Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-27
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n,rNGrRFIELD WILL CASE.
l w.. o,iassrh..iwill contest came up
the Circuit Court for the
' - JUDGE c. f Nicol, today.
Dsingerfeld, ii will be re-
A.- --5 died on December Is, 1897,
l-'-'oC' Us her heirs-at-law the children
.'''..9 ,,ro deceased sons, Henry and
l, ir Dsiueerfeld. By her will,
h'''. A. .,r4rtield oeQueathed the bulk
A''. - .'r,9er-v to the widow and chill
g. U.S. her SON. Reverdy Daingerfield,
l''- =. disinherted the widow
ala f ..i ZEN of her son Henry Daiu-
al' Mrs. Virginia Daingertield,
g., nj Henry Daingerheld, and her
uU endeavor to have the
i-le on the ground that undue
r.. was brought 10 bear upon the
TN 10 making such u will, and 1t
.'..3 also. that the testatriX was
,rsr. %. the real value of her es-
1sr.ee been persuaded that II
Is 10 ..l I'm about $40 900. while
o-.' INVENTORY OF the estate shows an
,-' ,.rs.s valua ion of $50 900.
.muud Burke, 5. C. Brent
w. Moore appeared for Mrs.
I'm 9.- D.ingAdeld, and Messrs. J.
e,r-on. Eppa Hunton, jr., and
r.-arI Carer or Mrs. KeYerdy Dam
r6s time court met the courtroom
well hlled with spectators, includ-
NJ nnmber of ladies'. The principals
ina ease and their families We're
an. - and were surrounded by a
5am,.r of their friends.
cour. was called to order about
.ocs. The usual time was spent
mpses.iug the jury, and from the
,g~1t,-lour gentlemen summoned,
Uames were published on Sslur-
3,g we're drawn: Messr'. f. S. Hair
W.. Iobp ?. Robinson, +. l.. Monroe,
Marshall. J. 5. Chapman, w. II.
Nav ID Brockett, B. Bair, K. Il.
F45 N j. Harlow, 5. G. Lunt ard
S.B F.sner.
4n-rthe usual sparriDg between the
-,.osenye counsel concerning the pre-
.r,,sr,es of the case Mr.. J. NJ. John
~. eo.nsel for Mrs Ellie DAinger-
All ave succiDct history OF TN"
c,..arl,ing out of the contest Of tie
WILD Mrs. Eliza Il Da;nge'tis I'D, in
(Which he claimed that all the forniali-
H.. n connection With the execution,
r,o5,,e ETC.. Of tho will had been liz
enIlycompled with.
M Moore. counsel for Mrs. Virginia
Da,egsr6eld ct ais, followed. be
wen; into history Of the case, calling
eren,ion 10 the fact that by the pro-
....oas OF the will the children Oi the
me- Henry Daingerfeld had practically
5.-, disinnerited, that the bulk OF the
,roper.y bad been bequeathed TO Mrs.
Fas Dang erfeld. not of the blood
kn of the testatrix. and that the
deceased had acted in an unnatural
manner. Further, that it would be
SHOWN t1st the testatrlX was not IN
sca,.i,ion when the instrument was
i.sun nm caDable OF making 81 will
wncs would undergo legal scrutiny;
also that she vas at the time not tree
and capable agent; that her physical
c)ndilon was critical; that she had
suffered a stroke of paralysis; had con-
fused notions of her business, her mem
jrg was detective, so much so that IN
lhr will she had misnamed some OF her
grandchildren, and that it was q we'll
ssown tact that she was subject to &
certain Leduum, rendering her sus-
cepuo.e Of becoming prey to any d'
slgdigg person. He urged that violent
saocss-aud the testatrix mad had
.aore than one 10 recent years
were sufficient TO weaken hei
MIND. The counsel described some
Of the irving ordeals through
which the deceased had passed.
desm,ed that in 1890 family scanda
aad occurred which must have been 9
severe shock to the deceased; that the
saalaa al vas the talk of more than two
cites thai it was published IN the news
uaper= and had even been SUBJECT q
illustration In the yellow journals. Ine
ouacipnl actor 10 this scandal, he SAID
va, the principal beneficiary under tn'
Tll. liz question. He then referred tC
,he SUICIDES of the two sons OF the de
Ceased, and said that suct
shocks We're enough to unbal
ance her mind. Nr.Moore urged tha
the lestatrix die not know the extent
OF her estate, which necessarily render
ed her viii null and void. He furthe'
stated that there mad been two previ
GUS Wills, in which fair disposition
OF the property had been made. but that
after the death OF Henry DaingerfelG
tie other side of the house had taker
possession of the testatrix, and the last
,ill and testament were the results.
The examination Of witnesses follow
el and Gardner L. Boothe, one OF the
witnesses to the viii, testified. He sale
Mrs. Daingerfeld's MUD was perfectly
clear at the time he signed the will
and that be saw no difference in her.
Mr.. Thomas 7. Miller was next called
lie esu6ed to signing the will rs wit
Ness MIS-. Daingerieid Was SOUND ii
mud at TIE time she made the will
Judge Norton subsequently, took tDt
stand. He WAS another witness to th'
will, and his Testimony varied but lit
ue from that of the tWo previous gen
t.enen. He testified that he wrote
the VIII, and gave all the circumstance
IN connection with drawing Ap th'
same. The testatrix bad given hin
the memoranda, and he supposed the,