New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
DE WITT La WRENCE'S LOVE STORY.
THE REV. DR. COLLYER AND OTHER WIT
NESSES TELL ABOUT IT IN THE CON
TEST OVER THE BANKERS WILL.

THE REV DR. COTIYFR AND OTHER WIT
NESsEs TELL ABOUT IT IN THE CON
TEST OVER TIE BANKERS WILL
The contest over the Will OF De witt G. Law
renee OF the banking Arm OF Lawrence Brothers.
occupied Surrogate Arnolds court for the greater
part OF yesterday. after an adjournment OF seVera
weeks The contest is brought by Mr.. LawrenceS
i've daughters against their stepmother. hts widow.
who under me will receives the greater part Of his
estate The assert that their fhther wren
married to tho second wife. who was n Mrs LOUISA
Cotton. In Switzerland, In 1851 WIS OF unSound
mind and that he continued In that state until
his death In the Mddlctown Asylum for tho IN
same several months ago In support OF tncir case
against the will they have introduced testimony TO
show that Mr. Lawrence Immediately befor" MS
second marriage changed hts habits entirely. DO
ginning TO drink eIcess and TO give eStr~VAEah'
presents.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Collysr. who was a close
friend Of SIR Lawrence and was the pastor OF
,be chur, n which tho iestntor attended. was called
Yesterday a. The nrst witness FOR tho WIDOW
ne pIoponent OF the will Or. Collyer han known
Mrs Lawrence also before her marriage ana 10
described this episode In Mr.. L@wrenco' Ire a'
his love story"
MI Lawrence told ME his lovo story SAID III
Collyer gravely He was very much In love
more so than most men.
what did no say about tho woman who became
his second wifoT
lie ea,d that no loved her. and thAt wheh sno
becane his wife he would DO tho happiest man on
earth"
What else did Mr. Lawrence say?
oh IL WIS a love song-such M "a man Wiz sing
when he IL IA love.
Ord no appear rationale"
.Oh yes replied Or Collyrr with a emile. DO
far a. man who IL dead In love can DC ,.e
m 90, ncrfArtlv sane He uncommonly In loVe
lilo Waa dead IN love. ,,..
~ y"m couridcrcd Mr. Lawrence sane, thehf
"Oh yes: he greatly In love- "u' "o """
sane" 49, A. tawrcnc, called OH
HIM nm DR. Coi.yer said he seemed to be unaer 'he
ntd YOU REEVE a letter Of apology rom MN
,, arw in which no referred to his condition
Ne r was $500 @SM' dld." replied Dr. ColIyer.
t,,ass lie testified that he hed met Mr. - 10,
49,. a. he Iuion League Club. ana kh"G n's.
wau lie thought him rational AT All times ',,,.
Usrrv tho lessee and manager o. ~ IL. n,
aiX ~ testified 70 similar enect -, o,,o-
Dr. Cotton, Mrs I~"ffgH ds.SrIbrd Sir iawrSnces
proposal for Mrs. '@lon avs. 90 "a. HONEYMOON
their subsequent welding A 'i.r 'l ,, and ,hcrr
~, 'Tawrcnce first began 10 show ssnS Oh ~, 49,
Advancement Physicians "cTc chled III, anu ar
nm examination the patient wah VA, ,nH'n hou, CIV
asvIum Paris, whert ne r einan'' bonn" and
aimHsi Immediately taken to tho M''''o""
Asylum where he died. 49,, ,, ,l,ns.s
Mrs Lawrence, the widow; "na t"r ,, ~, NJ law
she 10 4 Of her early acquainince WIN MI VA tbot
renee and her wedding ~ Geneva, .lt ~, ,tr,c ~
Mr. Lawrence perfectly sane UP 10 t'e ,,
Tho marriage She first noticed slHns "I n.l' Y,a
.rone IN his actions IN Paris. twelve days lt'r
he weddng Mrs Lawrence deActlb.d III. -
with her husband In the asylum IN M ~, ,Sn
VII accua,ng her OF trying 10 poison him hhe
a stiIl on me stand when the court adjourned