Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-03

no would lie going out tine front door
while his father wa5 coming up the
alley. He saw his mother and William
son out riding their bicycles together.
lie also saw them walking over Wash
ington street bridge together. he
stated that it never occurred TO him tn
watch them because he saw him aruund
SO much. lie said that the family rela
lions were all right until they moved
into Wiliamsnn's house. During the
recital young Prettymau looked at his
father, aud seeing him weeping, in
stantly burst into tears himself. On |
cross examination he said he never saw |
any improper relations between his |
mother and Mr.. Williamson.
United States Marshal John Cannon
Short said he knew Mr.. PTettyman /,
for over 40 years His family relations !
were good as far as ic knew.
Ambrose McVey stated that he
boarded IN the house No. $50 Orange
street and had seen MIR. Williamson
visit there on several occasions. On
cross examination he said he passed.
! through the rooms several times when
| Mr.. Williamson and Mrs, Prettyman
| did not soc him and he saw nothing
wrong.
William S. Hopkins who Kept shoe
making shop at No. S0i Orange street
said that ne knew MIR. rrettymau and
| Mr.. Williamson and saw Williamson
| enter the house several times
Charles Melcnior of No, $50 Orange
street had seen Williamson visit Mr..
| Prettyman's house very often; some
times every night.
Ida Berry, coiored, Of No. SOS Orange
street, said that Williamson visited tho
house often, sometimes in the morning
ami sometimes in the afternoon. She
saw him 60 out the door while Mr.
Prettymau was going in the alley. She
also saw Mr.. frottyman's clothes
thrown out OF tine window and be placed
them 10 her house, On cross examina
tion sine said that Mr. Prettylnan came
after the clothes.
Albert u. Crossgrove said that he
lived at No. S2t Orange street between
the years lssS and 1924, and cav vii.
Hanson very frequently enter Mr.. Prot
tyman's house.
Mrs. Diliahay. who had lived al No.
SIS Orange street for 10 years, testified
10 seeing Williamson go in Mr.. Pretty
mRn's house frequently.
Court adjourned until this morning
at 10 o'clock
lltIIN IOat was Abb IIHN NlhHcSf NJ
this mornings session. lie did Rume
upholsterIng at Mrs. prettyman's Sep.
TENDER 9tn, 1897, but on objection by
Peter L. Cooper, Jr., that it was after
the parties had hsen divorced, was not
allowed to testify as to seeing William.
son there ut that time.
Martin Donovan, janitor at tho Fed
: : eral Building, testified to seeing Viii
! hanson and Mrs Prettymsn together
about four years ago, and he thought
: it was not right. she heing married
woman. lie Lad also ssen them out OF
their wheels.
Mrs. Mary A. Killingsworth of M
!, S2l Shipley streer, testified that on ont
occasion Williamson went through he
ard, jumped over the fence and entered
Prettyman's houss. She had often seei
+, him 10 prettyman's backyard withou
: his coat. She saw Williamson and Mrs
Prettyman out on the turnpike togethe
= during strawberry season, 1897
4 Robert Mccullough, chairman Of tn
!. House divorce committee OF the Gen
q eral Assembly, was asked ny Mr.. Punde
/. IL he remembered tho Prettyman divorc
d case befors that body. Mr.. Cnope
:, objected to such testimony IN th
as ground that the case was matter {
record. The court overruled his OF
in joction, and he noted an exception. Nj
n Mccullough testified that the divosc
q. case was before the committee and tha
m Williamson testified 10 behalf of Mr.
ID prettymHn, although he did not kno
a. whether Williamson had been sui
1e pPnaed.
~ Upon cross-examination Mr.. Coop
he handed the witness letter, which NJ
an Ponder had written asking the iivort
id committee not 10 act upon the Prett.
il man case until the alienation proceed
IL inga were disposed of in court, for fe
le action would prejudice the case
lis court. Witness thought he had SET
n the letter before. Upon objection
ce Mr.. Ponder, he was not permitted
,r. testify as to its contents.
nd Recorder OF Deeds CORTLAND
ed Montgomery was called 10 prove tn
wn the defendant owns q number OF pro
be critics. Mr.. Cooper objected to III
in, evidence on the ground that it "
ION irrelevant. This court admitted I
ICE evidence and Mr., Cooper noted an e
Iiff ception. He claimed that the title m
not nov be in Mr.. Williamson 2 nan
per Thirteen large volumes from the off
led OF the recorder of deeds were submit
ian in evidence showing properties deed
ia. to Edwin r. Williamson.
be- On cross examination Mr.. MOI
rod g0mery could not say whether the pre-
vas critics in tho records were now own
ian by the defendant.
de The PLAINTIFF hero rested. Mr.. Coop
ut, for the defence, moved for non suit
TO the grounds that the divorce grant
by tina General Assembly in tho sessi
ing of 1897 was an absolute and compl
his bar to this action; that whatever n
vii have been the basis Of the wife's
ted plication tho court will presume Il
Mr.. the facts were judiciully determine
.ty- This actiun is based upon the mari
aid rights of the parties, and because
the tho divorce. Mr.. Cooper held that
she could not stand. lie cited nuthorit
sustaining his contention.
10 dr, Cooper also held that the tei
son mony did dot cover the charges ale,
hat in tine declaration.
not Tbs court dismissed the molten fc
rays non -suit.
ked Mr.. Cooper then opened TO the il
hen He said he would show that
ther Prettyman had furnished money for
so. use of her husband, that she had
! he all affection for him before Mr.. Y
ega- hanson appeared on tho scene,
ness that Mr.. Williamson had in no
the Ulienated her affections.
'hll When the court reconvened,
that tho defence Mrs. Prettyman teRti
to a that Mr. Prettyman never provi
wife for his family or did much work. W
,rce, she moved from Lewes TO this city
friends took her in for the first ti