The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-02

messenger. who thereupon Immediately
returned to the room where the said
Jacob was.F 4. ~ x 2 Sl q 4
sThat the said Jacob Snyder. knew In
his llfe-time or the niisdoings and
wrong-dolpgs OF HIS sons, George and
Jacob W, and particularly that the, said
sons last named, while In, his employ.
had 1overdrawn far In excess OF their
salaries and wages. and were largely In
debted TO him by reason OF such over
drafts. and that said Jacob had FREE
quently complained OF such misconduct
and doingB OF his said sons, and ex-
pressed his want OF confidence in the
integrity Of his said two sons. That
the eald Jacob Snyder had frequently
expressed before thu making OF said
paper, his intention and determination
to proyideby his last will SO that all his
estate should be In equal shares to MI
his children, except. only so much as
should be used In providing for the said
Lydia Warthen. who had been the
nurse OF the wife OF said Jacob Snyder,
and his own nurse and housekceper for
many years heretofore. and for whose
falthfulness and attention ho often eS-.
pressed the highest appreciation. Tint
before the making OF said writing, and
while, he, the said Jacob Snyder. was OF
sound mind. he had frequently told said
Lydia that she should be provided for
BY his Will. for the payment. to her OF
eighteen dollars per week so -long as she
should live. That at and about the
|, time OF. as well us preceding and after
the execution OF the paper writing. said
decedent, was frequently subject to
Authorizations. showing that his mind
was diseased, his memory weakened.
and his will power materially affected.
That the said Jacob Snyder. during the
time last aforesaid, frequently imagin-
ed himself to be two different persons.
That after said paper writing was TX
iecuted, the said Jacob Snyder was un-
able at any time to recollect or recall
It's provisions, and showed himself TO
be Ignorant OF and not TO understand
the effect and result OF the said paper,
writing. That utter the execution OF
the said paper writing, the said Jacob
Snyder would attempt to tell others o!
It's contents, and could not remember
them, or intelllgently speak OF them,
and said that the said Lydia Warthen
would, by the provisions thereof. NJ
celve the said sum per week hercinbc.
fore mentioned. That the said Jacob
Snyder, both before and after the maxi
Ing OF the said paper writing, was un-
able TO remember from day to day
what had taken place In his presence,
and upon several occasions during the
weeks both precedent to and after the
making OF the said paper writing. he
would attempt to tell something which
had occurred within the last few days,
and would be utterly unable to tell
connectedly what had occurred within
q day OF such attempt.
Plaintiff further charges that since
the adjournment Of said court as afore-
said, she was informed, and she charges
that 1t was a fact. unknown to her un-
til after said term had ended, that In
pursuance Of the said negotiations and
compromise a number OF valuable pa
pers which were valuable evidence OF
the plaintiff upon the trial OF and Issue
as to the probate Of said will. had been
delivered up By the said contestants to
the said proponents OF the said WILL and
that the said papers contained written
statements OF the said Jacob Snyder OF
his intention and purpose of dlsposing
OF his property and estate In a manner
different from the disposition thereof
contained IN said alleged paper writing.
and to provide for practically equal
divisions thereof among all OF his chill
dren. Plaintiff had no knowledge or
Information and no means OF obtaining,
by any effort she could have made, any.
knowledge or Information OF the said
papers. or OF their contents before the
adjournment of the said term OF court.
The said proponents have kept the said
papers and their contents from this
plaintiff to this time. and 1t Is only
through one OF the said contestants
that, since the ending of che said term.
she FOR the first time ever heard OF said
papers or their contents"
The bill OF complainant is very long,
covering sixteen pages OF typewriter
legal:can. and contains q host OF details
and allegations.