The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-08

Principal fin the "Boo" Case Had One OF
scious from $3.50 Until Late Last Night
DIR. Bacon Treats the Girl-Her Queer
Actions.
There was a mild sensation in the SUI
perior court yesterday afternoon about
2:45 during the trial of the now famous
boo case in which Wallingford par
ties are the interested one.
During the testimony of Dr. Nc
Gaughey in the Bartholomew VS.. Par
melee suit for $4,000 Miss Ethel Bar
tholomew, who is alleged to have been
frightened by Parmelee to an extent
that made her have fainting spells in
which she is dead to the world for
fits or frances, and up to late hour
last night she was apparently uncon-
scious of all around her. She was sit
ting in one of the spectators seats with
number of other Wallngford people,
including her mother and father, and
suddenly she left the court room. Peo-
pie who were near her saw that her
face was flushed almost to scarlet and
that tears Were rolling down her face.
The girl went in a half staggering gait
to the ante-room, where she completely
collapsed and became as stiff as a
board. She sank to the floor, and in a
moment or two she was surrounded by
her parents and friends Miss Barthol-
omew was apparently dead; her face
was flushed, and her mother said that
she had come into one of her spells that
are alleged to have been caused by the
fright that Parmelee gave her on the
evening Of February 5, 1900. The I'M
conscious girl was picked up by Sheriff
Booth and two gentlemen friends of
hers and carried into the judges room,
where all attempts to revive her proved
fruitless. Later she was taken to one
of the ante-rooms Of the criminal side
of the superior court, at the other end
of the building, and was placed on
lounge.
There she remained until o'clock last
evening, and at that hour she was taken
In hack to the home Of George w.
Bowman, SO Ward street. where she re-
manned over night.
On inquiring at the home of Mr.. Bow
man late last night it was learned that
Miss Bartholomew was in the same con-
dition as she was when she left the
court house at o'clock, and her moth
ar, who stayed over with her, seemed
to think that her daughter would not
fully recover until to-day. Mrs. Bar
.hoomew said that her daughter would |
1e taken with such fits and then fall off |
% sleep, SO that 1t was very difficult to |
ascertain just when she recovered.
Late yesterday afternoon DIR. Francis !
Bacon was summoned to the room in |
he court house and spent an hour try /
ng to revive the girl and studying her
'ase. He did everything that he could |
hat would apply to cases Of hypnotism,
RANGES, fits, etc, but he seemed to be
ust as puzzled as anybody as to the
xact nature of the case
The girl would stiffen up at intervals
nd she had great mania for grabbing
hings. The back of the lounge that |
he was on seemed to be a point of in
crest, for she would clutch 1t with her
eft hand and once 1t took two men to
make her let go. so strong was her hold
Or. Bacon made several tests as to her
ense of feeling, and in order to be con-
inced that she could feel things he
l
ON of her foot and on her two hands.
Miss Bartholomew evidently felt the
oint, for she would jump each time
Water was thrown in her face, and
was done to make her wake
D. and although she moved her head
nd limbs and drank water, she seemed
, be unable to understand what was
aid to her. Her eyes We're closed all
ne time and she would frequently
Iugh.
The doctor shook his head, and when |
e went out he would not state what he
1nsidered to be the matter with the
rl.
During the time that Miss Bartholo-
lew was on the lounge In the ante
,om she was visited by large number
the CuTlOuB, anu all were SLdEtleu dC |
lie peculiar motions and things that
lie went through and did. Some Of
lose who had seen the girl in her spells
lid that she did about the same Curl
Is things as she did yesterday, while
hers disagreed and said that she
lowed no signs of life, except her
'eathing, which, they declared, was
Try heavy
The case of the girl is an interesting
lie, and the testimony of DR.. Bacon
Ill doubtless be awaited with the
'eatest interest He will probably be
the stand some time to-day, and his
stimony will have considerable weight
is thought. Henry G. Newton who is
e of the counsel for the plaintiff, sum- |
oned Dr. Bacon.
The only exciting thing that happen
during the afternoons hearing was
at caused by Miss Bartholomew, for
e testimony was very tame. One of
e witnesses, Miss Rosine Scard, said
at about five years ago Miss Bar
olomew stayed at her home in East
and that during the night
ISIS Bartholomew would jump out Of
d and yell at the top of her lungs
e would not answer Miss Scard when
= latter talked to her, and 1t was evil
ntly the purpose of the defense to
ow that the fits of Miss Bartholomew
re known to have taken place before