The evening times., 1895-11-11

| Another weeks session of the famous
Olmstead will trial began in Justice Brad
ley's court this mo rning with the Cross
! examination of Mrs. Nash. the colored cook
formerly in the family OF the Oimsteads.
The usual assembly of court hangers-on
| was SO far augmented that few seats in the
| spacious room were left vacant when the
eleven members Of the Jury took their seats.
Mrs. Nash was put through u harassiDg
fusilade of cross questions by Mr.. Davis,
one OF Mr.. Olmstead's attorneys. The
woman was assailed on the statements
she made In her affidavit taken at the
former trial OF the case. The witness ad
mitted that she had made a statement
Of the facts In the affidavit to a lawyer
and that he took notes OF what she said.
He then went away and came back with
the statements type ewr itten.
She placed her mark at the end of it
after it had been read 10 her She made
no Corrections at that time To-Day she
admitted that there were q number Of
mistakes in the paper.
SHE THOUGHT 1T WAS.
"On the evening Of June 6, 1859. you
said the win was sigred,' said Mr.. Davis.
How did you kuow it,
But you said in your affidavit that you
saw MIR. Ohnstead, Mrs. Olmstead and the
lawyer in an adjoining room signing the
WILL" persisted Mr. Davis.
Il supposed they were doing that" an
swered Mrs Nash.
What made you suppose:''
We'll, L heard papers rafting. Then a
neigbbor, Mrs. Brown, came in. and though
Mrs. Olmstead was sick, she persisted in
rTinninD iIark N har IN, bo har
a doll-baby she had made for some of the
Johnstown Hood sufferers. Mrs. Ohm
stead scolded me afterward for admit
ting the lady, as she said her husband had
some very important papers about the
ROOM"
Then your statement, like a number of
others in the affidavit, is an error" inti-
mated Mr.. Davis.
1t is" replied the witness.
The examination of the witness was
momentarily interrupted by the placing
OF President Snyder, of the National SaIe
Deposit and Trust Company, upon the
stand. He was called upon by Mrs. Webb's
counsel He said that Mr.. Hay ward Hutch
inson had formerly had box in the insti-
tuition Of which be was president.
QUESTION RULED OUT.
The counsel for the cavcator sought to
prove that Mr. Olmstead and his friend.
MI. JtiIGlee, Oh one OCCASION came anu
asked for the box OF MIR. Hutchinson. On
the objection OF Judge Wilson the ques-
lion was ruled out. and the examination OF
Mrs. Nash resumed
Miss Annie Bake. a colored seamstress
and afterward cook for the OlIisteads, was
the next witness called. She had been
IN the family for number Of years In
answer to a query By Mr.. Ross Perry, she
said that Mrs. Olmstead had been a sad
woman apparently during the latter years
of her life.
In the months of 1S93-94," said Miss
Blake, Mrs Olmstead cried great deal,
indeed Once she gave ME one OF her cast
aside sateen dresses. / took 1t home with
me- A few days later she came TO see me.
IL came after the dress l gave you,'
Mrs. Oiristead said. You will have to bring
il back. for Mr.. OlnIstead learned that gave
It to you. and he said he didn't want me to
give things away unless he consented to it,
She never gave NE anything but pa rasol
after that" .-.- ...
The testimony OF the witnesses remained
subst antiaily intact after the cross-exam-
nation had been concluded. |
Immediately before the court adjourned |
'or the noon recess DR.. Sewers, who at |
ended Mrs OImstead during her last ILL., |
ness, was called To the witness stand.
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