Show ORERE I ITO TO SUSTAIN THE WILL The Van Alstine will contest case will go to the jury some time today The testimony of the contestants was all in before noon yesterday and and when they rested their case the defendants m moved ved vedor for or a peremptory instruction to the jury to return a verdict sustaining the will vill Judge Stewart overruled the motion motion motion mo mo- tion and the defendants began the In Introduction Introduction introduction In- In of testimony which will be completed today Dr Keogh was as the first witness called by the defense but he was not permitted permitted permitted permit permit- ted to testify the contestants objecting on the ground that he was Van Al- Al Alstine's stines stine's physician Miss Colburn who was of the witnesses to the will testified that she had heard Van iVan Alstine say that Mrs Van Alstine wanted to alter the will but that he had made it as he wanted it it and he would not alter it for her A A. H. H Tarbet testified that Van Alstine Alstine Alstine Al Al- stine was very cautious in business matters matters matters mat mat- and that before going to the hospital hospital hos hos- pital pita he w was s 's s very bitter against his wife That lie drank about ten glasses of beer a day and took one drink the day he went to the hospital that when he visited Van Alstine at atthe the hospital he found him him in in inthe the possession of all his faculties J. J C. C Goad Cad and W. W H. H Clark testified as to Van Alstine's sanity during the time time that they were acquainted with him Charles Crismon and C. C H. H Wilson said that while they h hd d seen seea Van Alstine under the influence of liquor r they considered him rational Jessie Blair a nurse testified that she frequently visited Van Alstine at the hospital an and that upon the day he made his will he was rational p. p D. D H. H W Wenger nger who drew the will t. t testified that It was drawn in accordance accordance accordance accord accord- ance with Van Alstine's request That after affixing his signature Van Alstine declared that It was his last will and andI testament that Mrs Irs Van Alstin Alstine protested protested pro pro- tested against the provisions of the I instrument and that Van Alstine said that it was Just as he wanted it |