The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
!" BE NO TROUBLE
"Over My Estate When 1 am
Cone" Said Gordon.
According to Witness in Gordon
Mum Trial Today.
1T WAS RIGHTMIRE.
Star Witness for Widow in the
Will Suit.
Other Old Friends of Gordon
Say He Was Sane.


| HE was shaking with palsy worse
than usual and he laid his trembling
hand upon my arm. After I am dead
and gone he said. there will be no
trouble over my estate. If I gave all
had to nv wife she would not be repaid
for her kindness and care for me- That
was all ever heard him talk Of family
'affairs.''
That is the testimony of w. F. Right
mire in the Munn-Gordon case today
during which hearing a number of ac-
quaintances of the late G. s. Gordon
were placed on the stand by the defense
That brief conversation took place one
day as Mr.. Gordon walked across toward
his home from the Potwin station post
office which was at that time a sort of
rendezvous for the men gossips of that
| day. Mr.. Gordon was quiet man, but
of the crowd. Mr.. Rightmire was con-
fessedly one of the gossips and the con-
versation had been one concerning the
death of an old man and the after liti-
cation over his estate.
Rightmire Important Witness.
| 'Is there a conversation which you
can remember distinctly" Rightmire
was asked.
Yes. Captain Booth, Captain Buck
ner, Mr.. Gordon and myself were gath
discussing a certain case then in court.
have now forgotten what it was, but
1 it was about the estate of some man
| Just dead. I was not particularly inter-
ested and Mr.. Gordon, suddenly arose
| and started across the street north.
| Joined him and he asked me what /
| thought of the case. Now. can not re-
peat here just what / said, for spoke
very emphatically, but the substance or
| my remarks was that / considered 1t a
shame that after the man was dead his
children should fight for what he left"
Then followed the conversation above.
| Mr.. Rightmire answered that he con,
\ sidered that Mr.. Gordon was of SOUND
mind UP to his last illness.
| N. G. Edelblute, the Potwin druggist,
was placed on the stand. After pre-
| liminary questions he was asked:
do you remember any particular
don when he made purchases at your
| store?" N.
! mo, sir"
"In the general conversation which
you heard In the store in which he and
others were engaged, how did ne con-
| duct himself?e -,s-
He answered promptly any questions
7 As to, Mr.. Gordons mind, Edelb1ute
answered that he thought it sound.
| Morphine Was Bought.
| You may state whether any one
purchased medicines for Mr.. Gordon
"A nurse, Mrs. Cook, of Stormont
| hospital"
what was it?"
morphine"
How often did she come for it?''
"a number of times"
did Mrs. Gordon pay for il?
| MRS. Cook paid for it several times,
| then Mrs. Gordon asked me to keep an
account, stating that she wanted to
| see how much morphine was being
given Mr. Gordon and that she feared
| he was being given too much.
On cross examination Mr.. Troutman
tarashed the witness with a number of
| questions concerning checks VIII , he
had cashed for Mrs. Gordon, proving
that they had been drawn for larger
sums than the bills and taking cash for
| the balance.
Showing the witness a bill for some
40 items he asked how many were for
morphine and the witness could not an
swer.
you don't know much about your
| business, do your"
81 do" the druggist answered calmly.
Then number of copies of the orig
| inal prescription for morphine which
was furnished by DR.. Mum, son-in-law
of Mr. Gordon were shown him and he
was asked if he was in the habit of
making copies for people
WHO was this one for?" was asked.
Mrs. Gordon"
'And who this one?"
1.-THE sheriff, I think
! ibid the sheriff ask for it telling you