Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-12

Mr.. McFarlin and said that she would
have nothing more to do with the mat.
ter. That on the Tuesday afternoon
prior to MIR. Cornells death, Mr.. Nc.
Farlin, who had gone NJ 10 SIR. Cor
nelrs room, came jumping down the
stairs waving the alleged will over
his head, and saying, "Its signed! It's
signed" that thereupon he asked her
and her mother TO sign AS Witnesses:
that she procured a pen and ink from
the secretary in the library and that
she and her mother then
signed the will as witnesses; that |
she had paid no attention to the attest
ing clause. supposing that as Mr.. Me.
Farlin had asked her 10 witness II, |
and had said that Mr. Cornell signed |
it, it would he all right for her 10
sign as II witness. And bearing out
her statement. the will itself shows
| lllHI Inc ndlHpS OI ME. h''luTe anu
Mrs Paige are signed in diffcrentkind
of ink than that used by the witness
Aungst, or in the signing Of the will
by the testator.
It il true ilat Aungst contradicted
Mrs. Paige He claims that the will
was signed by Cornell in mis- own room;
that when this signing took place Mrs.
Paige and her mother were both pres.
ent.
THE judge in his opinion says: This
man Aungst has been upon the stand
evidence has been offered here in the
way of dispositions tending to break
down his testimony. AS | look at this
case, feel that ! can lay aside
the testimony of Mr.. Aungst, the
testimony of the experts, and lot of
other testimony connected with the eX-
ecution of this will and decide upon
the evidence that is submitted in this
case about which there can be no
doubt that it is unprejudiced, and /
propose to do that
And well might The honorable judge
brush aside the testimony of Aungst. A
man whom seven or eight of the most
sworn in court proceedings that they
/ would not believe under oath; man
who has been married four times and
divorced three, two of his wives having
obtained divorces on the ground of eX-
treme cruelty;a man who has wandered
about from place to place, engaged in
all sorts of occupations, among which
were those of policeman, street ear
driver, farmer, groceryman, saloonist,
, private detective and alleged nurse;
Il man who at one time swore in court
proceedings that he had followed the
profession or occupation of nursing for
six years, in hospital i'll the city of
Cleveland, but when his record is look.
ed up and it is shown that he had
. lived in Cleveland, all told, scarcely
four years. that during that time he
had been street car driver, Il worker
in a lumber yard, a common laborer,
and for about four or five months
i, prior to his coming to Akron 10 nurse
Cornell an orderly in a hospital at
Cleveland; that he had never had a
days experience as a nurse in his life,
:. admits that his former testimony was
days from the time that he first formed
Mr.. Cornelrs acquaintance, secured,
so he claims, "A note from Cornell read.
ing as follows:
$4,000.
Akron, Ohio, May Z, 1892.
"One day after my Death | i'romest
to pay to Alexander Aungst or Beror
the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
with Interest from date at Four Pei
cent.
"THOS. W. CORNELL
This paper it will be noticed, gives
to the payee thereof nothing in thu
event the maker lives, but offers pre-
MUM of $4,000 for this payee and
holder TO hasten his death. No othel
living witness pretends 10 say that h(
saw Mr. Cornell sign this will.
Against the testimony OF this mar
Aungst we have that of Mrs. Paige
We have the testimony of two repu
table experts who say that it is moi
Mr.. Cornel's signature. And we have
further the affidavit of William Nc
Farlin, which he made some two ol
, three months subsequent to MIR, Cor
nells death, and which is now on ill
in the Office Of the Canadian Copper
} company at Cleveland Ohio, in whicl
Mr.. McFarlin states: THAT about
, two weeks before CornelPs death h'
was unable to sign his name by wal