The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-22
DESCRIBES
SAYING HASLETT
Barred by Nurse and E\.Scn.
ator From Refuses Home.
Headed a Raid.
FORTUNE WAS INVOLVED

How detectives led 10y the late o,,o
kempner. ChieF Magistrate. delivered IN.
person and incidentally tn. s7;o no.,
estate Of Samuel T.. Hasleit, an ,,.d
r~ecluse, from the control OF Franz ,
Gardner. cx-State Senator. ana ,;.nrg'
II. Decker. a nurse. was told a, tho ,rie,,
of the two men before County .Iudoo
May in Brooklyn yesterday BY IIr. Hem
Is. Minton. the physician who s,tctdo,
Haslett. '
Dr. Mlu,on had already testified ,b,.
he. himself "a neighbor Of "ilasl,t,. b,i
been asked to visit him by T,oher, -
NidAud. another neighbor. on Eebru.r,
s, 1872. He found "lI.sle,, in N.Y.
way mentally and physically. no s,tn
Only one room was occupied hy tho Oh
man. There was no heat. no lirh, Il,
q single candle be exccpted-and srarc.ly
any bedclothes. Efforts were mad. :.
make the house livablc. The furn.,,
was repaired. tho gas pipes thav.I and
a gas range installed on which To pr..
pare adequate food for naslett, VIM b,d
half starved himself on bread and min
for years. "'
Explaining that Haslctt had alto,
mated between lucidity and incoh,r.p,e,
OF dotage. Dr. Min,on came To- I'm, r,Lt
on February II. 1912. tho same da, ~,
which he was excluded from ia. Uas,a.,
piia Wy y Y ~ II NURSE NnDln lC Hal
engaged. Dr. Minton said he called
the house. 1888 Remsen street. At . n.,ioc,
In the forenoon and was met los pocker
who informed hin that his service. h,t
ceased.
II went again at II o'clnc, I,r
Minton continued. and was mo, Ia,
Gardner. lie told me I coull M, ,,.r.
in. ! came back again with MaY,s,r,.e
keinpner ana we were again refused
nl 50 an
the door and said i. would he broke
open tthe door was clainedJ So ap,r,
Ne were admitted.
Magistrate kempncr ga, hcsido ,.o
bed and asked II ~iias.ett had revoLel
Lords power of attorney and rIven
70 some one else. Mr.. iIaslct, said .l..
u" had not-that he wished Mr. Ln-
to continue"
h Lord referred to IL John y Io.i
a ldWNer. who complained to Ndgls.ra'.
heinIher mat "A conspiracy wa afo.,i go
deprive Haslcit of his liberty aud -.
tate. A. Lord secured his pocc- 81.
attorney on February 10. only Two i'd,
before Gardner, and Will. "iias,o'. va,
admittedly incompetent legally. Carl :
Jordan. counsel for the defendants. mad.
persistent use ~ the fact on cro,s.cNa.r.
nation in endeavoring ~ develop 10
theory that Gardner did nothing more
than Lord had done.
Mr.. Jordan brought gu, tina. Lor!
Notwithstanding Hasl.tt's condition. saw
At on February 10 10 have IN. ,rcor-
petent. then being examined by a~lieris's
sign "A paper rcvoking Gatdncr's power
OF attorney.
Robert l.. Nivaud testified that, r.,
paid back the last of the money II. had
borrowed from Mr.. Nasle.t Referring
to "A will said TO have been draWn ..
Lord in February. 1912. Nj. Jorlus
asked
did you have a talk with Mr L,rl
in which YOU said. 'If Hasletts y.id.
tives get nasty NE won't Civ, item a
cent"
An objection was entered by .Assis'a".
Distric, Attorney Al.en and judy M+,
said
you are trying to create AN atmos.
phere. Mr.. Counsel. but this il not tN,
witness 10 do II with. Why don So"
wait until Lord gets IN the stand t.'
then YOU can question him
II don't know that Mr.. Lord WI "a,
Il Witness" Jordan responded. I'll A.
no; appear before 'h- Grand jury"
Mr.. Alien assured him that Lo-'
would testify and Nj. J"rdal was sa''s-
fled.
The trial Will 10 resume 'n.norron