considered him an incompetent witness, and he was not admitted to testify, (a)
1 Phill. Ev. 69, 70, 7th edit. — Roscoe, Ev. 2d edit. 85. — Sears vs. Dillingham & Al. 12 Mass. Rep. 358. — Nason vs. Thatcher & Al. 7 Mass. Rep. 398.