Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-02
WESTERLY

or the 1WeSterly pfODate court IueS- day afternoon. The will of George Brook who died in Westerly, Sept 13, II 1918, was admitted to probate. All | personal and real estate is bequeathed to four daughters of the deceased, and a n-in-laW. E. Howard Clarke, was named for executor. The court ap- proved the nomination of MT. Clarke, and J. Burnside Babcock was appoint ed appraiser. Bond of executor was fixed at $69.000 with surety.
 The will of John Thompson, who | died in Westerly Aug. 10. 1918. was admitted to probate. Widow of de- ceased is given life interest in all real and personal estate, and nominated as executrix. The court approved Ka- | tie J. Thompson as execltrix. James | NcColl was appointed appraiser. The | bond was fixed at $500.
 In the estate of Dwight c. Brown, releases were received from Stephen D and Mariette Brown, to Thomas E. Brown. administrator, and ordered recorded under the estate.
 William Minchen. guardian of the estate of Jennie M. Ambacker, pre- scented inventory of the estate, show ing a valuation of s504.11 in personal property. Ordered recorded.
 The estate of Mary J. Crandall was | reached. This case has been in court l LOT several HlOnlnSs 1nVOlNlnS the pe- | titions presented for the admission of two wills to probate. and it is alleged (, third will is missing An hour was occupied in the reading of the deposit | ton of Mary Craveling, a witness of enc of the wills. which was taken in | New Jersey. This particular will is | the document that one of the law l yers in the case at former hearing denounced as containing forged sig | AL: | it is claimed, had returned to Ireland, joined the English army and had been 1 killed. It was divulged in the depo- sition that Mrs. Craveling the wit ness, is sister of Bessie Netherwood, beneficiary under the second will
 Judge Burke was of opinion that the deposition proved primd fa cie evil dence of the genuineness of the sig natures to the second will. Judge Her bert w Rathbun announced that the deposition was his case.
 Attorneys Clarence E. Roche and Samuel H. Davis announced that they 1 would contest the will on the ground | of absolute forgery, and that Mrs. Crandall did not write this will, as claimed by Mrs. Netherwood Mr Davis showed by letters written by Mrs. Crandall that the handwriting of the will were not the same and said ] IL ulu llul require dn expert 10 prove forgery. Judge Burke said such a course would tend to make a hand writing expert out Of the court and that was objectionable. The letters held by the attorneys could not be taken in testimony except through eX- perts. It was permissible, however, to hear testimony of people familiar with the writing of Mrs. Crandall t. identify the writing of the will in dis pute.
 James Lzawton, who had known
 Mrs. Crandall for neari. fifty years and was familiar with her handwrit-
 ing, testified that he did fot believe the signature to the will was that ot
 Mrs. Crandal, and that she did not
 write this will in question. He was
 positive as to the signature
 At this point there was a discus
 sion between attorneys and the judge
 as to the necessity for expert testi-
 mony when there is such glaring diff
 ference as can be introduced in this
 matter, during which Mr Davis said
 he would prefer the judgment of one
 honest man, competent to judge the difference in writing with which he
 WAS familiar, than on the paid testi-
 mony of the professional expert wit
 ness. Experts usually agree on point;
 claimed by the party employs them
 There was q general .ading of le- = gal authorities as to handwriting tcs- - timony, to show just what the law required. as relating to the matter un
 Ger consideration. Judge Burke de . cided that expert testimony was nee 7 eEsary in order to compare writing a presented in court.
 MT Davis held it was competent t T. nave a signature proven original am f.,, +1, T writing to testify as to its genuine
 ness. omit the expert and let tn e juGge act as the expert. During tn T. discussion reference was made at al
 angles on this class of testimony am d in minute detail. The matter was Ii = raAy continued.
 II Dr.. Robert Carlton HaIe. direct de " Scendant of Nathan Ha native Q y South Coventry and q New Londol 2 teacher of Revolutionary fame, wh 1f regretted that he had but one life [ N give to his country. died Monday q Q lis home in Providence, from pneu n'onia after an illness of six day a which started with the influenza. H ~ was born IT. New London March 51 -o .>S0 the son Of Dr. Georse C. Ilai ie and Martha Hargrave IIc atLended
 private school in Boston and wa
 graduated from Tufts Medical colleg
 iii the class of 1901. After two year
 of hospital practice he located in Prov 't idence. He married in 1915 Miss Sa l. rah Ward of Quincy, Mass, who, wit
 two sons. survives him. He also leave
 sister, Ida M, wife of William | p' Ely, of Fairhaven, Mass. Dr. Hal r, had a large private practice and wa st also a staff physician of the Homeo d pathic hospital. He was a Mason, a Ia Odd Fellow, church member and pres
 ident of the Mems League of tn ls Church of the Transfiguration ,e Mrs. Virginia J. Grant of Eas
 Greenwich has been officially notiie a of the death in France of her sol d ,d Private Richard F. Grant, Compan ta A. One Hundred and Second regirlen " He was killed July 25 ard official no e. tice, was received last sunday. NJ sy Grant was a printer by trade, and en y listed in the Second regiment, becom ing a part Of the One Hundred an
 Second Tn the Federal army. He wer ,S to the Mexican border with tEe com tt' mand in 1916 When his compan
 came back he resumed his trade, un
 til called into active service.
 H. The funeral of Miss Margaret {
 O'NeiI was held Tuesday with a mas tv of requiem in St. MichaePs churcl 1g Rev. J. Walter Lyddy. celebrant, and s- large number of friends and relative
 attending. Two weeks ago Miss o m Neil was taken with influenza whic
 developed into pneumonia and sh ar died Sunday at her home in Mos in street. There were many beautifl
 floral tributes. At the final ahsolr