Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY AT
 JOHNSON WILL HEARING
Witness Tells of Doctors Attempted
 Suicide Six Wears Ago.

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 | The hearing on the will of the late | pr. Nathan Johnson, of Bozrah, who left an estate amounting to about sz50, ,00a, after an all day session on Monday was adjourned until next 1 Monday.
 l At the opening of the morning ses-
 sion James C.. Mara, druggist. said he signed the codicil and he saw pr. Johnson sign the document and teS- tified that he heard pr. Johnson say ! it was his, codfcf1. He spoke the word yes twice, and that is all the witness heard the man say. Dr. Johnson and Attorney Mathewson talked together, but the witness could not tell what they said The party reached the house c bout 9.3o and MT. Mara sat in pr. Oonohue's car until called into the house.
 The witness said he had seen Dr. Johnson the night before and then he signed a paper, but he did not know it's nature. Lawyer Shields insisted on the production of the paper and it proved to be power of attorney given
 to Lawyer Mathewson. On the even ing in question MT. Mara said he hap
 pened to call at the office of Dr. Dono-
 hue and was asked to take ride and
 suggested that Attorney Mathewson go
 along and MT. Mara found the lawyer
 in garage on Shetucket street and in v1ted him to ride Later the trio
 reached the home of John s. Sullivan
 in Bozrah. Dr. Donohue went in and
  at the end of 15 minutes Mir. Mara was called in. MT. Mara signed a paper
 but 1t was not read. Dr. Donohue was
 not in the room.
 The night the codicil was signed Mir
 Mara said he went to the once of Dr.
 Donohue and was asked by Lawyer
 Mathewson to take ride and sign a paper as a witness. Later Dr. Callahan arrived and the four men in the auto owned by pr. Donohue, with the doc tor driving, started away. Charles s. Avery was taken in near his home upon the invitation of Dr. Donohue. All sode to the Sullivan house and Mir. MathewSen and Dr. Donohue went in and later the rest of the party were called in and the codicii was signed l Dr. Johnson was sitting up in bed and he said the codicil was his. Dr. Dono- 1 rue was not in the room.
 Charles $. Avery told of signing the | eodicil. and his testimony coincided | with that of Mir. Mara. Witness had 1 not discussed the matter of signing a l codicil with any of the party and did l auto. He did not know pr. Johnson. | He said he heard him say yes twice on | the night of the signing.
 Testimony was given by Earl F. | tiathe ewson, lawyer. He said he signed l the VIII on Jan. sth of this year. He day after Charles W. Comstock died Mrs. Sullivan called up the witness and said Dr. Johnson wanted to see him and he rode there with Dr. Dono- 1ue and. Mr. Mara. He had arranged l with Dr. Donoaue to go to the Sufli-4 ran home that afternoon. Dr. Dono- 1ue went in first and later the other ,wo men were called in at differetn imes. The doctor talked of Mfr. Com stock's death and spoke of him as hay ng charge of lis affairs He asked if he witness would take over the mat CT. The power of attorney was then f>2 rEY r1Tn md rfT
 The matter of the executorship of he will was talked over and Dr. Johnson wanted the lawyer to act in 'lace of MT Comstock and told of se- ,urities he wanted looked after
 Mir. Mathewson said he would have 0 look up the matter of form for a l odicil and the matter was deferred to he next day: Then the party referred o went to the Sullivan home and the odicil was signed.
 MT. Mathewson was cross examined t length by Attorney Shields.
 Clayton H. Lewis. one of-the signers { f the will, was called to the stand by .awyer Shields at the opening of the
 Charles H. Brush told of meeting MT. 2 1eWis on certain road the night the t yin was signed.
 John $. Sullivan was called and he | i aid he is 63 and has lived son the 1 t 'ailey place in Bozrah for p years | ' [e testified that pr. Johnson had lived 1 a ~hiS home seven times and the last 1 t me for . period of two years. The ? srins were friendly and nothing was ' aid as to rates. tkoug1l MT. Sullivan l new the doctor was a rich man. No | r necks or securities were passed be- 2 Ueen the paries and MT. Sullivan said | . Q has presented no bill to the estate | g 1ouSh his wife may have one. It
 Asked if he had not been given a ( orse and carriage, he said there is a t orse at his place mad part of car 1 d age, but he Is in doubt as to who v wns them. He was asked if he did e ot own an auto and MT. Sullivan said ! k c did not but his wife has one she t, ought. He said that if there were q ny arrangements as to Dr. Johnson lem, and he declared there are no a sparate matters about his home af- x tirs. Ii Mir. Sullivan said he had no bill to 4 resent against the doctor and that h