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Show "I'VE LOST MY HIND AIJD FOVER TO GRASP TIIINGSVIIE, WROTE . NEW YORK, March That Leonldas M. Preston, secretary and manager of the Tlmken Roller company, had forged the name of E. R. Hewitt, one of the members mem-bers of that company, to notes aggregating aggre-gating $57,000 to $100,000, was the substance sub-stance of a statement made to the Coroner Cor-oner today- by James Shea, counsel for Mrs. Preston. Preston died very suddenly last Thursday Thurs-day after drinking prusslc acid, while three members of the company were awaiting to question him about the affairs of the company. It was also discovered that Preston left a note saying he had been insane for some time. The statement by Shea was made at a Coroner's Inquest Into the cause of-Pres-torWs death. One of the alleged forged notes was for $5000 and was due upon the day of his death. Another was for $50,000 due April 1. In a cardcase found In Preston's clothing Shea found the following follow-ing message written on a business card: "In rase of death or serious accident to me notify my wife, Mrs. L..- M. Preston, care Hotel Cumberland, New York: my mother. Mrs. C. C. Preston, Tyler, Tex.; Mrs. J. O. Matthews. St. I-ouls; E. W. R. Tlmken, Canton, O. My wife's wishes to be considered first in all things. I realise that I am and have been for some time Insane. I lost my mind, my power to grasp things, my memory. I have lost everything except my firm faith in God and his son, Jesus Christ." |