Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
L|NE.A.DAY DIARIES
APPEAR IN WILL CASE
Mrs. F. E. Kimball Testifies That
Mrs. Effie Wells Grieved Over
the Way Her Step-Daughter
and Latter's Husband Treated
Her in Recent Years

and Jim would dare treat me SO when
they love money so. ana they KNOW Una.
what nave Is mine TO 40 WIN as i van
to?" Such was the question which MIS-
Efie Il. p. Wells asked Mrs. Edith hnn-
ball. wife of f. r. Kimball, VINO was tne
principal witness Tuesday in the Wei's
will case, which Is now on Its second
week in Chittenden county court Nrs'
Kimball was on the stand all the morn
longest time OF any witness who has thus
lar testned. her testimony was tne most
detailed or any received up 10 TINS time
She was a close personal friend OF Mrs.
Wells. The Anna and Jim referred
to in the above question are MT ana
Mrs. James u. sykes.
After spending the whole OF the hrst
week on the matter OF proving the SANITY
OF Mrs. Wells, the proponents luesuaS
| branched out into WIDER scope ana TOOK
up the matter OF the relations between
| Mrs. Wells and her step-oaughter' ana
Other relatives.
Line-a-daN Giafles began 10 pay an
important part u the th'al Yesterday
The DIARIES Kept ny MRS. WeHs curing
the later years OF her me- concerning
which the proponents were endutr'ne
Monday. were produced ruesdsy morn
!
their possession. together with some otner
pap"rS which had been taken from the
WellS h"use at me tlme OF 'ne dea'n
| or MIS-. VOLS rhe'e oiar'es nave not
yet teen USED IN the tr'a'' nut tney are
peihS p'fuseo by the a''orneys TOT tne
proponents anu !. Is eNpecteo 'n"t 'ney
Will come INTO the eVidenc1 oefore tne
! proponents rest 'neir case
Another iine-a-day book came INTO
prominence IN connec'ion with the test-
mohS OF MRS. himoai' VINO useo her
ularN 10 I'm many ''''oen's III H''no az 10
date
Mrs himoah stated mat she mad been
well acquainted with Mrs. Effie wells
ana members OF her family Tor many
years She had grown more ana more
intimate with Mrs. Wells during later
years so close had been the intimacy
between the two FAMILIES that the sykes
chiidren nao called MIS- k'mpail Aunt
1dltn' "hiie MRS. kimoaIFs cnildren
had sometimes called MRS. Wells. Auntie
Nehs'
MRS kimbah had always been close
| friend OF Anna wells sykes, according
TO the testimony, until the spring of 1916
when MRS kimoall was In New York on
her way 10 tne South, ana called on the
sykes FAMILY. AZ that time. Mrs. Kim
ball SAID. she got very cold reception.
1t was apparent, she declared. that she
was not wanted. During the call. which
was in the late afternoon. the name Of
Mrs. Wells was not mentioned by Anna,
until Mrs kimhall brought it into the
conversation. Since that time said the
witness. her feelings toward Mrs. Sykes
have not been so friendly.
1t was about year before this trip
to New York. or in January. 1915. nc
cordng to Mrs. kimball. that she had
a talk with Anna at luncheon which
the witness was giving for Anna at the
Klifa club in this city. This talk was
concerning Mrs. Wells having spent
Christmas alone in the big house on
Summit street. Mrs. Kimball said that
she told Anna that her mother was 30
forlorn and lonesome at Christmas time.
that she Mrs KimbaD had almost
written to Anna to see if either Anna or
the children could not come to spend
: | Christmas with Mrs Wells Anna re.
piled to this. said the witness:
IT'S Just as well you didn't for
loubt il Jim would have let them
come"
Following the New York trip above
referred to. Mrs. Kimbar went on ia
Washing ton. according to the testi.
mony. where she met Mrs Wells and
! MTS. AIlCe w nlte. Mrs. hlmball arrived
in Washington April 10 and remained
there with Mrs Wells until about
April 20. stopping at the New willard
Hotel. shortly before Easter Mrs. Well.
received a letter from H. l.. Ward, ant
then told Mrs. kimball that she would
have to return to Burlington at one,
to look after some business matters
They, therefore, started back to thi,
y city a short time before they had frs
o planned Mrs. Wells said that she di
y not want to he in New York on Easte
o Sunday unless she could have the chill
dren with her. and for that reason
t Mrs Wells and Mrs, KimbalI nlanne,
:, it so that they would arrive i'm New
@ York on the evening of Easter SUNDAY
d They then left on the night train 20
a BURLINGTON
At one time. the witness testified
= she went TO Mrs Wells. home on,
Il found her CRYING bittcr,v Tho caus. -
r her tears accordin, to tho story uh;o,
v Mrs. Wells told the witness Vas ~
:. wav tho Svkes fami,,, Nd h.a, 80.
n inp her she sal, tia, shc hod san
D Martha $40 IN INV somethinc fo. Va
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