Fleming upbeared for plaints Mr. C..S, Franklin and Mr.
Lewis for defendant; and Mr. A.
Preston acted for the mother, wife, law of the defendant.
Preston stated that he had led 4 petition by three ladies who were related to the defendant, Wei-sion, with reference to this ea and he Would ask to be heard, Aly. Fleming opposed Mr. Preston's appearance as the statement which he was about to make was for the benefit of the defendant, but the Assessor said that the Court would hear Mr, Preston, Mr. Preston said that the administration of the estate of defendant's father had been adjudged in the hands of the defendant, his mother, his wife and his elder brother, who had xinee died, agreement had been made between chem that all matters were under their joint authority and the aeeision of the majority would count, In the deal with Moody, the others had no knowledge of what Sefendant had done or was doing, hence they were going to ask for: time in order that un account should be made and that defendant's share] should be used towards the payment of Mark L, Moods, There was un elder branch of the family, continued counsel. The elder brother of the defendant had been Texaily married. True, he died before the ceremonies but, in ae. cwrdanee with Chinese custom and aww, he was betrothed and suttire wife entered the home just fas though the ceremonies had taken place and she wax considered to be: hin legal wife, "Marriages in Heaven"
Such marriages were described by the Chinese ux "Marriages Heaven."
Mr. Rodger Preston could not intervene after judgment.
He could have intervened during the proceedings.
marriage of the elder brother after his death was not in accordance ith Chinese law which, as a matter facts onpored. such cribed ax the dead brother's wife could only be fed and supported until deaths There was now only} tone heir to the estate and that was the defendant. All of the estate was his. Mr. Preston's petition suid counsel, "was without legal rounds according to Chinese law. Counsel would therefore ask that Mr, Preston's application should be Mr. Preston said that the agree went referred to was filed in the Court ax the records would show. Moody was entitled to take all that. Yefendant had, but he was not titled to the estate in which the others had an interest,
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