Barkston and Maud, who had often done business for me before, and they assured me that the will was in perfect form and order.' "Asked why he had not entrusted the will to his father's solicitors, he replied: "'For the very simple reason that exactly half an hour before the will was placed in my hands, I had read that Mr.Patrick Wethered had been murdered the night before.

Mr.Hibbert, the junior partner, was not personally known to me.' "After that, for form's sake, a good deal of expert evidence was heard on the subject of the dead man's signature.

But that was quite unanimous, and merely went to corroborate what had already been established beyond a doubt, namely, that the will dated February 1st, 1908, was a forgery, and probate of the will dated 1891 was therefore granted to Mr.Murray Brooks, the sole executor mentioned therein.".