Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-09
ESTATE WORTH s9,32l.67
or This, Maud HOwricOn Left $1,000 in
Liberty Ronds and $500 In W. 8. $.
Her Diaries In Evidence

North Hero. Oct 3-Tne afternoon SEES
sion of Grand Isle county court was oc-
cupcd by the reading of the diaries Of
Maud Howricon in the contest TO break
! the will leaving all her property to the
/ Mary Fletcher hospital. The diaries rang
ed from the time of her mothers death to
/ the making Of her will and were read as
testimony by the proponents to show her
! sanity.
Mrs. Cora Hazen, sister OF Maud and
! also Of the contestant. John Howricon, re-
called TO the stand at the opening of court
to-day identified the handwriting In q
diaries bearing the dates from 1893 to 1917
as that Of her sister. Maud Howricon
/ After identification had been established
at the request of both proponents and
the contestant . attorneys, Judge Frank
l.. Fish, presiding suggested that Mrs
Hazen. John Howricon, and special admin
istrator of the will of Maud Howricon
DR. George H. Branch Of Grand Isle
make a thorough search Of the home or
Maud to try and discover the five missing
diaries out of the set from 1895 TO l9l7
They will search tonight and tomorrow.
: Dr. George II. Branch Of Grand Isle.
special administrator of the estate. tss-
only 50, 32l 81 according to the appraisal.
There was $500 in Liberty bonds and
$500 in war savings stamps in the estate.
Bird f. Martin Of Milton. school COM
missioner. testified that he wanted to hire
, Maud and that he talked to her about
| the position and took her there in a
buggy He thought she was sane.
Mrs. Eugenia Herrick. superintendent
of schools at Milton in 1909. visited Maud S
school there for half day during the
course Of her supe rintendency and thought
! that Maud was Good teacher. She was
cross-eXamined only briefly.
I Attorney Guy NJ Paige for the hospital
started in TO read the diaries of Maud
TO the jury. after they were admitted
as evidence, he taking the one for 1901
first He had got to April 90 when a
recess was taken for luncheon,
THURsDAYs TESTIMONY
North Hero. Oct 2.-The way matters
looked this afternoon the proponents OF
the will of Maud Howrfcon VIII finish
their half Of the case by tomorrow noon
and court will observe recess on Satur-
day and probably be ready to start at
nine o'clock Monday morning with the
witnesses for John Howricon. formerly
States attorney for Grand Isle county,
who is attempting to break the will
Ten witnesses were put on the stand
Yesterday by the hospital and among them
! was Dr. Henry A. LAdd Superintendent
of that institution from Burlington
Heman w. Marvin Of Alburg. testified
that when he was school commissioner
he sought Maud 20 All a vacancy but she
declined because she had been out Of the
work for so long. He said that In his opin-
ion she was Of sound mind and clear
memory during her many talks with him.
On cross-examination he said he could not
give the dates or relate the converse
tions at these talks
John MONTGOMERY of Isle La Motto,
said he had met Maud at church socjaIs
and sevcral other places during her stay
at Alhurg He was Of the opinion that she
vas s,ne C,ross.examinstion brought out
that no had only passed the time of day
With ber on these occasions.
rtbe, 7. Hall Of Is,c la. Motto. daugh-
tor NJ the town clerk. told of talking to
M,rd VIVIAN sbe brought tho schoo, regis.
,ar To the offico She could moi remem.
ber IN ross examination whether this
..s orco form, n, once week
Mrs Theris;na HAN of Alhure boarded
Maud when Che taueht AZ Is,e Ia Motto
Maud was sane tben she testified Tbs
cross.examination said there were nc
church sociaIs during the time Maud
taught here as testified to bv other wit.
masses of the morning
Miss Jessie Ross of Grand Isle at pres.
emit an instructor at the Cast,eton Nor.
NAL School testified that from 1aO7.ls she
was supervisor of the C;yand Isle count,
schools and Maud taught under her SUI,
pervision at Alburc. Maud was gooc
teacher and was a good discipline rian