The sun., 1897-02-06
SANDY BUCHANAN'S HOME.
HE MERRIED UPO' MARoET, WHo
CONTESTS MS BOHSr MT WULL.
Mech, strr. She Was q Dour VIE. Says
Jamie-wsd une Nae Buchauans Around
-Mrs. Wallace, Sib 20 Her, Thrnws
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Mech, strr. She Was q Dour VIE. Says
Jsmie-w.d une Nae Buohauans Around
-Mrs. Wallace. Sib 20 Her, Thrnws
Her Prayers y the Kirk In Her Face.
The contest of the will OF DR.. Alexander
Buchanan. who gave most Of his fortune "a
Widow Kate N. Foster to the exclusion OF his
wife and children. was begun before Surrogate
Arnold yesterday. DIR. Buchanan wa. Scotch
man who for many years had his ofice at ass
West Thirtieth street. He married his wife
Margaret In 1853. and they separated In 1887.
The Widow Foster he met as witness in n law
case. Another action Ia pending In which Mrs.
Buchanan is seeking TO sot aside conveyances OF
about 100000 worth OF property to Mrs.
Foster. Dr. Buchanan lived last summer At
tho homo Of his niece. Mrs. Isnbelln Wallace, at
Sands Point. where he became III. He died on
Sept. 9 at the Post-Grsduate Hospital. By the
will executed Aug "a last he gave his wife $50
and each OF his three daughters s5. Most OF
his estate was willed to Mrs. Foster.
James d. Buchanan. q brother OF the testator.
testified yesterday that Mrs. Buchanan had said
she would not have u Buchanan enter her
house. and so she was "out" with all tho MEM
bers Of the family OF her husband. She had
taken that position about the timo OF her mar
rlage to DIR. Buchanan. The witness had not
been In the house OF his brother for twenty
three years. There had been no unfrlendliness
between him and his brother. but DIR. buchanan
to call. The witness added:
s.rr.d wss |. s, very sorfy ior my brother; he de-
Q.-Wbrre did your brother liver Ale
had several homes. believe. lie told me ono
night that his wife had torn down his siRn and
snhrfpwn nnf out Ills books, and he would have 10
,,Q.-Don't you know that he lived with Mrs.
Kate NJ Foster the last six years Of his life 2
Al do not know whether he did or not. i did
not care 70 know anything about that woman.
UIDd not you have some conversation with
your brother about Mrs. Foateri Al did not
want 70 recognize any ons who had the reputa-
tion she had. ] told him did not want to know
the woman: she was not In my line.
..Q.-After that he kept stiii about her7 A.
Yes, very much so.
o;-You spoke TO him about hi. wife2 Ale
spoke To me about her being cruel to him and
no, get along well together.
las, Illness that he did not want Ills wife or
children 70 know OF his death or 10 attend his
made The witness promise to bury him s alone. ."N
IVA. your brother in the habit Of drinking
iRiasor Aane wa. very .6NtenIous never
Q.-You are not In the habit Of drinking, are
your A:.Ye: am
and drink whenever think IL viii do me uood.
Mrs. Wallace. niece OF the testator, testified
that Dr; Buchanan bad often told her Of MS
her: 81 have lived life OF hell for ,hirty.iive
suhiFs huu J. Sthnu u any longer 1hs
witness .aid she was prevented from entering
Or. Buchahan's house. and when asked who
prevented her she said:
The doctors wife. She objected to any of us
entering the house. She had taken an oath
meyer T to & enter th, house Of = BuGhsnan."
once Mrs. buchanan had called on the wit
ness to get Rquitclaim OF certain property and
the witness answered her:
have looked upon you from my childhood
Is remorseIess woman, having an inpIorable
nature. have been told that you many years
ago lll.treated my uncle with force-you aud
your old mother-that you fell upon him and
beat him and left him In AN Rlmost d ling condi.
tlon lf Won Will satisfy me on that point will
In II true 7"
The witness said that tho reply Of Mrs. Bu-
chanan was:
Yes. II Ia true. and glory In the act; and I
would do II again tonight if had the chance"
Mrs. Wallace testified that she then said to
her aunt. who was q member OF the Broad " az
After twenty-five years you can tell me that
you glory In all act ut for the harbarous age
u ~ tho next ladies' prayer meeting OF the
Brondway Tabernacle you will tell the ladies
present what YOU have told me. and one lady
remains to hear your prayer. ! will take back
eycry word have uttered against you"
Inc witness did not give the reply Of Mrs.
buchanan. " there was one. to this sockdoiaxer.
required her father. the previous witness to
swear that his bones should never lie near his
wifee. Tho case went over till next month
Ihe widow by tho way. Is suing. among other
things, TO get possession OF her husbands re-
mains.