Evening journal., 1893-11-29

testified. He claiming that Mr.. Harris
was suffering from senile dementla
The doctors evidence occupied a greater
part of the morning
At the noon hour the board took a re
cess until o'clock.
Upon reassembling In the afternoon,
DR., T. o. Clements, the present attend
ing physician of Harris, was called to the
stand. II there has been any one man In
this town who has seen Harris, it is Dr.
Clements For the last four or five
months he has been paying two visits a
day to the old gentleman and has been
with him when he has been in different
states of mind, and he was more able to
give Just the exact state Of mind both
physically and mentally, than any other
man who had been called to the stand or
will be.
The doctor began to explain and set
forth the condition of Harris and posi-
lively asserted that Mr. Harris was
suffering from senile dementia, and that
IL could not be Gu ed, he further said
that it WAS worse at some times than at
other times. He gave an illustration
where on one occasion he asked him how
he felt or something Of the kind, to
which Harris replied that he was feeling
better and that he had been down stairs
to unhil ca horse and give It some
water
IL is known fact that the old gentle
man cannot walk about ard that when
he gets from his bed to the chair he Is
lifted or has to be aided by someone, lest
be fall
The doctor spoke about his cleanliness
and stated that when he had been thor
oughly washed and clean clothes put
upon him he could sleep mucl better and
improved much In health.
The doctors evidence was given IN a
straightforward manner aud did not vary
one iota. His evidence. beyond doubt,
will count more than any yet produced.
A. B Richardson, proprietor Of the
Hotel Richardson, was the next witness
on the stand. de testified to HarIis's
boarding with him when he first came to
Dover. and that he kept him in his
house until he began to do those things
which caused him alarm for fear some
thing might happen to him or his hotel
Mr Richardson was rigidly cross.
examined by counsel but to 10 material
/ effect.
Dr. P. S Downes was called to the
stand and he fully corroborated the
statements of the other physicians. He
also was the attending physician at one
time but was dismissed for reasons not
| known.
One or two other witnesses were
called up during the afternoon ell
bearing upon the same line of evidence
as that already produced
The case is exciting intense interest
here and it is the llabsorbng topic IN
the stores. along the streets, and in fact
every where where people congregate
It is a noticeable fact that some of those
persons who have been foremost in ths
case, Claiming That Harris was all right
and fully competent to transact business
are keeping themselves very dark, and
the probabilities are. after the evidence
of yesterday. they will still continue Il
keep dark Another singular thinl
about the case is that, few
months ago, when the injunction cast
was on, arrangements were tried 10 b.
made by those, who were thought Z
have better Judgment, but who lacked
through ignorance or insanity on thei
part, to have an amicable settlement
made between Butler (the valet of Har
ris, and the niece Of Harris, Miss Sara
D. McPhail,) claiming that Harris wa
in a better state of mind than for somI
time past. The witnesses for Harris al
large in number, but it remains to b
seen what will be the result Of thei
/ evidence.
The case will occupy about the Who'll
week, possibly longer, taking out th
Thanksgiving holiday.