The herald., 1894-10-05
AN UMBRELLA WAS ENOUGH
Mrs. Goodspeed Tells Why She
Dislikes Mrs. Cross.
Dan Sullivan, an Old Family Servant,
Tells His Story.
The Contestants Drawing to the Gloss
of Their Testimony In tho Pratt
VIII Contest-A Fustllado
of Objections.


of Objections.
Mrs. Lucy Goodspeed had her time on
the witness stand yesterday in the Pratt
will contest, and managed to let it be
clearly Understood that she does not
like Mrs. General Mansfield and Mrs.
Louisa Gross, her deceased mothers
sisters.
By her testimony, which together
with that Of her male domestic. Dan Sui.
livan, occupied the entire day. no one
who heard it doubted that she believed
her mothers sisters tried to prejudice
Mrs. Pratt against her and busted them
selves very generally in her affairs.
There we're various passages OF consd.
cradle causticity between counsel in the
case, and Judge Clark had hard day
OF it in keeping track of tho continued
fire of objections.
The contestants are drawing to the
close of their list OF witnesses and, it is
thought, will get through with their
testimony upon the present branch OF
the case today.
Dan Sullivan, the solid, good natured
servant, who has been in the Pratt and
Goodspeed families for years, was the
first witness called, and testified as
follows:
II live in Los Angeles now. and before
in San Francisco. was in the employ
ment of Judge O. G. Pratt and Mrs.
Annie A. Pratt fully 80 years ago. 1
was a coachman and took care OF the
ri 7 1aff thon, al h0tt un mr. hc
before their divorce. | saw them every
day. / knew Mre. Cross then also, and
Mrs. Mansfield afterwards on the Butte
county ranch. l knew Mrs. Goodspeed
all that Tina. ! have been in her en-
ploy about Is years. | am still in her
employ"
The witness was required to give the
details OF the movements of Mrs. Good
speed and family from Butte county to
San Francisco, and the various placee
they lived in San Francisco. He also
told about Mrs. Goodspeed's removal to
Los Angeles during Mrs. Pratt's last
sickness in 1898, whore she remained
until her mothers death, and then re-
turned to her home in San Francisco.
"What is your opinion about Mrs.
Pratt's soundness or unsoundness of
mind before and after the death OF her
son?"
"Well, before Charles died, even,
after the divorce, she began to fail, and
was failing all the time"
did Judge Pratt marry again after
the divorce ?'
Yes, he married Mrs. Jones'"
"What WAS the trouble between Judge
Pratt and his wife?''
Mr.. Csmpbell-We object.
Mr.. Hanlon stated that he desired to
show that Judge Pratt and his wife's re-.
lationship had been always very har-
monious that he was very elegant
gentleman, and that his affections were
alienated from his wife by beautiful
young woman in San Francisco, and
that it broke her heart, and, with her
sons death. brought about the collapse
Of her mind.
The objection was sustained by the
court.
The witness was then asked about the
affection OF Mre. Pratt for Judge Pratt,
and replied that she was always fond of
him, and that he transacted ell the bust.
ness of the ranch up to his death.
what reasons led you to the opinion
OF Mrs. Pratt's unsoundness OF mind
after the death OF Charles Pratt in
1885 2"
"She took it so hard. she fell right
down in her mind. Her mind scattered.
1t is hard to describe. 1t is like trying
to describe two brown cows. Icould see
by talking to her that her mind was
scattered"
State what facts you know OF the in
huence of Mrs. Cross over Mrs. Pratt
about money matters"
Il know one occasion I had told her
! knew a nice piece of property for her
to buy. asked her if che had any
money in bank. She said she had, but
when | asked her how much, she re-
piled that she did not know, but Louisa
(Mrs. CROSSE would.
''She was talking to me one day in the
garden in 1884, and che said she had
just been after making her will. She
spoke about you (Charles F. Hanlon)
and family: that WAS before I knew you.
She did not say anything about the con-
tents of the will.
before the death OF Charles Mrs.
Pratt could transact business we'll, and
after his death she was not able to do 30.
She was failing since the divorce"
Mr.. Sullivan WAS puzzler for Colon oil
Wells on examination. He stuck by his
statements without being swerved from
them. He told about transaction in
which he borrowed $1,000 from Mrs.
Pratt. The money was given to MIN by
Mrs. Cross. 1t developed that Mrs.
Goodspeed 10 now living on Mission.
street in a residence which is owned by
Sullivan.
Mrs. Lucy O. Goodspesd was called as
the next witnese. She was on the stand
all the remainder of the day. Her mem
ory for dates was very poor, but other-
wise she was very clear in her state
ments. She said:
My name is Lucy O.. Goodspeed. 1
resided in San Francisco before coming
to Los Angelica three weeks ago. l was
in Los Angeles in 1898. | was in Los
Angeles when my mother. died, in Feb
ruarv last. / had been here six months