Evening journal., 1898-02-28
DAUGHTER TESTIFIES.
She and Sons Wife Say it
Was Mere Friendship.
ALL THE TESTIMONY Is NOW IN
ATTORNEYS PLEADING WITH THE
JURY FOR A BIG VERDICT
AGAINST WILLIAMSON FOR
ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS.

Testimony in the sensational case Of
William f. Prettyman VS.. Edwin p.
Williamson is all in, and the lawyers
in this suit for $4,000 for alienation of
affections are now arguing before the
court and jury.
Chairman John Pyle of the legisla-
tive committee ON divorce, testified that
there were two hearings In the Pretty
man divorce committee. He said that
he personally notified Williamson TO
appear knowing him personally and
wishing TO obtain all possible hight
upon the case.
Mr. Ponder objected to Senator Pyle
giving details concerning the hearing,
and the point raised was argued, and
the objection was sustained.
Mr.. Cooper again offered the Senate
journal to show that the General AS
sembly accepted jurisdiction in the
Prettyman case, and had concurrent,
final and exclusive jurisdiction. With |
this understanding it was admitted.
Williamson then took the stand. The |
deed, he said, represented all the prop |
| erty he owned but a burial lot in Will |
1 IllnBNUn anu oIdlNg Mlilt 0Nuhtltlg eluu |
a life courtesy in a farm left by his |
deceased wife, the rental from which |
was $3.50. He owned no property out
| side the county and state. He denied
1 that he ever bought a ring for Mrs.
| Prettyman, or that his money paid for
| any ring for her. He went out to
| Twenty-second street TO see Pretty
man about renting him his house ON
March % following.
Receiver of Taxes Horace G.. Rettew
took the stand to testify that he had
iexamined the assessment books to see
what property Williamson had assess
ed against him. Mr. Ponder objected,
saying that the property holdings of a
man could not be shown by the ASSESS
ment lists. The objection was sus-
tanned.
Recorder of Deeds Montgomery testi-
fed that his record showed the divorce
granted by the General Assembly. Mr..
Hays objected if it were to be put in as
a bar but said he would not object If
put in as mitigation of damages.
1t was admitted as proof for mitiga-
tion of damages. and read 10 the jury
by Mr.. Cooper.
IlOrrens L. Prettyman, 20 years old
oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Prettyrnan
testified that he and his wife lived
with his mother at No. 13 East Four
teenth street He remembered his
mother asking his father for 81 or SO
which he had earned and he did not do
; 1T. Witness had lived at home all the
> time with the exception OF nine months
| in 1897 His father and Williamson
were as friendly as his mother and Mr..
| williamson He stated that he had
never seen Williamson and his mother
indulge in amy improper actions, nor
: had he ever seen Williamson caress or
say endearing things to his mother.
He saw his fathers clothes after they
had been thrown out, but did net see his
mother do it
Mr.. Ponder endeavored to show thai
his hours at school and the work of the
witness in Eighth street market pre-
vented him from knowing what was
going on at the house. Lorrens said
: that he never knew of amy trouble be-
! tween his father and Williamson. The
/ latter came to the house once or twice
day. He had seen him there at all
times of the day.
. Mrs. Madeline A. Prettyman, wife oil
I Dorrens Prettyman, was sworn. She
said:
I'VE have been married six months
% 1 remember the divorce proceedings All
!, that time I had known Mrs. Pretty,
: man and Mr.. Williamson about nine OF
ten months. l never saw anything i'm.
: proper between the two. He was JUS
as friendly to me as he was to Mrs
: Prettyman. / never saw him attempt
! to caress her or use endeaHing terms
4 towards her"
Miss Marguerite Prettyman, daughter
4 of the plaintiff and correspondent
y said:
= Il am 16. / live with my mother
= and have lived with her all my life
% She said that the cause Of the separa
~ tiOn was that Mrs. Prettyman asked
4 her husband for 81 of s725 that he haS
made by doing work for Mr.. Pretty.
"a man. She wanted the money TO pay Z
store bill He refused and she put his
: things out.
"Since was years old the relation.
IA. between my father and mother hav'
not been pleasant" the girl continued
''He chOked her while at Dewes. Th'
relations between my father and MI
williamson were always friendly.
It never knew them to have a word. The.
J. were just as friendly as mother an'
d Mr. Williamson were I never saw an.
Is improper conduct on their part. Their
10 was nothing said about mother ridinl
le the wheel when Mr.. Williamson gav
, me his old wheel to trade in for a ney
l. one. 1t was persimmons, and not nut
Dr and viOlets, which were brought hom
" by mother and Mr.. Williamson whei
81 they went over Washington stree
bridge. The reason mother refused 3
pack his lunches amy more was be
cause he dumped one of them on tn
A. floor"
ly Mr.. Ponder cross-examined her, am
rs in answer to inquiries denied that sh
r had ordered Williamson out Of IN
I'd house because CT the conduct OF Wi
o. hanson and her mother She said
de was merely a spat between her an
Mr.. Williamson. That was after th
divorce.
,s Mr.. Ponder asked her what it wa
about.
Mr. Cooper objected and was su.
tanned.
ed Mr.. Ponder then asked her III she an
n Williamson had any trouble about he
e. mother before the granting of the d