The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-04-15

Union fame. was an interesting Wit
ness. He made eighteen profession
al visits to the Ross nome. treating
Miss Sallie in 1907. He would leave
medicine with Maggie with instruc-
tions when TO give doses to the pa
tient. He considered her mentally
competent TO make a will
Rev. II. J. McIlwain. being recalled.
stated that X. l.. White. a witness for
the caveators. told him that Mrs.
Maggie More. a half-sister OF Whites.
was hanging around the Ross women
+ To get some OF their money. and that
she had Rugged and kissed Florence.
Nittie Bells daughter. to get in the
good graces of Miss Maggie White
had previously denied making such
an assertion.
Mr.. j. NJ. Niven of WaXhaw said he
had had many business dealings with
Maggie Ross. aud that she was OF
good mind. Mr.. r. \ Nesbit render
ed similar testimony; and Mr.. w. II.
Collins OF Waxhaw. who had made
trades with Miss Maggie. said he had
never noticed that she was mentally
weak
MIR. Hudson ON the stand.
For two days Mr.. Il. \. Hudson.
business agent OF the late Miss Mag
gie Ross and one of the Witnesses OF
her will, was on the stand lie went
over the transactions he had with the
Ross women. stating his FIRST business
deal with them was the sale of 400
bales of cotton which were in the
yard after the death of their brother.
Dennis Ross. He sold the cotton at
a satisfactory price. charging nothing
for his services. being actuated by
neighborly interest in the two sisters
who had been deprived OF their broth
er. Shortly afterwards he was asked
by the Ross women TO act as their
agent, they agreeing to pay him $50
year for his services.
On the death of Miss Sallie H.
1909, Miss Maggie. he said. sent for
him to come 10 her house. She eN-
planned that his duties would be
greater since her sister had passed
away, and that she was OF the opinion
that he ought to have more pay for
his services. As a result OF this CON
versation. Miss Mag voluntarily rails
ed his pay to $3.50 a year.
Sometime later he continued. Mag
sic sent for him TO 90 10 Monroe wita
her to have Sallie's will recorded.
They came 20 Monroe, going to the
law office OF the late II. b. Adams. On
their way back home Maggie told him
that she had made a codicil TO her
will and had left him $1,000 and he
thanked her for il. He stated further
that he knew nothing OF the codicii
10 the will until after IL was executed.
and had never heard anything about
legacies in the will OF either Sallie OF
Maggie Ross except that Sallie had
told him that his grandson would be-
given $500. He had not heard Of
the win until after Sallie's death and
had never seen the win until after
Maggie's death.
In regard to his work as agent Mr..
Hudson testified that he had at al.
times acted under the direction OF
Sallie or Maggie. that he had sold
their cotton. paid certain bills. looked
dlltl OullutHk anu tfHAitN W. fNhhha
houses, but had not transacted any
business except that his principals
asked him to transact. He stated
that at the death of Dennis Ross
there was no money belonging to the
Ross estate in the bank. that about
half of the money derived from the
sale of the four hundred bales of cot
ton went to pay debts. leaving bal
ance on hand OF six or seven thou
sand dollars. When Maggie died there
thousand besides the four thou
was in the bank over twenty-five
sand. five hundred dollars found In
the house. Witness, in reference to
amounts owed Maggie Ross by Tom
Houston, colored, who married Nit
tie Belle Ross, referred to him as
Maggie's son-in-law and explained
that Tom was called, Miss Mays son
in-aw by people living in and around
Marvin. Witness told of the finding
OF the will the day Maggie was buried
and corroborated the testimony OF
Rev. X. J. McIlwain In regard to 1t
and stated that he took the two wills
and the money found in the Ross
home, put them in hand grip. car
ried them to his home. accompanied
by Rev. r. ]. McIlwain and next
morning carried them to Mr.. r. b.
Redwine's office in Monroe and de-
posted the cash in the bank and that
he and Mr.. Redwine qualified as
executors of the will. Witness stated
that he did not transact all of the
business of Maggie Ross but that he
did transact the greater part of her
business. He testified that he knew
nothing Of the practices Of social
equality between Maggie Ross and
negroes in her household.