The Ottawa free trader., 1886-12-25


take care of him; he was afraid som cone
would remove him by poison lie was able
To have transacted ordinary business uhtil
the 10Th of the month, | keep no written
memorandum of these matters. have
talked so much about it that | don't forget
il. At no time that saw him in May or
June was he capable to have talked an
hour nationally on any subject. On May
brought K down stairs at BAN. Think
ibe witnesses came in the afternoon; | sat
on the stairs and waited about an hour until
the witnesses came out; | wasn't with X
much that morning; when the witnesses
came DR.. Hatheway told me to leave the
room; he told me to give X. all the ~hiskey
| could that day; | did 50. can't swear
that he WAS on that day drunk or in sucn
men al condition that he could not do ordl
nary business. In the fall his mind used to
brighten up once in while; once in Dec,
when he paid his bill Mt Porters. Skuse
came on Sunday, May b, Sl. | remember
seeing Gillen ana Demerritt.
Re Direct: On May s, '8i GI!len did the
writing; h. did none. When | drove Is
around d reminded him that there were bills
owing at different places.
RICHARD SKusg-Resided in Ottawa for
2S year; knew Reddick ever since can re-
member; worked for him in the last | 3 years
about three years steady, and took care OF
him the last year Of his life. On May a., ~,
wen, at Reddick' 5 request to take care OF
him. During month of May he WAS physi-
cally weak; was with him daily from A.
N. till 9p. VI; hal to fan, dress, battle,
and rum him and bandage his legs his body
was swollen his mind would wander, ana
he would talk about persons not in existence;
IN Nav he was menrally weak and unable 10
transact ordinary business. When wen
there he couldn't walk; 1t was 10 or 10 days
before he could walk out Of the house; in
latter part Of May | took him out riding on
May 9th he asked me how was, and If
had come to see him. Once he told me that
Mrs r. was in the other room; she was in
tact dead One day, while ! was walking
nim around the bed, he asked me whose
house that (his own house was. In June
his mind was about the same as in May. A
week before the will was made he wanted to
get that ten pin ball in the hall; there was
lone there. On June 2lst, 1884, by order
If DR.. Hathaway, went to get the witnesses
o the will; this was after dinner; | had
,een with Reddick in the morning; | left
ome OF the witnesses with DR.. Hathaway and
vent to get Catlin. While will was being
ingned sat IN the hall near the door; after
he will was signed went and put up my
cam and returned TO Reddick, who was in
ed DR.. Hathaway was tanning him. Dur,
ng the p. NJ famed him. During the whole
t June Reddick' $ mind was weak; had
i'm out riding only few times in June; the
ast time before June Dist was in he -
efore. Once, when had deposited some
money for him in Aliens bank and brought !
i'm back the certificate, he tod me to put
/ down in the book; took the book and
certificate TO the bank and had the change
made. In latter part Of June and July he
improved; in August he was weak; in latter
,art Of June his mind was good; mean the
ast two or three days Of June; the rest of
Iune he was unfit to do ordinary business.
Cross E1.-My accounts with Reddick was
Kept in day book; it was in Reddck's ) hand
writing; identifies checks signed by Red
lick December II 1884, for S254, in
,ay ment in full of Skuse; identifies claim
by him to probate court for S6lO
or services to Reddick; same is offered and
'ead). | twice took money to the bank for
Reddick, but | don't remember in what
months; don't remember that on May 5,
1884, any one besides DR.. lIaheway, Hugh
]. Gillen and the inmates Of the house came
nto Reddick's room, or did business with
,m; don think that Reddick was able to
transacted ordinary business that day; may
be mistaken in it, and to the same degree in
,ther days. Murphy staii up with Reddick
IN the night Of June 10Th as he had every
night in May and June; heard him once in
May mention provisions of his will; on morn
ng Of June 2lst Reddick occupied library
room up stairs and came down for his break.
'ast think that Mary and Isis" waited on
he table; after break fast Rcdlick went with
me up stairs; he didn't 60 out during that
lay. DR.. Hathaway came at 9 p. NJ. and
taid till noon. 1t was about 2 p NJ when
,ot the witnesses. The door Of the room
where the will was read was open, and | sat
,y the door and heard NJ. n. Armrtsong
read the will in Il loud voice; from where |
sat could not lean over and see any Of the
p r,ous but Armstrong within; Reddick was
II ,he room when the witnesses came in;
when | went after the witnesses Reddick
vas up stairs; | didn't see Reddlck again
,tter 8 A. M, when the doctor came, until |
went after the witnesses; didn't talk with
Reddick when | went after the witnesses; he
was sitting up; didn't see Reddick after
he witnesses left; went out to take care
Of the team; when returned, DR.. lIatheway
was with him; Reddick was in bed waited