The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-27
THE WRESTLING WILL CONTEST
Hearing Begins in the Circuit Court
at Frederick.

FREDERICK, Nd, Sept 27.-In the Cir
cult Court here the case OF ex-Stste SEN
atOr Frank c. Norwood executor Of the
viii Of Miss Marie X. Wrestling. VS. the
caveators. Dr. William H. Wagner. Of
Woodsb9ro. Hanson. Samuel and Jcre-
miah Wagner, and their sister. Mrs Anne
liza J. Anders, is being heard. The ca
vcators alleged that Miss Wrestling. OF
whom they are all cousins. was not OF
sound mind when she made her will and
that she was subjected 10 undue infu-
ence, in consequences of which they were
cut of without any requests.
Miss Wrestling died In January. 1904. and
left the following requests. Presbyterian
Board Of Foreign Missions, 10000; Con
Eregationai Home Missionary Society,
$4,000; American Board Of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions. $500: American
Tract Society. 5000; Emily r. Anders. Of
Frederick county. SOC. Rev Samuel K
Calender. MechaGicsburg. Pa. 5000 20
be- equally divided between him and mis-
TWO sisters; Miss Anna NJ Wrestling
Mount Alto. Pa. $500. Edward B. West
ling. Mount Alto. $3.50; Hrs. Adeline
Loose. Of Virginia. $1,000: EveIine r.
Wrestling. of MiddIetOwn, Pa. 81 JyJ. ana
10 Annie May Smith. $500 The residue OF
the estate was left 10 Frank g Norwood.
who was also named as executor.
The viii was executed in December
l>t3. and witnessed by Leslie Crauer Yer
non Silence, and George T. EaUmga rtue-
all clerks in the First National Bank The
inventory Of her estate as filed in the
Register Of Wills Oflce and as testified ~
6y Deputy Register Eli G. Hough Is as
follows; Personal property. SI20 stocks
dll b1nusr $500; current money. So
$3.50. Total value Of estate. S1l9 9s5 *
over hundred witnesses have been
summoned. many Of whom are from Ohio
and other " esteTE States.
h-N-Clty Attorney Hammond Trner of
counsel for the plaintiffs said in his 0Dnn-
ing statement that Miss Wrestling WIS an
invalid. that she lived beside a asraya.,,arF
on West Third Street, practically the life
OF hermit. and like a pauper dressed in
the cheapest and cornm0nest clothes
sometimes attired with a mans coat on
ana, IN IacJ everything about her home
was or the cheapest description. He fur
ther said We Will prove that she had
enjoyed exceptional educational advan-
taEes. liked politics, and that she was n
blgOtcd Republican and a bigoted Pres
byteriau. She suffered for some ve5rs
from paralysis agitati. which Affects tho
mental faculties When William Jennings
Bryan was a candidate because he was
Presbyterian the old lady threw aside
her Republican views and convictions and
boldly declared for him. We will show
mat our clients Were cousins on the
rcsiduary legatee-"
William p. Maulsby. OF counsel for the
defence. said; We Will prove that when
Miss Wrestling made the VIII She sad
Mr. Norwood did not know what il cor
tanned We VIII show she was of sorr-f
and disposing mind. that she travelled
alone 10 Mount Alto Pa in 1891. and in
1898 went to the Worlds Fair alone. we
DO not know that she did NOT like DR.
Wagner and his brothers and sister. but
we VIII show you that she loved Senator
Norwood that he excited no undue in
nuence over her. and that she yearly gave
ron 500 % 500 for charity"
Edgar Il Cams. or Baltimore who is
assisting the defence IS said 10 be repre-
senttnS the missionary boards. Frank L.
stone Is assisting Mr.. Uruer.