The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-13

4 lected.
1 In the superior court before Judge
| Prentice yesterday was resumed the
trial Of Henry B. Leete Of Guilford
/ against the Southern New England
/ Telephone company to recover $4,000
| damages for injuries received by COM
| ing in contact with a telephone wire
1 on the turnpike between Guilford and
/ Branford on the night Of November IS,
| 1894, The case is still on trial.
City Court-Criminal Side-Judge studley.
Edward ]. Frietag, breach of the
peace, Judgment suspended; Howard L.
Mix, violation of city ordinance de BIZ
| cycle, 50 fine, $5.42 costs, abusive Ian
guage judgment suspended; Thomas r.
| Mccarthy, non support, continued until
June 16; Lew Greenberg, theft, nolle.
CONTEST OVER A WILL.
BY the will of the late Lorenzo Arm
strong, who left an estate Of about
100000 or 100000, the property was left
as follows: To Charles p Armstrong;
son and executor under the will
$4,000 was left as a partial set-off
to amounts which the testator during
his lifetime had given to his other son,
Richard w. Armstrong, To Elizabeth
Armstrong, a daughter Of Mrs. Mary A.
Il. Armstrong, the second wife of the
testator, he gave SIS 5000. Mrs. e. j. Gill
bert is given $4,000 and Mary Newhall
is given $500. Then,a bequest is made to
Charles =. Armstrong of $4,000 in
trust for John C. Griffin of Bloomfield,
N. j., and another bequest Of $4,000 is
also given Charles p. Armstrong in
trust for Richmond w. Armstrong and
Lorenzo Armstrong Mrs. Elizabeth
Trowbridge of Holyoke Is given $500.
Homer and Daisy Alling of Allngtown
are each given $500, and the residue Of
the estate is divided between Charles
p. Armstrong, Richmond w. Armstrong
and Arietta, wife of A. Lester Fennessy
Of Montelair, N. j., to be held in trust
by Charles p. Armstrong.
The contest over the will was begun
yesterday in the probate court before
Judge Cleaveland. The contestant is
Miss Elizabeth Armstrong, a daughter
by a second marriage, who resides In
New York. The ground upon which
the contest is made Is that of undue in
fluence on the part of Charles p Arm
strong. AT the opening of the case At
torney George A. Tyler appeared for
the Armstrong; and Attorney Henry
StoddardI appeared for the contestant.
The execution of the will was proved
by Attorney William l.. Green and
Joseph H. Snow, the coachman for Mr..
Armstrong, who were two witnesses of
the will, the third witness, Harvey ].
Savage having left the state and now
residing in North Carolina.
The will was signed and attested in
Attorney Tyler's office and then Mr.
mental condition was testi-
fed to as all right Here Mr.. Tyler
rested his case. The contestants side
of the case was then opened, the wit
nesses summoned being Charles F.
Armstrong, Richmond w, Armstrong
and Lorenzo M. Armstrong, besides Mr..
housekeeper.
The first witness called was Charles
p Armstrong and his testimony tended
to explain the various requests made
in the will 1t came out during the
testimony that the deceased had been |
married three times. His first wife was
Charlotte Alling, he having married |
her in 1910, and by this marriage five |
We're born, the survivors of |
whom are Charles P, Armstrong and |
Richmond w. Armstrong. After the |
death of his first wife, Mr., Armstrong |
married again, this time choosing Mrs. |
Mary Todd. BY this marriage he had
1ne child, who was Elizabeth Arm |
strong, the present contestant This |
wife subsequently brought suit for |
livorce against Mr. Armstrong, which |
was granted on May II, 1855 and in |
addition to the divorce Mr. Armstrong |
was compelled to pay the sum of $500 |
llimony. For his third wife Mr. Arm
strong married Antonetta Alling, sis |
er of his first wife and by this mar
'iage five children We're born, the eldest /
# which, Arletta, who is now Mrs.
is made one of the residuary
egatees. Through these various mar
'iages in the line of descent arise
he beneficiaries under the will as given
Dove. After explaining the various
of his father, the witness
vas next asked with reference to his
connections with his father
nd these Were infinitely gone into,
fter which the witness was asked if
lie had ever before been named by his
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