Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-25


TO leave Tom Sclater anything. As
he would be made the executor. After
the will had been signed by the dece-
dent and the witnesses, the nurse
said. il was turned over 10 AIRS. Sclat-
err. but later Mr.. Scatter called for
it and she (the nurse) carried To
him and he carefully read II over. He
then told her tC take it back 20 Mrs.
Sclater and Mrs. Sclater asked him
if il was all right. Mr.. Sclater said
II was Mr.. Sclater, sad the nurse,
always appeared to be intelligent in
his answers to questions. The nurse
said that on enc occasion when Mrs.
Sclater was kept from the sick room
by a visitor, that Mr.. Sclater scolded
her for remaining away from him and
added that those folks ought to have
common SENSE enough TO Know tnat
when a man is sick he wants MS
wife with him The nurse said that
Mrs. Sclater, so far as she knew.
never administered a byperdermlc u
her husband, but that she always ad-
mmistered the morphine during the
last days Of his illness.
Read Newspapers.
when the relatives of Mr.. Sclater
called that the sick man declined tc
see them. She SAID thai on the Fri
day on which the notes fer the Will
were taken down, Mr.. Sclater got her
to prop him up in Dec SO that ne
might read the newspapers. The nurse
then described the occurrences on the
night of the death of Mr.. Sclater.
On ss-examination the nurse
said that it was ur. Howe who sug.
gested to Mr.. Sclater to call in his
brother il he had anything on his
mind to attend to- He told Mr. Sciat-
er that it was always well fer pan
to have his business affairs i'll bod
condition, although he did not mean
to intimate that death was near. The
doctor said that by attending 20 bis
business and thus relieving his mind
that he thought Mr.. Sclater might
feel better. She said that Mr.. Sclater
wasn't so weak on this occasion She
had destroyed her chart, because the
nurses kept only fever charts. The
nurse read several of the prescrip-
items and said she had administered
the medicines they called for.
As it was then $3.50 O'Clock the
court announced a recess until Friday
morning. when the nurse viii again
take the stand to undergo her cross
examination.
n M. Minor or sand
Another witness for the defense
yesterday afternoon was Mr. H.. NJ
Minor. now business man Of Tanner
creek, but formerly a resident OF
|aampton, who said he was the closest
friend OF Mr.. Sclater. the dead man.
Mr.. Minor said that MIR. Sclater was
q man of his OWE mind and never
sought advice from others. tie was
sent for to come TO see Mr.. Sciater
on the Friday that the viii was writ
Item. Reaching the Sea room, Mr.
Minor. said that Mr. Sciater noticed
ithat he was wearing a new suit OF
clothes and called his attention TO
that fact, asking him IL he did Mt get
lii from a business house in Norfolk
IL is rather heavy for this season,
was The comment Mr.. Sclater made
on the suit. said Mr. Minor. Mr.. Sclater
then asked about Mr. Minors business
land wanted to know in whose charge
he left the store. Mr. Miner told MN
the name Of his nephew Ir. MINOR
said at that time Mr. Sclater appear
cd IN be in the same mind ne had
always seen him When Mr.. Minor
started to leave. Mrs. Sc!ater asked
Rim to remain fer tea and Mr. Scatter
imIdcd that yes Minor come back
Won know Yen are always welcome
ana We are glad 10 have YOU II"
said that he had always thought that
Mr. and Mrs. Sclater we're happy lie
caused some little meriment by re-
ferrinr 10 the fact that be tNinorl
is an old bachelor and probably would
not be a very good witness on affec-
ton. He said Mr. Sciater told him
on one occasion that he wouldn't IKE
10 he without a wife again. sT. Sciat'
CT vas u when he married
Relatives Then ~.
! Mr. Minor said that on two cccas-
ions before Nr. Sclster was married
that he was III aad 30 Ear as he then
taeU none Of his relatives ever visit.
ed him. He added that the dead man
always highly regarded Thomas l.
ScIstcr. he again visited Mr. Sclst
CT OF. sunday, when Sclater asked hin
boV Minors nephew got along Wit
TIE store on SATURDAY -
On fkr cross cxaminaticn Mr. HiuOi
reiatsd the things that occurred vher
he vas asked for p statement from
l.