The evening times., 1895-12-04

| The sensational Developments in The
| Siack-PerriEe lawsuit have a sad and
| trSsic sequel in the death of Mr.. William B.
| Slack. the grandfather OF the children
| whose suit III the case was on trial yestcr-
| day.
| While the testimony involving the good
name Of his sons widow was being aired
Ia The District Courts yesterday aftcri.' lon
Mr. Slack was lying on his deatbbcd at his
apartments in the Everett Flats. corner or
Eighteenth and II streets. this city. The
end came about $50 p. M. md resulted
from heart disease. trouble from which
he had suffered for some time. but winch
had been aggravated by the recent troubles
of his family.
He returned about two weeks ago from
pleasant visit to the Atlanta exposition.
On his arrival in Washington. Mr.. Slack
WAS Immediately called on to give testi-
mony in the suit which his daughter in-la W
is now having with his daughter, N RS.
Perrine. He spent the entire afternoon
in the office OF worthin2ton & Hamilton,
Mrs: siack's counsel, and since that time.
his friends say tnat tie has not been in his
usual health aud spirits.
TOO ILL TO ATTEND.
He attended personally To all the details
OF the suit brought by him yesterday, but
when his plans were in readiness lie was
too i'll to be cognizant of their success.
On Sunday his weakness and debility in
creased 10 sdch an extent that Dr. Nrrton.
the attending physician. advised the family
to engage the services of trained nurse
Monoay evening Mr.. Slack became uncun-
sciOIs and died without resaining his
senses.
A member of his family said today it
seemed that a kindly Providence had or
dered events that he might die in ignorance
OF the deyeippmcnts OF yesterday. Through
out this unhappy affair be had showed no
partisaDship. Dat on aih4ccasions expressed
the hope that Justice might be done Ia all
parties concerned, the living and the dead.
He was very, fond nf his little grand
daughters, and they, with their aunt, Mrs.
Feirue. her husband, and u faithful fam
lily. witnessed his death.
Mr.. Slack was ma tive OF Trenton, N j.,
but has been q resident or Washington for
the past thirty-five years. As is well known,
lie was MAJOR in the United States Marine
Corps, aud possessed hosts OF friends and
acqua intaDceS here
Mrs. Perrine, his daughter, is overcome
with grief at her father sad and sudden
eiioi, aiia WIS nOt aitowed by LeI ply s1tIdn
to leave her bed today. The Slack children
were taken to visit their mother at p. IN.
touay. as directed by the court, but they
will return 10 their aunt Immediately ar
terward. and remain for their grandfather's
funeral.
THE COURT PROCEEDINGS
The death interviewed to call halt tenn
porarily in the Slack Iitiga ton before JUS
tice Hagner this morning, brought to de-
termine the custody of the wards in
chaDcery-" --H t-r-t.
At the opening nf the case the court was
notified uf the death uf William b. Siack,
grandfather OF the infants. who, as-n next
Iriebd. instituted the proceedings now
pending.
He had asked for q restraining order
to enjoin all parties from either present
ing or defending any suit here or under any
other Jurisdiction. before or until the de-
termination of the contest over the Will
in probate court.
Consideration of this aspect OF the case
together with the collateral issues was he
gun yesterday, as stated in The Times, and
last evening the principal in the case died.
1t was therefore necessary tu substitute
a'.ither ,rnfipia inant TO stand as the next
friend and by order NJ the court Mr. Wiliiam
A Goru,,n was appointed in his stead. Mr.
Gordon is a kinsnan OF the heirs, and there
fore competent to fill the position.
A deposition made by MIS- slack was
read toaay, in which she denies the state
ntents winch The deposition OF the nurse,
Lizzie johnson, contained, in refernce to
her proposal 10 Mr.. Barry Bulkeiey at her
| S94. Mrs. Slack's deposition was pre-
pared since the Developments OF yesler-
day.
The case proceeded before Justice Hag.
ner. Mr.. Hamilton reading the depositinns
in behalf of Mrs. Slack.
The case will probably consume all OF TO
day and tomorrow. The hearing under the
writ of habeas corpus before Justice Nc
Comas may not be resumed until the other
is disposed of.