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Show ' r.vi SEARLES WILL CASE. V -" v TJi Tiiing of Testimony Ended The Will A'-o'fd aud Notice of Appeal Given. SAyx.i, Mass,, Oct. 24. At the opening of today's hearing in the Searlcs will case Burlc began the cross-examination of Gen-eral Gen-eral ii-tbi ard. The witness had thought and. still thought that the co-partnership puper . -were perfectly legal and valid undir- the law of New York. The 4tneog : did not know whether Mrsy : Searles ever had independent legal adt ice before the signing of the papers. There ; never,; was any direct agreement to drop the came of Searles from the co-partnership, it was done at the request of Mr. Seailen.. i Afb.r Jlrs Searles' death notice was sent to v"Sf h c wporations that the firm owned the jiiMfc .formerly in the name of Mrs. Setde,' there never had been auy attempt at .crccvis to the co-partnership. Once at PL :, Tvt' "the witness had declined to. ,:;,? -. the details to Timothy, te'ling '" 3i he preferred him to get th-jm , ; his mother. If the w itness aud'iijiin had refused to ailow Mrs. Seujl;.""fraw out securities as they de-' de-' isirci j ilivjir remedy would be by suit in equi'. J .of breach of contract or for a dissolution dissolu-tion pt " the co-partnership. During the past 'm ee years the witness had spent half time at the office in the Molls B.uiley then called for the books of the co-partyc-ship, whieh were procured. The wrj-SM continued that there was a provi-si? provi-si? in t'ie articles for the contiuuance of thfc fevpartnership after the death of one of the parlies. There had been some trans-fera- f-f real estate in California direct from MiO. svles to parties since the deeds w ere eeei,.vdto Mrs. Searles. " xfet. witness was then examined on the ca5 "book, of the Sirm. The income had always been about the minimum, averaging ab-.ut S3,000,000. Ttvere had been no drafts on tho principal by either parties. Stillman in JSt3, when they met Timothy in St. Paul eniepvand to dissuade him from iroiog east. The t-.aniig was then closed; the will al-loiredai al-loiredai notice of appeal given. |