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Show , iaoi 111 TRIAL IMS IIP Arguments Next Wek in Big Suit; Attorney Is Witness to Making of Wiiro7 the Deceased OWING to the protracted illness ill-ness of Mrs. C. B. Diebl, who was to have been ealletl as a witness for Mrs. "Susan Brans-ford Brans-ford Emery Holmes, plaintiff in the $800,000 will suit case being tried before Judge Harold M. Stephens In the Third district court, sn adjournment adjourn-ment was taken after thla morning's sens ton until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. If Mrs. DJehl has sufficiently, recovered ao that a deposition may be taken before Judge Stephens snd counsel on both sides. It wilt be taken. I Tf not. the case will be closed and; arguments will be heard. The suit has been brought by Mrs. Holmes against her nephew, Wallace Bransford, to recover one-half of the estate willed to him by his wife, Mrs. f trace Emery Bransford, adopted daughter of Mrs. Holmes. Mrs. Holmes alleges that her nephew uaed undue Influence over hie wife In an effort to have a will made In his favor. She also claims that Mrs. Bransford was subnormal mentally. TRIAL NEAR END. k It Js stated by counsel for both sides, the personnel of" which Includes Judge W. H. Dickson, Judge J. H. Marshall, A. C. Kills and E. B. Crltch-low Crltch-low for the plaintiff, and W. W. Ray, J. L. Rawlins and Athol Rawlins for the defense, that arguments will require re-quire two day of two sessions each and that the case will be concluded next week. More than ISO exhlhlts have been of -fered In evidence and will remain In charge of the clerk from now until Monday, during the day and evening, so that they may be referred to by members of counsel on both sides. The only witness called today was JUtorney W. -M. Bradley, who test I - fled that he drew the wilt and deeds f transfer for Mrs. Grace Bransford which were the motive ior tne pres- ant uit. 4VILLMAK1NQ DESCRIBED. He stated that he had known the Brans fords for three years and had lived In the Bransford apartments where they resided. He declared that Mrs. Bransford showed no evidence of undue Influence while making her will. Wsllsce) Bransford also made a will m favor of his wife at the same time. Late In 1915, he said, the defendant spok to him and asked If legal details de-tails regarding his and his wife's property prop-erty could be arranged to insure a joint ownership In the property, so that In case of the death of one or the other tha property would revert to the survivor without litigation. Hs stated that while Mra. Brans-ford's Brans-ford's will waa being executea tne de-defendant de-defendant remained In an adjoining room, and vice versa. 1906 WILL. He testified that a will made by Mrs. Bransford In favor of her hua-hand hua-hand In 190C, which was brought to him. In a sealed envelope by Wallace Bransford and hla father, waa torn open by- him In their presence tn the law office of the witness. l. He testified that the wills were so drawn that neither party could dispose dis-pose of the property without the consent con-sent of the other. Bransford asked, according to Mr fConflnned nti page BRANSFORD WILL BradlyB tttlmonr, to arranr the dfl4ds mo thnt h cNiuld not tak ad-van ad-van tag of the contra.1 by nelllna or riiaptMtna: of hla wife's prtperty without with-out hr roneent. Judire Wk II. Dlrkaon ntcmtle) the d4fend.iit to the stand Juet befrtre the doming of court end quentloned him In regard to atatvmrnt made prvi-oiiely prvi-oiiely durlnf examination that Mrs. ltolme had nvr aastd itr adopted dauRhir to receive with ht at any octal function. Judo Pick eon reed extracts from the society columns of local newspapers which stated that Mrs. Holmes had Riven theatre parties en several occasions and that Wallace Hransford and hla wife were amone-the amone-the BueetH. One whs Riven In honor of Mrs. Walter Keddle. wife of a witness wit-ness called for the defense yesterday. Mrs. Keddle was a guest of the Hrans-forda Hrans-forda at the time according to the clipping. Tha witness declared he could not recall such a party. nr could he recall re-call a ChrlfMmas dinner and tr enjoyed en-joyed by the xranefurd and Holmes families at the Amelia palace In 1110. , JUDGE ASKS QUESTIONS. He could not recall a dance given 1 at tha Amelia palace art nailery, December De-cember 7, mo. described hy the newspaper as being a beautiful and elaborate affair, at which member of the braneford family, inrludlne: Wal- , lace and hist wife, receKed with Mrs. Holme. Judge I-Mcknon asked the defendant de-fendant what he meant by an entry In , tha diary of Mrs. Untneford la- his ehand writing, under date of July, 1IWK. j In which he referred to his aunt as ; "Susie." He couldn't recall. - j An explanation was asked regarding another entry under date of June I. 104. aa follows: "Have taken position posi-tion as private secretary, no salary." The witness stated that the entry had been made by him becsus MIhs ternary tern-ary had been helping hun make out the monthly bills for the greenhouse owned- by hla father. |