Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-31
would like to have me on her side.
Trust For Benefit of Son.

yould like to have me on her side.
Trust For Benefit of Son.
I'm answer to questions about her
affairs, she said that she had put her
property into the hands of three trus-
tees, Henry NJ. Baker, Archibald Nc
Lellan and Mr.. Fernald of Concord;
that it was chiefly in bonds but that
she had other property, and that she
did this because it was in conformity
with her faith and that no man could
serve two masters, God and Mammon.
She said that she would do this to
see that her money would eventually
20 where she wanted it to go, that is,
to the church she had established. She
stated that she had taken care of her
son, built him a house and furnished
it from top to bottom and had done
everything for him; that in February
last she had put money in trust for
him; that he had not paid his insur-
ance nor his poll tax nor his other
taxes and that she was running in
debt and that she had made a trust of
one hundred and twenty-five thous
and dollars and had put it into the
hands of that honest man (pointing
to Mr. Streeter) and two Others
She referred to the fact that many
years before, when her husband died
she asked her son to come home, say
ing, You are all | have; come home
and stay with mother and l will let
you have all my property, all my real
estate. Here is a home up here and
mother waiting for you if you will
come and live with me- But he re-
fused She referred to the condition
in her trust deed that George Wash
ington Glover and Andrew Jackson
were to have different forms of edu-
cation. She declared that the trus-
tees of the deed were Mr.. Baker, Mr.
Mcclellan and Mr.. Fernald; that she
had chosen Mr.. Baker because he was
a good and successful man to be trust
ed, and that the others would dispose
of her money conscientiously.
Good Judgment in Investments.
Then she said that her property
was mostly in bonds; that she coulG
not be tempted to invest in stocks, moi
even in preferred stocks, and that
upon one occasion she had taken the
advice of one of her students and haC
lost ten thousand dollars and thai
she had never bought stocks since
When asked if she had been interested
in mining stocks, she said: No, l des.
pise mining stocks. When asked, Has
any one ever tried to make you buy
mining stocks?' she replied, Yes, in.
deed When asked who, she replied
My SON She said that when she
bought bonds she always picked ou
just those she wanted, government OF
municipal bonds, and that when she
selected any, she had a book which
she consulted in regard to the popula.
ton of the chief cities, and that she
would find out what the population
was before she would take any inter.
est in them, because it was safe tt
know If the community was response.
BILE. When asked if it made any diff.
ference about the size of the cities, she
said Yes, she found it did, and thai
she always formed an estimate of theil
wealth.
Throughout the entire conversation
she showed no evidence whatever OF
any mental disease. She did not mani
fest any decisions, which she probably
would have done had she been para
noiac, as it has been asserted she was
nor did she once refer to malicious
animal magnetism, which | understood
was alleged to be an evidence of heI
state of mind. In person she was neat
and clean and | am informed is most
careful about the condition Of her
house, quickly noting any changes that
may be made in the arrangement OF
the furniture, books or decoration
that she gives her own orders, mana
ges her own servants, and suggest the
selection Of food. During my visit ]
heard the sound of electric bells re-
peated two or three times, signals ev-
identity being made, and | was inform
ed that this was in accordance with
a code she had established for sum-
moning to her the different members
of her household. She pays her own
bills, sometimes questions the use OF
provisions, comments upon the change
in menu, takes an intelligent interest
in the affairs of her native town and
events of the day.
Entirely Competent to Manage Her