THE LOST CODICIL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1793, 4 July 1913, Page 7

THE LOST CODICIL.

. SCOTT-SACKVILLE CAUSE CELEBRE. INCIDENTS AND " SCENES." By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, July Ia the Probate Division of the Jligii Court of Justice to-day tho bearing of tho objection of Mr. Malcolm Scott to the granting of probate.of the will of his brother, Sir Murray Scott, was continued. Sir Edward Carson. EC., appeared for Lord and Lady Sackville, arid the Eight Hon., F. E. Smith, K.C., for Mr. Malcolm Scott. Continuing his'address, Sir EdwaT<s Carson added that lie was calling evidence to show that on the day of the alleged library incident Lady Sackvillo was at a concert, while her daughter was ill in bed. Lady Sackville, in testifying regarding Mr. Walter Scott's alleged approaches, denied that she had been seeking to get a declaration of love from him, or trying to prejudice Sir John regarding Walter's appointment to the secretaryship: She never heard of the secretaryship. Three weeks after the drawing-room scene,. Sir John, had informed her of Walter's story. She was horrified, and said: "I shall never see you again." He begged Tier not to carry out her threat, saying that he believed" in het innocence, and disbelieved Walter's statement.