"Was he ever visited by the defendant while in your care?"
"He was, sir."
"Did the defendant endeavor to procure his signature to any document while he was in the asylum?"
"He did, sir."
"Did he apply to you for permission to get this signature, and did he importunately urge you to give him this permission?"
"He did, sir."
"Did you read this document?"
"I did, sir."
"Do you remember what it was?"
"Perfectly, in a general way. It was an assignment of a number of patent rights and sundry machines, implements and processes."