The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-15
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tn heirs-at-law Of Mrs johnson aud
SO far as he knew all the complainants
were today west of the Mississippi.
BENJAMIN X. Smith, one OF the com-
p.ainants was dead. Witness thought
one OF the complainants was sister OF
the deceased.
GLOOMY AND WEAK-MINDED.
Aseph Wildes testified he knew Har-
riet G. Johnson I'm her lifetime ana Tor
"A long time lived within third or 4
mile OF her. Mrs. johnson for years call
ed on his sister every night. The year
before Mrs. Johnsou's a ath she sent
for witness TO go TO the bank and draw
money from the bank 10 pay her lakes
and some other bills. lie did rs he was
requested and for time oal charge or
her business. After Mrs. Johnson was
Injured witness said thr'p was a nm
plete change in her manner and ilcn
being Jolly she became gloomy and her
mind weak Witness did not think Mrs
John son knew anything about money
an.er the injury. For some time witness
kept the bank book of Mrs. Johnson.
The bank book was delivered 10 Mrs.
Booth on an order Mrs. Booth accord
ing 10 witness saying she was TO board
Mrs. Johnson at the rate OF - week.
Witness had an .uea that AIRS. John-
SON when she left Providence was not
competent 70 do business Mr.. Wildes
did not know. he told Mr. Frances
ON cross-eyamination anything about
the settlement Of Mrs. Johnson's es-
tate.
Mr.. France, produced number OF
checks that had been signed in blank
and delivered to Mrs. Booth. Mr..
Wildes said, the deceased put the bank
book in his hands because she did not
wish her neighbors To know about her
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ness she was gong to Woonsocket and
complained about taxes being too
high.
SEEMED CHILDISH
William A. Johnson, a nephew OF
Mrs Harriet G.. Johnson, said that af-
ter his aunt was hurt she had no mem
/ ory and seemed childish. Would cry
very easily.
Mary T.. Johnson said that the de-
ceased once said when she was dead
she wanted a detective in the house to
protect the property from Min" De-
| ceased did not seem TO have any idea
of money and Wl,np'. once picked up
a $50 bill and at another time Il $40 bill
on the floor Of her house.
Mrs. Curley. who nursed Mrs. John
son Immediately after the injury, said
MIS-. Johnson AlItTfu 10 sell Uef, Wiz
ness. a house for 81 at the same time
saying she was mad with the Woon-
socket people. This with 80 said the de-
ceased once spoke very strongly about
her nieCes child taking property from
her The niecN referred 10 witness un-
derStood WAS Mrs. Booths daughter
The articles alleged TO have been taken
were of small value.
Some of the with : ses testified Mrs
Johnson said she would not go TO Woon-
socket because her folks there once gave
her a black eye. but none of the wit.
nesses could say whether this remark
was meant as figure of speech or as a
recollection of physical violence
Irving Champin and Charles L.Steere
were counsel for the complainants and
Erwin j. France counsel for the defend
ants.
This afternoon a number OF witnesses
who had known Mrs Johnson for years
.estiticd that she always had a great
't gard for Mr.. and Mrs. Booth and that
Mrs Johnson was just as sound men,
ally when She went TO Woonsocket as
jhe ever had been. A short time before
yoing TO the northern metropolis Mrs.
Johnson commented on an article she
Jaw In New York paper about Tildens
will and said Wills could not be good for
much when the viii of great lawyers
oiiie=bc SO easily broken