Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-19
= A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE,
Full OF SHAME" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
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sound mind and disposing memory. an
the former included the latter Upon this
proposition he based a strong argument,
citing from time to time the conclusions OF
nigh Courts in important cases He
thought the rule of law was largely the
rule or common sense, and must take in
ana cover all the circumstances Of the case
He cited from
THE CELEBRATED PARRISH WILL CASE
which occupied the attention OF the New
York courts for many years and in which
suc1 lawyers as William NJ. Evarts and
Charles O'Connor were engaged and made
a running commentary upon the various
authorities gathered together In that case
going away back TO the DAYS OF Henry
VII, when monk was making "A will and
az each item would say TO the sick man
what will yS1 do with thisi Give il to
mcW and the sick man would nod his head
and down II would go, and so the monk
wrote the will. The sons did not iterfere
Out at the end one OF them said: Father
what shall we do with this rascally monk
who is making this WILL throw MIN out Of
the Window and the sick man nodded his
head again ana out he went Because a
person apparently understands a question
ana could give proper answer was no
reason why he should be esteemed rs hav-
ing sound and disposing mind and to 30
competent to make a will. Mr. Hutchin-
son went on 10 cite authority after author
ity and concluded that something more
than bare mind was necessary. Mind
and heart must join hands and recognize
blood.
Michael Reilly NAV have had the power
10 make an enquiry or frame an answer.
He may have understood the routine bust
ness at his store, to have been enabled 10
enquire about "a well in Benwoodv and
have a letter written, and vet NAV have
utterly forgotten the claims OF the natural
OBJECTS or his bounty, and TO have raised
up unjust and unfonndcd charges against
his sons. He referred to the fact that Mr.
Reilly kept his store open and required the
business 10 20 on, on the very day his
Avorite son lay dead at his house, Is an
evidence of his unnatural conduct and Of
his delusion regarding his children. An
other instance that something was wrong,
was his enquiry Of O'Neil what he thought
OF James, and when O'Neill asked him if
he wanted his honest opinion, and he said
he did. and Mr.. O'Neill said James was a
careful business man, etc. Mr.. Reilly
never forgot 1t TO the day Of
bis death and remembered il
against him" 1T showed there was some
thing wrong In the mind and in the blood
OF the old man. What a mind and
what heart What unnatural emotions
The old mans heart was right once, but
what caused the chauget Whence came
this unrighteous and Ubiquitous desire to
punish his family. Poor Tom was
Roue Poor Toms a-cauld,' and the rest
OF them could follow where Tom had gone
and as soon rs they liked. All no cared
about was mOney-gettinR and mOney-sav-
ing He would quarrel with Mr.
Carney about "a % cent telegram, aud go
around and buy a four hundred dollar dia-
mond 20 decorate his aged wife, and when
his graudchild was ill, he called in De-
FrsseIl. aud Quarrellcd with him about
aud begrudged sugar coating which mid
the bitterness 81 the pill for tho litto
child. lie could give 10 Father Sullivan
WHOLE SUGAR. ROOM.
but % the sick child he begrudged the
smallest amount Of sugar iiv could cg-
| tract from a hORshead Six hundred thou
sand dollars And yet he hegrudged % q
sick child the sugar coating OF "a pilIf On.
/ where was the man Where was his
| hearth And where and what was the
/ cause which wrought within him this most
/ uuuatural hardness OF hearth lie had "a
| mind 10 answer questions, 10 is true. but
/ WAS this sufficient, after what has been
/ here shown, 70 make a valid vile
/ MIR. Hutchinson then referred 10 some
! OF the evidence adduced. and said 10 all
| went 90 make up the state described in tho
/ book read 0y Mr. Hubbard as seniIe de-
] meutia. He pictured tho drowrfncaq tbt
| care and aid necessary, and said IL nll
| showed that second childhood had fuUy
/ come, and there could be no question
ABOUT uusouudness Of mind.
lue liEub 70 MAKO Will nc said was
/ about as old ass tho human race
| and was undOubtod 1t was "A
| right AVID privilege which gov
| crumcRt accorded 20 its citizens But
| capacity must exist, and be read from
J Brown on Insanity. Secs. - and %. AS to
! testmcrtary capacity. uufouudcd dis
| likes, dciusions, etc. ard then bee drew 4
distinction between fraud and disease. and
yet showed how the effects of tho two
| might bee Identical. The Will of 1901 yeas
| evolved under peculiar conditions Tom
] was dead. aud James was sick and away
aud John was away. and George was Keen
INK store for himself. The old man ira hi,
dotage was alone with strangers, and tbe
viii was made. TO- was 81 time 20 do =
deed Ike that 1t was y nc 0pportunity