ueorpe J.. LovecraIt the second cousin OF
Frederick A. Lovecraft. resumed the stand
Yesterday. and Lawyer Dsvy conducted re-
direct examination which brought out the
fact that Frederick A. Lovecrnft had sent
checks to his mother In Rochester to pay
household exponsea They were made naya.
HE 10 Mrs salmon Iovecrafts sister who
managed her mothers household. number
Of cancelled checks were put In evidence.
They varied in amount from 50 to s319.
The lawyers had had row every other
minute up to this time. and at last ex-Surro-
gate Ransom aaid:
1T seems i'm possible to make any progress
with these lawyers In Rood-natured way, so
We will adopt the other way. that's ALL
Then he looked over the top OF his glasses at
Mr.. Bowers. and Mr.. Bowers said oaustlcally:
Seems to forget that he lie not still on the
bench"
RI salmons OF Rochester. the husband Of
Ioyecraits sister. was called next. He IL SEQ
setary OF the Rochester Bunging Company.
He said that he saw Lovecraft last September.
At that time Lovecraft was in q state bordering
on nervous prostration.
He was broken-down man. Twas amazed
ct his condition. He was very nervous. sick.
and fslteripg in his speech. was alarmed and
worried at his appearance"
This last was struck out. Mr.. sslmons said
that Loyecrait had told him he was In serious
would not have z dollar At the end Of tho
month. he said. People were trying to do
Go 'r Rssrney came in and the Witness went
out but he was hardly outside the door when
boy sS9 70 HIN him and s0d him
n.y told hin, be wanted to speak with him
Col kesrncy He has too much to do. and
Is IL a very bad go e,onddiiion: He is very
been trying TO- get him to take rest, but he
won't do H.. I've made him give bill Of sale
to me for I'll. 6asno; a III e:
between 500 and 500 : N onth. and shall
about the advi.abiity OF selling the BUSINESS
%sesRss f il H %as Right Or i mott t wa. shas bus
ness tina, yes worrying Fred. and he would
In this interview. according to the witness.
Col keaEney urged Salmons to get Loyecraft
to go to Rochester for q rest Salmons said he
night and Lovecraft was prosecuted and
acted aneeFly. In snswsr to questions about
was nervous and didn't appear like himself.
and his action toward people were not as they
had been ZEN on other 9eSsss!oss Aitsr lot Of
was permitted to say that he referred to Love-
crafts behavior toward persons who came In
sad a"S ere SHs
trying to s sa sanity now SI are are
Ss gre. rs sns 70 bf nss
out the facts, and nothing else. ,,,
or this occasion. Tr: salmSns said. Love-
craft looked pale and weak: He had an I'M
Stared into vacancy. didn't he" interrupt
%. NJ. B0 ..id II. x,,,ss
Said 90 three times already" said Mr.
so s.t hsnSf :aH% Sd sss
counsel must .top intsIiect!,nG matter Into this
examination every minute"
"Forgets he's OH the bench" said Mr.. Bow
srs again. Asgravatiugly. But Surrogate Ar
mold agreed with Mr.. Ransom. and the case
The witness. then proceeded to tell OF the
kssrnsy that there was Will The funeral III e1ii
Kssrney asked NJ. and Mrs. saimons and Mr.
ri I'M haa Ia nnth has ala
Lorecratt's presence was not necessary. he
house nsna Rss SPSsr have sS
found among Freds effects q will 1t was In
H. i %.ns to lot ssS q that 4 and
ths oSieinai viii deposited il q safe. and have
Col Kearnsy read the will and then said:
Now. thus T. as much a mystery to me as It
awIl cant understand. 1t is to he hoped
H., We We, VII And dc somethpE s90nE his pspsrs
% mS SIssE nj We peS SSp nS owen vent Il
70 have il. / didn't care even to be an e.sca.
Would ike you oss to come 10
New York at once and then we will go over all
that will clear the mystery up. shall only be
100 happy to turn all the property over to the
NJ DID he ever turn anything Ovsr'" asked
:, ublect shouted Mr, bowers.
lie did not" said the witness.
gate
Has not" said the witness
:, The witness then said that he had visited
New YORK with Mr. Chase and Lawyer Dayy
sgd had examined Mr.. LoyecrAft's papers and
Susots. During this examination Col Resrney
had said that he had found many more debts
mat he had thought he would find. and ne
unuhted whether there would be much left az
yer thsy we're paid He had figured. he said.
mat .hat M Lnyeeratts debts were between $50.
sm aud SlOO,UOO, but had discovered about
~ OyJ additional. and there would be nothing
islt alter they were paid.
SalnOns told OF a visit he had made with
20; kearney to the Office OF Theodore Moss,
Ahq q conversation KsaIney had with Moss.
Ibis Ibis was three days before ,Loyecralt COM
mlttad suicide. Moss asked KeATney the sx-
act nnaneial condition OF LoyeeIAit He mad
mEht to the inlormation. he said. because he
Was on some OF Loyeeratt's paper. keArney
ioii him he had made . careful examination Of
IESyserairs AIsiTs and had found that they
NO SoIld believe they were IL he should die
w over and al owe everything"
That tneludes mis- insurance. asked Moss.
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