Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-31

iIi' Ii ilttl dIi VI hAIs
Morning,on. by his doctors or.
ders. used to give himself lniec-
lions OF glycero-phosphatc of soda.
He must have omitted the ncceS-
ssly precautions ON th's last occa-
sion when he did so, for the wound
was poisoned. inflammation set IN
with lightning rapiditN. and MIR.
Mormngton Was dead IN a few
hours.
The project of police turned TO
the solicitor and asked:
"Havc | summed up the facts
correctly. Maitre Lcpcrtuis9'
Absolutely, Monsieur lie Pre-
fct.
Nj. De>malions continued:
THE next morning. MaitrS
Lepcrtuis called here and. Tor
reasons which YOU will understand
when YOU have heard the docu-
men, read. showed me Cosmo
| Mornington $ will, which had been
placed i'm his hands.
While the project WAS looking
! through the papers, Maltre l.cper
tuis added:
Il may be allowed TO say that |
saw my client only one before
was summoned to his death bed;
and tina, was ON the day when Ike
sent for me to come to his room IN
the hotel to hand me the Will
which he had just made. This was
at the beginning OF his influenza.
In the course OF conversation he
told me that he had been making
some inquiries with a view to trac-
ing his mothers family. and that
he intended to pursue these m
q%uirics seriously after his recov-
cry. Circumstances. as ii turned
out. prevented his Fulfilling his
purpose.
Meanwhile, the project OF police
had taken from among the doc,l-
ments AN open envelope contain
ing two sheets of paper. He nm
!. folded the larger OF the two and
said:
j., This is the will. | will ask YOU
i, TO listen attcntivcly while | reac
E il and also the document attached
i, TO it.
The others settled themselves ii
!. their chairs: and the project rea'
< out:
The las; will and tcs lament of me
e Cosnno Huntington. eldest SON OF HUI
Y bert Nomination and Ermeline Rousse
s his wife. Il natura!ized citizen of tn
United States OF America. give am
, bequeath TO my adopted country three
y fourths OF my estate. to be ernploNe
ON works of charity in accordance wit
tho instructions. written in my lian'
= which Maitre Lepcrtuis Will be goo
Ip enough To forward TO the ambassad,
O of the United stiteS. The remainder (,
l. my property. to the Naluc OF about 100.
- 0oo. 900 francs. consisting of deposits j
Various Paris and london banks.
list of which is in the keeping {
Alaitre Lcpertuis. | give and nequeatl
VI iiitIllVI y WI MY ~ w 'N
u aNurite sister Elizabeth Roussel on Inc
direct heirs: or. iu default of Elizahet
Id and her heirs. to her second sistt
ArmaYlde RousSel or her direct heirs
,. or. IN default OF both sisters and the
heirs. to their cousin Victor Ruussel ,
his direct heirs.
I'm the event of my dying witlior
:. discovering the surviving members
~ the Rnussel family. or OF the cousin
rs the three sisters. request my friot
IL Don Louis perenna To make all u
w necessary Investigations. With this o|
~ iect. l hereby appoint him the execute
he of my will in :" far as concerns II
European portion of my estate. and
,a be-. him to undertake. the conduct
the events that may arise after n
e. death or i'm consequence of my death
consider himself my representative ~,
"" to act in all hings for the benefit
my memory and tho accomplishment
am my wishes. IN gratitude for this ScrNi
NJ and il, memory of the two occasions
ON which he saved my life, | give and h
cn aurnth to The said Don Luis l'rren'
the sum of 1000. 600 francs.
w. The project stopped for a fc
seconds. Don Luis murmured I:
re- Poor Coslno, n y = should n
as have needed that inducement
carry ont his last wishes"
NJ. De>lnaiions continued |