Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-24
THE STURGES- FARWELL SUIT
CLOSING rEsTiMoSyIN THE GREAT
LAW SUIT.
Counsel In The sturEes-TarwcII Liti-
cation Preparing 10 Begin Their
ArEuments-continuanee Un-
iii May 10 Was Granted.

| day He did not do II In person, but
! through his brave little wife. who has
sat through seventeen days Of a bitter
struggle and made battle with adver-
/ saries OF no email power. She well
coined the end OF the evidence with a
Sigh OF relief. and leaving the court
room. returned 20 her home to watch
with dying husband.
Such IS the pathetic end Of dis
pute OF dozen years between two men
who were once bosom friends and the
conclusion. OF suit for the posses
sion Of a great fortune. There now re-
mains only the arguments and some
scattering testimony to complete this
case-one OF the most complicated ever
submitted to Judge for arbitrntlon
The arguments viii not commence
| until May 10, since Il was necessary
for Mr. Mccarthy to ask stay while
he returned to New York for an i'm
portant suit He promised to be here
ON the date named. to speak possibly
for two days. He will be followed by
| Mr. High and Mr.. Monroe while Mr..
Westover Will hand up written brief.
| This finale win consume four or I'VE
days, aud then Judge Tuley viii take
the case under advlsement. The de-
clsion is stili far away. the records and
testimony being yolumlnous enough to
ill a tub. However, when the Judge
gives his opinion. the differences, by
compact. VIII be settled forever
The last days evidence was largely
devoted to clearing up the edges.
Charles f Earding, one OF J. V. Far
wells confidential clerks, was again
put on the stand when the hearing
WAS oper Cd He was questioned by
Mr.. WCstover in relation to the trans
fer Of Gogeblc bonds aud other proper
fy by John " Farwell 10 the complain
ant and Walter Potter John r. Chum-
aero. y no for many years had charge
OF the credit department OF the Farwell
store, testified In regard to the arbitla-
tlon agreement made between John V.
! FRrwell and MT Sturgas In 1857. and
which came out in the testimony sew
eral days ago.
In the latter part Of September,
1857" he said, John V. Farwell was al
his home In Lake Forest sick went
there with Mr. sturges and Walter Pot.
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