The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-19

have gono to the telegraph ONCE. you know
| Y. And who do you want 70 take charge oi
your house, A. Well. as far as the leaa
ma atters or anything OF that kind ! wan'
Mr. Lord to attend to It.
Decker then was recalled by Ma Ristrate
Kempner. who again questioned him
Regarding Gardner's visits
q. Under what authority do you recog-
nixe Mr.. Gardner? A. Because he came
here to see Mr.. Haslett and last night
he said that the relatives authorized him.
| .. And you testified that you were
conserving Mr.. Hasletts interests and
Mr.. Lords interests who you knew rep
resented Mr.. Haslett, in not informing
Mr. Lord OF Mr.. Gardners visit? A.
was doing what was best under the cir
cun,stances, as / was instructed TO do. AS
thought the relatives came first.
=. Instructed by Mr.. Gardner? A.
| Yes In this case.
On the demand OF Mr.. Lord the court
at this juncture put Decker under arrest.
NURSE DEcKER's REPrDIArIoS.
Without any promise OF immunity
Decker. when removed to Magistr ate
kempners Office. said in the presence OF
Assistant District Attorney Lee that he
wanted TO repudiate my former sta te-
ment" Then he said:
was called in tho case by Mr.. Stapleto on
through Mrs. Hanley's registry. I met Mr..
Lord and after the evening went and A.
the patient. that was on Friday night. IL |
am not mistaken. was IL not Mr.. Lord?
| Mr.. Lord-les.
The Witness Until Friday night have
been on there continuously every night.
On or u bout the-it was on the 18th about the
! "A a. \ a. 81
third day-there was some papers Mr. Lord
had drawn up ant Mr.. Haslett signed them.
SO the next day ! was talking TO Mr., Has
lett and he asked ME whether he signed any
papers the other night. didn't recall what
they were. ! said yes he signed a power OF
attorney for Mr.. Lord. He said all right.
| | talke ed tn him. IL was rather disconnected
and | asked IL lie had any relatives.
and he said he had some relative by the
name OF Thorne. that he knew the old gentle
man was dead: he didn't recall when
asked him was he positive. and he said why
he was quite positive. in fact he thought he
went to his funeral years ago. and they took
| him to Great Neck and bur led him. ! asked
him II he had any other relatives. and he
50 id he had Miss Ellen. think he said
Samuel. and he had Mary Thornc Gibbs.
she Ia married and her husbands name is
Gibbs. He said tha, was all the relatives
| he nAu III the wOrlu thHt lie cUulO recuI,
that he thought IL was all.
a, So | thought that there nigh, he possibly
some oolusion going on. didn't know and
| thought the relatives should be informed
T, ,if there were any. so | went and saw Mr.,
Gardner about IL.
HAS KNOWN GARDNER THREE WEEKS
q. Had you known Mr.. Gardner previ-
ousiy? 4. About three weeks before this
| ! met him,
.. Your acquaintance had extended
over only a period of three weeks A.
les, sir. that was all. As had met him
his name was the FIRST one In my memory
that came to me and knew he was an at
,torney--I didn't know anything at all
about his previous life had read in the
papers. but didn't recall that until was
talking a few days ago about II and II came
to me that he had been up for tho racetrack
business. but didn't know at the time that
he was the one. | asked Mr. Gardner
IL he was he same one aud he said yes. hat
there was nothing at all as far az he was
concerned: he said he was acquitted. j
ask ed him il that was right ] was a little
bit curious myself
O. When did you ask him this? Not at
the time that you met? A II was about the
middle OF this time: | cant say the exact
time one OF those nights; l have forgotten
/ won DC pObltNe vi tHh's Wcut
saw him and told him the nature OF the case
and asked him what he thought about IL.
/ He said he didn't know. there might be
something going on that was wrong and he
said he would como over and talk to Mr.
Haslett II would let him in. thought
Mr.. Lord was in charge OF the house. |
said Mr.. Lord OF vidaud were generally
in the house until 10 or 10 20: he said he would
. call later. l said all right He called.
think. tho flfst time on the i2th. l am not
positive think it was the i2th
Y, On February ~? A. On February
II was the first time he called. and then he
came back the next night. February IL,
after the first night he called, and | dom
think Mr.. Haslett knew what he was talking
about. just about as ho talked to you when
you went in the room. The neXt ight he
returned and he had a will-before he re-
| turned
| Oct DOCTOR AS WITNESS.
| O. Who had the will? A. Mr.. Gardner
he told me about 1t. said he would like to
have some witnesses present. and | told
him no, l don't know of any that would
como at that time. He said he thought
he ought to have . physician present, and
he was going down 70 get DR.. Nash; he went
to see DR.. Nash at Coney Island. and ! wSs
sleeping at tho time in my chair. and the
phone rang and he said he was unable to
get DR.. Nash az he was busy. but could I
tell him OF any physician that would act
as witness in that capacity. I said I knew
that there was DR.. Deyo at Coney Island
that I met last summer while a, was with a
patient; I never saw him before that time.
He said very we'll l am way down at the
| end Of the island. Have you any objection
TO calling him up and making an appoint &
ment to meet me this evening. I said !
would do so. and called up DR.. DeyO and
asked him II he would consent to act as a
witness to the drawing OF a will or some
papers that evening and he said he would
asked him II he would meet Mr.. Gardner
at the Clarendon Hotel at II clock aud he
said he would. I called Mr.. Gardner up on
the phone at Coney island and told him
what Or. Deyo said and he said that was
| all right, that he would call that evening.
and then after he called that evening he
came to the house and I admitted him and
he went into the dining room and they talked
there Q minute.
Q. Whop A. Or. Deyo and all of us
talked for q few minutes-a general con-
versation.
Q. At the Clarendon Hotei2 A. No. sir.
At tho house; that Was after they came to
| the house and then We all went upstairs.
NURSE INDUCES HAsLErr TO SION.
Q. That was on what day? A. This was
on the 18th OF February. They all went
upstairs then to the room and he gives me
tho will.
Q. To whose room? A. To Mr.. Haslett's q
rnnvn and ha aoid you hayA him sigu .