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IN RE:ESTATE OF
Orphans"Court Division
PERCY E.PATTERSON..
No.ltJ/d of 1969
an alleged incompetent.
PETITION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN
OF AN INCOMPETENT
To the Honorable..the Judges of said Court..,the Petition of Susie
E.Fullum..by her attorneys..Peacock..Keller &Yohe)respectfully petition
Y0ur Honorable Court as follows..to wit:
1.The petitioner is Susie E.Fullum..an individual who resides in
the Borough of Canonsburg..Washington County..Pennsylvania..and whose
post office address is 168 East Pike Street..Canonsburg..Pa.
2.Percy E.Patterson..'the alleged incompetent..i,s an individual
who resides in ·the -Borough of Canonsburg..Washington County..Pennsylvania..
and whose post office address is 168 East Pike Street..Canonsburg..Pa.
3.The said Percy E.Patterson resides with the said Susie E.
Fullum..who is his sister..at the above address.Percy E.Patterson is an
adult"aged 41 ..who was born on January 29..1928.
4.The said Susie E.Fullum has consented to serve as guardian
of the Estate of the said Percy E.Patterson..an alleged incompetent..as
evidenced by the Cons.ent to Guardianship which is attached hereto and made
a part hereof.The said Susie E.Fullum has no adverse interest in the estate
of the alleged incompetent.
5.The said incompetent has no estate and his only source of in-
come is a monthly grant of $lot 00 paid by the Department of Public Welfare
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for his support and maintenance.The
proposed appointment is for the purpose of designating a proper person to
receive and manage such assistance payments.
6.The said Percy E.Patterson is not employed presently"nor
has he been employed during the last ten years.He is unable to carryon
a coherent conversation or to give meaningfl}-l answers to questions.His
mind wonders from topic to topic without logical sequence.His family
physician is Joseph M.Carazola of Canonsburg,Pennsylvania.
WHEREFORE,your petitioner prays your Honorable Court to
appoint her,Susie E.Fullum"guardian of the Estate of Percy E.Patterson,
an alleged incompetent,for the purpose of receiving and managing assistance
payments,with authority to execute any appropriate instruments,including
reimbursement agreements,etc."as may be required by the Department of
Public Welfare in establishing the incompetent's continued eligibility for
public assistance.
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Before me,the undersigned authority,personally appeared Susie
E.Fullum,who,being duly sworn according to law,deposes and says that
the facts set forth in'the foregoing Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian
of an Incompetent are true and correct as she verily believes.
Susie E.Fullum
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CONSENT TO GUARDIANSHIP
I,SUSIE E.FULLUM,sister of Percy E.Patterson,being
suri juris,of sound mind and body,do hereby willingly and
freely give my consent to act as guardian for Percy E.Patterson
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On this,the second day of April,1969,before me,the
undersigned officer,personally appeared SUSIE E.FULLUM,known
to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
Consent to Guardianship,and acknowledged that she executed the
same for the purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto set my hand and official
seal.
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that,laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever,you do file in the
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office of the Clerk of our Orphans'Court of Washington County,a full and
complete answer,under oath,to each and every of the averments of the said
petition,on or before Thursday ,the 9th day of Oc tober
19-.2.2.,at =1-:":"",,,"3..:::..0 o'clock P .M.,and show cause why the said Percy
E.Patterson should not be adjudged an incompetent and a guardian
of his estate anpointed:
..and further abide the order of our said Court in the prem.ii.ses,
If you fail hereof,the petition may be taken PRO CONFESSO and a
decree made against you.
WITNESS the Honorable P.Vincent Marino,PI"IBsident Judge of our·
said Court,at Washington,Penna.,ay of _---""S;...;.e-"'-p...;;;t...;;,.8=mb..;;..;;.;er:::...-.._,192.2-.
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHll'JGTON COUNTY,PENNA.
ORPHANS'COURT DNISION
INRE:
Estate of
PERCY E.PATTERSON,
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INTERLOCUTORY DECREE
AND NOW,September 10,1969,upon consideration of the
annexed petition,it is Ordered'and Decreed thata Citation be awarded,as
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prayed for,directed to Percy E.Patterson,to show cause why he should
not be adjudged an incomp~tentand a'guardian of his estate appointed;
Citation returnable to Thursday,October 9,1969,at 1:30 o'clock P.M.;.
hearing on same to be held at the same time.
At least twenty (20)days notice of the hearing shall be given to
Percy E.Patterson,the alleged incompe.tent,by personal service of a
copy of said petition and citation,and by service of notice upon the next of
kin,personally or by registered or certified mail.
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INTHE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANtA
IN RE:ESTATE OF
PERCY E.PATTERSON,
an alleged incompetent
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AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
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BEFORE me,a Notary Public in and for the County and
State aforesaid,appeared ROGER J.ECKER,ESQUIRE,who deposes and
says that he served a true and correct copy of the Petition,Order and
Citation on the Veterans'Administration,at its Pittsburgh Office,by
mailing a copy of the same to them,Certified Mail,Return Receipt
Requested,on October 13,1969 as evidenced by the return receipts
attached hereto.
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNA.
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In Re:Estate of
FINAL DECREE
AND NOW,OCTOBER 15,1969,upon consideration of the
annexed petition and after a hearing held fo llowing due notice,it is
ORDERED AND DECREED that
PERCY E.PATTERSON is adjudged an incompetent.
SUSIE E.FULLUM is appointed Guardian of the Estate of Percy
E.Patterson,an incompetent.
The said Guardian is directed to file an inventory in accordance
with the provisions of Section 402 of the Incompetents I Estates Act of 1955,
as amended.
The said Guardian shall file her own bond without surety,in the
sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00)Dollars;however,should the liquid asset~
of the incompetent's estate at any time exceed the sum of $300.00,the Guard~an
shall immediately notify this Court and the Court will then consider the
question ci the entry of proper bond,with surety,by said Guardian.
Said Guardian shall have authority,inter alia,to receive and
administer the assistance payments paid by the Department of Public Welfare
for the support and maintenance of the incompetent;and likewise authoritv to
execute reimbursement agreements as required by the said Department of
Public Welfare,so long as such come within the purview of the powers grant d
such Guardian by the Incompetents I Estates Act of 1955,as amended.
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Orphans'Court Division
No.1010 of 1969
IN RE:
ESTATE OF PERCY E.
PATTERSON~an incompe-
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Orphans I Court Division
No.1010 of 1969
BOND OF GUARDIAN
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS"that I"Susie E.Fullum,
an individual,residing at 168 East Pike Street,Canonsburg,Washington
County"Pennsylvania,am held firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania"for the use of the Estate of Percy E.Patterson"an incompetent"
in the sum of Five Thousand and no/lOa ($5,000.00)Dollars,to be paid to
this Commonwealth to which payment,well and truly to be made,I do bind
myself,for and in the whole".my heirs"executors"admimstrators,success rs
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and assigns,and each and everyone of them,firmly by these presents.
Sealed with my seal and dated this .'14.day of A/~.?
1969.
THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH,that if the above
bounden successor guardian shall well and truly administer the estate accord
ing to law,this obligation shall be void;but otherwise it shall remain in forc •
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ESTATE OF
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Before me,a Notary Public in and for the County and State
aforesaid,appeared Edward J.Popovich,who deposes and says
that he served a true and correct copy of the Petition and Order at the
above number and term on the said Percy E.Patterson at his residence
at 168 East Pike Street,Canonsburg,Washington County,Pennsylvania by
handing a copy of the same to him,he being personally known to your
affiant,and making the contents thereof known to him on the 16thday
of September,1969 A.D.at 8:35 o'clock A.M.
And further,your deponent saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed
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Of~~,A.D.1969.
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Washington,Washington County Pit.
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HEAR ING ON PETITION FOR A PPOINTMENT OF
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I have here and will give -to the Court the Affidavit of Service of
the Petition and Order and Citation in this case.Wi~h the permissHm
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the hearing in the Estate of Percy E.Patterson,an alleged incompe ent.
CHARLES C.KELLER,ESQ.,of ~ashington,
Penna.,repres enting th"e -Petitioner.
THE HONORABLE P.VINCENT MARINO,
President Judge of the said Court.
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Thursday,October 9,1969,at 1:30 o'clock
P.M.,EDST..
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of the Court,I should like to call out of order Dr.Carazola,who
is the attending physician.
THE COURT:'The Affidavit of'Service as pres ented is ordere
filed,'the same having complied with statutg-ry requirements and wit:l
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the Interlocutory Decree made by this Court on September 10,1969.
THE COURT:Mr.h,eller,you may call the physician out of
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Where doyou live?·.,.
What is your profession,sir?
My name is Joseph H.Carazola.
117 Woodcr-est Avenue,Canonsburg.
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Are you a licensed physician in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?
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Where do you maintain,your offices?
44 East Pike,Street,Canqnsburg,Fa.
How long have you been in practice,doctor?
I've been in"my present location,going on the 28th,year and I ve
been practicing ever since 1931.
Q Are you actively practicing at the present time?
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Q 'I call your attention'to the name of P,TCy E.Patterson and ask you
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if he is ~bne of your patients?
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Yes.Based on your examination of his physical.and mental conditio 1,
For considerable length of time.However;my record first indicate~
For what period of time have you served as familyphysici~n,forMr.
He was born,a£cording to my records,on 2-29-28.Wasn't that rig1t?
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physical condition was.within normal limits.However,my·conclusiop.
that I made an examination for the Comn1~nwe'alth.of'Pennsylvania
Patterson?
and for rehabilitation,November 22,1966.
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confer Vi ith the doctor for just a moment.
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'believe that he,is mentally retarded?
November 22,1966,while conducting the examination for the Comme n-'..'.
wealth of Pennsylvania,Department of :Ere!hab'il~tationf i asked'
even pertain to the subject matter of the quesHon and was incoherent
How is his span of attention ?'.
His attention is,I would say is practically non-existent,as far as
conversation is conGerned.And his voice in answering qu,es tions is
.of a guttural and mumbling nature.
You lave testified,doctor,that in your judgment Mr.Patterson is
,not capable of handling his business affairs.Would this include the
handling of money,the collection of money,the paying of bills?
In my opinion his mental status is such that he should not be---
well,I should s ay-- -in my opinion he's not capable of handling
any situation that requires good judgment,memory,and I'll say jus
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Q The condition that you have testified to,is that,'his condition at the
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December 20,1968.
In my opinion this condition is irreversible.
Does the Court have ':l:ny questions to as k Dr.Carazola?
And September 20,1967,May 8,1968 arid May 13,1968
Doctor,why do you come to the conclusion that this condition is
Is there any likelihood,doctor,that his cot:J-dition would improve?
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In convers.ation with this man,he depicts a type of low intelligent
quotient and one that probably existed for some.time and resembles
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that of a person thathas been mentally retarded.
Would you have any opinion,doctor,as to the cause of .the mental
retardation-in'the first place?
,A November 22,1966,in conversation with this mati,he alleged that
wh:ile in servic.e .he received a head injury.I-ioweve.r,this,is not m)
investigation:However,enclosed in the file in ,this particular case
was a rather lengthy amount of information stating that no'such
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service existed.
Do you feel then that that was a figment of his imagination?'
it could have been.
WeH,can you put your finger on anything at all that wou ld indicate
the prior existence for any length ()f time of,this condition?
I have no record of this man's behavior in the office record.,Howeve ,
I·do recall that,for many years I did know this man coming to my
office and tAt fl'ppeared to me that he was no different then-than he We s
in 1966.So I would,say'that for at least a period of at least ten years
that th is condition pre-existed,that in my examination of November 2 ~,
1966.
And since 1966~up to the time of your last'examination,doctor,did
you find any r~al change in his condition?
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And is ,it your opiriion then that he is not in'a position mentally to
handle general bus~ness affairs at this time?
It is my opinion that he could not handle any.type of affair that
r.equired good judgment,common sense,memory.
Doctor,were he permitted to handle his business affairs,is it
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p::>ssible that designing pe rsons could take advantage of him ?
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DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR.KELLER:
Would you p~ease stateyour name?
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'Are you the petitioner in this cas e?
Yes.
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168 East P:il5:eStreet,Canonsburg:
My daughter and I and Percy.
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When you refer to Percy,is that Percy E.'Patter~on'who is the
subject of this proceeding,?
That's my brother.
You say he is your brother?'
Yes.
How long'has he resided with you.?.
About ten years.
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Ha.veyou been;taking care of him since that time?
Yes.
Has he been employed at all?'
Well,he 'was employed in--'-he said he was,I don't know-.-'-in Pitts ,urgh.
Well,in the ten years,that he's been with you,has:he been em ploy d?
No.He didn't wOrk no place.
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Q Mrs.Fuilum,when did this problem come on'him '0 rhas he always
had it?
A Well,~the time of length,it looked to me,I don't ,know,when he went
to the Army.He was in the A~my~bout four years in the Korean
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War.When he come back,hekn~w ,his Ser~al.Nurrib·er good,but ','',.
after he come back he forgot it.That's the trouble,he got worse
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and :worse every year.He's a person like this-:'-simply like,this---
if he talked to you he can't hold nC?good conversation.He'lttake mOiley
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and give it away to people.He said it's paper money,you know what
,I mean?And I asked him about paying 'bills,he said he don't pay no
bills.H.e said,"What do I pay bills for ? I dig a hole and live in the
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When he was a small lad,was he normal?
Yes,he was.He talked normal to me.
When did,he.get out .of the service?
I think he was in about four years in the Second Warl.
The Second World War?
Yes.
That would have been 1945 or '46.
Yes.My daddy died in''45,around that time.
THE COURT:'Mr.Keller,she spoke ,about the Korean War.
That would beafter the Second World War.
Q I beg your pardon,Your Honor.I thought sh~said the Seco'nd Worl<
A The last war he Jiought in,you know,that's when he went across the
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sea,he got in it,he went for four years.
Was he in the Korean War too?"',::,"',I .."~
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Yes,he was fighting there too.Because I remember,I was--;-I sent~"......•~.~.."f •~'!
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for my br'other when my daddy died and couldn't get him because
we called in too late.He was over in Korea and we couldn't get him.
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That's when he said i found him in the snow,you know,about three
or,four weeks,frozen out in the snow.Becaus e I 'didn't get this,
somebody else 'got this,and so he told me,my brother told me this.
You say he's bee'n in your home with you for the iast ten years?
Yes.
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Have you been taking care of him?
Yes,live been taking care of him,that's right:
Are you willing to continue taking care of him and serving as his
guardian?
I surely will.That's my brother.
At the present time,does he have any,separate estate of his own?
Does he have any bank account or real property or anything?
No.
'What income does he have?
He has $104.00 every month.That's all he has coming in.
Is that the only income .that he has that requires ad~inistration?
That's all he h~s.-
Q How is that mOoney used?
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A I use it----weU,he ~igns ·his check and gives it to me and I take it
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and use it like I'm supposed to do and buy clothes and everything'he
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Q In other words,you take care of him out of that money..
'.A .That's right.Because you kr:lOw~I mean I rased four kids myself,
I kp.ow how to do it,you know what I mean?
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What is your age?
.I'll be 51 in Januar:y.
So he's a younger brothe r of yours.
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Well,now he's---I guess he's a younger brother,he's 41 years old.
,There's nine of us,you know what I mean?
Mrs.Fullum,I show you the Consent to Guardianship which is
attached to the papers in this ,case and I ask you if that is your signa ure?
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That's my signature,right.
And if the Court 'should appoint you as the guardian,you aRe willing
to undertake this and to manage the financial and b':lsiness affairs of
your brother and to take care of him in pers on,in body?
Yes:
Do you have any personal adverse intere'sts to that ?f your brother
with regard to his estate or with regard to any income that he:'may
have?
A No.The only thing,you know,he gives me the check all the time
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You don't have any claip1s aga\ns t ,him ofany sorti"
A No.He's not a violent person.He's a person that talk,you know---
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I donH know.I think like them doctor say.he's awfully retarded.Be aus e
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I work with retarded kids.you understand what I mean now?','
'.Ninth grade.And I didn't g'o to all of that.I h~d to.help my fath~r
Does the Court have any questions to ask of Mrs °Ful1um?'
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You read and write well.don't you?
at home.he had nine kids.
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Oh;yes.,
You know your arithmetic.don't you?
Oh•.sure.I work everyday for Western State.
You,know.do you.how.to keep accounts of money thatyou would rec ive
and m<:mey thatyou would spend?
Oh.sure.
.Do you underl?tand that if.the Court appoints you as the guardian
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in this ca'se.you have to keep a written account of all the money tha
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is pend.A reyo u willing to 'do that?
A Yes.
Q See.-my point is thatyou just can't get a check in from the Departme t
of Public Welfare Or whoever it might be.,you just can't get a check
in and then figure.well.this check has to do me until the next one c pmes
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in two or three weeks or a month or whatever it m~ght be.And then
just spend that money ~or him as you feel is proper:.You can't do
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that.Do y~)U understand what I am trying to tell you?
You mean out of his check,not mine?'
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No,not yours.His,of course.We are not concerning about your 0 n
money,but the check that comes in for him.
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You have to write down,today you received so ml.ich for t Percy.Put
.that on one page.Then on the next page you put down,what you spent out
of that up till thenext 'che~k comes in.Can you'do that?
You understand that it is very important to do that because £some
time in the future,we don't know how long,but some time in the futu e
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you are going to,have to bring those accounts here into Court.And
they have to be approved by this Court.Do you understand that?
Yes.
Are you.willing'to do those things?
I'have to if I'm going to keep him.
That's right:If you are going to keep him,You have to.So you
are willing then to ke'ep proper accounts of all the money that you
receive and all the money that you spend?
A Yes.
Q Who else lives in th~house with you?
A M daughter and my son and myself.
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How old 18 your son?
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When he gets the work,you know.He gets thos e jobs,you know,and
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sometimes if,the min closes out.they shut down.
Is l:J.e single or married?
My son is single.He wants to go to school to be a State T~ooper in
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Harris burg.
Now how about your husband?,
My husband isd:ead.
So that what means do you have for your own support?
I work cit Weste'rn State myself.
You work?
Oh,yes,everyday.Morganza,I,worked there and it shut down.
I work for the Western State.
You work there now?
Yes.
You propose to keep on working there?
Oh,yes.
You.are not going to quit working now if we appoint you guardian?
No.After all,a person'gotta eat..He listens to me,my brother is
real nice about that.He donrt give no trouble.
And out of the money thatyou get from this check,do you give Perc
some s pending money?
A Yes,I do.
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A ,I 'give him $4.00.He don't make no fuss:He signs the check and Ig've
'it to him.
He can't drink because.of his head.
~hat will be all the questions the Court has.
Is he satisfied .with that?
So that I take it he's not a trouble maker.
D:>es the.Court wish to spe ak with the case-
I had not intended to call him unless the Court wishes to;
.~o:lie's not.,He's a very n{c~boy about that.He'!3 never been in
He doesn't peste.r'yo.u for more money?
No.All he wants is coffee and I told the investigator just outside,
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He's been satisfied the last ten years with it.
jail.i can say that.Percy),I never seen Percy drinking anything.
and it's true.that's what he wants"'.
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Pittsburgh.to determine whether or not there has been any military
"'!Ie would request counsel to contact the Veterans Administration.
service of this indiviqual.and to inform them that an inc om petency
proceeding has been initia~ed in this Court.Our rules provide that
where.the alleged incompetent has been at any:tim'e a member of the
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No.there is no necessity for jt.at this time.
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this time.waive the notice given to t,he Veterans.{,?ut we do wish
to ascertain whether or not he isa .veteran and tO,have ;he Veteran~
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Administration know that this incom petency proceeding 'has been .'
I had resolved to do that on my own.The reason we did not give
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no record of military service on his part.
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