Evening journal., 1890-07-11
The M'eRENERA CASE.
Testimony on Behalf OF the Petitioner.
Witnesses DO Not Remember Dates.

Testimony on Behalf OF the Petitioner
| Witnesses DO Not Remember Dates.
The case Of Mary McGrenera, who petf
tions for portion OF her husband &
estate, was resumed before the Orphans
Court yesterday afternoon. Harriet
Brown, colored woman, employed at
the Delaware House when the petitioner
was married to Cornelius McGrenara,
described a shooting sffray between the
plaintiff and defendant, which took place
many years ago, when Mary McGrenera
nred i've shots at Catharine McGrenera.
She gave her evidence In loud stem
torian tone, and declared dozen times
that the petitioner while at the Delaware
House was treated like q lady. 4"
a number OF experts, including John
3. Rossell and Edward w. Smith, bank
officials, were produced by the petition
ers, to prove that the signature to a
criminatorY document was not the sigma
ture of the petitioner. Both said the
signature was exceedingly doubtful and
would not be accepted by them as bona
fde signature, on q check.
Herman Peaper and Ellen Wynn were
called to rebut the story of Mary Nc
drenera being in Philadelphia on last
Sunday week Both said she was In
Camden all day long and could not have
crossed the river. Ellen Wynn seemed
bent on giving the court a full account
Of her domestic history. troubles and
difficulties, declaring she did not know
whether petitioner visited her before or
after dinner, as she had no dinner that
day adding, Sometimes l have dinner,
sometimes not, but very often | take
dinner and supper together" The court
adjourned until 10 o clock this morning.
Ia the Orphans Court to-day, evidence
was rendered on behalf OF the petitioner.
Mr. Davis produced Mary Morgan No. AS
North Twenty Second street, Philadel-
phia, who testified that the petitioner
stopped at her house during the Hal
loween OF the year in which
hugh Doogan, brother to the petitioner
was on trial for shooting a man, in New
Castle county, Delaware, which event,
mr. Davis proposes to prove by the rec
ords OF the trial, occurred in 1879.
Mrs. Morgan swore that on the Hal
lowe'en of that year the petitioner slept
at her house, and could not possibly
have given birth to a child elsewhere.
The witness could neither read nor write
and was very confused about dates, but
adhered to her story with frmness.
Elizabeth Sayers described several
visits paid by the petitioner to her house
In Wilmington during the time her
brother awaited trial, one Of which oc-
CURED few days before Halloween.
On that occasion she remained
over night and slept with witness
daughter Grace. The evidence of Mrs.
bayers went to show that Mrs. Grenern
could not have been guilty of the charges
preferred without her knowledge.
She also swore having known the petit
tioRer from girlhood, and always believed
her to be q. modest, quiet and even tenn.
pered girl otherwise she would not have
allowed her own children to
make of petitioner q companion.
Her recollection of dates was very con-
fused and she could only fix the year by
remembrance Of the trial OF Hugh
Doogan
Lizzie z. Morgan corroborated the evi.
dence of her mother Mary Morgan. The
hearing Of the case will be resumed at 3
o'clock.