The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-01
THIRD DAY OF THE
DICKINSON TRIAL

that If he detected the smell of it on
her person he must not think she was
intoxicated.
on the Thursday before Miss Dick
inson was taken to the asylum, her
maid, Martha Griffith. rushed into his
store very much excited. He went to
the door and saw Miss Dickinson going
down the street toward her own home.
She had evidently been following Mar
tha. That night, at the request of MISS
Susan f.. Dickinson, he remained at the
Dickinson residence with DIR. Heilman
to prevent Anna Dickinson from set
ting fire to the house or destroying her
self
WAS AT THE HOUSE.
ON the day Anna Dickinson was taxi
Ell to the insane asylum he was at her
home with DR.. Underwood, DR.. He'll
man, Mr. Dryden. Mr.. Thompson and
Mr. Courtright. They knocked ON her
door and she refused to make any an
swer ana the door was burst open.
When witness went into the room
Miss Dickinson was standing In the
middle Of the apartment, the floor of
which was Uttered with papers and
books. Clothes were offered to her and
garments which nave been produced
i'm court. No violence was offered to
her, Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Dryden
merely holding her by the wrists while
she was being dressed. When they got
down to the carriage Miss Dickinson re-
fused to enter it and sufficient force to
get her into it had to he used. He
never had any ill-feeling of any kind
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i'm assisting in having her taken to the
insane asylum was done with the best
intentions. He believed that she ought
to be taken to some institution for
treatment. He still thinks So for he
was of the opinion that Miss Dickinson
was insane.
Mr.. EgglestOn was subjected to a
long s-examinatiOn by Mr.. Hodge.
1t was successful in causing the wit
ness to qualify and modify some of the
statements he made in his examination
i'm chief. but no new facts of any i'm
portance We're elected. He said that
Martha Griffith, the maid, often told
him that she was afraid Miss Anna
Dickinson would do her bodily harm,
and when she brought Miss DiCkinsOn's
meals up to her room he went up to
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of protecting her.
TESTIMONY READ.
Mrs. George Il. Thompson, wife of
one of the defendants, was called and
testified that Miss Maggie Braddigan,
a witness whose testimony was taken
at the former trial is now in Kansas
City, Mo. Miss Braddigans testimony
taken at the former trial was then
read. 1t was to the effect that on the
Thursday preceding the taking of Miss
Dickinson to Danville Insane asylum
she saw the plaintiff follow her maid,
Martha, and heard her say: IF /
catch you, you little devil, l will kill
you.
Harry Dryden, of West PittstOn,
another of the defendants, was
sworn, and said that several times dur
ing the winter that Miss Dickinson
was taken to the insane asylum he saw
her outside the house very thinly clad.
He sometimes heard screams coming
from the house occupied by the Dick
insons. Mr. Dryden also gave in detail
the events that took place in the Dick
inson house on the day Anna was TAX
en- to the insane asylum, and said
there was not enough of violence used
to hurt her. When Miss Dickinson
was taken to the asylum she looked
very wild and excited. He believed
that she was insane. After his cross
examination by Mr.. Hodge court ad-
jOurned for tine day.