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

O. That was not Yesterday A. Why
! when was that?
y. Can you remember when? Was II
yesterday or a week ago' When was III
| A. think II was a week ago.
O.. Last night or early this morning
| between " and clock did you sign any
paperp A. No.
q. Do you know a man by the name OF
| Frank J. Gardner A. No: but | have
heard him mentioned. have never beer
| intrduced to him.
Y. Who mentioned his name to you!
A. Oh. Mr. Lord FIRST told me; is he moi
| a friend Of yours?
O. Who first told you about him? A
I thought you did He was around to the
, house several days and went away and
ex planned to him all about It.
q. You are talking about the gardener;
A. am speaking OF Mr.. Gardner; I have
not seen him since. though.
O. Did you at any time last night or early
this morning sign any paper? A. No, sir.
. For anybody A. Well, cant tell
l don't know who has got that petition
or whatever Il 10.
Q i am speaking of last night or early
this morning! A. Yes.
y. Did you sign any paper? A. No. no,
last night or early this morning
q Did you sign any paper for any body
but Mr.. Lord? A. Yes.
O. For anybody else but him. A No
o You did not? A. No
q You did not sign any paper for any bod y
else? A. No.
O Do you know Mr.. Mckenzie. a law.
yer? A. No. 1 heard speak about him
O. But you don't know himS A. No. sir.
Q. Do you remember seeing him here
In the house? A Yes, sir
O. When did you see him? A. ! don't
know: he passed by the house the other
day. think he only had a few names.
iMr Haslett evidently thought the oues-
tion referred to some one else
y. Did you see any man by the name
OF Gardner here in the house to-day? A. No.
sir only got UP at half-past
o. Do you recognize Mr.. Lord as your
duly authorized attorney TO represent
you? 4. Why. yes.
q. In all matters relative to your estate
and your affairs? A. Yes. yes.
@. And your property A. Yes. Did you
order something TO do in the way OF repairs
in this house?
NURSE DEcKER's TESTIMONY.
The nurse. Decker next was called
and questioned. After tae usual ques-
tions regarding residence, &c. the inter-
rORatlOn pTOCe0OeO.
O. Who did you see here last night'
A. l saw here last night Mr.. Samuel.
Mrs. Samuel and Lawyer Gardner.
Q. At what time did they come? A.
I should say about between IL and half
past 11--about that time.
=. That Is in the night time? a.
In the evening: Yea. sir.
=. That was last night? A. Yes sir.
Q. And after getting here did they
come into this room \. They came
all through the house.
Q Now at any time in your presence
was there any paper read TO Mr.. Has
lett" 4. Yes sir.
.. Now at what time WAS 1T A.
Well, there was paper read to him ;
II was about that time they read will
to him and this power OF attorney, that
| is Nj. Gardner did. Mr.. Gardner
passed it to me to read the will.
q. Did you read it? A. l read the
will
q. At the same time there was also
IA power OF attorney? A. Yes. sir that
was night before last rather.
=. Then It was not last night7 A.
Night before last.
@. They We're here night before last:
A. Yes. sir.
Q. What time? A. At the same time.
but Mr.. Samuel and Mrs. Samuel were
not
q. They were not here? A. No. sir !:
Mr.. Gardner and DR.. Deyo and another
doctor was with him.
Q. And what did they do A. They
had him sign a will and power of at
torney
.. The night before last: a. Yes.
think IL was on the 18th.
y. Tell me all that occurred while
they were here? A. That was all: they
came in and they had the doctors here
! and I spoke to him and asked him a few
questions and he read the will and he
signed the will and witnessed It. They
told me last night that they came to
take charge OF the house that they
weie regal relatives and no one else had
claim in the house. They were legal
relatives and ! must not permit
Q. We're you present when the papers
were signed? A. Yes. sir.
q. Was Mr.. IIaslett in bed? A. Why, he
was up part-as he has been every night
up and In bed at the same time.
Q. What papers were signed? A. He sat
m IN the chair at the time.
Q. Who read the papers to him7 A. Mr.
Gardner gave me the papers and road them
TO him.
Q, Well. now. what took place after you
read those papers to Mr. Haslett? A. He
signed 1t then.
q. He signed it7 A. Yes sir.
Q. Who witnessed the papers? A. Why.
DR.. Deyo was here and the other doctor and
Mr.. Gardner.
SAYS HAsLITT INVITED GARDNER.
Q. Was Mr.. Gardner here at any time prior
TO the night before last and last night? A.
Yes. sir.
Q, He had been? A. Yes. sir.
y. How often? A. He had been here two