Evening journal., 1890-07-12
Tie M.GRENeRA CASE.
Witnesses for the Petitioner Contradict
the Testimony for the Defence.

Grenera petitions for a portion of her
husbands estate, now held by Catharine
| McGrenera, her sister r-in-law. The de-
yelopements in this case prove 1t to be
either one OF these extraordinary in
stances of mistaken identity. or else all
| the witnesses on one side are
guilty of wilful and deliberate
| perjury. The defendants pro-
duced witnesses who swore the petitioner
to be Incorporate to have abused and
beaten her husband when living with
him and finally to have left him without
sufficient cause. Subsequently to have
gone to Philadelphia and there married a
man named James Andrews-her former
husband being still alive-to have lived
with Andrews for several years, during
which time she bors him child, who Is
now in St. Johns Orphan Asylum ia
Philadelphia. All this was sworn to by
witnesses whose testimony was not
shaken by cross-examination.
Documentary evidence form the Board
Of Health Philadelphia, and and from st.
Johns Orphan Asylum was introduced;
the signature in the latter instance was
denied by petitioners counsel, and the
evidence Of experts did not remove the
doubt, James Ferguson and wife testi-
fed being present when the ceremony Of
marriage between petitioner and An
dreWs, was gone through; and
stated that said petitioner had
called on them last Sunday week to ask
them to deny this. Two other witnesses,
whose evidence has been published swore
petitioner to have been in Camden during
that day and she could not
have be=n in Philadelphia. Yes
the petitioner, who contradicted nearly
all the evidence offered on behalf of the
defendant. The testimony OF Mrs. Nor
gan, Miss Morgan and Mrs. Savers to
that effect have been published in the
EVENING JOURNAL
At the resumption Of the case yester-
day afternoon Mrs Taylor was called to
describe the treatment petitioner received
at the hands Of her husband, when they
/ lived together at the Delaware House.
She gave her evidence In clear, dis
tinct voice, without falter or hesitation
of any kind, and showed a remarkable
memory by not only giving dates, but
also this hours at which events occurred
| fifteen years ago. She described scene
| at the Delaware House when Cornelius
McGrenera attacked his wife with an
axe, and when, but for the intervention
| of witness he might have murdered her
| Her description of this scene was sin
| gularlv dramatic, and on leaving the
/ witness stand she left the impression
that the other witnesses might get con
| fused about dates, but she would not.
Mrs. Campbell, sister to the petitioner,
wes next called. She proved to be Just
the reverse Of Mrs. Taylor Shs could
remember no dates. She hesitated.
stopped, went on again and could net
understand the questions of her
counsel Finally, Judge Grubb took her
in hands, and, after an hours per.
sistent questioning, ELECTED the fact
that her sister was i'll treated by
| Cornelius McGrenera, her husband, both
at the Delaware House and in her fathers
| home, and on account Of such i'll treas-
meht was forced TO leave his bed and
/ board. Her cross examination was de-
ferred until to day. At the close Of the
court Mr. Davis announced ne had only
q few more witnesses to examine and
| Judge Grubb thinks he will finish with
those to day. and hear the arguments on
/ Monday The estate Is worth $1,000.
one-half Of which is claimed BY the pc
ti-ioner. 1t is expected that Mrs
acGrenera will be put on the witness
| stand again to-day.
In the Orphans Court to-day the hear
ing of the McGrenera case was resumed.
The evidence produced by the petitioner
went to confuse the issue still more, and
not single particle Of evidence put for
ward by the defendants remains RRcon.
trAdicted Mrs. Campbell had no bet
ter memory to day than yesterday,
She could remember no dates
but insisted on rendering long and irreis
want statements until Mr.. Salisbury
threatened to have her committed fol
contempt Of court Her testimony il
effect went to show that her sister could
not be in state approaching maternity
without her knowledge
Weber Dixon, q servant Of the Camp.
bells, testified to the character of Corne-
, lius before and after marriage, which
! was that Of an intemperate man. III
! also described the visits Of Mary Nc
Grenera to the Campbell's house in 1879
between the arrest and trial O
Hugh Dugan, how long she remained
each time, and said she appeared much
smaller then than now, while her actionl
were lively. He thought it impossible
! she could be in a state approaching ma
ternity without his Knowledge. Il,
S proved to have a wonderful memory
n being able to give the dates of all thi
3 visits made by the petitioner during tn
I years '79, 80, 81, 49, SO and So bu
/ his memory failed him in 1884.
Thomas A. Campbell, husband Of Mrs
/, Campbell also testified to the characte
Of Cornelius Mcdreners before and afte
< marriage, which he said was that Of al
g Incorporate man He also described tn
/: visits Of Mary McGIensra to his house i
0 1879, fixing the date by remembrance 0
. Hugh Dugans trial, but proved t
be unable to fx any further dates II
e was questioned by Mr.. Salisbury abou
+ row between witness and Corneliu
Z McGrenerR when the latter was throw
p from his carriage by witness. He denie
d the story declaring that would be
great note surely" He stated that
9 was impossible for the petitioner to be /
!; state approaching maternity .withor
: his noticing the fact.
y The most important witness put fol
!, ward by the petitioner was Grace "
Z Teak, saleswoman In Simpson, Crawfor
Simpsons, Sixth Avenue and MIN
: teehth street, New York, and formerl
= of Wanamaker's, Philadelphia. La
week Julia Ferguson, swore petitions
p was brought by Miss Teak from I'll
y Girard House to Ferguson to be confne
N To-day Miss Teak not only denig
! this, but said she never knew petition'
u to live in the Girard House. She furth,
n, swore, having seen the petitioner vel
y frequently during 1879 and added
gh would be utterly impossible" 81
a. should be in state approaching mate