The evening world., 1911-02-21
JOANNA ECKERT
TELLS Howl UNCLE
ABUSED MOTHER
Pretty Daughter of Unfavored
Son Swears tom" A.
tackled Her Parent.
DRAGGED DOWNSTAIRS.
Girl Risks Sacrifice OF Hearts
Contentt' Estate to Testify
for Her Father.
DRAGGED DOWNSTAIRS.

Miss Joanna Ecker. The beautiful
cishteen-year-Qid daughter NJ James
'~lenden'n I;cert, was % witness this
afternoon when the contest Of the will
Of her grandfather, to lotc gcu. Thorn
~ 4. fckcrt. was continued before
Surrogate Cohalan.
Miss Erkert. under the VIII which
cut her father on with only 5 50.OO ~
tn. Eckert millions. was named as the
legatee OF Carlton Terrace" one -.
Gen Eckert's country places IN New
Jersey. valued at $4,000.
She declared she had no understands
ting with her father that She would 30
protected For hey loss OF Carlton Ter.
race II her father failed to succeed IN
breaking thc will OF her g%randfathcr.
She said she appeared voluntarily 90
give testimony In support u: her fathers
contention h a the viii was procured
through fraud on the part Of her uncle,
II. r. Echert jr.. the chief ~benenciary.
Saw Uncle Drag Mother.
De LanceN Nicoil, rerresentine r. r.
Eckert ir.. wanted to know VIVA, con-
v%ersation Miss Eckert had with her
fathers lawyer. Henry NJ. Earle, prior
10 coming TO court.
Il went TO MIR. Earle of my own &C
cord said Miss Ecke,S. ard told HIM
what I knew Of our family Affairs. ]
told him ] saw my uncle, Mr. T T.
Eckert jr, drag my mother Gown the
stairs about tan years ago, ana OF his
abuse OF my brothers,
Ny. Eckmt wac again questioned about
MS business failures and yachting en-
pcrtences. which. according to r. q.
Page. the Generals and OK.
ecutor OF the Will. caused the General 70
cut C1endenin of with only $50. 900.
A Fifth ven restaurant. In witch
Mr.. Ecker. lost $4,000: oil enterprises
that cost him 5000. n new carbureter on
which he lost 81. OoC-all we're gone into
fully. Against these Investments Mr.
Eckcrt said he made more thar sos. non
on his sale OF a third Interest In the
In%ternationa; BANK Note Company in
lac
Brother Would Bar hin,.
The witness then toid Of q TIT with
his brother during the Generals last
illness.
~ heard my father was very H..
said Mr., Eckert, 80 ! brought my grir
from my homo at Stamford, Conn. Ny
brother said he could put mo up FOR
the nirAt. | told him I had come te
stay, and / dl stay until my father.
death"
Mr.. Page was recalled by Henry NJ
Earle. tho contestants attorney. anc
identified letters that passeI between
Gen. Eckert and Cicndsnin Eckert'i
wife several years ago, showing that thu
General and his daughter-in-law wer,
then on the friendliest terms. 1t hat
been Testified hat the General had 9
great dislike for Mrs. Clendenin Eckert
Whitney Eckert, twenty-elght years
old, son of James Clendennin Eckert
testified Of a visit Ia his g~randfather In
March. 1910. seven months before ths
Generals death. AZ the time he and hi
brother planned going into business and
Gen. Eckcrt, he said, oercd to bach
them for $1,000. provided their father
thought well of II.
IL told my grandtnthcr,' said tn
witness, that we did not come to hin
for money. nut to say good-by. H.
said: God bless you Now go out an,
show them "
Young Eckcrt declared the Genera
was very feeble ana shuwncd signs -
mental falling then.