The times., 1899-03-31

unfortunate lady was borne from the room
into the judges private Office by Mr.. Car
ter, where she was attended by DR.. Kip
stein. 1t was impossible for order to be
restored, and Mrs. Julian Burke, who had
accompanied Mrs. Carter TO the courthouse,
arose, and facing Mr. Edmund Burke feel
ingly exclaimed, ''Mr. Burke, see what you
have done"
Mr. Burke replied: 81 beg your pardon.
| am not responsible for the occurrence.
IL was courted by counsel on the other
side
1t was some minutes before those in the
courtroom recovered from the episode. Mr..
Burke mediately left the courtroom and
remained out for some minutes. When the
| session was resumed Julian T. Burke was
called to the stand and identified certain
letters as having been written by Mrs.
Eliza Daingerfield.
DR.. George t. Klipstein was called. He
| had been the physician of the family for
about fourteen years; he knew the condi-
| tion of Mrs. Eliza Daingerfield for many
| years, from 1890 to 1897. He regarded her
| as a woman of remarkable physical and
| mental strength. He had attended her on
two occasions when she suffered with
pneumonia-once previous to the death of
Henry Daingerfield and the other her last
| Illness pneumonia being the cause of her
| death. She had SOME time prior to her
| death suffered n stroke of paralysis. Her
! sickness principally was caused by indi-
gestion. The testatrix's eyesight was i'm
| paired and ne had heard that she had
a cataract.
Prior TO 1897 in which year she suffered
| stroke of paralysis he had regarded her
physical condition good. The paralysis, in
his opinion, was supernduced by indiges-
tion. The will power of the testatrix he re-
garded as strong. So far as he knew, she
managed the household affairs and always
questioned him as to the condition OF the
patient when he was called to attend any
member of the family. He observed no ap-
parent decline in her mental condition.
Subsequent to the attack of paralysis, how
ever, she was more talkative regarding
family affairs than prior TO that occur
renee.
On cross-ezamination the witness ad-
mitted that paralysis was the result of
brain lesion. He was required to enter
| into minute description of treatment for
indigestion. A number of prescriptions
which had been offered in evidence were
| recognized by DR.. Klipstein as having
been written by him for the testatrix
during her last illness.
A Horrid woman.
The testatrix had spoken of Mrs vir-
ginia Daingerfeld as being possessed of
anu OI DSlnB q DOrElQ
woman, she also spoke of the numerous
| demands made upon her purse by the boys
of the family, whom she thought had
reached an age when they should care for
themselves. The witness was not an ex-
pert on mental troubles, but had given
some attention to cases OF dementia. He
| thought that such cases existed at times
unknown to physicians and intimate
| friends of the party affected by it,
Mr.. Carter, who left the stand last
night, having been overcome by fatigue
| was recalled and testified relative to the
will OF the testatrix- Regarding his we'd
| ding he said the expenses had been been
| borne by Mrs. Carter's grandmother, the
| testatriy. 1t was not an elaborate affair.
He also identified a number of letters re-
| ceived by his wife from the testatrix.
| The letters referred to were then read by
| Mr. Johnson and were couched in the most
| endearing terms The purpose of the in
\ PRODUCTION of the letters was to show that
! the mind Of the writer was clear.
G. William Ramsay, grocer, and Charles
Hellmuth, butcher, then testified. They
stated that Mrs. Daingerfield had been a
| customer at their stores for many years.
| Mr.. Ramsay stated that some months prior
| to her death no butter had been purchased
from his store by the testatrix.
These witnesses We're introduced to re-
| but the statement of Henry Daingeriield
that an order had been issued by Mrs.
Daingerfield directing the servants not to
purchase certain articles from the stores.
The Night Session.
I A recess was then taken until O'Clock
tonight. when C. o. Pullman, grocer, took
the stand His testimony was on the same
line as that Of the two preceding Wit
nesses.
Judge ]. K. NJ. Norton was again called
to the stand. He testified TO having drawn
the will and inserting the full names of the
persons therein. The testatriX had moi
furnished him the names in the particu al
forms in which they were entered. He had
advised the testatrix that the will was all
right. He stated, however, on cross ex-
animation, that he had not read the vii
over to Mrs. Daingerfield He did nSt
know the handwriting of the memoranda
from which the will was prepared.
On the next witness being called fol
counsel for the contestants stated that the,
desired to put DIR. Wilmer on the stand
but that he would not reach this city unit
$50. Court then took a recess Until
O'Clock.
At 9 o'clock court reconvened, and DR.
Wilmer, of Washington, took the stand
He stated that he was an oculist, and CT
October and December 3, 1897 he hat
been called to this city to treat the tes-
| tatrlS, Wnom ne nau lounC suffering IRON
a local lesion of one eye. He did not
however, regard this as indicating braiT
trouble. His patient talked clearly in hi
judgment, and there was no Indication o
mind troubles.
He was cross examined by r. w. Moore
and stated that the testatrix might have
been paralyzed. but he could not tell Of
such an affection from the examination q
the eye made by him, or whether her mind
had been impaired. 1t was possible for q
person to reason clearly when suffering
from insanity in some form.
Court then adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
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