Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-25
Windsor County Court.
May Term, 1898.

Windsor County Court.
May Term, 1898.
Hon. Jona Ross, Presiding Judge.
Hon. Charles H. Markham, Asst. Judges.
Hon. Milo S. Buck, ~ '''
j. r. Pember, Clerk.
James G.. Harvey, States Attorney.
R. A. Spafford' Sheriff.
Mr.. E. A. Mt R,po
The Ellen B. egur IL "'se. This case
was put on tri on Tueso afternoon, the
14th, and a; empaneled. The subscrib-
ing witness were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kimball OF Gaysville and W.B.C.Stickney'
The estate involved was about $4,000. I'm
der the provision of the will, Mrs. Segur,
after few small requests, gave all the res.
idue OF her estate to Joseph G. Sargent of
Bethel, Vt, upon and for the trusts, IN
tents and purposes and subject to the pow,
ers and provisions hereinafter mentioned
Chat is to say upon trust that SAID Sar-
gent shall keep the same properly and Sc
curely invested and shall pay the interest
and income thereof to her son, Willard b.
Segur, for his own use as often as once
year and oftener at the trustees discretion,
during Williard's life, provided that in case
of illness or calamity occurring to him so
that he may require for his own physical
needs more than such interest and income,
the trustee was directed to use so much OF
the principal as may in his discretion seem
requisite provided that in case OF the
death of Williard's present wife, and he
should thereafter remain single man, or
marry respectable, good woman, and lead
a respectable, steady, sober life, then the
trustee was authorized to deliver to Will
lard the residue of the principal and inter-
est free and discharged of all trusts.
In certain contingencies the property
would pass to the Massachusetts Congrega-
tional Charitable Society for Ministers
widows and orphans, and the balance to
her brother, Orville Blossom.
DR.. Segur, being the only child and hti',
wanted the property himself. Mrs. Segur
had been an invalid for some years prior to
the execution of this will and was some
what enfeebled, but the evidence OF the
proponents tended to show that she had
full control OF her faculties, understood the
character and amount OF her property and
the merits and dement's OF her son, and
was fully in the possession OF her faculties
when this will was made. The testatrlx
had an idea that her sons habits and bis
capacity to handle property discreetly were
not the best.
The contestant claimed that the mind OF
the testatrix had become tso much impaired
by her long sickness to understand the ma
ture of her will, and that she was imposed
upon by designing people. The case went
to the jury on Friday afternoon, and after
an absence Of only 25 minutes verdict
was returned sustaining the will. w. b.
c. Stickney, S. E. Pingree and W. w.
Stickney for prepayment; William Batchel-
der and w. E. johnson for defendant.
On Saturday morning, 18th, the case OF
w. H. and A. W. Silsby v. |. M. Frost
was called for trial. but, owing to the alb
sence of an important witness, the case
was continued on terms as to plaintiff. Pin
gree & Pingree for plaintiff; w. b. G..
Stickney for defendant.
The court reassembled on Monday after
noon with jury, but no case appearing to
be ready, the jurors were discharged for
| the term.
On Tuesday morning the trial by the
court was commenced in Josephine l..
Boardman v. Mary P. Davis, appt. This
was justice ejectment for tenement in
Hartford. There was an array of witness
es on each side. The plaintiff produced
the lease, but on examination of its terms
it was silent as to forfeiture of lessee's
rights to the possession on failure to pay
rent as agreed, and the court rendered
judgment for defendant without hearing a
witness. The hearing terminated in a
question of law, and the case will go to the
supreme court. In the meantime defen-
dant 'sholds the fort" William Batchelder
for plaintiff; Pingree & Pingree for defen-
dant.