Arizona republican., 1918-10-31
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST NURSE
 BY NRS. M KAY
Widow Of Angus Mckay, In Fight For Big Estate, Fin ally Is On Stand And Is Chilled By Attorney

Sensational charges against Florence Wilkes, the nurse who attended Angus Mckay during the millionaire's last ill., ness, were made by Mrs. Mckay when she stated in Judge Lyman's court yes terday that the nurse was responsible for the disappearance of the letter in which Mckay is alleged to have made disposition of his large estate.
 That the letter was stolen by the nurse, along with jewels and other valuable personal property, was the charge by Mrs. Mckay who declared the woman, who remained with her as companion after her husbands death, at one time attempted to stab her with the. scissors after first cutting the tele- phone wires.
 Nurse to Testify.
 Charged as manifestly unfair when the nurse was not present to meet the accusations, Judge Sloan asked that the testimony be stricken out The motion was granted by the court, and an order was made for Miss Wilkes ap- pearance on Friday afternoon at 1: 30 o'clock, when she will be examined by counsel. Miss Wilkes, who has had re- cent cases at St. Joseph's hospital, is at present in Prescott on a Spanish in- fluenza case.
 All spectators were ruled out of the courtroom yesterday. This was granted at the request of counsel for Mrs. Me Kay, whose nervous condition warrant ed the action, they stated. Only law yers and members of the press were permitted to remain while Mrs. Mckay was examined.
 The Mysterious Letter.
 This was the first decisive step in AL \ fly in Canada in the fight for this big estate. They are opposing Mrs. McKays petition for letters of administration, claiming that in a letter from Angus Mckay to his brother, Hugh Mckay, the decedent made disposition of his property.
 Judge Sloan asked Mrs. Mckay if her motive for the suppression of the letter was not because of it's postscript, in which Angus Mckay is alleged to have said: We are not married, but hope to be soon"
 Mrs. Mckay denied that there was such a postscript or that she had at any time shown the letter to Miss Wilkes or a Mrs. Johnson while living in Oakland. She had never made any statement about the letter in their pres ence. she said, nor had she asked either of them or any one else for an erasure nor made an attempt to erase a part of the mysterious letter.
 Says Nurse Last Had It.
 The witness stated that the letter was not in her possession or control and that the last time she had seen it was when Miss Wilkes placed it in her (Mrs. McKay's) trunk.
 She did not deny that the letter had been written, but said she had not mailed it because her husband had told her not to until a later date, and then after drawing his will had advised her to destroy it. She had not given need to the advice, she added regretfully.
 Judge Sloan then produced a letter written to Hugh Mckay which the wit ness admitted she had written r. was signed Grace" although Mrs. McKay's name appears on record in the action as Carrie Kunz Mckay. Sh. explained this by saying she was called Grace, and Judge Sloan asked if she were not known as Grace Mcdonald.
 Stood It We'll.
 'l have also a personal letter from Angus to you, asking if anything hap pened to him that you would treat me fair" was in the letter which Grace" wrote to Hugh Mckay. "He always said that he thought you would, and if you do not, all very we'll" it added She then chided the brother for not advanc- ing funds. "Why you refuse to send me money and let him lay in the morgue for eight days is what 1 cannot under stand"
 Mrs. Mckay stood the trying ordeal of being cross examined for two hours