The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-19
fHELAWYER'S STORY
!. Describes the Scene at Ken
yon's Deathbed.
~ he DICTATED THE WILL.
.H~s Palmer Gives Strong Kvidenos
-sets,smsnt OF the kunpf Case
rhlmans' Answer 60 Clark.

~ small army OF lawyers engaged on
:. KENYON will case employed the greater
- Of yesterdays session in arguing
- points touching the admission Of
-s,x.in classes Of evidence. This argu-
~nt vas commenced Tuesday evening
:. The question OF extending Mrs. Palmer
IN the witness chair and resumed yes
svdsy morning when court convened
isdre Langley finally decided that, a. she
4. one Of the beneheiaries under the
saL her evidence would hardly be CON-
pssas.
Il order TO save time the attorneys
ed % discuss and have settled by the
.,rrt in the absence of the jury, certain
esser legal questions relative TO the same
xevtson; the first was the admission OF
a evidence Of the two doctors, Conn and
c.. rho attended the sick man during
4, last illness. This was decided in
I.rcy Of the defense, the Judge
lsldiug that their evidence was
sr.sctly competent The last argument
rs over the admission of the evidence OF
sssge A. Z. Palmer, one of the executors,
go drew the will. The contestants made
strenuous fight 10 exclude him but
hsed, Judge Langley holding that ME.
Yasmsr was an entirely competent wit
ma Exceptions were taken on these
ysrous rulings. the jury called back. and
4 about 8 O'Clock In the afternoon the
1ksnse resumed its side OF the case with
r. Palmer.
Alfred L. Palmer testified TO having
IL known Kenyon for eight or ten years
6aa having done professional services for
Nm. though not for four or i've years
ydor TO his death. Both belonged to the
Kaishts Templar. He Was sent for by
Emyon to draw his will. He found him
II he'd and questioned him about the dis
puision OF his property. Kenyon thought
swhile. then said his property In Humboldt
seunty. CAL, should 60 10 his cousin.
Ruth Van vaikenburgh. and her sister
Martha, formeriv Martha Kenyon
Kenyon's manner was sane as
usual. After making notes he went
into another room and wrote the
vii. The name of Watson w. Moore was
nsntIoned, but Kenyon said he did not
SAINT to give him anything. Palmer sug-
eesssd that he ought to give him some
thing, so Kenyon gave him s., also Eu-
rae Moore. He said that Mary Moore
sss good girl. and wanted her to have
500 lie mentioned them as his cousins.
one OF the doctors asked Kenyon If he
wanted to do anything for the old people
tPalmers); Kenyon replied he would at
lsad to them afterwards. The doctor sug-
eesled 1t should be done now. Then Ken
Jon said: "Well, I will give them $500;
sseh Of them 800" The rest OF his prop
Nty he asked TO be gwen to Benjamin
Kenyon.
Palmer was about half an hour drawing
the will and told Kenyon 1t would be
necessary to have an executor. Kenyon
rejected awhile. then said. whats tho
matter with you being one Of them 2" The
witness answered that be would act II
rsnted, aud asked him whom he wanted
fr the other. Kenyon again reelected
md several names were eanvaxsed over !:
fnaliy he fixed on Frank Poniius. In
discussing his death, Palmer asked if he
wanted TO be buried by the Knights Tenn
plar, and he replied. Yes" While Pal
msr was making notes from Kenyon be-
fore writing the will. Kenyon said TO
somebody present:
"Don't talk so loud: walls are thin and
somebody may hear"
One of the doctors looked out and said
that no one was there. When Palmer
came In With the will finished for
sIgnatur. Kenyon was sitting on the side
Vi his bed with his feet on the floor
Palmer told Kenyon 10 pay strict stten-
ton and object II tina will was not RICH
Then he read each clause separately. aud
ss,hf
word sgnifying his assent When he had
finished. kunzie, Conn and Coe were
there. Palmer said two witnesses wonld
be necessary. kunxie WAS chosen for
enc and one of the doctors went out and
brought in Gasch for the second. Palmer
asked Kenyon ii this wa, his last will
and testament. and IL those two Witnesses
sers satisfactory, TO ali of which he an
swered. Yes" A table was brought in
sad Kenyon commenced signing. saying
something apoiogesicaily about his sigma
iare. The tao witnesses then signed,
sh!le Kenyon was sitting on the bed I;
then Kenyon told Palmer TO take the will
and take care of II. When Kenyon lay
aosn on the bed tile doctors gave him
some milk Kenyon's face was red and
I'D nos indicate that he was 50 sick as he
really was. and Palmer could not realize
ha, Cohn was right in saying that he
seald die in from four 10 i've days. Ken
yon seemed just as bright aud intelligent
ssyer. and thinks Kenyon understood
NE will and knew what he was dong.
The witness did not believe any one could
Asvs gotten Kenyon 30 do any different
tem what he wanted.
Al o'clock the court adjourned with
W. Palmer siiil on the stand. and the case
vi be resumed At Q 50 this morning.
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