Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-20
GriMths VieUs
Nephe,U as Son
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competent to choose for himself when
he went to Wayne to live, Judge Nc
Cullen said, the court had no jurisdic-
tion in the case. If, however, he was
mentally Incompetent when taken to
Wayne, the court has jurisdiction and
Will exercise 1t to appoint a guardian.
If 1t is demonstrated that his estate is
in INSCRIPTIONS hands.
Roberts Reads Deposition
The deposition as read by Mr.. Rob
erts follows:
Deposition of George Griffiths.
taken at his residence. Wayne. Pa. on
Thursday, November Is. 1920, at 3
o'clock p. M. before Thomas Roy Phil
lips, notary public.
Present: James Gay Gordon and
John Il. X. Scott. representing the
petitioner Owen J. Roberts and Rus
sell Duane. representing George Grit
tiths. the respondent, and Or. Charles
II. Burr.
George Griffiths. having been duly
sworn, was examined and testified as
follows:
by Mr.. Roberts: Q. Mr.. Grffiths,
this is Mr.. Roberts speaking. First of
all | would like you to state, If you
|, will. when YOU were taken with the
illness that took away your sight. and,
without my questioning you, II you will
state where you have been and what
has happened since that time.
"A. In the latter part of December,
1901. l lost the sight Of one eye. The
other became impaired. so that il would
likely go rs the other did, and ] was in
great distress. 1t became so bad that
/ was compelled to relinQuish my bust
ness in the spring of 1908 at great
sacrifice.
"The sight kept failing slowly, and ]
! became sick, and in the early part OF
December. 1904. DR.. Wharton Sinkler
told me | should have no company and
be absolutely quiet. So | went on with
quiet until juno. or May, it was, 1908,
Or. Sinkler said it would be best for
me TO be out of town during the h,t
J months. three months, June, July and
August.
Went TO Rest Cure
My wife needed the rest and change.
So that it would be better for both of
ns, my wife to go to another place FOR
|, rest, and l was t. 60 to FOlCroft, Il
rest cure place that DR.. Sinkler recon q.
/. mendCd. I went there at the close OF
May, 1905. 1t was about mile from
, the station, an ordinary three story
dwelling.
II had given my wife tho power of
attorney, and my wife becaslc srk, and
| gave my nephew. Louis Rcichncr. II
: power Of attorney to attend to my af-
fairs.
: Then my sight went entirely So that
I was completely blind. | had not beer
able TO go to see my wife, nor my wife
' to come to see me. ] had been suffer
ing physical intirmities greatly, and
word came that my wife had passed
away. That gave me great distress.
DR.. Sinklcr had ordered that I receive
| no company.
/ Il was too sick to hav" company.
Lived in Germantown
Il remained there until the close OF
, April. 1879. ] then went to East
Washington lane. Germantown. They
gave up keeping boarders-paticnt
boarders-and | went from there at the
close Of April, 1917. ! had to rent Il
furnished house for the summer. on
East Penn street. Germantown. | was
just five months there, then ] took Il
E house at Locust avenue. Germantown,
, for one year. at the end Of which the
owner desired to occupy the house.
I told my nephew to get house farther
out that would not be so noisy.
so by my direction, he got thi:
" house. at POO West Wayne avenue
Wayne. We came in September. 1918
We took th" house with the privilCg,
Of renewing the lease at the expiration
OF one year, 10 take it for the scconc
t year, which We did. Last spring tn,
, owner said he would not renew tn
lease. aud that he was going to sci
tn" house. a removal would so agra
vat" my physical suffering. that | de
= cidcd to buy this house 50 that ! shoul,
not b" compelled To go anywhere else
being accustomed to this
p.,. ,,
"I,,t .nrir, wa no,iGoa +ho o,,.,o,
that VIC would buy il, and the Irns
would not cxpirc until Septrmbcr. s,
the papcrs were nrcnareL md the nur
chasa ,va; muJa and Cnr,nInted eyerv
thing In Ortohcr 7 maiI S"5no cos,
II and povC a STiOO ,n,rtgaCe -
: q. "Dn vor coneider this rou
= homr?''
!" A. "Yrs."
: q. "Do YOU expect 10 change YOU
= residence from This pucc?"
4. Il do not. My nrphcws. Loui
u and George Rpirhner, have always bee
as sons 10 me. have always 60 re
" garded them"
" II paid for the legal education of m
=. nephew, with Biddlr and Ward. Hi
u, prcccptor was Mr.. ROdman Paul. Whe
= became sick desired him to give u
y, his position at the Fidelity Trust CO.
= ana thr pr"rtIor OF laW, ana attend
a lie did SO"