Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-14
SUIT TO SET ASIDE WILL
 OF MRS. LEFLAR FAILED

to her room by her sister, Miss keeler. He found Mrs. Leflar con scious greeted her in the usual way, shook hands with her, and. after some slight conversation, read to her skeleton draft of a will that he had prepared for her in anticipation of her desire to execute such an instrument. She suggested some few changes in the will. which he made by interlineation. This will devised to Mrs. Leflar's sister the home place, in which they were expiration of which time it was to pass to Mrs. Leflar.s son, Guy Lei lar After the will had been COZ rected to meet with Mrs. Letlars views, Mr Austin asked her if i was drawn as she wished it to be. and she intimated her desire to leave Miss keeler an additional S500. Concurring with her desire, Mr. Austin drew an amendment to the will. Upon the completion of this he called in Mrs. True. Mrs. Leflar's sister and Mrs. NJ. E. Wiley to witness the will. which they did Mr. Austin then took his departure.
 Mrs. Jane Brownlee testified that she had frequently visited Mrs Leflar:: was there shortly prior to her illness and thought she was utterly incapable of making a will: that her mental condition was very imperfect.
 Mrs. Nellie Yach. trained nurse. stated that she was called to at tend Mrs. Leflaf shortly before her illness and that she was not in condition to execute a will, so far as her observation lead her to be- lieve
 Mrs. Lillie Rowland, a trained nurse, stated practically the same as Mrs. Yach.
 Mrs Wiley. the motherin-law of Guy Leflar. also stated that Mrs. Leflar was mentally incapable of understanding the instrument she was executing.
 Guy Leflar. the contestant. and the son of Mrs. Leflar. stated that he left his mother on the after noon she died for tle purpose of and that during that time the will was signed. He stated that drrinc her illness. although he visited her frequently, he was never at any time able to see his mother alone; that his relatives constantly inter- vened. He thought she was men, tally incapable of knowing what she was doing and of understanding the results that would occur there from.
 M. A. Austin. recalled, testified as on his first appearance on the witness stand, at greater length, however, and mQfe explicitly. He dealt with every incident of the oc- currence and. made fully apparent his absolute belief in the conscious ness of Mrs. Lefar and the just ness of her will.
 Mrs. Edgar Brewster testified as to Mrs. Letlar's perfect mentality and concurred with MT. Austin's views
 Doctor J. l.. Caldwell, former Presbyterian minister, stated that he was called to see Mrs. Lef1ar on the afternoon of her death; that he conducted himself as a minister would on such occasion, prayed with her, asked her if she desired any special verses read to her from the Bible; that she replied that she did not and that he then repeated them to her at random; that she seemed to him to be perfectly rational and he was confident that she was men, tally capable of understanding ev- erything she was doing on the day in question.
 Mrs. NJ. A. Austin was with her that afternoon and also at the time she bade the family good bye; had held some conversation with her of an intelligent nature. and was cer tain of her perfect mentality. Miss Bettie Austin's testimony was the same.
 Mrs. Annie M. True, a sister of Mrs. Leflar, was present with her at the time the will was attested; in fact, she was one of the attesting witnesses. She aided Mrs. Leflar by holding pad for her. in signing the will. knew she was aware of the