The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25
mi Will CONTEST.
NM wltusss Was on the
sts,d Yesterday
], ,ssoRASDuM PRODUCED.

-. Instructed mt One
pss Willie was Ais"
liant other Matters
n. Of the protest Of ~, william IL, an.
I :, probate OF the will OF his
", elizabeth B, :, Rice, ,ss was sann re-
.a.y morning in the county
nom. W. N. Shaw presidins'
:, until 6 o'clock In the even
n lime the prcponent, o. I.
4. c.se. and when court con-
.,.,ock this morning the intro
,..,,mouy by the contestant
!. yet attracting attention.
The Post are watching the
a With great interest and yest'r r.,
Z, there was large audience IN
4 rom. 4 number of ladies' being
,rr,ber present. In addition
80, brought out in the testi-
.,.,a.v the prepayment surprised
y, for the contestant by produc-
,aum which was in the pos
-. c. Allen. which had been
" Mr.. Allen at the request Of
4. from which a will was 10 be
4. made a number of requests
,h.rscter and names to those
y ~ in controversy, but to some
ssmIlar In amount. Counsel for
...,.pt discovered in this memoir
4. Mndsome remembrance OF my
s.haud." William NJ. Rice. and
nm Introducing as testimony
~ document. This was objected
r..sl Hutcheson. and heated de-
ssr,d in which Colonel Hutchinson
~ G.roett participated. The court
.clu,t The counsel for the contestant
\. ANIMATION proceeded on a line
IN the court, and finally con-
III fine introduction Of the instru-
mus whole as 1t was shown in
hi By requiring MIR. Allen to read
xusraph and bequest separately,
A, nadIng and the comments thereon
Men IN shorthand notes by Stenog-
Carberry and became a part of the
After this had been done Colonel
Isxn drew from the witness the
NJ which was given in testimony
,nlIng Of the court. as Mr.. Allen
Ord that II was n privileged com
utjtp 10 him from a client, that Mrs.
III since he had drawn Il will for
tssulsd him In regard to suit
Iwus,
n convened at Q o'clock yesterday
EtE The prepayment for a time laid
itpsIllons and introduced a num-
|ealtlsSses. The first was Mrs. Laura
Ffs,j. one Of the subscribing witnesses
krA.
Laura j, Seward was sworn and
~; ] live in Houston and have lived
hau, two years. ] am now living at
t,itcl Hotel and was living there IN
was acquainted with Mrs. Eliza
y Rice June l. 1896, and had known
~ or five years. had been ia her
n occasionally. / saw her during
zzlfs OF May and June, 1886. She
aAturipg the latter part of May.
lnw Mrs. Rice on or about juno
was in her room at the Capitol
We sent for ne. When | got into
e iAe asked NE to witness her Viii.
sftr. Mrs. Wallace, also witnessed
s1ied the viii. My daughter, Mrs
Y Also signed 1t, saw Mrs. Rice
Hsill lsaw Mrs. Wallace sign it.
10 here Identified her signature. the
IN Of Mrs. Wallace and the sigma
mn. Rice.l Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Wal
'aa myself were present when Mrs
Iled On the day the will was
! @lsidtred Mrs. Rice capable OF
aeldlns the ordinary affairs OF life
fianlned-o, T. Holt. the execa-
! wtll,rs ia NV VA, - ny sun ~ Jaw
! b nv danoh;or s"ses. aHu MI q
NJ Hotel IN Ian,,ar, ,snn o'eu " w,
IL city very n'uoh .",o. was nu
Rice often was mu u,u no' s.'
\ Nm. Rice was va" ,ai,a nol IN. IN 'h1 S,s'
Had 4, ,hs ,' "ns taken SICK nae
ln. Rice. Mrs picn ao, w"s s ne"I ny, ~,
etsd me Mrs Rice w." d,s, mi,h me, Mr >
Wallace was a,so a u1s,sea W SCI ,le
sld into the room ~" NJ ~ s d. W.,
RED IN bod hr ' ",,,l MIS-. Rice wa,
unveulebt ! s sa,, e., Ien ana I'M
" you," sho saiu' GOOD morning
j rs. airs nS replied TO THIS ant
\ | rsplIsl' S ..coa, VIII you sig.
IN. 10 ma an, se,'aln'y' snc SAID
NM was Sha a'a not tell me VIVA
! he paper Y WY a'u not explain to mt
eivu s, mas anu l did not know
III. Ws,,so s'sned 1t and stepped asid'
~ r., "a, said to Mrs. Wallace ae' than MU' i,
liner Mr. s signed her own name Il
IN veal -, hoit steadied her hand
ksd ia, ,h hun, Illness l did not un
kahsr lime she mad paralysis. although
lsa presen, '' Were ere affected. Mr.. RE,