The diamond drill., 1918-06-29

took her
Il was born in Kansas, a prohibi-
ton state" said the witness, "and i
don't drink intoxicating liquors" She
also accused the attorney OF not be-
ing willing to compensate her for the
expense made necessary by her hiring
substitute operator to take her
place while she went to Houston In
response 10 his request.
1t developed that a long list of
questions had been framed up by the
attorney which were written down on
several sheets OF paper and which she
| refused tso sign because. as she said
they reflected what the attorney want
ed her to say instead OF what she.
herself, wanted to say. She walked
out OF the office without signing them.
AS the list was read over to her In
court she denied that she gave the
answer written therein In reply to
them.
Fred Olson. lifelong friend OF Nc
Dermott followed. Olson Is named as
executor In the will and was appoint
ed administrator by the court under
the original proceedings. Olson tes-
titled that McDermott told him that
he (McDermott) had made will.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs also testified
their testimony being mainly valuable
in showing that they had no knowl-
edge OF Mrs. Bailey or OF the will.
E. p. Lott followed. He detailed his
acquaintance with McDermott which
began when he was a boy about sew
en- years OF age and continued al
through the balance OF McDermott''
life; how McDermott called for him
when he was sick and how he ant
Fred Olson took care OF McDermott''
farm for the latter when he was in
capacitated; how McDermott staye'
at the Lott home where one room wa
set aside for him, and how McDer
Il
mott came and went just as he pleas
ed.
Mr.. Lott told of his wife coming L
: the room where he was asleep tn
: day she found the will, woke him u
/, and showed him the document and o
: investigation. His tale ofshrdlucn
. every incident connected with the in
= his investigation. He told @
a Houston, Texas and his efforts I
= find Munson, also his final success
in locating Mrs. Bailey was very In
r teresting. 1t took him over a mont
9 TO find her. He found several Nun
n sons, but none of them answered tn
o description OF the man who signe
|. the will.
. Mr. Lott was followed by HERNIA
y Holmes told OF Lofts coming to hii
q with a story that McDermott's wi
q had been found. Holmes told Lott
: get the will and bring II to Crysti
Falls, which was done. Lott had NJ
the funds to make the search for II
witnesses so Mr.. Holmes loaned hi
y, the money TO go to Texas with.
Texas Man Explains.
h The contestants put Mr.. Soule, Il
n Texas lawyer on the st1ad. He idel
r tilted the list Of questions and test
fisd that Mrs. Bailey made the answe
as recorded on the paper in his pre-
ence and in the presence of a ste
- ographer.
10 He explained the incident in whi
"a Mrs Bailey testified that he tried
,r have her drink intoxicating liquor
follows: Mrs. Bailey was at Freepo
He had her come 10 Houston.
met her at the train and took her
=, a restaurants The waiter in TAXI
:. the order asked IL his guests wou
!, have anything 10 drink and Mr.. So
- lie simply passed the question
), Mrs Bailey, as he would TO any OF
:. er person, asking her il she want
= anything to drink to which she repli
$. in the negative.
wv The Handwriting Expert.
I'M The next witness, and by far I
rd most interesting one after Mrs. Ba
nd ey, was Loren c. Horton, OF Ei
'er Orange. New Jersey, with offices
'ot 261 Broadway, New York Mr.. ii,
an ton is 4 handwriting expert and gu
IT, ified by giving the name of a nu
ed ber OF private and government cas-
he In which he has been employed
he that capacity
er- lie testified that he had examir
pa the signature to the will purporti
iid TO be that OF Clarence McDermC
OFT and had compared 1t with other d
Ia uments containing the unquestior