The Ottawa free trader., 1886-12-25
rur GREAT WILL CASE,

sffect. | never SAID any tnihg VI 'ho h'"N w
any man.
B,.d,,,ct: first suggested giving the
mortgage; on two previous occasions when
he was we'll | borrowed money OF him ana
gave no security other than my note' but at
this time, knowing he was of weak mind'
offered security so that would be above
susn;c;on. He told me that his house un'
furnished cost him 10000; on this subject
the last conversation had with him was IN
1888.
C,o,, Er: Don't remember to have au
tborized Judge Evans to negotiate loan Tor
nc with my uncle nor to offer 800 to any
one to negotiate the loan.
NANCY BLACK: Acquainted with X. Il
wears during last years Of his lie met
r. often; saw him on business at his house
once q year, on these occasions saw him Tor
haitian hour at a time In June, 49, | was
of his house as nurse for three weeks. After
that was there Dec H. 1888, and last of
Nav. S4 staid about half an hour
Skuse was present; II. was weak, both in
body and mind. About the middle of June,
81, ISIS" Mt first objected to having me
see him; r didn't know me; he sald. IN
reply 10 me, that he didn't kn ow my uncle,
Cbas Black; the room was light on the
.ytroe, il was always Il. 5 habit to speak to
me W en- we met On the visit OF June '6i'
he wa, weak In June, 49, while | was
there he saw me every day and and spoke
10 me.
Cross Er: Talked on Thursday and on
Tuesday with Dr. Vance in relation to what
| would testify to; don't remember TO have
had any conversation with Mrs. Gedney
Mrs. Elias Day or Farnsworth, about RS
mental condition; never to any person said
that he had better mind than the lawyer
who were trying to break his will talked
with Mrs. Reedy more than to any one else
about his state Of mind
f C. LEWIS: In company with Gov. Ham !
ilton | called on r. about the last day OF
Oct 81; we conversed with him; he was
physically weak, and in our conversation |
90. .cluded that he was mentally 80. K. told
me, {, at he had sent his stock to Cable to
help l,laa in a controversy with Vanderbilt,
and wanted me to get it back; ! and L.,
about Dec. %, "a, went to see about it; on
the Wednesday before he died he told me
that the story Of the railroad stock was all
a mistake. On Dec. 30 "a, pretty feeble
GrOss Er: BetwsRs the Jet Of Aug and
Dsc-2Q SO, car not say that upon any oc
,at'nt oh er than the two have mentioned
- mind was either strong or weak; on the
Wednesday before he died he was mentally
as strong As ever; in Dec. don't think he
talked very intelligenty about the railroad
stock; he had mind enough to have tran
sac,ed ordinary business; he in fact did
transact ordinary business matters and did
30 inrelligently.
Re direct: The business wholly consisted in
Mr.. Il. receiving check for $1,000, and he
said that he would endorse it upon the note
which he could not at that time find.
DR.. CLENpENEN Am coroner Of La Sale
county and U. S. pension examiner; have
had occasion to observe persons suffering
from nervous diseases. Knew r. for 8 or 10
wears. About election time in "a went in
company with Justice Weeks to see X. His
physical condition was very much deterio.
rated; mentally he didn't seem Ms had
before known him; in my opinion he could
have transacted only very ordinary business
CHAs KELLEY Have lived in and about
Ottawa - years; known r, for 20 years
was in his employment rs hired hand ana
overseer, etc. for Ia years; in the first OF
April l. at his request, left my position
MS overseer and went to take care OF him,
give him whiskey, rub him, etc. took
care of him day times until May, aud then
Skuse came and helped take care Of him
until he died. When first went there he
had smothering spells: this condition lasted
about ten days about April II, drove him
out 8 or 6 times and then Dr. Hathaway
ordered them discontinued. At this time
his condition was no better daytmcs he
slept much From the latter part Of April
90 long as | attended him he would begin at
times 10 tell something and forget what i
was, he would often talk about his wife and |
say that she was in the other room. WI O. !
che witnesses to the first will came | tDoS |
him down stairs, he was about that tine
unable to sleep unless given medicine. |
used 10 give him whiskey-two tablespoon
fuls every two hours; Sis gave him the
chloIal according to the direction of DR.
HaheWay. About the first Of June one
Sunday after he commenced to be driven
Qua by Skuse, while going to the farm, he
sold me 10 have the driver stop that man
had got his coat out Of the carriage; nothing
Of the kind had occurred Beginning of
June till the middle of July his condition
wa poor; he would ask queer questions. |
Daring middle and latter part Of June |
Il