The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
INSANE OR NOT
Il What Twelve Jurors Are Trying
to Ascertain in the Case OF
George Loney, Inmate of

to Ascertain in the Case OF
George Loney, Inmate of
Farnhurst.
The following Jurors assembled in the
levy Court room yesterday afternoon at
2. so o'clock to hear the testimony as to
the mental condition of George Loney
who is an inmate at the Delaware State
Hospital for the insane and who wishes
to be released:
John p. Ruth, james Kitchens, George
Heritage, George LEIGH, John +. Camp
bell, John Parker, George II. Mccall,
James Hanna, William J. Massey, r. II.
Williams, Robert Buns and John
Ahpns.
Robert Hartman represented George
Ioney and Lilburne Chandler appeared
for the Misses Loney, daughters OF the
alleged insane man.
The room was crowded and large
number of witnesses from this city and
Philadelphia were present to testify.
The first witness was Miss Elizebeth
Conner of Philadelphia, who stated that
she visited the family very often, and
that on her last visit, George Loney was
there and in the kitchen. and after
dinner he walked to the door OF the
DINING room and deliberately threw a
knife and fork at his daughter, and she
thought that was strange thing for HIM
to do.
| The witness also stated that the girls
had a few callers and that about ten
O'Clock the father would wander about
THE house, and when tie fellows went
home he would 60 into the dining-room
and look at the clock, which was also a
strange thing for him to do.
Rev. Charles E.Murray OF st. Andrews
Church. was the next witness, and he
stated that he had known the family for
about sixteen years and often called on
| them. After the death of Mrs. Loney
the daughters called on the witness for
advice in regard to their father, who
was acting very strangely.
Dr. Murray advised them to call on
Dr. Swithin Chandler to examine their
fathers condition. which they did.
William Common Of Philadelphia,
stated that he had known George Loney
for about forty years and had often
visited the house, and during one OF his
last visits Loney talked to him in regard
to selling his house, and Conner advised
him to employ lawyer to draw up the
papers, and Loney said no, he could do
it himself. William Conner thought at
that time Loney was out OF his mind.
Miss Maria Lonev, who is principal OF
School No. II, and daughter of George
Loney, was the next witness. She stated
about four years ago her father attended
Harrison Street Church, and he had a
severe pain in his head and felt very
dizzy. On the next day he was taken
sick at his work and was carried to his
home. At another time when he was
working at the Diamond State Iron
Company, he fell and cut his head, and
was taken to his home in cab. On the
way home he broke the glass in the cab
door with his hand, and ever since that
time he has acted in strange manner
On one occasion he threatened to get hel
in a corner and strange her, and throw
her down stairs.
lie always arose about ) O'Clock in tho
morning, and was always in bad TEN
per, and would 60 to the door of hi
daughters room, and bang and hammer
and threaten to 60 down the cellar
get an axe and break the door in
When he would leave to 60 down stairs
the girls would get up, 60 down the
front stairs in their bare feet and pre-
pare breakfast.
At that time court adjourned until THU
; morning at 9 O'Clock.