Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-19
HANDWRITING EXPERTS IN CASE.
Three Norwich Bankers Brought Appeal Probate of Will of Mrs Mary A. Saunders, Late of Grswold- Property All Went to Her Niece, Mrs, Blanche Mont gomery of Brooklyn, N Y.

Three Norwich bankers were called in to testify as handwriting experts in the superior court here on Tuesday, where the trial of the case of George Al Montgomery of Ledyard vs. Mrs. Blanche c. Montgomery of Brooklyn, N. r., was in progress. It is an appeal from probate of the will of Mrs Mary A. Saunders. late of 4riswold. under which Mrs. Montgomery is administra- trix and also the beneficiary. All the estate, which amounted to $S,815.14, was left to Mrs Montgomery.
 The appeal is brought by George A. Montgomery, who is a nephew of Mrs. Saunders, on the ground that she was sick and incapable of making will when the document was signed. Mrs. Blanche c. Montgomery Is a niece of Mrs. Saunders and claims that Mrs. Saunders signed the will while she supported her arm as she lay in bed.
 The handwriting experts were intro duced by the counsel for the appeallee to state whether they believed that the same person who wrote a number of letters signed with the name of Mrs. Mary A. Saunders also wrote. the will
 The attorneys for the appellee are John H. Barnes and Hadlai A. Hull, while the administrative is represented by A. M. Brown and J. J. Desmond The following Is the jury chosen for the case before Judge NJ. A. Shumway: Albert D. Benjamin, Charles c. Za- briskie Earl Bennett, Preston: George B. Miller, Colchester; Frederick Nj. Rodman. Franklin; Nathan A. Bennett, James WeIch, Sprague; Thomas H. Beclzley, William s. Geer William E. Manning Norwich: Dwight D. Tracy, Charles Armstrong, Griswold.
 Probate Judge Nelson J. Ayling was the first witness, testifying to the lodg- ing of the will in his court, and it was to to e covered one sheet of writing paper,was laid in evidence. It was made on Feb. 25, 1913.
 Charles F. Morgan, Mrs Alice Pape Lord and Elsie E.Lord testified to sign ing the will and to the mental condi- ton of Mrs Saunders at the time the will was made. The appellees then rested their case.
 William B. Montgomery, who wrote the will and is the husband of Mrs. Blanche Montgomery, was put on by the defense and told the details con- nected with the making of the docu- ment and the condition of the mind of Mrs. Saunders.
 Mrs Lydia A. Partridge of Hope vile, near Jewett City, testified that she was a sister of the husband of Mrs. Saunders The husband of Mrs. Saunders was a wagon maker and the family had lived in New London and Groton and for years in GrisWold. Mrs. Saunders was married when IT and lived to be near 80 years. The wit ness called at the Saunders home dur ing the last illness of Mrs. Saunders, and the woman was so ill she could not talk or understand anything. She died on March p and the visit of the witness was three weeks before. The sick woman was Nightly at times and Dr. Mclaughlin was caned to attend the i'll woman Mrs Partridge said she does not know William B. Mont gomery, but had met his wife.
 The witness had heard Mrs. Saun- ders say that MT. and Mrs. Montgom- cry got all the help they were going to get She had established MT Mont gomery in the hat business in Nor wich When Mrs. Partridge called upon Mrs Saunders she spent part of the day. At the last call of the wit ness neither Mrs. Lord or Elsie were able to talk to Mrs Saunders about anything. The witness could not re-