Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-31
niINGERFIELD WILL CASE.

,ttar The close of the Gazette's report
.,ss proceedings in the Dainger6eld
.u contest yesterday, Mr.. G. w.
g,m.sv took the stand. Witness tes-
'5sj that Mrs. Eliza Daingerfeld dealt
ri. grocery store for twenty-five
-. or M to the time of her death.
T,tress said deceased purchased but
W. from, MIN up to within about year
Mr. CHARLES Hellmuth, of the firm OF
g.1mprh x Bro, followed. He testi-
~, rsat Mrs. Eliza Daingerfield dealt
mis- Store up TO the time of her death.
She purchased meats, vegetables, &c.
Mr. Henry DaingerAeld had testified
,5sv ar TWO ago that Messrs. Ramsay
ar1 Hellmuth had been given no Or
Jsr. from his grandmother for supplies
.ocs the death of his father, because
,aa.e gentlemen had been in the habit
ot pnrcaasiug produce from his fathers
farm Tne object of putting them upon
,b- stand was TO rebuff this.
subsequently the court took a recess
aru. O'Clock.
Onte q number of spectators had
,srnsred when the court was again
convened.
Mr. Caas. o. Pullman was the first
witness VINO took the stand. He testi-
fsd that Mrs. Eliza Daingerfeld had
dealt with him, purchasing provisions,
vegetables, Sc, up to the year 1896
H, evidence, also, was to rebut young
Mr. Dliugerield's statement.
Judse Norton was then recalled. He
.,,rd that he put the full names of the
..ostees in the testatrix's will; they
,s5 not been given TO him in that form
bv the deceased; their names had been
designated 10 the memoranda in their
.onrracied form. Witness said Mr.. j.
r Burke mad told him testatriX desir
elto see him after the first will had
been made and he subsequently re-
spoudsd. Deceased mad asked him on
.b9t occasion if the will was all right;
witness toid her it was; that she could
vi. her property according to the
Terms OF her will. Cross-eXamine0.
1!pot read the will 10 testatriX; he
aoli say positively in whose hand
Rnrng the memoranda was from
which the will was drawn.
Another lull followed while waiting
FIR the arrival of Doctor Wilmer, OF
Washington. He was TO reach the
eonr. room a1 half past eight O'Clock,
snd in the meantime there were no
other witnesses to be examined. A re-
cess was therefore declared until a
guarte~ to niue o'clock.
The court reconvened at the appoint
I'll hour. and DIR. Wilmer having arrlv-
ei he took the stand. He was ac-
guajn,ed with Mrs. Eliza Daingeriield;
Examined testatrX's eyes in October
and December, 1897; the last time about
amonth before her death; her trouble
was local lesion Of the eye; her de-
scrDtion of her trouble was clear, In
teiiqeut and succinct; her sight hac
become impaired; it did not in any
manner affect her mental powers; they
yr,e good for lady of her age anc
bisro,v: the doctor gave the technical
.erms deuoting her visual disorder; WIZ
ayss talked with deceased halt al
hour. saw 40 evidence of affected mind
her trouble was in no way connected
with mental disorder: testatrlX was
nervous and spprehensive lest she
should lose her sight; it had improved
vt the time of the second interview ano
sae was more cheerful; the muscles o
.he eve were not affected by paralysis
aes mental condition was clear Ut th'
second interview, which last halt al
hour. Cross-examined. Paraiysls diC
not necessarily affect the eyes, but i
generally did: could not have known
from an examination of her eyes Wheth
er she had been paralyZed or that ne
mental faculties were impsired; wines
had kept No with other branches OF hi
profession; had had considerable eXne
Renee ian cases of lesion OF the brain
there was .strophy of the optic nerve II
Mrs. DaingerGeld's case; saw no signs
of paralysis. could not say positively
there had been no brain trouble PREV
Gus to his interview; could DOT say
whether or net the deceased had peer
the subject of Gelusion of any sort; Mrs
Dtiugerhed mad fixed the beginning @
her eye trouble ten years back; it wa
frequent malady with people OF lie
age people occasionally gave cleaI
statements of their physical troubles
when there we're slight LESSONS OF Tux
brain, although it was not common
people insane some times talked intel
hgently.
There were no other witnesses TO eX
anime, and at 9:15 the court adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning.
The court was called TO order prompt
g at ten o'clock, the usual crowd o
spectators being present.
The first witness called was Mf. h
Nemper, who Identified his signature
OF acknowledgement 10 deed exc
cuted by the late Mrs. Eliza danger
neld. saw no difference in her ment"
powers; the acknowledgment wa
made in 1896; witness could not sa.
whether he mad read the paper to TIA
deceased
Another deed was produced, III
algosture to which was also identified
Mira. Carter then took the stand.
sree number of spectators were pres
ent by this time. Witness was proVld
50 with y comfortable seat by the sid
OF ter counsel. She began her test
mouy in calm and digni6ed manner
aud throughout she evinced no unkln'
feeling toward any one to whom sh
mad to refer. She said she was marrie
OF the 2Gth Of October, 1896. and toll
Who lived in her grsndmother's hous
during the time she was an inmate; ne
Grandmother was head of the family
aud was loving to all in the house, bot
10 her fathers widow and children an
10 those OF her uncle Henry; witnes