Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-16
THE WILL CASE.

Speeialists Fxamined-ManY Specta.
tors In COurt-Carrie Welton's Mental
Characteristics Reviewed Before the
Court.
The Welton will case occupied the atten-
ton of the civil side of the Superior court
yesterday all day again and will be resumed
Tuesday morning. Horace johnson, whose
wife is cousin of the deceased Miss Welton,
was again used as witness. The witness
impression concerning the deceased was that
she was insane or on the verge of insanity.
The reason he did not tell everybody who
had asked him about Carrie that she was in
sane was because he did not think it wise or
proper to so do. Witness related that de-
ceased once quieted a pair of excited, pran-
cling horses in New York by standing before
them and putting her hands on their noses.
She told witness that she expected to see this
exploit recorded in glowing terms in the New
York papers. Witness said Carrie was some
thing of an artist Carrie had charged her
mother with purloining small articles about
the house and with attempting to poison her
(Car1ie) Concerning Carries nature witness
said she was dignifed, ladylike, not perhaps
scornful, but had no associates and seemed
to care nothing for society. After she came
to witness house there was only one lady
that called on her. She attended no social
gatherings nor did she go to church.
Lawyers O'Neil and Webster objecting to
the manner of cross-examination, Mr.. Dewitt
objected to such Interruptions.
The witness stated that Carries uncle
Timothy wrote her as follows: eff you be-
lieve to be true these things that your mother
is reported to have said, they certainly have
no parallel in history"
''Carrie then remarked to me, Uncle Tim
othy is becoming tragic"
Mr.. Doolittle objected.
cit is admissible as a declaration" said
the judge.
A letter from "Aunt Jane" the mother
of the testator, was then read. The commu-
nication, which is dated Waterbury, January
6, 1881, contained the following extracts:
''Allen johnson stated that Carrie came
over to her house almost terrified to death
and stated that her mother was going to put
her in an insane asylum. Who has terrified
her? l have not. She thinks her mother is
her greatest enemy. Only think of mother
and her daughter being separated. I have
always been willing to lay down all I have
for her. 1t is impossible for me to eat or
sleep. Why, no matter what they do, how
they persecute me and cause her to scorn
her mother, 1 shall love her still. Nothing
can wipe out my love for her."
Roderick Atwood, farmer, testified to
Carries actions being queer and eccentric,
crazy.
The deposition of Phebe Darlington, OF
Waterbury, was read. 1t testified that moth
er and daughter had appeared loving, but
that once when Carrie spoke of her father
her eye became full and CLASSY and had g
wild look.
Dr. Alexander E. Mcdonald, of New York
was the first witness to testify at the after
noon session. Dr. Mcdonald is superintend-
ent of the City asylum of New York, and
professor of diseases of the mind in the Uni
Yersity of New York. Attorney Halsey
read series of questions briefly summing
| up the characteristics of the late Miss Wei
| ton, and asked the witness opinion of such 8
| case.
81 should judge she was person of I'M
| sound mind, and that the trouble began at
| the period of change of habit, and change OF
| feeling towards the mother. 1 should say
| that the case was one of progressive char
| acter, becoming intensified as it went on.
should consider the case one of permanent
form of insanity"
Mr.. Doolitsle then gave his version of the
character of Miss Welton and asked him il
he thought she was of unsound mind. He
| thought she was not from that point OF