Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-30

the wants and comforts of her mother
in-law; everything appesred amicable
and peasant in the family during the
time e.lived with them; testatrix kept
a close eye on her household affairs;
witness detailed all he had observed OF
Mrs. Eliza Daingerfeld and the mem
bers of her family during the past few
years; it was evident that she desired to
show no partiality toward any OF her
connections, and always acted i'll the
interest OF concord, thereby endeavor
ing to prevent friction; witness knew OF
no expenditures OF testatriX outside OF
household claims; the greater expendi
lures occurred at a period when there
were twenty persons in the family and
seven servants; Mrs. Virginia Danger
field and her family (save Henry were
often away; Mrs. Effie and her children
would at such times remain; witness
had suggested to the testatrix that she
had two many servants, and had been
given to understand that that was an
affair of her own; witness could not say
whether these extraordinary expenses
continued after the marriage of Mrs. Car
| ter and the reduction of the family;
Witness did not notice that the en-
croachments upon the capital of tesla
trix were greater after Mr.. Henry
Daingerfeld's death than at any pre-
vious time; witness gave dates of sales
of securities; since Mr.. Henry's death
testatrix had sold SIS, 604 Is worth OF
bonds, SC; teststrix had overdrawn
her bank account 81 900 at the time OF
her death; in the year 1892 she had
overdrawn to an amount approximate
ing $4,000; Reverdy Daingertield's
heirs interest in real estate through
MIN, putting it at its fee-simple value
would be about S25, 900.
A recess was then taken from y to
100 o'clock, Mr.. Johnson having to al
tend an auction sale of real estate, and
Mr. 5. II. Lunt, one Of the jurymen,
having to be present az crier.
Court reconvened ct the appointed
hour and Mr.. Burke resumed the stand.
Witness, VINO was being cross-ex-
amlned, stated that Mr.. Reverdy Dhin.
gerfeld did not lose all mis- personal
property suddenly, but that it HAD
been gradually slipping from him; wit
ness had estimated the value OF Tesla
trix's estate at about $45, 900, not in
GLIDING her interest in the Lynnhurs;
property; ne valued ground rent in
Baltimore at $4,000; had since beer
offered $50, 900 for it; the tax on Mrs
DIS property was on the basis of vel
uation of $45, 900; the witness had pre-
viously stated that ne had divided Mrs.
Daneertield's income into twelve
equal parts and admonished her that
if she exceeded so much month in her
expenditures she would be encroaching
on her capital; witness acknowledged
that as banker he had had no other
clients he was compelled to warn
against such procedure. Mrs.
Daiugerfeld's idea of business and
banking was sabout on par with
that of most ladies for whom he con-
Quoted such affairs; few OF them knew
much about financial matters; occasion.
ally one did.
Miss Mary Johnson took the stand:
she stated that she had been an init
mate friend OF the testGtrix for over
| twenty years; the latter had a remark
able mind; WAS kind to everyone, but
decided in her intentions: she had
often spoken of her grandchildren in
endearing terms; testatrix had been
worried at times by some of them, how
, ever, by their incessaut demands for
money; witness gave numerous instaG-
ces of the clearness of her mind up to
within ten days of her DEATH also de-
scribed her physical condition as her
last hours were approaching; tes-
tatrix took the greatest inter-
est in the marriage of her
grand daughter to Mr.. Carter. Witness
was then cross-eXamined, during which
she explained the nature of Mrs. Dam
gerfeld's indisposition; witness regard
ed it as remarkable that the deceased
bore up so we'll under her manifold
troubles in the shape of sudden deaths
and other things through which she
passed; many other women would have
collapsed under them; Mrs. d. had
spoken of the girls in the family as be-
ing especial objects Of her solicitude:
for the boys, however, who were con-
tinually harassing her, she seemed 10
imply they were better able to care for
themselves, Henry and Louis seemed
to have given her most annoyance; the
boys always imagined they were being
sighted in the distribution of tesla
trix's munifcence; witness had de-
tected DO paralysis in deceased; she,
however, had trouble with her eyes
and had suffered from pneumonia.
The queston-How many suitors
had Miss Daingerfeld apart
from Mr.. Carter? was objected to and
the court ruled it out. The object was
to prove that the grandmother favored
some other candidate for her hand.
A murmur of disapprobation followed
among parties TO the suit, and the
greatest CONSERVATION followed when
Mrs. Carter turned iivid and began to
swoon. Mrs. Julian T. Burke, who had
accompanied some of the ladies con-
cerned 10 the case to court, arose and,
approaching Mr. Edmund Burke, who
had propounded the question, said,
"Mr Burke, see what you have done -
By this time Mrs. Carter had aeeming
ly gone of in apasrn. All the blood
in her body appeared to rush suddenly
to her head and it was feared apoplexy
had seized her. She fell to the floor IN.
conscious and while lying there
numbers of her friends endeav-
ored to restore her. In few minutes
she was raised bodily and taken to the
judges room and placed in charge of Dr..
Klipstein, who happened to be in the
court room. a decided lull in the pro-
ceedings followed.
1t was subsequently announced that
Mrs. Carter had returned to conscious
ness and was gradually recovering