The morning times., 1896-05-27
THEIR RELATIONS STRAINED
His Old Servants Tell of His Feelings
Toward the Throc ockmortons-Were
Apparently Anything But Cordial,
While HE Was Fond of the Holts
and Sterretts. ..


deal of light on the relationship that ex-
listed between Judge Holt and almost every I
one of the contestants over his estate.
Much OF the morning hour was devoted |
to the tedious task,of reading letters and
the early part of the session was the most
uninteresting that has marked any day of
the trial. When court reconvened at the
close of the noon recess there were fully
as many ladies among tie neyer-dinnnish-
ing crowd of spectators as there were
men.
But one witness besides the servant was
examined That witness was Mrs Locke
Holt Iglehart of Evansville, Ind.
Martha Scott succeeded her She was a
Judge Hollis house from 1882 until the
date OF his death She described the in
terror arrangement of the Holt ma nsioD.
WAS Ii your duty to meet eaHers?'
asked Mr.. Worthington.
II watched the door; yes, sir.''
"Did you know the elder Mrs ThrCcky
mortou?''
Yes"
DOOR SHUT TO HER.
''what happeued when she called at the
| house?"
sshe would always send her name up TO
that he was sick and could not see her.
.'What would she say?''
| ''She Just said, Poor thing and turned
| aud went a way"
| The last answer given by the witness was
/ delivered in tone representing sarcasm on
| Mrs. Throckmorton' part.
| Finally, the witness said, she would
merely make the rounds OF the house and
I -afr nd no y,trIur oFrVd rnt
Aer. Judge Holt instructed her to do
/ hat.
| Hiss Throckmorton called at the house
| three times and Judge Holt always con-
sented to see her until the courtmartiaI
| troubles OF her father began. When Miss
! ThrockTnorton tried 70 see him then ne
| said he was unwell and could not see her.
Judge Holt said he hated the Throck-
mortons," said the witness.
| The relations between Miss HyHeS and
the deceased were very pleasant.
| In the last years of the judge advo-
| Gates life washington Holt and bis fam
| lily often visited at the house. and stayed
! occasionally two weeks at a time. Miss
| Mary Holt. the daughter of Washington
| Holt, visited at the house nearly every
day on her last trip to Washington.
FOND OF THE HOLT CHILDREN.
How did he treat Washington Holt's
chiIdren?'
Just like a father would treat his
children"
'Iiow about when he was siCk?''
"WeI, when he was sick he always
told us servants to be sure and notify
Washington Holt if be grew seriously i'll
or died"
A card bearing the address of the nephew
was given the witness by Judge Holt
and this card was placed in evidence
The treatment the Sterretts and Igle-
harts received from and gave Judge Holt
was reviewed at length by the witness.
The relations were the friendliest. Col.
Sterrett often called at the house and
he and Judge Holt held long conversations.
He told me one day about flag said
the witness. The flag was upstairs in a
trunk. He sent me up to see If it was
moth eaten. That was the may before he
died. He told me To take good care OF
the flag and said he wanted it wrapped
around his body when he was dead. He
said he had made arrangements in his viii
for his funeral, but that, of course. would
not be read Immediately after his death"
TO HAVE HIS KEYS.
The witness recited further conversation
concerning Washington Holt Judge Holt
repeatedly told her that his nephew would
attend to his affairs when he was gone
He was very solicitous concerning the.
safety OF certain keys that unlocked his
safe and closets. He wanted Ghe keys
turned over To Washington Holt
, The judge advocate died on Wednesday
and the following day his nephew came
TO the house and the servant gave him the
keys.
j. was his death suddene''
, Yes, Of eourse, the first thing we did
was to send for the doctor
''Did you send for the S5errettS?''
> Yes, Immediately. Mrs. SterFett
came to the house ten minutes after his
| DEATH
When the body was taken away for
!; burial, who went with it?''
+; 'sMr. and Mrs. sterrett and Mr.. and
{: Mrs. Washington Holt
( WAS the flag around his body as he
Z; had requcsted?'
L 1T was"
Ibid you call attention to the VIII
d lie had spoken TO you about. in which
n he said hc had made funeral arrangements"
n II did, and they made a search for
i the will but did not find it,
: SENT BACK THE BERRIES.
Judge Holt frequently sent fruit from
y his place TO the Sterretts and other
| family friends.
i Tell US something about Strawberries
i said Mr.. Worthmgton, as a cue word.
1.-The elder Mrs. Throckmorton sent
him some strawberries and cream one
d I day and Judge Holt sent them back
: The witness was present when the
I daughter of Col. Sterrett found the piece
OF paper, concerning which she testified
u | Monday The servant could not read
u but the paper was read TO her and i
spoke of the date OF will January 1
1886. Martha took the paper and hat
[ a copy made, which was TO be sent Il
: Washington Holt.
, In beginning his cross-exarninatiOn Mr
= / Darlington questioned the servant cIoseI,
{ | concerning the location of the closets an,
: the firepiaces in the house. The witnes
! had burned many printed papers. for thg-,
u was a great deal of such rubbish abou
, the house when her employer died.
Mrs ThroeKnorton, the elder, brough
> some flowers to Judge Holt one day bu
II he refused to accept them because, h
said. he had plenty ~ areNcrs in his owl
- ! yard.
''When did Judge Holt tell you not t.
T bring. up the cards of tae ThrocEmorsohs
they ealied?'' asked MFR. Darlington
Il About two years after he grew sic
/ and about the same length of time befor
or,