The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1857-07-04

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the physician not tue 70 tue
so1eJ Mn, Many family ercun's''",s
eposs.sS ..sS;n, Nv patieaes seeking co"psei a".
. 'osu = matters out Of his profession. -.
.on''o.s.. ~ dignity which the met'lcal -
lu,tv wear fo their apspeaka ho'o. = them
a, MT absse the confidence rePosea = ssss,.
i. pas.s lfesial - I
pecuIiarty Of the fs,,ys: 'ss suse riy ms
byeli began business as IRON :. ne met, WisSsass
Edinburgh in is4s. His prot 4tomeeopathist in
from July in that ycsr to A.. enai receipts
eei i6s They grad My ins,as ss4 were
reputation till lie was slte TO k.as' nth his
and they amounted fo &lfss Is. MS re, Carriage
'@e 'as prosss'ona' income 6 twelve mouths vas a:
Among the patients whoisbs Vas .op.,
visit when he had acquired Sesne ooa''' oaaeo to
was the mother of the Darlings as Pos,asn''y,
She died soon after. but the dessor as"o- a,S
lose the confidence of the survivors. H. a.e noe
less easily accounted for the mothers hea,h '- ~
old age. He seems to have, won f cos s
opinion OF them all, if not by decryine III
cal profession, by denouncn, its large Go
and promising them health and long life B is
Imperceptible quantities, he did so for
tainty by declaring irreconcilable host;l;tv
lawyers. In particular, he directed their d.
trust against their agent, MIR Rutherford q.
represented how much better it would he if tbav
had each a private person like himself, instead
OF a lawyer, to manage for them. In this tbev
acqnesccd. But did he Introduce any other
private person? He induced them to tr,nsfer
their property from the agent at Galashies to
one in Edinburgh. But the ultimate nurnos.
of the doctor, as now seen, was to transfer it
to himself. Thomas was the head of those in
whose name the most, if not all of the money.
was invested. A letter was written at the
doctors dictaton by Isabella, and signed bv
Thomas, ordering transfer of the property.
which done, Thomas died very quickly
Margaret was not given TO conversation; alY
the business affairs were Isabella's. To have
destined their property by will for the future
"se of Dlonysns Wielobyck Margaret must
have made testament to that effect. 1t was
easier to pursuade one sister than two Mar
garet died; but the nephcws and nieces at
Galashiels set up claim to her share of tho
estate, she having died intestate, and the opin
ion of the council pronounced them eptitIed
"A tHiS CIiSth tHe uOctOr dictated, ana Isabella
wrote, will, which purported to bequeath tho
ieceased's share to her, and which was sioped
oy Isabella in Margaret's name. And this
document Wielobycki at once uttered as ,.,,
he' knowing it to be forged The fencing
'etween him and the lawyers, his cffronterv
implicitly cunning, and accomplished acting
Se need not dwell upon in this summary g.
ar as events had yet occurred, it was inst
'oss'b'e that the generosity of this friend
nany eminent PEI so:.s of this quality bap h,an
VIM. Palmer was a very Kind o.,,.1.
nan to the poor when his gifts could be seen ~
'en-'t was just possible that the doctor stoon-
to do wrong in the matter of M.rr.r.t,.
'rsed will for the IKE of his esteemed frcnd
ISABELLA. If so, it was indeed heroic not 80
enero'ence to peril himself in body and son1
add to the competency of one who wa. not
Dor. But there was another will made ,ov
e dictated and Isabella wrote testament =.
hich she bequeatbcd, at her death all thu
''perty absolutely to h;m---"to no one e,se -
ere .he words he dictated But the LAWYERS.
'ena'l OF the heir-at-law, suspected and dis
"certed this generous doctor. He was ar
s'eu ana put on trial by jury. and Isabella
not dead