The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16
ECCENTRIC
BUT NOT !
INSANE
So Judges Of the Appellate d.
vision Of New York Suprsme
Court Decide Of D. B. IyaTSOn.

New York. March 16-Judge McIAugh-
lin and Judge o'Brien. of the appellate
division OF the supreme court. agree with
Judge o'Gorman and Surrogate Arnold
that a man so years old is not necessarily
insane because he dlslikes persons who
ride bicycles. hates poor people and thinks
he sees his dead wifes spirit. He may
be somewhat eccentric, they admit but II
does not follow that he Is not competent
to leave his property TO whom he pleases
This was embodied in an opinion hand
ed down by the appellate division OF the
supreme court, affirming a judgment d.
rected by Judge OGorman two years ago
when an attempt was made TO break the
will OF William Ivison, who died In 1896
I'm the Hoffman house and left property
worth nearly 81, 1,000.0 900.
Most OF this was left 10 nephew
David II. Ivison, OF Rutherford. N. j.. and
q large bequest was made to Miss Mary
Ann Sheridan, who for n quarter OF
century before the old mans death acted
as his confidential secretary.
His brother Edward Ivison, who lived
I'm California at that time. was the chief
contestant, but has so far not been able
to prove that William was insane. or that
undue influence was used TO induce HIN
TO make his will as he did.
During n long trlal De1Ore Judge " COT-
man. II was testified that Mr.. 1vison was
mt least peculiar in his views. While he
had far more money than he knew what
TO do with, IL was said he often ex
pressed n fear that he would die I'm the
poorhouse. the next minute wondering
how he would invest his fortune. He
loved money so well, witnesses said, that
he would take a-mfuls of bills and secur-
ities look gleefully at them, press them 10
lie or ~
god.
While his wife lived he lavished for
tune on her in diamonds. because, he said,
that was something that could readily be
turned into money, but he compelled her
TO buy her hats at the end Of the season,
because she could get them at a reduced
price.
He declared he would cut of any OF his
relatives whom he saw riding n bicycle.
and at times became enraged at poor per-
sons. Once while no was I'm barber
shop being shaved. it was testified, he
jumped out OF the chair and with his face
covered with lather and rushed out
into the street TO drive away an organ
grinder.
When a poor woman once asked him for
aims. another witness said. he took her
by the throat and nearly strangled her,
telling her she had no right TO be poor.
Mrs Charles Holt, who at that time
lived at 81 Lexington avenue, said he had
told her that he saw imps I'm the air that
they pinched him and would not let him
alone. She declared that whenever she
called upon him ne wanted 10 kiss her
and would bribe her with a quarter or
half a dollar not TO tell his wife. after
ward telling her himself. IT is said the
case viii be carried TO the court OF ap-
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