The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-22

these coins, save few pine tree shillings
found i'm the cellar after the fire, was spent
the afternoon before the fire, in the pur-
chase Of milk, that traffic leaving him
with one copper cent
Reverting to the escape Of Mowry's dog,
the witness said that as soon as "A panel
was kicked out of Reynolds door the dog
came out through the hole.
Mowry Wanted Advice.
Honorable Fayctte i. Bartlett testified
that Martin l.. Mowry came to him 90 get
advice relative to the keys OF Elisha
Mathewson's s safe. This was few days
before Mathewson died The witness
called at the house To see Mr.. Mathewson,
and Martin said that he would like TO
speak to witness before the latter left,
asking the witness TO go To the barn, with
him. When they were in the barn Mowry
said: II want 60 ask your advice, Elisha
has given up TO me all of his keys and has
told me To keep them until prudent time
comes. If anything happened TO him and
when the prudent time had come for me
TO unlock the safe. What shall dof''
The witness told Mowry to follow
Elisha's directions, but as Martin had
asked for advice the witness said that he
wanted 20 further instruct Martin and
told him that without "A will was pro-
duced, he, Mowry, could not get anything
out of the estate. Therefore as he, Mowry,
was the most interested party he snould
see that this will, if there was one, was
preserved. The next time the witness
talked with Mowry on this subject was
Thomas III. Sweet, one Of the prospective
heirs had suggested that the keys be
deposited in some safe place and wanted
the witness To talk with Martin on that
subject. Sweet said that he bad been talk
ing with Martin and could not get his
I-f ,,,h Il
ness saw Martin and told him what the
heirs wanted should De done. Martin was
told that that would relieve him of "a
great responsibility and Martin finally
agreed To accept that advice. Martin and
the witness went TO the Pascoag National
Bank and made the deposit the day after
Elisha Mathewson's funeral. The keys
were later taken back to the house and In
the presence of the heirs Martin opened
the safe.
A recess was here taken until 80 D. III.
No Will Found.
When the inquest was resumed after
the recess Honorable Fayette f.. Bartlett
continued his testimony. Mowry be said,
took the articles from the safe. No will
was found. In the small drawer was
found a sum of money which was not
then counted. It was placed in bag
and tied up. Several bank books were
found which they proposed TO do up and
take to the bank, but at David Mathew
son's suggestion they first took "A memor-
andum of them and all the property with
the key of the safe was taken to the bank
| by Mowry and himself that day. In this
bag of money there was gold and coppers,
! but the witness could not recollect seeing
! any bills. When the witness went home
| the night after the money was deposited,
Martin called upon him and said that
| David MathewsOn wanted the safe keys
| again, and the next morning another
| search was made for the will nr for some
memorandum which would indicate where
| il had been deposited
| On examining tho papers there was
! found "a receipt from MOwry 90 Elisha
| Mathewson dated one year back, which
showed, that there had been a settlement
| in full between them whereas but few
! minutes before this Muwry had been
| claiming that there had never been sucl
settlement. Every desk and drawer al
| the house was searched but no trace OF
| the will could be found
| Joseph loudon testified that he was al
the fire His testimony corroborated that
Of the others who Were present ON that
| occasion.