The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-02
MUCH INTEREST
IN Isle CASE
Courtroom is Usually Crowded With
Spectators Listening to estimony
of teh Witnesses.

AuCSNOy lnC COul IOOlu WIS
crowded with citizens interested il
the outcome of the Claiborne Lisl
will case. Most of the crowd wa
composed of ladies, friends and ac
quaintances of both sides and so in
terested was every one in the testi
mony that quiet prevailed.
Immediately after Ben Duckwortl
completed his testimony the contest
ants called the defendants witnesse.
on cross examination. This is a move
rarely made by contestants and some
time was consumed in arguing this
point.
Mrs. Roger Fades, Mrs. Tracy, ant
Mrs. Minerva Hodgkin had been call.
ed and when adjournment was takel
Mrs. Hodgkin was on the stand.
Judge Walker notified the jury
Tuesday Afternoon to come prepared
to stay over night. He will hold
night sessions from now until the
trial is completed and hopes to fin
ish by Saturday.
Mrs. Roger Fades on cross examin
alton testified: ~ reside in Madison
county. My mother was the daughter
of Claiborne Lisle. There were five
Of us children. When | was quite a
child my mother died in Missouri
The children and myself were brough
back to Kentucky and for awhil,
lived with Minerva Hodgkin. Will,
living there | had to do house work
etc. / looked after grandfather while
there. | went to school in the fal
until / was II years old.
81 saw a great deal of grandfathe
while ! was at Mrs. Hodgkin's.
have not lived there for six years.
was at her home during my grand
fathers sickness. | was at the hous
from $3.50 to IL o'clock one morning
When | was there he was weak an,
frail. Mrs. .Hodgkin told me he wa
changing fast and was CROWN
childless. She also told me that tn
boys, Sam and Clay Hodgkin ha
sold his hogs and should buy hi
some clothes, that he had no none
to buy them with.
"My grandfather never gave m
anything only some clothes when
was young. After / was grown h
has given me nothing. He was NJ
very friendly with me. He was
man who when he liked any one h
would talk to them. He talked free
ly to the Hodgkin family. The reaso
he did not like me l think, was be
cause he did not feel friendly toward
my father.
81 heard Aunt Minerva Hodgh.
say that the Duckworth childre
were extravai Me presence
my grandfather. 1t was during tn
time lived there that these converse
tons occurred about ID years az
/ never expressed my opinion on th
subject and don't remember who Wa
present. | think the conversatio
grew out of some accounts he had
pay for the Duckworth children.
lived at aunt Minerva Hodgkin's unit
l was % years old. Mrs. Hodgki
had two daughters, but they neve
did work like myself. My grandfatb
er was friendly but had very little t
say to me. Since l have been maj
ried | have been to see him onl
four or five times. Ny grandfathe
never objected to my marrying"
Mrs. Rosa Tracy was the next wit
ness:
~ am a sister Of Mrs. Fades.
came back with my sister from Mis-
souri,. | was about years old. WheI
came back | went to Mrs. divers
to live. Last December | was WORT
about $500 or 81 900. helped arount
the place when l lived with Mrs. Oh
iyer. | used to go to Mrs. Hodgkin'
before | was married. | had a con
versation with my grandfather witt
reference to my husband buying {
farm. Mrs. Hodgkin was present ant
he was sick. ! had gone to tell hin
good bye. He asked me If my hus-
band had bought the farm. l tolc
hmm he had not. We liked it but the
house was not very good and he told
me that was right. The land was al
SO poor, he said.
Cross-examination: "When | wa'
there he had mind enough to know
me. At that time Mr.. Witherspool
was there and / saw nothing wrong
with his mind. | moved TO Madison
county last fall.
Redirect examination:
"Mrs. Hodgkin went into the room
with me when l went in to see m,
grandfather and came out with me
She spoke to me about him beini
childish.
Mr.. ]. A. Boone. the County ClerI
testified that deeds were made b.