Arizona republican., 1894-06-23
WAITING FOR A VERDICT. The Fry Will Contest Case Is
 Closed.
Mrs. Butler will Know This After noon Whether She will Come
 Into Her Inheritance.

Many man who had previously borne 8 good reputation has been elected to office" said Attorney Mori- arity yesterday afternoon in his closing argument in the Fry will contest case, He was particularly aiming at MT. L. J. Wood, the petitioners chief witness 1T support of whose testimony the law yers for the other side had described his popularity and responsibility evidenced by his recent elevation to 6 municipal office. MT. Mori- arty devoted five minutes of his value ble and only half hour to showing that 8 man once respectable is not always respectable and that public officers are often disreputable. Many gentlemen formerly honored American citizens are now doing their voting in Canada said he, and Nero an office holder of great 1enown, was a holy. terror, who annoyed his neigh bors on the Capitoline hill by practicing on violin. This in- cident of the royal tirebug and fiddler having been recalled to him Judge Jor- dan eyed Mir. Wood with suspicion and the spectators looked as if they wouldn't have thought it of the genial assessor and tax collector.
 The contest was concluded but Judge Jordan's decision was reserved until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Proceedings began yesterday morning with the de- position of Dr. w. H. Ward. He testi- fled that Fry's malady was consumption and that consumptiyes usually retain their mental faculties better than those afflicted with other diseases. Fry's mental condition was normal.
 On cross examination 1t was shown that the witness had visited Fry three times day during the week he was confined to his bed.
 G. L. Mcdowell was recalled to i'm peach Mir. Woods testimony but the examination resulted only in the devel- opment of a contradiction of statement. G. B. Fry was put on the stand again for the same purpose. After arriving here after his sons death he had 8 con- versation with Mir. Wood in the course of which he asked, "Did you see my son sign that will?' "No," replied Mr. Wood, "but he signed it just the same. J
 The witness further said that Mir. Wood told him, "I wish to God never had anything to do with it; the more look into it the blacker it looks. I am sorry 1 had anything to do with it and I wish to God she (Mrs. Butfer) had died before sine had the will probated.' J
 In reply to this statement by MT. Fry Mr. Wood said: ''I may have said 1 was sick and tired of the thing and wished I had never seen the parties, but 1 deny saying that l did not see Marcus A Fry sign the bill" This con cluded the testimony. The court al lowed each side an hour. Mir. Moriarity presented the contestants case and dweIt particularly upon the fact that the testator was not 8 resident of Ph@ nix. He was followed in g remarkably able speech by MT. Magne, whose handling of the contestant and his wit ness was SO severe that they retired from the court room.
 Judge Woodward followed in q care ful review of the evidence. The case was closed for the petitioner by Judge Evans, who replied to Mir. Moriarity't plea of the testator's non-residence. Mir. Moriarity's closing speech wa: devoted chiefly to an excoriation of the petitioner.