"Who were then present?"
"Dr. Lenox, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Andrews, and myself."
"Relate what occurred."
"The Doctor went directly to the bed. When Mr. Fuller saw him, he said audibly, 'thank God!' He then added, that he had committed a great crime which he wished to confess before he died, and that it related to the last will of the late Joseph Lee. Dr. Lenox immediately requested me to go for the nearest magistrate. When I returned with Justice Wilson, the Doctor was praying with the sick man. Fuller's wife holding her husband and weeping, stood the other side of the bed with Mrs. Andrews. Prayer being closed, the Doctor informed Justice Wilson of the wish of Hugh Fuller to make a confession which it was important to take in a legal form. The Justice then took the sick man's confession in our presence in the form of an affidavit."
Mr. Balch was next called, and as he took the stand Mr. Willard, with a hasty and agitated step, returned to the court room and resumed his seat. Every eye was turned toward him, as he appeared to be under great excitement which he in vain endeavored to conceal. He hastily whispered to Mr. Marshall, who started in surprise, and seemed fully to participate in his feelings.
Mr. Curtiss to Mr. Balch. "Were you acquainted with Mr. Fuller?"
"Intimately; I lived next door to him, and we frequently worked together. I saw him almost daily before his death."
"Did you see him often during his sickness?"
"I was at his house every day to inquire after him, and I watched with him several nights."
"Did you discover signs of insanity in him?"