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with viii patience every step in the process Of
! his testimony =,
ola and was born IN Ca-bonda!e, Penn, the
family moving TO Alalnogordo January -
1900; he said his mother died April 9, 1917.
ana his sister December Is, 1912 He said
mat he lived at the family home until
after his sisters death, and then had made
his home in FL Paso. The family ne stlo'
m to the time Of his mothers death, was
c0rnposed OF his father and mother, sister
and himself
Saws Father Was Devoted.
He said that the attitude Of his father to
all the members OF the family was very de-
voted He did all he could for them
Asked to proceed with the narrative ne
7 Went through the 9Th Grade of the
schools here, and then sent to the
state military academy at Roswell ana then
to Castle Heights Tennessee, ana DAD PAID
all the expenses. Eudora went through the
10th grade Of the schools here and then
was sent to Belmont college at Nashville,
Tennessee, for four years, and my father
paid all the expenses Of her education there
Says Mother Died Of Paralysis.
Mother was not exactly strong az any
time and for some time she was suffering
with a cancer. DR.. Gilbert attended her at
one time for this trouble. About year be-
fore mothers death she suffered with a
humbness Of her toes; this numbness con
tiRued and commenced to go UP higher to
the knees. This made it impossible for hef
TO get about much and We would, dad and
L help her up and down the stairs gener-
ally In a chair. This uumbness continued
to spread until her death on April 3, 1912,
when she died OF paralysis. DIT gilbert was
called in some time before her DEATH and
later he called DR.. Rogers in, in cQnSulta-
ton about the case I asked him what was
the matter and he said it was creeping
paralysis and that he could offer no en-
enlargement and that the end would be only
matter OF short time. Mother was
a Christian Scientist, and just before we got
her consent to have a doctor talked
with her about the matter. At first she
wcuid not agree to it. but when we told
her it would do no harm, she finally con-
scented and Dr. Gilbert was called in DR..
Gilbert at first told US that he thought she
would be all right in few days, but later
seemed to think it very serious and sug-
gested having some one in consultation, and
town in consultation on another case, and it
was agreed to have him"
Sister Became HOusekeeper.
Relative to his sisters following his moth
er's DEATH Mitchell Major continued: AZ
ter mothers death. sister was the house
keeper, and was also housekeeper for some.
time before mothers death, and especially
while she was an invalid During mothers
illness, on account Of the extra work to be
done, she had a Mexican girl at times to
help. She took care OF mother with dad
and helping when we could Mother was
almost helpless for some time before the
Christmas preceding her death in April and
Duriug this time Dad was with her much
as possible and for the last month or two
practically let his business 50. His manner
TO her was as loving as could be-
'At the time mother died we were living
on Michigan avenue, in the same house in
which sister died. Sister was 81 years old
in September preceding her death. From my
mothers death until my sister died. sister
did almost all Of the houseWork- It was
some trouble to keep girls for this work. and
she decided to let them alone and do the
work herself EudOra did the homework, (
such as cooking, sweeping, busting and took
care OF the house In every way It needed It
have seen her busting and sweeping the
dining room and the other rooms She used
to brush down the walls Of the rooms about
a ind H-rraH Mil
a handle"
on being questioned. witness said that he
knew Miss Sensentaffer and that prior to his
sisters death she was at the house almost
Carried $1,000 Insurance.
Questioned as to the amount Of insurance
on his life, he said that he had a policy in
the New York Life Insurance company for
$1,000, taken out when he was 16, and that
was taken out by his father in the same
company.
Dad" he said, s'was talking about the
joint policy one day at the house with sis J
ter and myself He mentioned that he
had a policy his life for $4,000, and that I
had a policy for $1,000, and said that he [
had been talking to Mr. StaIcup about A
joint policy, and from that we agreed to {
take out joint policy for the three Of us. I
ne let his policy for $4,000 drop and mine |!
In answer to the request Of counsel for the I
defence Mr.. Major related the circumstances
OF his sisters illness and death;
Tells Of Sisters Death.
ION December 4th, 1912, there party 4
Of young people at the house. Someone said J
something about making divinity kind !
OF candy, and Eudora and some OF the girls 4
went into the kitchen and made some and 4
all ate Of il more or less. Father came in I
late while the young people were there In ]
the morning when came down sister was
lying down, and later went upstairs and lay
down. DR.. Gilbert was called in that after
noon but did not seem to think that it was
serious. She vomited some that afternoon.
On the third day we gave her some orange
juice and bouillOn, two or three cups, made
from bOuillOn cubes, but she was not able
to hold them on the stomach. On the sixth
day we tried some more orange Juice and
bouillOn, but she vomited that During this
time she was in bed, but she was up and
around the room whenever she wanted to
Specialists Are Called.
1.-THE night Of the 18th I heard Eudora
stirring around IN her room, and went to
put her to bed. I went back to bed and to
sleep, but was awakend by her stirring
around again I woke up with start. and
looking in the direction Of her door saw her
IN the doorway, and as her face turned to-
wards me saw upon It a blank stare
went in and called dad, and called in DR. !
5ilbert He came and examined her and
said that he was going to FL Paso on the
early morning train and suggested that we |
have some specialist in consultation, and he
stated that DR.. Worsham had been for a !
number OF years in charge OF the insane /
asylum at Austin, and he was agreed uDon /
Dr. Holmes was called IN to look after
Eudora during the day DR.. Gilbert was in
81 Paso. That evening when the train came /
r
anne When DR.. WOTsham came down from ;
he room where my sister was, I asked
lim what he thought OF it, and he said she I
vas in bad condition; said that they were I
going to begin irrigating treatment and nm /
ess there was a change soon, she would NOT /
i've through the morning.
up until the night OF the 18th" the Wit I
less said, "she had been able to take care I
Il herself, and that he and his father mad |
leen about their regular business, but would |
1e at the house as much as possible"
Is Given Ginger Ale.
One afternoon, he said she wanted a soda /
lut on being told that It might not apree /
With her, she suggested ginger ale. They I
lid not have any Of this at the drug stores |
10 he went to the saloon and got two hot |
les That was the night Of the 18th He
tated that next day she was given some
ale that his father had got from
he Golden State Limited and when he
vent home that afternoon she said she was I
ceiling drunk; about 1890 that night was
when he heard her walking in her room
The witness said that she was taking sor7e /
apsules while she was sick, but that he did
lot know what they were; he said that who
.ver was about the house gave her u1edi-
inc and that she took her own medicine !
most Of the time until the 18th
Tells of Own Illness.
On being asked about his own sickness At I
he time his sister was first taken sicIy the /
witness stated that on that morning he 1
limited but was all right that afteTnoon 1
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