Putnam patriot., 1916-05-19
Judges Charles O. Thompson Sabn Russell Evidence

she wanted her daughter to have eve. rything. She always expressed in the strongest terms deep affection for her daughter.
 Witness identified an envelope ad- dressed to himself from .abroad in which were h letters written by Mrs. Naylor to her daughter.
 Witness met Seabury Doane Brewer twice in his, witness office. He came to see about Mrs. Naylor's affairs. He had power of attorney to net for Mrs. Naylor. It gave him full authority to collect rents, interest, sign or endorse checks, In fact gave him power 70 do almost everything one person could do for another. He told Brewer that he thought Mrs. Naylor had enough peo- pie managing her property. Brewer said he was anxious to help Mrs. Nay Tor and to save her trouble by taking care of her property. Brewer talked witness nearly 10 death and witness couldn't make out what he was driv- ing al.
 Brewer called few days later and went over the same ground again.
 He wanted to show witness some pa- pers he had In bundle but witness asked him not to, telling him he could not see the object of his visit TOT what he was driving nt and stated that his time was valuable and requested him not to call again.
 Brewer went out but came back from the outer office and said, "You mean me to understand that you don't want to see me agnin2n
 said, "Yes, that's what I want you to understand He said "All right" and went of and 1 have not seen hsm since.
 On his first visit Brewer produced little piece of crumpled paper which he said was his will and stated that he left everything to Mrs. Naylor. It was signed but not executed. On it was written, "I, Seabufy Doane Brew CT, do hereby will and bequeath to
 
 ter, Conn, everything.
 Seabury Doane Brewer.
 Sept. 22, 19lh.n
 Witness asked him why he made 1t and he said, "I am looking after Mrs. Naylor's affairs now and sometimes have some of her money in my pocket and if 1 happen to die suddenly l don't want IL to go to anyone but her.' laughed md said, "You say,every- thing, which might mean everything in the world. You mean everything you possess, don't your"
 He tried to get me to make will for him, then to witness one. told him ! wouldn't. He asked if there WAS any objection to having one made in | the office and was told that there was not. He then drew another will which ] read as follows, 1T, S.abury Doane Brewer, do hereby will, devise and be- queath to Sarah Duncan Naylor my property, everything own.p These instruments were put in the record.
 Four letters from Brewer addressed to the firm were identified by witness and marked for Identification. There was no cross examination.
 Mrs. Eleanor Vinton Otis, sister of Mrs. Naylor, was next called. She said that her sister was married Aug. 24th, 1887, to George Prentice Naylor ~ho died early in July, 1907. They had two children, boy, who died in infancy, and Mary e., born Jan, ?, 1889. Witness last saw her sister in Springfield, Feb. l9Lh, 1916, the day she died. Previous to that she saw her Jan. Sth, 1916, when she was start ing for Reno. Her sister always ex- pressed great affection, admiration and devotion for her daughter. Mrs. Nay Tor called witness Bay. She went through her sisters effects and dis covered 5l letters from Brewer which she sent to the New York attorneys. She met Brewer once, last spring, and received two letters from him at Pom- fret She has half sister, Grace Gill liatt, of Newport. Her brother, Jack Gilliatt, died Aug. End, 1913.
 Dr. Esther Lyons Stevens was the next witness. She is specialist on nervous diseases and has been connec- ted with various sanitariu.ns. W hile at the Givens Sanitarium in Stamford Mrs. Naylor came there. This was Dec. 5th, 1914. She said she WAS talk ing morphine. She wanted to get of the habit as she couldn't procure the drug in this country. She also spoke of drinking whiskey before meals and before going 10 bed. She signed vol. untary entry blank and was admitted. Mrs. Nay Tor showed the marks of her habits and WAS very nervous. She had been taking l2 grains of the drug 6 day. She was given grains st the start and this was gradually reduced. No attempt was made to reduce the whiskey until the last of her being there and then she objected. She was off the drug April l4th, 1915, hut did