The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
MRS. WALTERS
 WEEPS AS SHE
 RELATES STORY
Witness In Keppy Case Breaks Into Tears Testify
 ing on Witness Stand.

Florence Keppy Walters wept this afternoon in the superior court as she was being ss-examined by Judge Carl Foster, counsel for Maude Keppy Wheeler and J%-sa A. L. Keppy, who are trying to break the will of their 4nother, Ella Keppy. It was just after the witness admitted she had received s30O from her mother to start legal proceedings for the custody of her child that she gave way to tears.
 A9n cross examination Judge FosteA asked many questions about a certain MT. Vernon, the man mentioned by Maude wheeler as having been dis cussed by her mother in a manner that expressed disapproval. Mrs. Wal ters claimed Vernon is her cousin. She said the relationship was on her mothers side but she was unable to zen just how Vernon was related to her.
 She admitted. however, that in May, 1913, after her sister Maude moved to Fairfield, Vernon came to live with the witness and her mother. After that Mrs Walters went out of the city for short time and when she re- turned she took apartments in Milne street. Vernon also took quarters there. Then she moved to the Black Rock district where she is living at present. She admitted VeENon is staying at her home.
 A number of questions were asked about the will made by her mother. Mrs. Walters, who had been given a deed to most of the property before her mothers death, said Mrs, Keppy remarked she had read of wills be- ing contested so she wanted to provide a long time and she said she knew would be good to her, declared Mrs. Walters.
 The witnesss said she had never spoken to her mother about nakin g a vin and didn't know one had been
 made until one day she met Judge Charles H. Peck leaving the house in Stratford. s'I didn't know the con tents of the will until ten days after
 my mothers death," said Mrs. Walters. On her direct examination Mrs. Walters contra adicted the statement of her sister Maude, regarding the req son why Mrs. Keppy didn't go with Maude and her husband when they
 moved from Park street to Fairfield in May, 1913. It was upon this in- cident that Mrs. Keppy based her de- cision to cut Maude off with a be- quest of $1 in her will.
 Mrs. Walters said her mother was 1 refused permission to go to Fairfield l with the Wheelers. They said they i didn't want her because she made I trouble with the neighbors when they l lived in Park street Nobody wanted 1 CO tell AAIS- ASppy SAS COu1Oh | SN l to Fairfield and finally Mrs. Walters ] broke the news. Her mother felt bad | about the matter and remarked thai
 she didn't think Maude. would use 1 her like that The witness also took occasion to deny that her mother had 1 mental trouble. She claimed Mrs
 Keppy was in her right mind at the | time the will was made.
 l Mrs. Walters denounced as a lie the
 statement made by her brother Jesse
 who said he left home in, 1904 because i his father was addicted to intoxicants. 1 "It was not true that my father
 drank, she declared. ''Efe could not have held the responsible position he
 did if he were a drinking man, she
 said.
 It was expected that the trial will
 last at least one more day.