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SHE "CROWED LIKE A HEN."

WILL OF ECCENTRIC WOMAN

IN DISPUTE. **

THE HUSBAND'S ACTION.

Mr. Justice Hill and a common jury were engaged in the Probate Court, London, recently, in in vestigating the testumentary affairs of Mrs. Elizabeth Need- ham Warnett, late of Brixtoa Road, Stockport, who committed suicide by drowning in a reser voir on August 12, 1926.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1927.

SUPERSTITION AND ·

THE QUEEN.

PAYING FOR A PAIR ORLA

SCISSORS.

"

ÉD. FOR LORD PROVOST.

Edinburgh, July 12. There was a delightful incident when the King to-day inaugurated a new housing scheme at Pres- tonfield, where his Majesty and the Queen each planted a tree.

The King had intimated that he desired to plant his tree and not merely make a pretence of put- ting some soil on it. As he cross- ed to where the tree was to bo planted he was heard to say to Lord Provost Stevenson, “i afraid this is a very bad time of the year to be planting trees."

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Mrs. Clare Spect, a sister, and Miss Gertrude' Jackson were plaintiffs, and they propounded a will dated July 2, 1925, under which early the whole of the estate, valued about £600, went to the plaintiff in trust. Defendart, Taking a spade the King. put Mr. James Warnett, husband of three generous spadefals of soil the deceased, alleged that the wid round the sapling's roots, and, was not duly executed, and that striking the spade into the earth his wife was not of sound testa-in workmanlike fashion, said, mentary capacity, and suffered from delusions.

Opening the case for plaintiffs, Mr. Bucknili said the late Mrs. Warnett was certainly eccentric, but his ease was that she had testamentary capacity.

Her relations with her husband latterly were not very bar She had a child who was ment- ally defective. In July 1926 "she tried to commit suicide by put- ting her head under a gas oven.

"There, I think that will do."

The royal party then moved to the second tree, which was sust pended by three strands of ribben above the hole in which it was to be planted.

The Lord Provost handed the Queen a pair of silver scissors with which to cut the ribbon. This done, the tree settled down into its. rooting-place.

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But her Majesty was not con- tent. "Can I not put some Boil about its roots too??! she in-

Doctor William H. Broughton, Stockport, who attended Mrs. War-quired: nett for about ten years and up to the time of her death, said she wis rather eccentric and dressed out of the ordinary, but was mentally capable. From about 1023 she ran a branch of surgery

for him and his partner very con- scientiously, but would

wor

The spade which the King had just used was handed to the Queen, who sprinkled a little soll about the roots.

Then turning to the Lord Pro- Vost the Queen referred to the superstition that to accept a knife or a pair of scissors without pay- about any messages she had foring for it is an omen of "cutting them. It was nonsense she was insane.

to say

Mr. Justice Ii-Used sho to hand out medicine to the patients? -Yes.. She would take them from a table, and she also attended to the telephone.

Mr. Buckhill-It was a position of responsibility?—Yes...

"An Undercurrent Scoundrel."

Mr. Abbot (cross-examining) witness if deceased called her ask. ed husband a robber, a thief, a liar, and an undercurrent scoundrel, and if the last was & usual phrase"

Mr. Justice H-Is it a Stock- port phrase or in any way a term of abuse?

Witness--Well, we have a river at Stockport. I do not know if it comes from that.

The Judge-Have you heard the expression "undercurrent scoun- dre" before? I have not.

therefore the friendship." She handed the Lord Provost a six- of the pur- chase of the scissors. pence, a royal tokan

Housing of The People. The King, in inaugurating the housing scheme, said:

The Queen and I are very glad to be associated with this scheme at Prestonfield, which by provid- ing healthy and convenient homes in pleasant surroundings will add materially to the welfare of a large number of ny people who are at present denied those bless. ings.

Housing, especially for the working classes, enlists the deep sympathy and warmest interest of the Queen and myself.

. Their Majesties were accom- panied by Princess Mary and Lord Lascelles, and along two miles of the route from Holyrood Palace to Prestonfield 36.000 school the children were massed and they Mr. Abbot-Do you know scene when the testatrix crowed gave their Majesties a wonderful like a hen? (Laughter.) It may cheer. be normal in hens but not in a human being..

Witness-Comedians do it on

the stage.

The Judge-I have heard that some ladies can crow like cocks. (Laughter.),

Mr. Abbot-And there are crow- ing hens. (Renewed laughter.)

Dr. A. P. Thomas, Dr. Brough ton's partner, in reply to the Judge said he never had any complaints that Mrs. Warnett handed out bottles of medicine to the wrong people.

The royal party drove nearly five miles to another housing ce- tale at Luchend, where they visit- ed four of the houses. The visits were unexpected, but the homeli- ness of the King and Queen in- variably put the householders and their familes at their case. "

One of the houses visited was that of Mr. Alexander Dickson, a corporation workman, and all five

the children of

family were assembled.

Immediately the King and Queen entered Margaret, aged 15, played the National Anthem in homely fashion on the piano, and

The Judge People suffering from measles did not get the medicine intended for whooping on being complimented by the cough for instance? (Laughter.) Queen gave an encore perform-

-No.

anee.

Mr. Henry Green, solicitor, Stock- port, described the testatrix as quite capable mentally at the time not the same woman. When the of the execution of the will. She news came of the death of her kept quite cool while discussing brother, who dropped down dead her husband.

in the street she made noises like

She said at the time that she crowing. At the funeral ladies had worked hard carrying on the were not invited. He went out of business of an arter and contrac-respect.

tor, and that she and her husband They engineered a party in my did not get on at all well together. house that afternoon unknown to 'Counsel asked if there was me and went down to the ceme- any other discussion.

tery in a cab and made a scene," Witness-Yes. She asked for said the witness. She rarely her bill and paid it straight away.spoke to him after he came home. (Laughter.)

Mr. Ponsonby-What was your Other evidence was given as to wife's condition and manner dur- the testamentary capacity of the ing election times?-Excitable late Mrs. Warnett...

to a degree.

Cut Out of Benefit.

Was she 'inore than usually ex- cited? Oh, yes, excessively ·OX- Mr. Talbot Ponsonby (for the cited. She continually talked defendant) said that the defence politica, morning, noon, and nighi, was that Mrs. Warnett suffered and got excited If you did not from such delusion with regard agree with her.

to her husband and other things Mr. Justice Hill-A lot of Kwaisang Tucs. 16th Aug at 7.0.m. that she was not of sound, mind people do that who are not in- Cheongshing Tues. 16th Aug at 7 a.m. and was incapable of making a sane. (Laughter.)

Kwongsang Thurs. 18th Aug at 4 a.m.will. He reminded the jury that In reply to Mr. Bucknill (cross- TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Kwaisang Thurs. 18th Aug at 10a.m. she not only cut her husband out examining), witness agreed that TIENTSIN

........Cheongshing

what Fri. 19th Aug at 5 p.m. of any benefit, but

was his politics' and his wife's were TIENTS IN

Mingsang Satur. 20th Aug at 5 p.m. more important she cut out her not the same.

Counsel-You' had quite a big TSINOTAU Swatow & S'hai Kwongsang Sun. 21st Aug at 10 a.m. mentally defective son of whom

row about the General Election in OSAKA Amoy, Moji & Kobe Namsang Mon. 22nd Aug at 7 a.m. she was exceedingly fond.. SHANGHAI Direct...

Mr. James, Knight Warnett, re- | 19247--I don't remember, Yuonsang Tues. 23rd Aug at 10 a.m. tired builder, and defendant in the TSINGTAU Swatow & Shai Hangsang Wed. 24th Aug at 10a.m. action, said he was married to a black eye? That was nothing Don't you remember hér having STRAITS & Calcutta Focksang Wed. 24th Aug at 3 p.m. the testatrix on May 23, 1910. to do with the election. There

Mausang Satur. 27th Aug at 3 p.m. There was trouble about a loan was a quarrel, the witness ..Kumsang Sun. 28th Aug at 13 p.m. immediately they returned from understood to say, and his wife Kutsang. Mon. 5th Sept at 3 p.m. the honeymoon. Later she ac-got "under the table on the floor." Laisang Fri. 9th Sept at 7 a.m. cased him of robbing her and He never touched her in his life called him an "undercurrent except on that one occasion, and acoundrel."

that was after she had struck After the birth of the child him and he put her down on the his wife, sald Mr. Warnett, was floor.

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