The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

Counsel for the Montgomery Work. ing Woman's Home yesterday under took to prove that the name of L. K. Boultier. signed to the will filed by Mrs R. May Grifin of Lakeland, Fla. as beneficiary. was forged. This effort was made in the contest over the will of Mir. Boultier in the Probate Court of Montgomery County, Judge J. B. Gas ton presiding.
 humber Of the best known business men in Montgomery testified that m their opinion the signature of the de- ceased Mir. Boultier on the Grifin will was forged. while counsel for Mrs. 0rff fin stoutly maintain that 1t Is the true and last will and testament or l.. h' Boultier at least out of the ordinary. The man who made the will, the circumstances of his death, the woman whose claim is and the noble s sufficient to make the case picturesque.
 l.. K. Boultier, for years photo- grapher of Montgomery and during the country home on the Carter Hill Road, was killed by being run into by Sea board Air Line train during the uonth closest friend, J A. Poll, a tailor, who was also killed in the railroad acci- dent.
 will dated in June was filed in the Probate Court by his counsel, w. M. Blakey. 1t provided that his property. worth something like $S.b00, should go charitable organization, to take care of women compelled to work on the small est of salaries.
 S spt by Srs w Nav PRsn of Ii Lakes Mrs. Grimm formerly lived in Montgor1- cry. In fact the alleged beneficiary, as Cw.Fw tad nea1 0am quilted in the City Court of Montgom- cry on a charge of murdering her hus- band. Spivey, with morphine. It was tried in the City Court, but Mrs. spfvey. or Mrs. Griffin. was acquitted. The will filed by Mrs Griffin was wit Mrs. Matte Moore. a neiehbof of Mir.
 Ebert Reese and Mrs. Moore were the chief witnesses yesterday for Mrs. Griffin. Reese testified that he was called by Mir. Boultier to witness the will. He said that 1t was written by Mrs. Moore on the back porch of Mr: and signed by Mr. Boultier and attested by Mrs. Moore and himself. Reese was the first witness called.
 A rather large crowd had assembled fin the City Court room at 3:3O o'clock, when the taking of testimony began. Mrs. Griffin sat with her counsel. She Is a rather Striking woman of de-
 
 dress. Behind their counsel sat the of- ficers of the Working Woman's Home
 Mrs. Moore TestifeS.
 Ater Rsss faa sssed Modns ss and aes She testified that she was 2S years old and had lived in Montgomery for the past twenty-five years. She was mar quit" her husband. She lived near MT. Bouitier's house and was called by him to his residence. On entering the back porch. where there was table, some pens, ink and paper. He asked her to write something for him. He was unable to write. being a. para1ytic. was used and there was little ink in the bottle. During the writing of the will she said the. negro sat at some first will she ever wrote and paid little attention to the contents. Tn the will she said Mir. Boultier declared that he had and another to make his will in favor of the Woman's Home, but in his right mind he had decided to will his prop ertv- to his beloved stepdaughter, Mrs.
 "Who was the other person referred tor asked counsel for Mrs. Grimm.
 T don't know" replied Mrs. Moore. 'He said it was a lady"
 On cross examination she testified that she never saw Mrs. Griffin until two or three days after the death of MT. BOulJlefs when MFS. GrlfiIn cdlieQ to see her The will was dated July IT. She left MT. Boultier lying in ham mock about a half hour after the will she was married in Montgomery and her maiden name was Mattie Carti- ledge.
 W. M. Blakey. attorney for Mr. Boul- tier was called. He testified that on June 20, Mir Boultier came into his of flee and said that he wanted to draw up his will. He declared that for the last fifteen or twenty years he had in mind leaving 1t to the poor of the city and had decided to give his money to the municipal government to be distributed o9,1s whenever they saw fit. The witness suggested leaving 1t to some charita- ble institution and mentioned the city infirmary, the school for the deaf at Talladega, the Talladega orphanage, the summerfield orphanage. and the Woman's Home
 'SThat's the one" he.said MT. Boultier declared when the Woman's Home was mentioned. and the will was drawn up. Afterwards clause. providing for his funeral expenses was inserted. The viii was attested by MT. Blakey and