The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-17
INTENDING THE WILL
c..e for Contestants in Kenyon
Case Closed.
xus xunzIE STATEMENT AoAlN.
~1ae,es That Ksaysn Wss In ossA
Health sad Conpetsas-Ths
Federal Grand Jury.

= iii. contest was closed yesterday
gsrnfnz. DR.. Henry Yanceil's expert
| .refmouy. which was not concsuded Mon
= evening, was resumed aud ocenpied
..ne zine. John p Williamson w.s the
- xitnes. for the contestants. lie Was
:. old acquaintance of Kenyon and had
- him on the street about week before
4 death. Kenyon acted so queeriy that
wsIIiarason thought he was drunk. He
..sted With him, bat his conversation WAS
1I.conneeted snd incoherent and he.
ufl;isnson, then discovered that drink
g, not the cause Of his trouble. but that
sss due 20 some physical defect.
The defense opened It's case with r.. NJ.
uaISocn. in whose Office j. III. Kunsis
sI,sres h. made q verbal statement in
rsreh. 1888, relative to Kenyon's mental
.sndstIon. Mnldoon testified that he
rsde . written synopsis Of this statement
,ert day and offered it Ia evidence. IL
80 not signed by Kunzie. who denied It's
sorrec.ness. The synopsis II written In
.>acil on both sides of a small piece Of
stser paper. A strong eight was made TO
erslude its admission on the ground of its
rurel.abiiity, having neither date nor
sxnsture. Finally, Judge Langley allowed
10 be admitted for what IL was worth.
he document reads a. follows:
II. II. kunzie makes the following
easement as to the mental condition of J.
Gardner Kenyon for about ten days prior
a ols death. About one week before that
syvpi This deatbl hearing he was sick. I
eul!ed upon him to offer my services. being
recorder OF Seattle Commanderv. No. 2.
Tnsehts Tempiar, of which he (kenyon)
u
IL room, bat sitting up; said he was
sIl,na. but did not think he was seriously
DIX found him then bright and sble 20
understand and talk in his usual way. l
called again that evening, found he was
seeping. called again still later In the
sysning and found him about bali awake
ID bed Spoke to his nurse. Mr.. and Mrs.
FuImsr and told them TO send for me IL
necessary, but TO do oil they could TO make
him comfortable. At various times after
his date called. found him In bed always
snd most Of the time asleep. called on
Tuesday 1.-THE day the will was made)
about noon and found Drs. Conn and
Coz present, also Judge A. L. Palmer.
4 The latter was asking him tkenyon) ques-
lions about his relatives and wishes as to
Ma will. He appeared TO be clear, bright
and shoughtful. and answered all questions
intesligently. / was present when be
slated What he wanted the different lega-
tees 20 receive. Alter the will was made
and brought into the room by Judge Pal
nser he was asked To sit up on the edge Of
the bed, his feet on the floor. placed q
table before him, and the Judge read the wi i'll
IN the hearing of Messrs. Coo and Conn,
myssls aud Fred Gasch twho was called in
for the purpose Of witnessing the will.
Each clause Of the will Was read to Ken
ron. and he was asked after the reading of
~
( Wished and be NJ times very promptly
aid res: at others he would take little
time to deliberate and then answer. After
he will had been read TO him he was asked
3 n presence of the witnesses IL he would de-
care this to be his last will aud testament.
Ms answer was yes. He was then given
he pen. lie drew the will towards him
On the table and signed II OF his own &C
cord. think he (kenyon) fully know all
that was said and what he was doing. and
vas able mentally to decide and answer all
questions"
James Granger testified a. TO the rela.
tionship between Kenyon and Moore and
to being present when the kunzie state.
ment was made IN the Office of Muldoon.
Mrs. Mary MCGOWAN had known Ken.
ron in the East since 1877 and testified To
bis mental vigor mp to the Saturday
prior 10 his death. on which occasion bis
face had the ruddy appearance of health
and his eye was bright Kenyon appeared
10 her to be Is intelligent as he had ever
hssn.
Mr.. Haines saw him the Saturday be-
fore his death and rode with him on the
ears, and thought he was all right. only
that be was and looked q sick man.
Arthur ST. George testified that the Sat
nrdsy before kenyon's death he settled
With him $500 plumbing bill. Kenyon
would not pay him until he. ST. George.
had frst secured a receipt from the man
ne material Was bought from. He said II
s. George would meet him at o'clock
that day with the receipts he would pay
him. 81. George did so and Kenyon paid
him.
This closed the testimony for the day.
and the case 10 now expected TO reach the
laty by Friday.