Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

was in the room and also Miss McPhail.
Witness asked the old man if he wanted
to be moved and he said he did. Miss
McPhail tiled to keep witness out of the |
room. He moved Harris to his house.
Had seen Harris almost every day and |
some times as high as four times a day |
since he had been AT his house, and con-
versed with him on the evening he was
moved. Harris said his niece had |
worried him and made him sick. He |
said his treatement by his niece was a
damned outrage" and then told witness
that he had cared for his niece and her
mother. He said ait was very rough"
Could not understand what his niece
meant by such actions, and would re-
peat about supporting them. He said
he gave her So, 500 per year for spending
money and paid $40 per month for
house rent in Washington and $40 per
month for house rent in Philadelphia.
Captain Bonsall continued 81 think |
Miss McPhail has been at my house four
OF five times and she created trouble
each time. She said the old man was
close and stingy and not giving her
money enough. Mrs. Burcus was there
on July LIST, and told Butler to put his
head in bucket of water. Mrs. Barcus
said she never heard of h man cutting
off his relatives and leaving his money
to strangers. She said she and Miss
McPhail did not intend to prove the old
man crazy, for she knew he was not
crazy. Harris took the Philadelphia
Record and used to read it and discuss
what was in the paper" Captain Bon
sail was confident Harris was of sound
mind.
Court met again at 2 o'clock. DR.. Glenn
eDts was called and denied that he had
ever told Captain Bonsall that Harris
was of sound mind. He never spoke to
anyone about his mental condition.
Mrs. Millington swore she never asked
Mr.. Harris TO leave her daughter any
money.
Mrs. Barcus swore the money she re-
ferred to in a letter to Butler was old
coins, and that Miss McPhail did not
know how much she had.
George A. Millington swore he made
mistake of dates in his direct testi-
mony when he said he thought Mr.
| Harris came to his house in February,
1891, when in fact he came in May,
1891, went away and came back in
February, 1903.
Here the evidence on both sides
closed. Argument by counsel was
| then begun. Mr.. Smithers stated that
the Jury could 20 over and see Mr..
| Harris. Both sides agreed to this.
Three and a.half honrs was given to
| o,ch eida fnr org,,nnont Mr Pnnnay,Il
eaon eioo ~ a. ai:. H.; L.. G.ire ~ a ~,
| opcheu' Aie saiu VhaU II tieiiiS 10 .ouhu
incapable, trustee shoulu pe appointed,
| and this he cOntended, has been proven
| by the evidence. The Jury has to find
ont when Harris became of uusound
mind. and who his heirs are. and thew
are not trvinp Miss NcphaiI or Mrs
1ie NOV tiyhiS Miss Ihoi M naii VI M niis.
barcus, nc tnen relerreo 10 tne letters
written by both the ladies, but SAID they
were to have nothing To do with this
case. He went over the conspiracy
| matter. scored Thomas S. Clark, and
| reviewed the evidence regarding the
ool,c;,s the cosb Rn,ier was 10 receive
ooIie9, wy, -. .NS S.'ei si '.a,,. " '''
anu W ms peluS haiiicu eAeoutoi.
Mr.. Fennewlll was followed by MI
kenney for the defence. He tlrst ex-
planned that of the 81, 100 passed into
his hands he retained but S25O. He then
reviewed the evidence at length. claim
irr tI,at IL Ala rnt ahow Iarris 70 ha in
| - 80 s. - - S. !, - ~. -
otner tnah souhu ihehtal cohuitlon.
Mt. henney spoke lor an hour ana
30 minutes when court adjourned.
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iast ,,;aht and the inrv has announced
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