Year: 1879

be void. and whatever interest in real estate
Bradley undoubtedly falls within prohibition
of the statute; but the legal estate is in the exec
utor and not in Bradley, and though Bradley has u
right to compel the executor TO pay him the rents
and profits of the estate after they have been col
lected he does not take any interest in the lands
such. Mr.. Matthews contends that there o devise,
by implication. to the OF the real estate.
aud by the third clause of the will express
Tor the beneht OF bradley. and the words of the
tatrix to vest legal estate in the OK
ecutor. Having descanted ut length upon
these legal questions Mr.. Matthews goes on
to consider the question Of "undue inf uence" aud
reviews the testimony at length. The decedent ut
this time," he says. "appears to have Leen a
well ON 20 sixty years OF age and she to
conceived tor Mr. Bradley the regard and affection of
mother. Mr. Bradley soon after became a convert
to the Church of Rome. and the dccedcnt also be-
came attached to that faith four months there
after: but, far from there being any attempt ut
this time on tho part Of Mr.. Bradley to obtain any
nuence over the deccdcnt hostile her family tho
proofs show that when she was taken sick at tho
orphanagc he went to her sisters house to notify
them to send for her and take her home. which they
did,"


NO CONSPIRACY.


"In the year 1877 the dcccdcnt concluded to spend
part OF her ample income in u trip to Europe and
with that view put herself under the care of MIR.
Bradley. who was about to proceed to Rome to
quality himself for the priesthood The con tcstant
comments upon the facts attendant upon the leave
taking on the dock between contestant and her Sis
ter. and II her version and suspicious are to DO
adopted 1t leads TO tho conclusion that there was
conspiracy between several respectable clergynen
of the Roman Church aud Bradley to prevent tho
sisters from taking aifcctionatc leave and
this to obtain Tor Bradley such influence
over deccdent as would enable him to secure TO
himself not the Church of Rome tho fortune now
In controversy. We have read in The Wandering
Jew OF the efforts OF the Jesuts to secure tho for
tunes OF tho members of the Roman Church for the
Church. but never for the private purposes of
priest OF the Order much less Of only intending
to apply for orders But this whole story Ia set ut
rest by the letter OF decedent, written at
Paris, to her sister, the contestant. The
decedent's description Of her reception by
tho Bradley family IL very graphic picture
OF a welcome by gentle English lady, and II we are
to consider this as planned TO secure her fortune
We must charge these very estmable people with
gross hypocrisy and fraud The sister OF bradley Is
the vile of ciergym man OF the Church Of England.
and the father reputable physician OF long
practice in his city. She went with Bradley TO see
the various objects OF interest in England ana
Bradley being poor and going on her account she
very properly paid the expenses.


"Decedent wrote frequently to her sisters ana
always In the most affectionate manner. There is
nothing in this correspondence to give any one
whose mind IL not unduly warped suspicion that
Bradley was ondeavoring to warp the affections OF
decedent toward her sisters. In her correspondence
she speaks of Bradley "a faithful. good soul, ana
takes the best of care Of me- At Rome Bradley
acted guide. She considers herself fortunate in
having him to explain to her all they went to see