Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-22
THE DOOLITTLE CASE.

Yesterdays Testimony Before Judge
 York-SOme Spicy Remarks Made in
 Connection With the Case-The End
 Not to He Reached Before a Few
 Days-An Woodbridge Interested.
 The hearing on the Doolittle case was con tinued before Judge York yesterday. Mrs. Emma Dickerman was the first witness. She is MT. Doolittles oldest daughter. She testi- fled that as far back her memory went her father had bought for her only one pair of shoes, he was so penurious She had never attended school since she was twelve years Of age. Her father did not care whether she went to church or not, and when she did go she walked three miles to it. He used to indulge in obscene language and make love to the servant girl. He wanted to marry the servant, and would spring into the air before her to show how spry he was.
 One day he crept about the kitchen floor on his hands and knees following the servant. She finally had to pound him with broom. He manifested strong passion for the ser want, and promised to make lady of her if she would only marry him. Of another ser want of Mrs. Dickerman's he was equally fond. He would at times begin yelling s'Happy day" and blowing 8 small silver whistle at the table when the family were eating dinner These were peculiarities which he indulged in frequently after an illness he had ten years ago.
 Charles A. Castle, of Orchard street, tssti- fled that he noticed Mr. Doolittle at the last Woodbridge fair and thought he acted strangely. Mrs. Castle testified to the same effect and also that she had heard him talk about getting married and saying he wanted @ wife.
 'Now, madame" ;" smilingly remarked At torney Doolittle, for the defense, "does it in dicate insanity in man the mere fact that he wants to get married G'
 The woman was puzzled to know just how to answer. Mir. Doolittle repeated the ques- lion Mrs. Castle finally replied that she could not say that it was any sign of insanity and the whole court room laughed.
 Mrs. Ida T. filling, tall, finely proportion ed and less than thirty years old, one Of the married daughters of the defendant, test1heo next. She wore rich black silk dress and was the picture of good health; She was married within the past year. The first tes- ti1neny of importance in this daughters eV1- dsnce was that her father frequently denied the family beefsteak, saying that pork was pretty good eating. He also objected to the use of butter on bread when there was plenty of gravy to soak the bread in. She recol- lected that her father said he spent twenty 1 five cents to go to circus and he ever after | regretted it.
 She further testified that it was not an in | frequent habit of her father to shock her modesty, both in conversation and action, ana that he would occasionally approach her room when servant ought to have been
 sent. He was continually talking of mar \ rage and during the discussion manifested a
 decided preference for a plethoric woman when he should wed. | Samuel F. Perkins, a Woodbridoe black- I smith, thought MT. Doolittle had a very
 weak mind because he gave away candy to all the ladies he saw at the Woodbridoe fair Mrs. Mary M. Futile, of this city, testi- | fled that she had met the defendant about ten times during the past year, and on some | of these occasions he would shout out t'Old 1 Crazy Doolittle.' Sometimes he would vary l this self-condemnation by hollering fOld 1. Crazy Tuttlep He wanted to marry his ser want, so Mrs. Futile stated, saying that the servant was as smart as streak of lightning { and big improvement on his dead wife in cooking.
 When the season was resumed at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, there were many