The Ottawa free trader. [volume], January 01, 1887, Image 5

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E. C. Lkwu : On ih dy of K.'i death I
met Dr. H., who told me that R.'i mind, at
the time he made his will was as sound as a
knot.
(Sou Ex : When Dr. II. asked me to con
vene a Hireling of the board ef superisors
and I said It would submit the couutj to a
great expense, I asked Dr. II. the oomtition
f R.'s mind at lime of execution of the will.
Re Duett: Dr. II In that connection told
ne that It. had given the oouuty lUO acre
of land and I could take his woru for it.
Nancy Black : I know Ann Fields. Did
not tell her that 1 had not been in It '
house nince Mrs. It.' s death except at the
funerals of M's. It and It., nor that I wan
araid to go there on account of Mary
(yDonnell.
Moab Tri mbo : Dr. H. teld me shortly
iter It.'s death that at time of making the
will It 's mind was sound, he had good wit
lessee and the will could not be broken;
Czot Ex: I aaked Dr. 11. about It 's men
tal condition because I asked him whether
the will would stand and thought that It.'s
mental condition wag an important consid
eration therein.
Re-Direct: W hat gave rise to the query
was a conversation about the disposition ol
the property.
Mrs. Mkoakfin: In '83 R. said to uie
that he should leave Jane Stanley nothing
Crow Ex: This conversation was bt fore I
went west in Apiil, 18S3.
Anhki w Lym'H : been supervisor of the
lowu "lien and mayor of the city. Before
R.'e death Dr. II told mo that he would
tell me a secret. He Lamed the witnesses,
and m d the will was rend in presence ot
respond bits wiiuetes. He in rcspon-e to
ne told lue that H.'s niiud was clear as a
bell.
Dr. IlATiitwAY; recalled : Did not in my
ffino tell Murphy that Duncan had ap
proached me and told me that if I would
testily on their side money would be bo
bject, nor that I said I wonder what
kind of a man they think I am.
Orota Ex : Nor did I ever say it to any
ne at any other place.
Johm Mirai'iiY : About middle of Apr. '85,
Dr. H. stated substantially that if he would
state so and so money would be no object,
and he wondered wbat kind of a man they
thought he was. A few days after the mak
ing of the will Dr. Ilatheway told me that
R. had made bis will and all k 1 could not
break it.
Hugh J. Gili.kn : From one to three days
after execution of the will in May Dr. II.
n way to my store told me (hat until the
the will was read be bad not known that I
lad a boy named Wm. Reddick Gillen. He
told me once that R. bad made a will and
k 1 could not break it.
Orosi Ejc : 1 did not propound the ques
tion as to what were the chances of sustain
ing the will. The subject of R.'s testamen
tary capacity was not under discussion.
Mrs Ukdney: Nancy Black was in em
ploy only once and that in the the first
f April, 1880. W hile there she state 1 that
she was subpoenaed iu the R. will case.
She told mc that she thought that K. had a
better mind th .n the lawyers who were try
in to break the will.
VrotEi ; I aked Nancy because she said
she bad been Hubpocnaed in the cane. I
don't know to wimt timo of R.'s life my
iiestion referred.
Ed. Nattikukr : On day of R.'s death Dr.
II. stated to me that the founding of the
library waB a cherished plan and that up to
the eve f It.'s death he was mentally
sound.
Oroaa.Ex, We asked for the information
to that we could report it to the Chicago
papers.
Amu Fields. Lived in Ottawa 42 years;
acquainted with Reddick 30 years; known
Nancy Cl-ck for 4 years; I introduced her
at Reddick's house during Mrs. Reddick's
last illness, about four weeks before Mrs
Reddick's death; previous to that she hid no
acquaintance there; about 3 weeks ago she
told mo while at my house that she had been
in Reddick's house since his death only nt
their funerals, and was afraid to go there on
account of Mary O'Donneil.
Croat-Ex. I was not there when Nancy
Rlack met Reddick; I introduced Nancy to
no one there but Mrs. Reddick; Mrs. lied,
dick was thcu able to bit in her chuir, but
not to walk about; didn't know how long
Reddick had teen taking cure of Nancy s
si.Tings; 1 have no ill feeling toward Jack
Red lick ; I think a great deal of his wife;
he four or five years ago published some
things t hut I did not think very playful; 1
have not since that time felt hostile to him ,
for I considered the source they cmue from;
I pitied him rather than hated him; I
never wrote or authorized a letter to be writ
ten to a lady on the east side signing Jack's
name to it.
L. A. Williams. Confirmed what Nat.
linger had testified, that Dr. Ilatheway had
said to them on morning of Reddick's death.
Tuos. MacKislay. At organization of
the board of trustees of library association,
which took place after Reddick's death, Dr.
Ilatheway ws present and stated in sub
stance that Reddick's mind at the time he
made his will was perfectly sound.
Croat-Ex. Dr. Ilatheway made that rate
ment in response to a remark made by Mr,
Swift ; we were all talking about the bequest
to the city and responsibility of the trustees;
Swift said that the fact that the relatives
were left out would make it probable that a
contest of the will would be made; to this
Dr. Ilatheway made above remark.
B. F. D km iBBiTT. Letters bearing date
Aognst 19, 1878, envelope August 19; Jan.
6, 1878, envelope, Ottawa, Jan. 7; Nov. 29,
1878, envelope, Ottawa, Nov. 29; July 1,
1880; July 2G, 1878, envelope, Ottawa, July
28; Deo. 24, 1878, envelope Dec. 25, are in
handwriting of Wm. Reddiek; (letters offer
ed); they were received by me; (the letters
read and were in relation to bis "unfortu
nate brother."
Oro. Ex. Think that Bull has the letters
f correspondence between July 16, I860,
and May 24, 1834 ; thee numbered probably
a doxen; I destroy most of my letters; in
one of these letters offered, where Mr. Red
dick sail, "Andrew will not acknowledge
the receipt of this ;" he made the suggestion
in order that the loan mentioned in the letter
should not eome to the knowledge of a cei
tain member of his household.
Re-Dtreet.Thli member was Mrs. Red
dick. Piior. II L. Boltwood. In spring of 1880,
after we had ocoupied the new high school
building about three months, I opened the
subject of a school library; he asked about
the cost; he asked what facilities a school
library would give to the public for refer
ence; I thought the charao'er of the boots
and the location would be against the public
aivantage; I .old him that many public
libraries failed because they had insufficient
money supplies; be seemed to be Interested
in the subject, and in the hour's conversa
tion about it drew out of me the cost, plaus
and history of such institutions; he said that
he expected to do something handsome for
the city, and thought that it might be a lib
rary ; tie said that those who had claims on
him had been well provided for.
C oaa-Ex.Vp to that time I had known
Reddick about tw years; he did not tell in
detail about his relations; (reiueuiber of the
correspondence referred to by Dcuierritl a
being in possession of Bull offered in evi.
deuce.)
Nanny Duck. Walked home with Mrs
Moore on Tuesday evening before this trial
began; she did not ask me if 1 was a witness
on this case; I did uot tell her that Reddick
at time oi sickness was of Houud mind.
Cioas Ex. She asked me on which side of
th'i case I was; 1 told her "on neither.''
Mbs. Mookk. Kuow Nancy Black very
slightly; in reply to me ou Tuesdiy eveniug
More the legming of this exse, she told me
that she was not a witness in the case, and
that Reddick was during his sickness as sane
as any man alive; 1 didn't tell the attorneys
iu this case about the conversation; there
was a third party present when the conver
sation was bad; to tell the truth, I am quite
auxious that the will should not be broken.
IIk.nuy Holmbs. I know Charley Kelly; I
was in the probate oourt when Chas. Kelly
testified iu reference to a claim I bad against
the estate; Chas. Kelly was sworn on that
occasion and testified that in month of June,
1884, Reddick was of sound mind and capa
ble of doing business.
Crota Ex. He referred to about June 18,
1884; this business in the probate court was,
perhaps, in May, 1880; Kelly there swore
ti at he having charge of the matters had
put into my bands a colt to be broken; he
said that some time thereafter he brought
the matter to Reddick s notice, and that
h ;n huoh notice was given Reddick be was
capable of doing business.
Re-Direct He testified that Reddick, Kel
ly and Funk were all three together down
at the farm when the colt was sent down to
pasture.
Crota-Ex. The testimony given was in
reference to my claim.
M. N. Abmstuo.no. Lived in Ottawa since
spring of 1880; knew Reddick since I was a
small boy; prior to 1884 was in Reddick's
house once only, I. e., 18C4; met Elizabeth
Burrier Funk Reddick on March 12, 1884;
prior to May 1st, 1884, A. J. Reddick was
the only one of Reddick's relations that I
knew. (Shown will of May 2, 1834) I
drew this will; the first time I was ever ap
proached in reference to this will was on
May 1st, 1884; I was notified about 11 a. m.
on that day to oome to Reddick's to draw
his will, I went to my office and got pen,
etc., and "Well's Lawyer;'' until that time
I had been in Reddick's house on the two
occasion!! mentioned; was not there with Dr.
Ilatheway at Reddiek house on May 21. 22,
23 and 27, 1881; did not on several days
preceding the making of the will have any
conversation with Dr. Ilatheway at Reddick's
house or elsewhere; have any conversation
whatsoever about Reddick's will; nor prior
to May 1st did I had no conversation with
Rediiick about his will: on May 1st I went
to Reddick's house in pursuance of a mes
sage brought to ue by Dr. Ilatheway to
couio to Reddick's house to draft his will; I
first then saw Reddick passing through the
hall to the southeast room of the basement ;
was iu what is called the bird room. i. e..
the southwest room of basement; within less
than a minute I went in to see Reddick; he
said, "how do you do?" asked me to nit
down; taid, "Dr. Ilatheway has told you
that I w.mt.d you to draft my will; we mt
down; Dr. Hatliewny entered the room
about the same lime I did; be did not
stop f r more thau a minute; during the
time he was there not one word was said
by Reddick to Dr. Ilatheway or by Dr.
Ilatheway to Reddick about the will; Red.
dick gave me the instructions as to drawing
bis will; 1 saw "Sis" at the door; "Sis"
was in the room with Reddick and myself
only a minute, and no work was done while
she was there; she never made one sug
gestion as to the will; Dr. Ilatheway made
two tuggestions in regard to the will, but
not at that time; toward evening of one oi
these days Dr. datbeway came to the door
and aid, "Col. Reddick, I don't wish to in
terfere with your business, but have you
provided for a mom u men t?'' be thought, he
said, that Reddick ought to expend for that
purpose $2,500; Rtddick, in consequence of
this advice, raised the amount $ JOO; the
other suggestion was that Kelly ought to
have a team of horses; Reddick replied that
be paid Kelly wages and that settled their
account; be waived bis hand and exit Dr.
Ilatheway; these were the only suggestions
that Dr. Ilatheway made; Reddick said that
he intended to provide for a girl be called
Sis;" '-Sis," he said, he had taken when a
child, now she was about 42 years old; be
world give her flO.OOiof this stock; be
wonld give her the Meiggs' bouse and the
barn back of it; tan he old, "I might
a i well give ber the barn, it wouldn't sell
fjr much;" then be spoke of the lots; he
uexl talked about the furniture; this would
not sell for much; "Sis' had become attach
ed to it; he would giv it to her; he wanted
some general term to explain it; the word
silverware was not used; be wauted Mary
O'Donneil to have her choice of the good
beds be possessed; he wauted Mary to live
with "Sis" so lung as she remained unmar
ried; be said that Mary hat been a faithful
girl; think that he said that she came at 14
years of age, he would give her $350 per
year from a sufficient R. I. stock fuud, for
she bad relatives near Brookfield that would
get it away from her if she bad it in bulk;
be had land worth $70 per acre; he gave
me a description o' the 100 acres of land be
would give the county for their unfailing sup
port; be told me to put his reasons for
so doing in the will; I said, "What is
the use of that?" be insisted, and I put it in;
I asked for a map; he said that there was
noue in the bouse, and he proceeded to de.
scribe (hat laud; he first thought best to
have the exetntor retain possession of the
laud for one or two years, so that said exec
utor could dispuse of the stock without sac
rifice; 1 took notes from the conversatios
and elaborated the will in the bird ruoii
ttuit r. m : he said that he would give to A.
J. Reddick and bisters and other rebitiom
named $300 each, he told me about Mrs
Jane Stanley and a daughter named SiuiiL ;
who had been at one tiuie here aud at Lb
Salle; 1 think when Mrs. Reddick had died
he bad bought their tickets back to Ala., anc
given one ot thcin $'(0; he had given then:
enough, aud would not give them anything
in the will; said that he would give to lh j
Rhodes children $-100 a piece, just as he hau j
to bis own relations; he then thought of the!
Collius children, but thinking tbt the,
nephews ana neices of his wile were so iiu-l
merous that he would by giving Hie same a
piece be giving more to li s wife's rlat ons
than to his own, so he cut down the amount !
tofloO to the Collins he said that II. J.,
Qillen, who had been his paitner, had a boy
that had some misfortune to his arms or
legs; this boy was uaiued Wm. Reddick Gi'-1
len; he would give him $1,000; he spoke,
about the Sisters of Mercy; he then said, "Wj
now come to the main fiat. ires of the
will. I have for some time expected to dOj
this: I want the residue of my property to j
be put into a fund for a library under the
liorary act.' I asked him if had the statute; ;
he said he did not; be had thought ot nam- j
ing bis own trustees, but thought that in a
few years they would die; if he should give
it to the city, uuder the Rtautory provision,
it would have continuity of life; he didn't
know whether to give it the town or city; 1 j
told him that 1 couldn't do anything about it !
without the statutes; he said, about G o'clock
p. h., "we cau't finish it up;" about that
time Dr. Ilatheway came in. felt of his
pulse and said, "can stand the strain pretty
well;'' 1 went a way and returned to the
same loom about 9 a. h., May 2; 1 told him
I had looked up the statute, nnd showed
him a lead pencil copy of some of it; 1 had
written some pages of the will; up to this
time he had not told me who his executor
was; be said that he would name the execu
tor trustee of the properly until turned over
to the regular trustees; I asked him what
Continual on jxtije 8.
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A General Mark Down
VntwirhstArtfllncr tlifl active tralo we liave had the past holiday
iMt ft - - - - - m
season, there remains many artides on which we are willing to
make a heavy sacrilice to close ouore me mw tear.
In almost every department throughout the store we have stock
t lma luK.ii milfoil mid soiled mrliiir the rush of the nast two
or three weeks, which, with whai
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we will mark at a price that will make a quick sine.
While we always figure to spe.iow cheap goods can lie sold on
their merits, rather than how fcigh a price we can get, it is not
our policy to make losing sales, although we offer many articles
at a less price than they have coit to make, it is not ouv loss, hut
of the manufacturer who is overstocked,) hut in this instance
we are willing to take a heavy liss to close stock that will soon
he out of season.
L. S. McCABE & CO.,
801, 803 and 805 La Salle ttreet, opposite the Post Offloe,
OTTAWA, IHiI-iIJSrOIS.
SLEIGHS!
A large and very choice line of
CUTTERS in the latest styles, at
very Low Prices.
COME AND SEE THEM.
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At Whlte'l IlotfL on the th Hint., hr Arthur Vork
wood. Km)., Mr. CKo,h 1. THOMPSON lo Uu
M.UtY h. WUCK.OU.N, botll of Frmtlulu.
ottawa'makkkts.
OrtAWA, III., Deo. 31, 1880.
Fun-a AND FlID.
Uniil t'li'iirt.
Victor Mllls-8IIvr Cloud, pttont, 1 cwt. ti to
HiiliK'nll , St IS
t'rtt.-rli .11 IW
UuiklifHi,fwrJ4n SO
Portion t'Uiun
l't-nt. cwt !5S tS0
KitliMU. Winter, f cwt. IV) (4 U7S
Minnesou Spring Wbeat, Mull 1 M 4 4 T
Mil.
limn, cwt SO
911011 1t
Corn Mfl, rr cwt Uatm
Com aud CMU, ground
UlAlM AMD SD.
Wheat, W hush ffl dt 7(1
Uv, 41
Corn, new, hi'llml. 9 M &i su
Com, new, ear, i is
( Hi ti !I4
Timothy 8ed, buih I 55
I'Bonuca.
Potatixn, new, buih 90
llntUT, y a JO
hl. " Uoi ... 'M
Cliii'kiMu. live, t dot 1 SO J (0
Hay. ton t jo w 8 00
LlVK 8TOOE.
Cattle on foot, Cow, 10U Jm J TS
Cattle on foot, ateem 30o4U
Kal cftlvt-a, llv welKtit, til) S On u S V)
Shwii, too Ilia I .') I H 00
Uveltotca, IU) & JOO S iS
Tallow. Hinis and Salt.
Lord. M a 7
Tsllow. Inoubhl. per ft S S
Tallow, louse, per ft 3(4 8
fHH, HT Kill I d
ItliliK, icreen, per ft .... ti 7
HiiteM, cured, imt ft ' h
Calf
(ii-ai'ini SS
Flint It hit l'J
Dry Suit 10
The itmln prlcit cover whole nn!ti of market, from
oareliouae prii ea lo prliva paid for odd load for feed.
A 1) V E RT IS El) LETT Kit S.
IKTI K'tS KKM UNlSt; CM !.AIMKl in the Pout
J Ollk'e nl Ottawa, Stale of llliiioia, on Tlmraday,
DMl'MMHKH HO. 1HHO.
Ahearn F.dwaru Kelly (leorge
Hmwii C Kane .1 W
Kerry Jtula Ijiih.iii Lurai
Itarn ird .lolm I, Li'm hlrk Peter
HI im liard l.croy 1 I "i,i Will
Ki'immi W c M II On Mr K'linia
Colhim Mrs Catherine Mclinire, Jr. .1 dm
ChrihiU' .Iriiiiio Mi'i'urioti'k Sam
Canine J'diu Srary Mra .laniea
CiHtalo T I' J Heme Mra Maiy Jane
Coiinora Toiiimle hiiinh Mi Atno
Iiuiin .lulia Spravne HP
Hi-r Mra Mary Si eridan Mary
Kverrti Mra charlotte Sticpard Klia (2
KduantH t; K haanua.lean
Kvans William N (3) Htevena Hiram
Fettercr l.lbhlt Smith Mra John
Florence May Slrluiter Urn Mrr
Omni C A swai.K"!! Martin
Halbert Mrs P M StArk Put
lluffer Johu iJi Toole U
To obtain thcae letter, the applicant liiunt cU for
" Advc rttaed lttem," and icive the dale of the lint ; and
If not called fur within one month, they will be will to
(be Dead Letter OUlce, Iu Waahlntilon.
WILUAM OSMAV. P. M.
EDGAR S. BROWN AND GEO. H. HAIGHT,
AIM unit nl Ijitr.
MASTKIt'8 BALK. 8TATK OF ILLINOIS, La
Sai.i.k Ciii'nty-iih. In tht C'iii Court of
mill la Sittlr County.
Win. M. Ilrearly r. James C. McDowell and Mary J.
McDowell. In Chnnciiv.
Public notice Is hereby iiiven, that In pursuance of A
rti-cree filtered In the above entitled ca iae. In said
court, on the Vlt day or Dect'inner. ihhh, 1, 1'uncan no
DouiNill. MimterlnCliKnceryof siild ourt, will on Mon
day, the Slat day of January. INHi, at the hour of two
o'clock lu the afiernoiin of -aid day, sell at public ven
due, to the lilKhent bidder, tor cash, at the south door
of the Coiiniy Court House, In (he city of Ottaw a, lo
said county of La Halle, the followlnn deacnlied real
est ate. situate Iu the county of La Salle and state of 1111-
"'l'ltHflve'i'si and six IS). In Bloci nine (9), In the VII
lane of Merldeu, according lo a survey and plat niaile
by John Grey, county survc) or, and recorded In lion
A of Plats, m pane ti.1, or i cli thereof aa may be
necessary to saiialy said ilecn e.
DIM AS McnotTrtALt,
Master lu Chuncery wf the Circuit Court
of said Im -alle county.
KnosRS. Brown k and i.kokc.s II. IUiomt.
Solicitors for Complainants.
Dated January 1. 188T.-3w
Manufacturers of fine M AKllIJt
sudUUANITK
MOMENTS
Head Stones,
And all klimsof CKMETKltT WOltK
Hew and Original Designs
A HI'KClALTT.
Vi I on Columbus Ht one bio
norm of Clifton llulcl,
OTTAWA.- I li'NDIH.
BALDWIN
PR1SELER
ON HOLIDAY STOCK
And Goods Mussed aud Soiled During the Holiday Rush,
AT THE BINE GENT STORE
remains or our holiday stock,
m
ii tofiful (Present
Will be given to every customer
purchasing two dollars worth or
more between now and Christmas
at the New Dry Goods Store just
opened up at 720 La Salle Street,
Ottawa, 111.
IT WILL Dl YOU m
To come and see the beautiful stock
of HOLIDAY GOODS just receiv'd
fresh- and new from the market,
which we shall sell at cheaper
prices than was ever offered in this
city. While our prices will be the
lowest, we will keep a grade ot
goods that is first-class and as fine
as any
We Will M M Money
On everything in the line of Dry
Goods and Notions.
DON'T FORGET THE PLACE,
The EMolulioi Dry Goods Store,
No. 720 La Salle Street, Ottawa, Illinois.
D. L. ETTLESON, Propr.
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Iletriiniing this morning, and
continuing until New Year's, ev
ery Utile Hoy who gets a Nl IT
OK CLOTH KS or an OYKHCOAT
of us during this time will lie
presented with an
Elegant
Pound Box
of Mixed
Candies.
It's a solid pleasure for us to
do something for the Children.
While our profits will not permit
us to make extravagant gifts,
this little sweetening and Christ
mas Offering we hope will keep
the Hoys thinking of us kindly
for months to come.
A. FRANK & CO,
at Hull One Price Wep
NORTH OF COURT HOUSE.
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