The herald., 1895-06-08
BRIDGET Wilson'S WILL
A Verdict for the Contestant,
John Wilson
MAGICIAN S. M. WHITE
The Old Man Grows Young Once
More
An Eloquent Appeal to the Jury Which had
Its Effect Favorable Upon Every
Interrogatory
MAGICIAN S. M. WHITE

Yesterday was the field day IN the
Bridget Wilson will contest case. 1t was
known that Senator White would address
tn q Jury in the closing argument Tor ola
man John Wilson, the contestant OF the
testament nnd codicil. As a conse-
ouence q c-..it.,...s,. ;.c of the superior
court was iui. - n.f%2i,rlng, anu alter
the senator had As y..' warmed up IN
his talk the " olli,->e~.' sounds OF MS
voice had sas roSse, - law away from
che other .'spartmonsI ioiterers who all
cooked irto Judge Clark court room
rntil ST. ndie- reor, even was at q pre-
MUM.
Stepb.r y. Whi!e e-ss more than or
dinsrily eloquent in his appeal to the
Jury to break an instrument which took
from an old man the property which he
had earned during lifetime OF toni, TO
GO TO a pumber OF strangers who had no
particle of right to it. The senator rea
voluminous extracts from the testimony
to show to the jury that contrary to the
arguments OF counsel for the proponents
OF the win. Mrs, wilson was not drunk
occasionally. but so often that she might
very aptiy have been desctrt bed as always
full Her candition had been the same
could be said that the memory OF no
pioneer ,an 80 the contrary. 1t would be
hard 20 realize that the mind OF any per-
sar sddicsad 10 convlvial eXcesses CT such
e.:ent COM. be sound.
C~sring Sown to the times Immediately
l9scsdlrg I've making OF the last Will,
S.,5oh .-os eli John Wilson with paltry
pens:en ei $50 per month, counsel dwelt
vpcn tie character OF the wounds which
X-s. esiison had received at the time OF
tie ire. Her lack OF suffering, when her
raAss.y wounds were of a nature to lndl-
cate saas she ought to undergo atrocious
pa3a,. evidenced that the sensory nerves
si "a. unfortunate woman had been de-
-sroysd by the burns received. and that
sac Kss incapable of evoluting ideas con
cerniag ordinary propositions, let alone
she disposition OF her earthly effects. MIR.
Sai.e dwelt upon the undue influence
mat must have been brought to bear
uprn Mrs. Wilson while she was at the
Ei,rrans' by some of the beneticiaries
,pder the will. in which MI. McCon-
Y:chie was not spared.
With reference CD the alleged intimacy
between John Wilson ana Eloisa Gutter
rez. The senator drew pathetic picture
OF the old horsesboer coming home after
u hard DAYS toll evening after evening,
erd finding home desolate because OF the
wife's intoxicatlon. Who could wonder ii
under such circum stances John Wilson
may have forgotten his VOWS and sought
she society of another woman with wnom
ne might talk and not find her in stupid
condition superinduced by never ceasing
ilbaulo2s?
Old John Wilson, who during the whole
trial might have carried off the cake fol
the cham pion wooden-faced man, brig t
ened up considerably when Senator White
depicted him al a hard working mechan
lc, who for quarter OF century. a
least, had toiled from early dawn to darl
dusk earning the wealth an unjust viii
had deprived him of, and he positively
looked young again under the incanta
tions of Magician White.
At ten minutes to 5 O'Clock the cas-,
was given to the jury, after Judge Cla1l
had read his instructions, which occupied
over half an hour.
At 10 80 pm. the jury returned a yer
dict for the contestant, John Wilson upoi
every interrogatory. On the first ballo
the jury was unanimously in favor o
breaking the will.