New-York tribune., 1912-02-22
HASLEH KIN MULTIPLY
Score Comes Forward to Claim
Share of Big Estate.
MALE NURSE GETS BAIL
But He Now Faces a Felony
Charge-Aged Man Willing
TO Have Committee.

Charge-Aged Man W1lllng
TO Have Committee.
Samuel z. Haslett. the aged and wealthy
recluse, Of Brooklyn. who was declared in
competent TO care for his person or prop
erty by alienists, as told In The Tribune
yesterday got a respite yesterday from the
fatiguing inquisition of doctors, lawyers
and relatives The old mans pitiable con-
dition came to light Saturday through the
arrest Of Frank j. Gardner, former State
Senator, on a charge Of conspiracy to OBJ
tain control Of Hasletts property. /
The alienists, Doctors Wilson and Butler.
finished their examination Tuesday night
and when John B. Lord. Haslett's counsel
for MANY years. told the old man yester-
1ay the purpose of the doctors decree
he seemed resigned 10 the idea OF
committee being appointed for his person
/ and property, as his relatives are striving
TO have done, remarking that he guessed he
was getting too old to do much more bust
ness.
| Mr.. Lord told Of his visit TO his aged
client yesterday. He said:
II feel as II was deserting my old friend
in cooperating with the other attorneys in
this matter of requesting committee, bur
| the alienists are most reputable physicians
and we have agreed to abide by their ver-
dict. Though it places me in q deploraole
| position toward this old man, ! am con-
soled in the belief that 1t is for his own
| best interests and the interests OF the rela-
| tives"
| Mr.. Lord was the only visitor at the
/ D.. bSaefdaa fhe
attending physician, DR.. Henry B. Minton.
| He said that in observing the old man as
! layman ht appeared bright and cheerful.
except that in talking with him 1t was
clearly evident that his memory constantly
failed him
More Relatives Come Forward.
A large number OF alleged relatives OF
the aged recluse have appeared, in person
or by letter. to seek their share OF the
s1.Oo 600 estate. Mr.. Lord said he had re-
ceived twenty-five letters from persons
who signed their names as Haslett and
said they we're kinsmen. All of the known
relatives have received notice of the appn-
cation for a committee OF person and prop
erty which Is set for hearing petore
Judge Fawcett In the Kings County Court
tomorrow Practically all OF them hau
signifed a willingness to join In the peu-
ton without objection Mr.. Lord said
S. Stanwood. Menken, Of the law firm or
Philbin, Beekman, Menken g. Griscom, or
No. 81 william street, who are acting as
counsel for the petitioners, said yesterday
that they would ask for an adjournment
of the hearing tomorrow. as he or Mr.
PhIlbin would not be able 70 attend to
the matter personally on account of other
court engagements. 1t was said that
request might be made OF the court to
designate a third alienist TO examine Mr..
Haslett in order TO give the proceedings
an entirely impartial standing. Mr. LORD
who was instrumental in retaining Drs
Wilson and Butler, said he would readily
agree 10 such a request.
George H. Decker. the day nurse at the
Haslett house, who was arrested with
Gardner on the charge Of conspiracy. was
rearrested and charged with felony
when he appeared in the Adams street
court yesterday to furnish bail on the
misdemeanor charge. The more serious
accusation is for obtaining the Hasiett
signatures 10 the two Gardner Wills ana
mower OF attorney by fraud and deceit,
| and IL the same as lfldI dub'h W th' N'''
plant against Gardner.
| Deckers bail was raised from $4,000 TO
| g.. 600. The National Surety Company
| OF No il5 Broadway. furnished bond
| for tho amount and Decker was released.
lie had been I'm the Raymond street jail
since Saturday.
| The District Attorney blocked the release
Of the nurse when he offered bond for
| 5000 on the original charge by insisting on
| taking the statutory forty-eight hours al
| loved him to examine the security. /.
Warren Lee, Assistant District Attorney.
who appeared at the arraignment yester-
dav offered no such objection to the new
| fond
Decker's wife, Rose. who has spent much
OF the time during the day with her nus
| hand at the Raymond street iail, came with
him 10 court yesterday. and they left court
| together in high spirits after his release
| They went 10 their home, az No. 553 west
nth street. wnere the nurses little son
| awaited his return. Decker said that ne
was more than anxious TO get his day IN
court when he expected TO prove con-
| c,psiveIv that he had acted with an en-
tireIv innocent purpose in the Haslett mat
ter. william Michael Byrne' OF NO ~
| Broadway. IS his counsel
Or. oeyo's Part in the Case.
| The second complaint lodged against
Decker. as we'll as that against Gardner
vas made BY Mr.. Lord after a conference
,.I,b Mr. Berry. Acting. District Attorney
,rd chief Magistrate Kempner yesterday.
I, q. based mainly on supporting attidavit
r,ada nv DR.. Jonathan P. Deyo. OF NO. V"V'
| ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, who was sum
r,orad IN February l3 by Decker to take
| nharca Of the old refuses case, ana was
| subscribing witness TO the disputed wis
drawn by Gardner.
| Dr Devo tells in his AFFIDAVIT OF meeuns
J "a rdror AZ the Clarendon Hotel In Brook
Ivn ON the night OF February lS, at the IN
stance Of Decker, and being INTRODUCED 10
rardner there for the first time. accom-
naniAd nv Mrs. Gardner and Mr.. ferne'
| tbav drove 10 the Remsen street mouse III
tsxicab at midnight. and he went in with
| cardrer and Yerbe while Mrs. Gardner
waited outside in the cab, he says. he
hadn't even heard Hasett's name az thst
/ time, he declared
They went up to the old mans room ana
| ,ound him in bed in the dim candle light
Dacksr was there and got the old man
ou, of bed into chair, the latter COM
, nlaining all the time that they were nurt-
ing him. After testing the old mans men,
4 Ave ar thirtV questions,