Putnam patriot., 1916-12-01
 NO A8
APPEAL WITHDRAWN
Seabury Doane Brewer Gives Up Fight
 for Naylor Fortune
Mary GilIiatt NayIor Will Receive Estate
 Left by Her Mother

Mary Gtiifatt Naylor, or England, daughter and only child of Mrs. Sarah Duncan Naylor, of Pomfret, will in- herit a fortune of between one hundred and one hundred and fifty thousand dollars which was left by her mother. The appeal from the decision of Judge Charles 0. Thompson of the Pomfret court of probate finding the last will executed by Mrs. Nayior void has been withdrawn. This closes one of the strargest will cases ever arising in Windham county.
 Mrs. Naylor claimed pomfret as her legal residence. She had .been in the habit of spending some weeks there in the summer. Most of the time she spent travelling abroad and in this country.
 Mrs. Naylor died in Springfield, Mass, last February. It was found that she had executed several wills The last will executed in Sherbrooke, Canada, in i9i4, left practically all of her estate for life to one, Seabury Doane Brewer of Lake George, N. Y., u married man. He was also made ex- ecutor of the instrument without bonds. Mary Gillistt Naylor, daugh- ter and only child, was cut oil with some jewelry and the remainder after the life estate.
 Miss Naylor retained the well known New York law firm of Evarts, Choate X sherman to oppose the admission of the will to probate. Charles k. Searls of Putnam was retained as local coun- sel. ]. F. Carpenter was retained by Brewer to look after his interests,
 Counsel ngreed that the hearing should be tn the superior court room at Putnam. Judge Thompson called in Judge Sabin < Russell of killinRly to sit with him. The hearing was held last May.
 The story unfolded at the hearing was astrange one. Mrs. Naylor went to il sanitarium at Stamford flor tIeat- ment for the drug and liquor habit While there she received letter from man who said he remembered her ns golden haired girl. Mrs. Naylor knew the man meant her sister but she sn i she would bleach her hair so the man wouldn't know. The man was Brewer. The two became acquainted land from that time on Brewer, 1t was claimed, exerted bis influence over Mrs. Naylor. She turned her business affairs over to him and finally she made out q will in his favor. It WAS soon understood be- tween them that some day they would be married. Brewer went to Reno to procure divorce. Mrs. Naylor was furnishing the money. It was while she was returning from visit to Brewer at Reno that Mrs. Naylor was taken III and died.
 Several wills were read into the re- cord to show that Mrs. Nayior's inten- tions had, up to the time of executing the last will, been to make her .daugh- ter her beneficiary. The will prior to the one offered for probate was In Mrs. Naylors own hand writing and was ex- ecuted in France, August 20th, 1913. In this will, aside from a few small be- quests, everything was left to her daughter.
 About four hundred letters were in- troduced. These were fron Brewer to Mrs. Naylor and from Mrs. Naylor to Brewer. A number of the letters written by Brewer were read. These letters were strange mixture of love and business. They implored. threat. ened and csjoled Mrs. Naylor, the cb- ject being to get her to do as he said.
 The letters began in various ways among which were: "Ay own dear sweetheart,n - "Desrest Love-" "Baliy Ann you Silly Gilly,' "You Foolish Kid {" "Sandy Dear," "Ssdie Gilly," "Ssdie Love-" sSsdie Sadie Sweet heart,n "To the one who loves me very much"
 After . lengthy assurance of his love he would often close with some request and end, sbusiness is business." Time
 
 and again he threatened to throw her over if she did not do ss he said. lie frequently reminded her that he was sboss" aud that she must do what he said.
 Mrs. Nayior's replies to these strange epistles were not read in court but were laid iu as evidence. Brewer did not take the stand nor did he once enter the court room. He was In the lobby once or twice and spent the days Of the hearing in Pomfrct.
 Judge Thompson handed down . decision on June 2Sth finding the will making Brewer the beneficiary void on the ground of undue influence. This ipso facto made the photographic will executed in France as the true will oi the iestatrix. This will leaves all to the daughter. It WAS from this deci- sion that Brewer appealed and which appeal has now been withdrawn.