The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16

order to have him near the house. one
sent for Levi Miller to see II she had the
money in bank. He said he would at
tend to the matter, ana Afterwards
bought the house, taking mortgage for
SO, 100, and charging the coachman . per
cent. interest which was really paying
Interest. Mrs. Aultman said she didn't
approve of this When we first called,
Mrs. Aultmnn recognized DIR. Macdonald
and myself, and gave us chairs.
"She said If she regained possession OF
her property and found it was properly in
vested she would make no changes, but II
the investments were not good she would
re.invest 1t under the advice Of her
counsel.
"In regard to the estate she said she
could not get the information from the
guardian. She had drawn checks which
had ben paid, with the exception of one
| when she wanted to go to New York.
when the payment of the check was re-
fused. She had trusted Lcvi Miller, and
had perfect confidence in him until re-
Gently, and called him Br ther Levi. If
he was in real distress now, she said she
would help him.
ABOUT MRS AULTMAN.
"Mrs. Aultman Is not extravagant her
demands are moderate, dress simple, and
personal appearance oleanly Her hand
writing Is firm, and letters written by
her are we'll expressed, with no evidence
of any failure. She said she slept well,
but had worried sUmc over the trial, and
had not slept as good as she did two
weeks ago
"She has no delusions, and spoke kind
| ly of every one excepting two persons
| These are not delusions, as she believes
the guardian and Mrs. Hartcr have not
| treated her we'll. | agreed her dislike was
well founded She has good memory,
but at times It is little faulty.
"She referred in dramatic and touch
ing way TO her alleged hilarious conduct,
and explained the matter by saying her
little granddaughter, Elizabeth Hartcr,
came to visit her. She played with the
dog, and when she became tired Mrs. Ault'
man gave the child n toy plano. Elizabeth
wanted to playthe piano, and asked Mrs.
Aultman TO dance. She told the child she
was too old to dance, but finally went
through q few steps to please the little
one, and that was the extent of the dane
ing. She also referred to the trip of DR..
Brant and wife on their wedding tour,
and of the invitation to accompany them.
NOT DELUSIONS.
II questioned her regarding the rose,
wood bedstead, the statement of Mrs.
Harter that she married Mr.. Aultman foI
! his money, and regarding having nc
knowledge of the appointment Of the
guardian. These are not insane, but
| F,I nf npifN
between the parties. The more serious OF
these is in regard to the guardian, but she
didn't believe it until DIR. Portmann told
her She became indignant then, and
did everything in her power to regain her
freedom. She saw Levi Miller didn't act
as If he was her guardian. This would
indicate she had sound mind.
"I think she suffered. with melnncholia
several years ago, but has now fully re,
covered She now has no melancholia, nc
domentia, no delusions. She is entirely
sane, and rs competent to transact bust
ness as any woman Of her age l know"
CROSS-EXAMINATION.
The cross examination was conducted by
Judge Day. He wanted to know how II
came Sarah Bomberger managed to keeI
quiet when ne was talking to Mrs. Ault
man, and the doctor said he supposed shC
recognized the propriety of not saying
anything. " lam glad she did so once,
answered Judge Day.
Judge Day then asked number o.
hypothetical questions, among which
were the following:
"If 1t should turn out that In the state
mcnt other estate she gave large items
she didn't own, and left out large one'
she did own, what would that indicator
1t would shake my belief as to an ac
curate memory"
Suppose when she was sued for back
taxes she insisted to her attorneys shC
didn't own certain property; what would
that indiCate?'
1T would show she didn't know what
she had, and If she could not be reasoned
out Of the idea, 1t would be IA delusion,
said the doctor, "but where l came from
it is n common thing for people to evadC
paying taxes. II she had written six in
sane wills, handwriting would not be I
test in her case.
Witness then told Of the rosewood furni
ture story, the guardianship matter, anc
of Mrs. Harter insulting her because sht
married Mr.. ultman, and said If thes
stories as told by Mrs Aultman were no
true, then they would be delusions, bu
not necessarily insane ones.
DDEVInUNN pIpNUUI u