The morning times., 1896-11-24
Mr.. wilmer WILL TESTIFY
Alleged Insane Man to Take the Stand
in His Own Behalf.
DAUGHTER MAKES CHARGES
She Accused DOwd of Trying to
Impose Will Upon Her Father
When Asked to Make a Deed.
spicy Testimony Is Expected In
the Hearing Today.

The inquiry into the sanity of Calvin Wit
| mer, as told in The Times yesterday after
| noon, progressed until 1 O'Clock, when
the jury adjourned until this morning.
The first witness on the stand today will
be MIR. Wilmer himself He is slightly
built man of nervous temperament and
has the appearance of an invalid.
A new figure appeared on the scene yes
terday. Mr.. Milton Wilmer of Hagerstown
Md, has been known as the prosecutor of
the inquiry, but yesterday another sat be-
side Judge Jere Wilson and prompted
questions. 1t was Mr.. Daniel Dowd, also
of Hagerstown. Mr.. Dowd is the nephew OF
Mr.. Wilmer. He is Il young man and pur-
sued his inquiry very intellisently.
Following Mrs. Bell whose testimony
Was given yesterda in The Evening Times
Mr. T. L. 2. Thornton, a wdtchman in the
War Department, gave evidence as to II
certain loan he procured FOR Mr.. Wltmer
on some of the latter's property.
COULD ATTEND TO BUSINESS.
Mr.. Thornton told the jury that he con-
Sldered Mr.. Wilmer of sound mind ana per-
fectly able to attend to his business trans
actions without the assistance of others.
Mr.. j. T. Southerun, an attorney, gave sim-
liar evidence. He had had several business
transactions with Mr. Wilmer and had
known him for the last five years He was
sound and was able to transact business
and look a fter his affairs.
Mrs. Rose Wilmer, daughter.in-law OF
MI. Wilmer, gave some Interesting tcSti-
mony. She ii is who received one of tile
pieces OF property which the Hagerstown
brother charges to have been conveyed bv
Mr.. Witnier, Looking straight at Mr.. DowI
she accused him of attempting to make a
VIII Tor her father-iIl-law instead Of draw
ing up a deed as directed by Mr.. Wilmer
She explained that her husband was dead
and that last spring MIR. Dowd himself
had suggested to her and her uncle that he
should deed the piece Of property on New
Hampshire avenue to her. Mr. Duwd was
requested to draw up the deed, and Mrs
Wilmer charged that instead of doing this
he attempted to draw up will for Mr.
Wilmer to sign, knowing that he had al.
ready made viii disposing Of his property.
SHE ACCUSES DOWD
Mr.. Dowd watched Mrs. Witmer iutently
and once or twice during her charges of his
actions he shook his head. once this pre-
voked her To such an extent that she ex-
claimed:
''oh. it was Dan; don't tell me such a
thin. as that
There was evidently feeling between the
different parties. The deed was put in
evidence and it was shown that Mr. Wilmer
had been very careful to secure for himself
during his lifetime the rents and profit OF
the Property which at his death was to
become Mrs. Witmer's
IL was discovered, she said. that Mr.
Dowd wanted to write a will, nd then Mr.
Wilmer wrote him letter furbidding him
the house.
Mr.. Bell, who for some time was asso.
ciated with Mr.. Wilmer in the grocery busi-
ness, testified that TO the best of his
knowledge Mr.. Wilmer was all right men,
tally. He had seen nothing to warrant a
belief that he was insane, and he thought
Mr.. Wilmer perfectly able to attend to his
business affairs.