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will or even suggested anything
about herself financially In the even,
OF death. II was Dr. Howe who sug-
sested TO her husband, but this
was done alter DR. Howe had in.
formed her of her husbands condition.
She had declined u 60 10 her husband
and ask him to make a will. but did
impress upon the physician the i'm.
portanee OF informing her husband
OF his true condition. telling Dr. Howe
that Mr.. Sclater was man OF good
sound sense and il were not right TO
deceive him as TO his condition. She
said that DIR. Howe went to Mr. Sclat-
er and told him that he should get his
business affairs in shape and that she
then entered the sickroom. Mr.. Sclat-
er said: "Mollie the doctor seems 70
think | am a very sick man and /
would like 10 make my Will. Her
husband then told her to phone for
MIR. Thomas Sclater and also phone
for MIR. Cosby. This was Friday
morning She got Mrs. woodward TO
DO the telephoning. Mr.. Sclater and
Mr.. G. W Phillips. as wei as Mr.
Cosby, came later and her husband
told Mr. Tom Sclater tina; lie wanted
him TO write his will He asked ii
Tom could be executor and write the
will
Unable to Concentrate Mind.
After Mr.. Sclater had written a
portion Of the will and came back
to the room. her husband said he was
unable 10 concentrate his mind and
closed his eyes" She placed a wet
cloth On hSr husbands head and also
suggested that probably the doctor
could give him something to relieve
/ him. lt was then that Mr.. Thomas
Sclater went to Mr. Woodwards and
! phoned TO the Dixie for DR.. Howe, who
sent word back 10 stop the medi-
clnes. Messrs. Sclater and Phillips
left after her husband told Thomas
he would make the will later. Mr..
Cosby also left.
When the three men left, Mrs. Sclat.
er said her husband asked why the
barber hadn't come and that she later
got Mr. Otto Lackey. VINO called to-
ask about Mr. Sclater, to come down
town and bring Fletcher. the barber
back with him. She had sent Fletcher
away when the three men were in the
sick room. however. She then told
of how Mr.. Cosby came over to her
house at IL o'clcck and ina; her hus-
band asked him If he had ever made
a will Mr.. Cosby said he had little
to will, but related an incident when
NJ was sick that occurred between
Cosby and his wife and added that
you see | am here to tell the tale.
Asked Cosby to Make WiiIs
Mr.. Sclater then asked Mr.. Cosby
to make the notes fer him, which
were later put into the WILL She never
suggested a name to her husband and
made no suggestions as to herself, but
left it to Mr. Sclater. Mr.. Cosby
took two copies CT the notes, but sign
ed one and gave il to her. Mr.. Cosby
then left and told her he would come
back TO be witness to the will when
he was wanted That afternoon when
Mr.. Thomas Sclater called again she
gave him the notes made by Mr.. Cos
by Her husband was then peacefully
sleeping. He had been bothered with
company and she desired linn to rest,
!so she told Mr.. Thomas .5clater that
MIR. Cosby had been there and made
the notes and that he could draw
the will from the notes. This Mr..
1tldtCl uiQ 11u Pi~hiota W NOh'e
! back later so that his brother might
sign it. She thought her husband told
Thomas to draw a draft of will and
bring il back upon Thomas first visit.
Mrs. Sclater tnen related how on
Saturday morning her husband again
asked about the will and tcld her to
call Thomas so that he could sign it..
: She did this and later Tom, Mr.. Phil
lips and Mr.. Cosby came. but Dr.
Howe, who had also Deen called,
was in the room when they came.
Or. Howe Read Will.
10 She suggested to DIR. Howe that he
read the will to her husband and ask
ed whether it was necessary to have
all the men in the room. as she did
not desire to frighten the sick man.
DIR. Howe read the will to Mr.. Sclater,
who noticed that Mrs CARROTS name
was omitted and so informed the ply
stefan. At this Dr. Howe called Mr..
thomas Sclater and tcld him of the
oversight Mr.. Sclater said the will
would have to be drawn over. and
DIR. Howe said he was in hurry and
asked whether Mr. Sclster couldn't
write a codicil. saying that he. the
physician, was lawyer enough TO
know that. Mr.. Thomas Sclater said
yes, but wouldn't look very good 10
psas decided to draw the codicil, which
was done. ner husband then signed
the will, as did also the witnesses
Shortly after the witnesses and others
left, Mr.. ScIater asked the nurse 70
get him the will and the nurse came
to her for it, she gave IL to the nurse
and saw her husband p:ace on his
glasses and read ii. She asked him
ii it was all right and ne said yes
Mrs. Sclater said she knew little OF
her husbands business and again de-
cisred that she had never made any
suggestions to her husband as to his
eilI When Mr.. Cosby started TO take
down the notes. Mr.. Sciater told her
to get pencil and ;a3ss;. but Mr..
Ccsoy said he had pencil and only