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A HU&BAND'S WILL.
. . Contested by Widow.
.-The Chief . Justice -(Sir William twine) .
yesterday continued .the heaving of the ease
in. which, the validity of . the last will of
J6hu McAninb,: late of Mack Rivcv, near
Yarrauv. farmer, is' questioned." ,A" caveat
against the grant of probate tvas filed by
Bridget McAninly, widow of testator, and
it was upon the return of the order 'nisi
calling on her to show uaiisc why probate
should not.be granted that the ease cainc
into court. . McAninly opposed pro
bate on several grounds, amongst which
wore a want, of testamentary rapacity, and
an allcgtion of undue infiticucu.on the part
of testators daughter EmRv.-. .
.'Mrs. Agnes Cranny, a daughter of testa
tor, who was examined on Friday, was
crp?.s-cxamiucil. yesterday .by Mr, T. C.
Urcuiian on behalf of the cavcntrix. »She
said she had not been offered any induce
ment to give evidence in tho case. Under
her lathers will she was to get a piece of
land, which she was told was ,vuluod at
£2000. She had not told anyone she was
getting £1000 for giving evidence to up
hold the will. In a" conversation with a
Mr. Wilson - she said she had asked for
£1000, but did not get it. It was not true
when .she said it. 1 .
The Chief. Justice: What did you say u
tar .? - '14,
WitneSs: In the course of conversation,
because he was "sticky-hosing" ' into the
case.
Air. firennan: Did your husband say in
your presence that an offer of 40 bullocks
was no good— that you wanted £1000 ?
Witness: Xo.
Emily .Alice McAninly said her mother
was 70 years of age. Fovrthc last ten years
her mother's relations with testator were
always unfriendly. Her sister Ellen looked
after lier iatlier until 1914, and from that
year onwards witness cared for liim. She
transacted his business for him. She first
drove, him round in a buggy, and then io
'ii. motor car. The three homestead blocks
given to licr under the deed of gift were
worked as a homestead property. Testa-
tor told her when he was going to his
solicitor, Atr. Skinner, -that he was giving
her the homestead block to make her
secure after he had gone. She said she
was satisfied with what she got under the
Will, but as he appeared to feel bo strongly
Hvout the matter bIig said she would accept
the deed of gift. Witness was not friendly
with her mother. She alwus thought wit
ncss was doing too much for testator. Tin,
will and deed of gift were testator's own
suggestion. She dia not in nnjJ way attempt
to influence him, one way or the other, in
-regard to the disposition of his property.
1': Brennan: Do you consider the dis
position of the property made by your
tathor in March, lff2o, a fair disposition.
; \\itness: les.: .-I cannot say l.got move
the ianuly, even taking, tho deed
oi gift into consideration. The land under
the deed is worth about £40 an acre, and
abnu\tO000 Cn Unrfci tlle 18 vuIl,c
iliat is £10,000. you receive under tlic
will and deed ot. gift. Do you say you
did not receive more than all the members
or the family ?— Probably I did. But
what about the amount of land he hud
giyen to the. boys before. I sacrificed mv
!lrS f,?V nine years to look after him, uml
it 1 dm not do it father would have had to
pay £4 4/ a week for a trained nurse. He
piovmcd tor all the family beforehand.
.Will ypu deny that your brothers and'
sisters worked hard and honestly wlvile on
Ui® f«»nn ? father said lie could not trust
Frank. Mother worked verv hard in her
early days. . -
The witness was still under cross-exami
nation when the court adjourned.
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