Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-03
new FREEMAN WILL TOLD
OF DURING HEARING
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Nelson's testimony marked the
conclusion OF yesterday afternoons
session.
Howard I. BiIes, of Bellevillc,
salesman for a building material
supply house. was the first witness
called this morning as the hearing
was resumed. He told OF having VS.
tied the Freeman office In Metuch-
en- frequently during the past ten
years, usually about once a month.
He often saw Freeman under the In
fiuence of liquor, he testified, and
considered him absolutely impos-
sible'' and incapable OF doing busi>
ness. When Freeman was normal
Biles testified, he took orders from
him, but at times the doctor would
place orders for materials not need
ed such as a carload OF pipe or q
carload of metal latfl. Before NIL
ing any of these orders, the witness
said, John Breen. Freeman's business
manager, was first questioned and
invariably the orders placed by Free
man were cancelled.
A.. Bosnian, a wholesale lumber
merchant Of Harrison, the next wit
ness, told of doing business with the
Freeman for is years. In
May OF last year, the witness testifies
he refused to do any business with
Freeman personally as he found him
irresponsible and "just plain drunk
half of the time The witness said
Freeman's speech was foolish
childish and thick"
Alfred 8. March,. a New Bruins
wick attorney, told of DIR. Freeman
and David P. Johnson, OF Highland
Park, coming to his ONCE late one
night for the purpose Of having him
draw up the necessary papers rela-
tive TO the sale of the Freeman Com
pany to johnson. The witness said
the terms agreed to by Freeman
were unreasonable and foolish as the
purchaser was given the option oil
| paying for the concern on any terms
he pleased. On the strength OF Dr'
Freeman's mental and physical con.
dition, the witness said, he refused
to draw the papers.
johnson was the next witness, tell.
ing of his refusal 20 do business with
the Freeman conce-n unless Green
o.K.'d the orders. The doctor, John.
son said, had spells Of generosity al
which time he would place large
orders. Freeman wanted him TO buy
him out, johnson said, and insisted
|upon him accompanying him to AT.
|torney March's office. johnson said
he consented to look W the Free
man property and decided to humor
Freeman along even though he real
ICED the price asked was ridiculous.
Iy low. When March refused to draw
the papers for the sale, Freeman in
sisted that johnson accompany him
to another place where they could
get a lawyer to do this work but the
witness said he refused. 10 do this.
Continuing his testimony johnson
said he witnessed the trust agree
ment made on May Is, 1922, in
which Mr.. Watson was made trustee
for Freeman in order to preserve
the estate and protect the company's
interests.
Edward Burroughs. a Metuohen
contractor: .dward Kramer. keeper
of a general store in Metuchen for
forty-fve years; Ioa Edgar, a Me-
tuchen acquaintance of DR.. Free
man; Harry Wight, of Metuchen,
who had busines s dealings with the
doctor for the past nine years; G. G.
Weber, recorder OF Metuchen, and
Sally B. Freeman, of Brooklyn, sister
Of the deceased doctor, testified late
this morning and early this after
noon.
All of the Metuchen witnesses told
OF DR.. Freeman being intoxicated
frequently, OF his failure to attend
to his business during recent years.
his inability to carry on a converse
ton intelligently and his "dopey'
condition. Wight told of Freeman
ordering $4,000 barrels of cement six
weeks before his death, which order
vas eve filed, Wight saying he
realized that the Doctors business
would eve require that much ce-
ment, this representing seventy-1ve
carloads.
Miss Freeman, the sister, testified
that at her fathers death each sis
ter received $4,000 and $16, 900, the
business going to Or. Freeman. In
January, 1920, she said, the bust.
ness of her brother was ~reincorpo-
rated, he being made the head Of Il
with the sisters as directors. This
was done in the ONCE of Attorney
Russell Il. Watson, she said, and a,
the same time a will was presented
to Freeman by thu lawyer who said
he had prepared 1t at the doctor's
request. The witness said her
brother read over the will, pro-
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