Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-28
WITNESSES TELL OF
MRS. BORNCASSER'S
DEVOTION TO SON
WILL CASE RESUMED IN CIRCUIT
coURT-NElGHB OF TESLA.
TOR ARE CALLED TO STAND IN
SUPPORT OF DEFENSE.

The suit to break the will of Mrs.
Catherine Borngasser was resumed in
the circuit court this morning after an
adjournment since Wednesday. The
I first witness called to the stand after
court was convened this morning was
Miss Lucy Coulter, OF Rochester.
Mimi. trained nurse.
Miss Coulter formerly resided IN La
Sale ana was a neighbOr OF the tesla.
tor. She told of her acquaintance
with Mrs. Borngasser. Many times dur.
ing their friendship, Miss Coulter said,
the testator told her what good son
Fred was" The son. Frederick c.
Borngasser is the residuary heir and
the executor of the will.
Miss Elsie Castendyck. of Minnea.
polls, Mimi, a student at the Univer-
sity OF Minnesota, and former resident
| or Peru, was the next witness called
to the stand She claimed that she
knew Mrs. Borngasser very well from
1907 to the death Of the testator, and
that Mrs, Borngasser was frequent
visitor at their home and she often
visited Mrs. BOrngasscr at her resi-.
dence She told Of her acquaintance
with the testator during this period.
The direct examination was conduct.
= ed by Attorney Andrew j. O'COnor
with Attorneys H. Vi. Kelly and Cole
man 4 Coleman are representing the
proponents and the Indirect eNamina.
tons were conducted by Attorney 4.
+. Buffers, who with l.. O. Browne.
and Seaman 4 Massieon, are repre-
senting the complainants
Former Maid on Stand.
Mrs. May Schiller, a former maid
! for Mrs. Catherine Borngas-or. was
the last witness called to the stand
! before court adjourned for the lunch
con period She told Of Mrs Born
gassers life in her home. and of the
manner in which she conducted the
house.
Probate Barnhart Will
The will of the late Arthur w Barn.
hart, who died on April 23 at his home
near Streator, was filed for probate to-
! day. Mr. Barnhart left real estate
|valued at $4,000 and personal property
worth $500. The will disposing Of
this property was drawn on April %
and was witnessed by A. II. Shay and
Miss Ethel Bundy
The document leaves the widow.
Mrs. Daisy b. Barnhart all the prop
erty for her lifetime. At her death il
Is to be equally divided between the
following children: Elmer Barnhart
Streator X. 4 Mrs Naomi Carter.
Streator II. 2; Minnie Mary Barnhart
Streator II. 4, and Daisy Barnhart,
Streator X. 4.
Ends Valley Chemical Suit.
The chancery suit started in 1916
fby Clement Jangers against the Valley
Chemical company and G. Lowry of
the Central Commercial company was
dismissed yesterday by the complain
ant at the compliments costs.
$4,000 in Coehrane Estate
The will Of the late John COchrane
of StreatCr who died ON March 30
was filed for probate today BY the
terms of the document the tcstators
widow, Mrs. Katherine Cochrane, will
inherit the entire estate
A petition which was fled with the
will fixed the value of the estate
at $4,000. but stated that it would
not be necessary to issue letters tes-
tamentary as the funeral expenses
of the testator had been paid and he
owed no debts
A verdict has been handed down
by the appellate court, sustaining the
$4,000 verdict rendered Louis Leret.
tie in his suit brought against J. c.
Davis director general of railroads
and the c. b. & q. railroad of La Sale
LeRette lost a leg while attempting
to crawl thru a train at Creve COur
street in La Sale, on the night of
September 20 1918 after he alleged
ythe crossing had been blocked for
dtwenty minutes.
He brought 100000 suit against
the railroad company, which was
tried in the circuit curt last year, and
a verdict of $4,000 awarded him.
!TThis was almost record in the his
tory of the La Sale county court fo