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


to her grandmother's mother; was told
she could not have it then, but the time
would come when she would obtain it:
testatrix asked witness's sister Eliza to
read the memoranda of the will; her sis
ter dld so aud suggested some mistakes
! and started to correct the same, when
her grandmother refused to allow it
and taking the pen corrected the memo
| randa herself; witnesses grandmother had
told her and her sister she would give
them wedding presents; witness had
Kept the matters concerning the will q
secret from all even her father aud
mother, and told none except Mr.. Car
! ter after she was married; testatrix's
will bequeathed her property to wit
ness's father and mother and at their
death to their children; on another oc.
casion when her grandmother was i'll
and she thought she was about to die
she said to witness she did not desire to
die and leave her fathers family moth.
ing; had expected 800, 900 from the sale
of the Lynnhurst property and
wanted to give witnesses family
$4,000; testatrix had brought the
subject up herself; the relation of her
grandmother to witnesses uncle Henry's
children was devoted, as it had been to
witnesses mother and her family; her
grandmother had showed il in her
every action; in regard to the locking
of her grandmother's door to keep 9TH
er members OF the family out, witness
| explained that she roomed with her
grandmother; that it was her wit
| ness's) dressing room; that she natural
ly locked the door at times to prevent
! ntrusions; the door was sometimes
locked TO prevent the boys from enter
ing, who would be supposed to be after
money from their grandmother; this
was done in the case of the boys of
both families. Witness then described
| meeting her grandmother several times
after her marriage; testified to the
Soundness of her mental condition;
identified letters written by her; her
grandmother directed everything in
connection with witnesses wedding; su
perintended her own household affairs
and carried the keys; her grandmother
paid all her wedding expenses:
she also gave witness 81 900; Mrs.
| Carter averred that her grandmother
never dealt in margins, and on one oc-
; casion had remarked to witness, "Ef-
6e's dress looks shabby. I would give
her the money to buy another, but /
know she would throw it away on
stocks" Had heard stock matters dis
cussed at the breakfast table; witnesses
father would pleasantly ask her moth
er, 'Efiie, how is wheat ?" Witnesses
grandmother always spoke in derision
of her mothers dealings. WITNESSES
grandmother was equally fond of all
her nephews and nieces, but her aunt
Jennie ignored the witnesses family
! generally aG the table. Wit
ness had always been kindly dispos-
| ed TO her aunt Jennie and her family.
| Witness subsequently gave many in
stances where she and her grandmother
had shown kindness toward them.
Witness mentioned one instance when
her cousin Key was going to q ball
| with her sister Eliza, when Witnesses
! grandmother had shown an aversion
! TO their dancing together, for reasons
which she gave; she urged no objection
| to them going to the dance together.
! WITNESSES mother paid her boarding
school expenses: her grandmother had
controlled the house up to the time of
her death; she paid the bills of all her
grandchildren; testatriX had always
spoken lovingly of witnesses mother,
and the latter regarded her grand
mother as the best friend she had,
During the time Mrs. Carter was on
the stand she frequently sobbed and
at times was completely overcome by
her feelings. The cross.examination
then began, and the witness bore it
patiently; she stated that it had been
the custom of members of the family to
kiss their grandmother every morning;
the latter had eventually objected to 1t
and this was the reason the
custom had been denied Mrs. Fir-
! GINA DaingerGeld; the latter had shown
affection for witness's grandmother; the
latter showed no untipathy for other
members OF the family; witness &C
knowledged that darOgatOry remarks
ia certain letters written by her grand
mother referred to her aunt jennie
witness never saw any mental change
| in her grandmother. The witness sub
seduently left the stand.
Str. Julian Burke then resumed the
! stand lie said the income from the
dover property IL this city Belonging
10 the estate Of the lste Eliza Danger
field barely pays taxes, ipslrances, &c.
Mr.. Robert Elliott followed, and gave
an appraisement of certain city proper
* owned by the heirs of the late Bev'
erdy Daingerfield.
This closed the evidence, and the
court took a recess until 9 o'clock when
! the Instructions to the jury will be
| formulated. Each side was allowed
| four hours in which to argue the case,
and the court will meet at seven O'Clock
tonight when the discussion of the case
will begin.
long wait followed for the attorneys
who were formulating their recon-
mendations for instructions to the jury.
At 4 o'clock, when this report closed,
the Instructions had not been prepared,
but were expected momentarily
ARGUMENTS HEARD.-The case OF
Little VS.. Palmer, sheriff, and his sure
ties. came up in the county court yes
terdav on the notice of a motion ior g
| -1n 900 ropoUar the