The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-19
Husband Was Dying When She
Came to Rescue.
is NEARING THE END.
of GOrdon-M Mum Con-
test Nearly All Submitted.
An Example of How Investments
We're Made to Count.

The attorneys for the plaintiff in the
Gordon-Mun controversy over the pos
session of the G. S. Gordon estate have
spent the greater part of the dav in
attempting to prove that Mrs. Gordon
was good and true wife to her aged
husband and that she saved his life
during a serious illness in 1901. The evil
dence given by Mrs. Gordon as well as
the nurse who waited on the sick man
at that time indicates that while he
had the best of medical service and at
tention that he was about to die of
pneumonia when his wife by the appIi-
cation of home remedies saved him
after the physicians had said that he
could not recover
He was suffering from a severe at
tack OF pneumonia at the time and ac-
Cord1ng to the testimony of the nurse
and Mrs. Gordon the death rattle had
commenced and the doctors had given
up the patient. Mrs. Gordon had in
sisted in applying hot bran poultices to
the chest of the dying man but the
physicians had objected. After they had
said that he could live but a few
hours Mrs. Gordon applied her hot poul-
tice and according to the testimony of
the witnesses the result was magical
He began to breathe easier and a few
days later was as we'll as usual. The
attorneys for the plaintiff lay great
stress on the fact that Mrs. Gordon at
this time saved the life of the man
whose money is the bone of contention
in the suit which has been in progress
all week and will in all probabilities
run over into next week. The question
as to the loyalty of the wife to her hus-
band up to this time has not been ques-
toned. According to the testimony of
numerous witnesses today a hot bran
poultice is about the NOSE efffciOus rem
edy that can be applied in the case of
to for hot
physicians do not generally use the
remedy.
Knew How to Invest.
The testimony in the GordonMun
case also demonstrates how easily it
is to acquire a fortune if one just
knew when and where to invest in real
estate. Thirty-five years ago Mr.. Cor
don was worth less than $4,000 and
this he invested in real estate in and
near to Topeka and when he died his
estate was valued at from S150,000 to
$175. 900 All of this was made from
the original investment of about $4,-
900. tr-
One of Mr.. Gordon's first invest
west Of Topeka for which he paid ST.
500. This was sold a few years ago
for $17,600 and the products of the
land paid a nice dividend to the owner
while it was in his possession. Shortly
he invested $1,000 in IT II
acres of land in the shop district of
the city and this was sold few years
ago for $4,000.
Fifty-seven acres of timber land
which is now a part of the estate was
purchased for $500 by the fnancier
and it is now valued at $11,40O or $500
per acre. All of his numerous invest
ments were as fortunate and he be-
came a wealthy man from the COM
paratively small investment of $4,000
when he settled in Topeka, S5 years
ago, or shortly afterwards.
During recent years one of his
agents purchased business property
1000 was paid. When the abstract
of title was made Mr.. Gordon discov-
cred that he lacked four inches of
having as much land as he thought |
trouble and the agent agreed to take |
the property off his hands at an ad- |
vance of $400, but the offer was re-
fused. few months later the prop
vance of several thousand dollars, but |
he always felt that he was cheated |
because he could not secure title to |
the four inches of land which was in |
cluded in the sale but not in the alb |
stract.
That Missouri Divorce.
One of the interesting law points |
upon which the defense is depending |
largely for success is the fact that Mrs. |
who afterwards married |
Mr. Gordon secured her divorce in Mis- |
souri, while her husband lived in KS>-- |
sas. They claim that the supreme |
court has within the last few years held |
that such divorce is illegal.
Twenty-Five or thirty years ago Mrs. |
Gordon was married to a man by the |
name of Richardson who was a rail- |
road brakeman living at Chanute but |
having a terminal Of his run in Kan |
sas City This was her first matri- |
moniaI entanglement and was not a |
successful one inasmuch as few years |
later Mrs. Richardson deserted her |
husband and afterward secured a di- |
vorce in Missouri.
If the defense succeeds in establish |
ing the fact that this divorce is illegal |
it is claimed that Mrs. Gordon cannot |
inherit any portion of the estate. The |
defendants attorneys managed to To- !
cate this first husband in California |
and secured a deposition from him and |
the story of the early married life of
Mrs. Gordon. The fight on this point /
will complete the final round and bout
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