The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04

ether evidence was to have upon the Jury
In arriving at their verdict. Thus, after
legal battle lasting for six weeks. the
case Is again where 1t WI, a. first and
the most famous VIII case ever trisd in
Texas will occupy the attention OF judge
and jury once more The long li,g OF wit
nesses, together with numerous DEPOSIT
lions, VIII be examined again and the
faults and virtues CT General Mexia be
once more reclted by friends and ac-
quaintances OF his life time. Fropo 1ents'
motion for new trial contained twenty
nins different counts and over 2sy law
books We're quo.ed from to sustain their
contention. The rev trial is set for May
of the current year.
LAWYERS say there is no constitutional
question at issue and that the supreme
court of Texas will be the last sam of
both parties. So far as this is con-
cerned, however there is little tel.ir Z
when Justice Gaines and his associates
Will have an opportunity 10 review the
case. The final result seems far dis
tant.
The valuation OF the Texas property is
placed at much higher figure than that
given in the foregoing. There are 1000
acres in Limestone county alleged in the
will to be worth from $40 to 500 an acre.
In the probating of Sarah r. Ramsey
Mexias will in Medina county, August l..
1895. her estate alone was valued at $780,,
600.
General Mexia left between $4,000 and
$4,000 acres of land in Texas situated IN
Limestone. Freestone, Anderson aud Me-
Lehman counties. or this Clarence w.
Mexla received only fifty acres. This
provision was contained in the Texas
Will of July 30, 1896. In the will of Au-
gust 1, same year. Clarence Mexia got
one lot out CT twenty -iour located in
Iacubaya. Mexico, and FIVE bonds OF the
Mexican National Investment company.
rms company is lottery and the ties T.
mony showed that the bonds had never
drawn interest or paid dividend, al
though the Mexican will required that
Clarence Mexia should build a house on
his lot out of the Interest from his tonds
His handsome home in Tacubaya was
wiiled to his daughter Ybes. The Meai-
can government valued it at $40, 900.
In will made in 1883 General Mex,a
divided his property as follows: Ole-
NTH each TO Sarah r. Ramsey Mexia,
Ynes, Adele, to Armada Luz ana Clarence
w. Clarence was also to receive his arms
and family relics. In the codici of the
1883 will he devised his family jewelry
TO Mrs. Dr. Martha w, Wightman, whom
he afterwards married, on March 49, 1896.
General Mexia was stricken with a dis
ease OF the brain in railway station
In the City of Mexico on August 2, 1895,
Just as he was about to board train
with Mary Gray Mexia and her daughter,
Armada Luz Msxia, for the United States.
He died on September 10 following When
he was stricken he was removed to a
Mrs, Castros residence, where he re-
manned till September 49, The evidence
shows that Yres and a Catholic priest.
rather Rubi removed him to his home
Miss Mary y. Ogden testified that in 1853
Colonel A. c. Ramsey and wife. Sarah r.
RAMSEY. ana Captain Mexia boarded at the
Aston house. New York City Clarence
meXia' contestant and son of Sarah r.
ramsey Me&ia, was born in Baltimore the
following year III 1867 Mexia was engaged
to be married TO Miss Mary Gray in New
FORK city. She was daughter OF Will
liam c. Gray. who had been collector at
the port of New Orleans, where Mexia had
met her. He was fighting Macmillan on
the date set for the wedding and the mar
rage was solemnzed by proxy. The well
ding was to have occurred on July 80 and
was ratified during the following Septem-
per. From this union came Armada Luz
Mexia, another contestant, who was horn
IN Mexico on May 90 1870 Prior 10 this.
on September IS. 1860. General Mexia
had been married to Sarah r. Ramsey.
divorced wife of Colonel Ramsey end moth
er of Clarence W. Mexia When General
and Mrs. Grant made their trip around the
world In 1867 they visited General and
Mary Gray Mexia in City OF Mexico. Be
cause OF his having instituted the contest
Armada Luz Mexia has agreed that Clar-
ence shall receive his full share OF the
estate. George II. Plowman of Dallas rep
resents both of them and is said to have
$4,000 fee in sight. II the present sit
uation stands Inez and Adele Will be en-
tirely cut out, complete reversal OF the
condition made by the wills of 1896
The above facts are but few of the in :
teresting features of the legal struggle.
As indicated before. the great mass OF
testimony is wholly unfit for publication.
General Mexia's personality alone is suf-
heient to command attention. He was not
only immensely wealthy. but was prom
insnt in the war against Macmillan and
later in the councils of the Mexican gov
eminent He was intimate with President
DaZ and the latters deposition regarding
General Mexia is part OF the evidence in
the case. There have been few will con
tests ever tried anywhere OF as much in
terest as that herein described.
Clarence w. Armada and Mary Gray
Mexla reside in Dallas, Ynes lives in Mex
leo and Adele in Philadelphia.