The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
ANNIE'S SIDE.
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After the trou bio bet ween witness and
his wife he did not visit at John Miller's
home until after the death OF the latter's
wife. "John Miller never went into a
barroom" was the unsatisfactory reply OF
witness to Mr.. Cushing's question as to
the deceased's drink habits. but when
pressed said ne never saw the deceased
drink Q great deal. but that liquor was
kept In barrels and II was good stun.
The deceased, witness said had never
been on good terms with his son William
after the death OF . chilo of the latter.
There had been some general kind of talk
concerning the disposition of the prop
erty of the deceased after 1890 and the
family had never met together during the
ime witness Knew them, that there
was no talk about the property. There
were not very kind feelings existing be-
tween Annie and her brother John and
Miss Sphinx. Witness said ne was very
often to William Miller's house to tea
and then there would he talks about the
old mans estate. William would often
say he expected none of the property nor
did ne want any of 1t, tor II his wife got
something he would be satisfied. Did
not know that the reason william gave
for not expecting anything was the oru-
tai treatment ths latter received from his
father.
During his last illness John Miller, wit
NESS said, would be only occasionally in
full possession of all his mental faculties
as be would after a con versation with
Mr.. Sphinx suddenly became unconscious.
Counsel for the appellants here stated that
DIR. Mitchell had said deceased was in
tuil possession of bis mental faculties TO
the last, but this course of examination
was pursued no further.
Witness said Annie and he had Kept
memorandum OF what was done by each
member OF the family. "wss pretty pos
iiive, would not be certain, yes, It was
william who suggested the keeping of a
Memorandum was the father strange
language used by the witness az to the
memorandum I hat might be convenient
In filing claims against the estate IL the
with did not come out right. Annie
never expressed any doubt about her
Hame beluk in the Will hHu III botuStnIng
was left to The other children of the de-
ceased she was to put In q claim against
the estate for her services to her father.
In redirect to Mr.. Angel, witness said
there had been no rupture between him
and wiliism Miller, and he was free to
visit Wiilism's home until three weeks
ago. In rcgari to the correspondence car
ried on between himself and Annie Mil
Ter, wi, said il had been for a crest
many years simply of q friendly tone, and
he never wrote letters of any other kind
to her. Though John Miller was rough
in manner, witness said he was hos
pi,aole man ana 1t was years ago his cus-
tom to entertain his friends from far and
near in very generous style.
In answer 10 question by Mr.. Cush-
ing, witress said that Annie Miller had
telepnon' d for bin to GO up 10 the de-
ceasec's home. Asked as to the hospi-
slity OF the deceased the witness told
ABOUT the yoas times there were held at
the Miller homestead years ago and de.
nIed that hs was mcan 1, money matters.
After 1875 Mr.. John Miller got somewhat
pushed for fund.- and for some years 1t
became necessary for witness and his wife
to furnish Johns wife with necessary ar.
ticles OF clothing.