The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-21
MORE TESTIMONY
Proceedings in Monroe Will Case.


Court convened at IL a. m. Friday.
Charles Haistork, witness for plain
tiff. said he had known Mrs. Monroe
since 1865, but did not go into her store
often after license was lost. In Octo-
ber, 1909, he went there to get a bag
of tobacco. Mrs. M. was behind coun-
ter and on asking for the tobacco she
seemed bewildered and finally handed
him a cake of soap. He told her he
did not want soap, but tobacco, and
she claimed she had given him tobacco.
On asking her how she felt she replied.
"very badly" She then asked me how
my sister was. replied. "in the hos
pital." a" to which she said, mo- there
she goes now.
Mr.. B. S. Pates said he had krown
Mrs. Monroe a number of years and In
NAV. 1909, while he was night watch
man, he was called from the street by
Mrs. NJ. to search the house for burg
lar; that as he went in and started up
the steps she fired a pistol down the
steps the ball passing near him. lie
told her she must put the pistol down
before he would 90 farther. which she did
and he found no one there. Shortly
after he went TO collect a dollar for
watchman's service and she gave him
a ten dollar note and he told her he had
no change. She put il back and went
into next room and brought out a 50
note. He said he would go out and
get the change. She replied. Never
mind. | will give you a one dollar bill,
which she did.
Mrs. Mayhem, the plaintiff in the suit,
said that she was married on Aug. z.
1909, in Washington, had known May
hew six months; he had boarded at
Mrs. Monroe's; she had lived with Mrs.
NJ. l3 years and was 10 years Ole was
married under the name OF Kate
Quish, her name before Mrs. NJ. took
her; Mayhem had secured the marriage
license and she did not know how it
was made out, called Mrs. NJ. mother;
was sent to public schools by Mrs. NJ.
for years; attended customers at the
bar: cleaned up the house and did
general work; had no vacation; after
Mrs. NJ lost her license she waited at
the table for boarders; noticed in the
latter part of Mrs. M life that she
was acting strangely, putting money
behind pictures and in other places;
was trusted by Mrs. NJ. with money
and took large sums to the bank, once
took 500 worth of bonds. After
losing license she kept large quantity
of whiskey, ETC., in the house and Mrs.
NJ. drank freely; that Mrs. NJ. made
several attempts to secure license and
interviewed lawyers for this purpose;
tried to get two prominent citizens To
conduct the business, she putting up
the money; that Mrs. M. drank Old
TAYLOR. Paul Jones and much gin; kept
a pistol and a large dirk under her pill
low. failed to recognize people she had
known all her life and was quarrelsome,
untidy and generally disagreeablei
would frequently get up at night and
call for officers on the street; slept
with Mrs. NJ. up to the time Of her
marriage; that Judge Embrey had
never demonstrated with her for mar
rying Mayhew, but had written her a
letter the day before her marriage, IN
which he advised her against marrying
Mayhew; she did not marry here be-
cause Mrs. NJ. 5 mind was such that
she was afraid something unpleasant
would happen during the ceremony. as
Mrs. Nj. would oppose the marriage
after Judge Embrey's letter; when she
came here as a girl Mr.. NJ. told her
she would leave her $1,000 in her will;
that on Saturday, July 81, 1909, Mrs.
NJ. had consented to the marriage and
would pay all expenses; when she left
to be married Mrs. Ms mind was in
bad condition; after her marriage she
came back and went TO Mrs. M. s home
and was not allowed to enter the house.
Cross-examined by Mr., Fitzhugh.
said went to public school; took music
one year from Mrs. Jones and not quite
a year from Miss Beale.
John Davenport, of Stafford, said he
had known Mrs. Monroe for 8 years;
was in the habit of going to her place
every other Saturday and noticed in
her later days a great change; at times
she seemed not TO recognize hlm;Mrs.
Monroe would frequently put things on
the table for boarders and take them
off before they had finished; she insist
ed on charging night lodger one night
for 13 rooms.
Mrs. Joseph Max. of Stafford,
said she had known Mrs. Monroe
number of years, was present when
Mrs. Monroe gave her consent to
Kate's marriage, had noticed curious
actions on part of Mrs. M. frequently.
She would imagine some time she was
selling liquor and go behind the bar.
She said Mrs. Monroe at times crank
great deal and Mrs. Max often drank
with her, Mrs. Monroe drinking GIN.
The dispositions of Miss Emma Lester,
of New Jersey, who lived with Mrs.
Monroe a long time, were read by At.
torney F. Nj. Chichester. They related
many singular things Mrs. Monroe had
done within the last year of her life;
Counsel for the plaintiff then rested
their case.
Mr.. J. r. Evans, for the defense was
called. He said he had known Mrs.
Monroe since 1892, had worked next
door to her place of business, occupied a
room and took meals there for four
months in 1908 and boarded there June,
July, Aug. and Sept, 1909. He said he
had satisfactory service and observed
nothing strange in the actions of Mrs.
Monroe. He had never seen her take
meat from the plates of boarders and
he considered her thorough business
woman, did not think her mind was af
rected in the least, had never seen her
take drink or use tobacco. He heard
her last August speak of changing her
will Said she had sent for Judge En-
brey and had the will changed. Said
she had disinherited her daughter,
Katie because she had married against