| Show BURTONS BURTON'S MIND ENTIRELY ClEAR RELATIVES AEl TIVES SAY ssi Defense Introduces Many Witnesses in n Davis County Coun Coun- ty Will Contest Trial Trial Continued Till Tuesday JAI n Nov No 3 Further Further hearing In the win will contest case in which the seven children of or John JohnV Johny W. W Burton are aro endeavoring to break the will e o of their father ather in which ha lie left hIs his estate estate to his third wife Mrs Mary olary l Kathrine Burton Durton and amI only 1 I each eath to the children was as aR postponed until Tuesday morn morning in by Judge George S. S Barker Darker of the Second district court Friday No court was held here tod toddy today h Judge Barker Barkr having baYing other business in Ogden and he will not hold court Monday Mon a as that Is law Jaw and motion day in Ogden Three witnesses for tor the defense testified at the afternoon session of court Frida Friday that Burton BUrlon was as of ot sound mind that he was a keen business man man a kind husband and that no dispute as to his mental condition was T raised until the th Ume of or his death Mrs Ir Martha Burton Durton sister in law o of the deceased who resides in Itt Park Valley yaney testified that DUr Burton on appeared grieved and sorrowful when he talked to her hr about the treatment he received from his dren She said that If It Burton was not a II sane man man there wc were re no sane sune men Mrs Burton Durton testified that Burton spoke highly of ot his I third ird wife Ire and that she had visited their home and that the they appeared happy and seemed fond of ot one another NEVER ATTENDED SCHOOL Jos Joseph ph Burton Durton brother of or the tho late John Burton Durton testified that I Burton had never ne gone one to to school and that he went to work In the tho I coal mines In England when h ho was wras S years of age He said that hi hl Ills brother was of a keen mind and anI was a good business man of or sound judgment He lie also testified that no one Ohe ever questioned the sanity of or Ms his brother until after arter his death Bishop Frank Hyde of or the Kays ays- ays ville me ward of which Burton Durton was a a. member stated that he had bad known Burton Durton Intimately for the past ten ton years ears of ot his life lite that ho he knew hint him in church social and business N nf- nf fairs faira He lie stated that he was posItive positive tive Burton Durton was absolutely normal and that his mind was clear and keen at all nil times Bishop Hyde testified that Burton DUrlon was a constant attendant at his bIs church and Sunday Ich school He said that Burton told him that he had made him Bishop Hyde de trustee In his first will and had arranged for tor him to distribute his money to the poor of ot Kays each year ear at Christmas time CHILDREN AGAINST HIM At one time Burton Durton explained to him his reason for not arranging Ing to 0 leave lea anything to his bis children stating stating stating stat stat- ing that the they had all turned against him him that the they had hatI lied about hImin hIm hm in testifying against him in the di divorce til- til vorce orce case ease and that they had all ac- ac ac accepted witness fees Bishop Il hyde de I testified He lie repeated this statement statement state state- ment mont to him again not long before his death and added that during toe me last lust eight years following the di divorce ai- ai vorce ever every otto ono of or his children re refused rc- rc fused to recognize him when fh they y met met him Bishop Hyde said I Bishop Hyde testified that Mrs Mr Burton Durton No 0 3 was a member of ot Mia lila church and that Burton alwa always s 's I spoke highly o of her and that that they seemed to be beery very ery thoughtful l anI and affectionate to one another red Fred Burton Durton another brother of ot I Burton residing In Utah testified d that he visited his brother every evory year eal and that he had worked with him on th the range He lie said that lu tu resembled his brother John greatly and that they were a good deal of ot the same typo type of ot mind Ho He said that his Ills brother John waYs was strong strom willed and when ho he thought l he a awas was right he would slick stick t to hl his opinion He lie further testified that his brother was good to his stock lie He said that he had seen lieen his brother I. I kill a few lambs to keep them from rota starving ln to dea death tb which all sheep sheep- men did Ills His broth brother r cried w when en he told him of ot the way his children had treated him him ho t testified |
