The sun., 1901-02-21
FIGHT AMONG
WITNESSES
Two Women Cause Sensation in
the Superior Court.
G. B. EVANS AS PEACEMAKER
Mrs, Sallie Reichart Takes 0fense at
Mrs. Lucy Macpame Because She
Made Fun Of Her Mother
When Testifying.
o. B. EVANS AS PEACEMAKER

A sensational scene took place in the
Superior Court yesterday afternoon while
| testimony was being taken i'll the case
Of John Pritchard VS.. Henry Hender-
son.
| Mrs. Catharine Alexander of Philadel-
phia, was on the stand for the defense
and became angry because Mr.. Con
stable asked her if she had not said
certain things. There was considerable
laughter at Mrs. Alexander's replies.
Mrs. Alexander's daughter, Mrs. Saliie
Reichart of Philadelphia, who was
seated in the back part OF the court
room took offense at Mrs. Lucy Mac
uame OF New Castle, u witness on the
other side whom she thought was max
ing fun of her mother. She went up to
her and commenced to upbraid her.
4 Before the affair had reached the hair
lpulling stage, Chas. b. Evans, on OF the
lcounsel for the defense, leaving his seat
INSIDE the bar, hurried back and induced
Mrs. Reichart to desist.
The case then went on. Mrs. Alex
inder testified that Mrs. Pritchard told
ner John Pritchard was not her son
put she had kept him when he was
boy and received pay for it. When she
was paid no longer she put him on the
hill (meaning the almshouse). She
denied that she had said things at a
lpreyious trial which she afterwards ad-
!, mitted were untrue.
, Mrs, Sallie Reichart, wife Of lyman
at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadel-
phia, said she considered Mrs. Pritchard
Of sound mind. Mrs. Pritchard told her
!. that John was not her son. She said
: that Mrs. Henderson had a little blind
. boy who sometimes sang "We Will WalB
: and Talk with Jesus" for her and Mrs
: Pritchard
The testimony of Mrs. Emma Bullock
! was stricken out.
DR.. David l.. Clifford of Zion, Ceci
lcounty, Nd, testified that he ATTENDED
:. Mrs. Pritchard during her last illness
S She had broken a limb but death wa
|: lue to heart trouble and shock. Sh
;; asked what he was going to charg
t for setting her limb, and he said 81
which she considered terrible price an
!: tried to Jew him down. He considere
I; her sane.
n h john Clark said he saw Mrs Pritchar
while sire was lying Ill Deu wrtr uia
ibroken limb. She recalled old times an
7 lacted sane enough. Smith I'll. Roger
and Mrs. Laura Smith testified as t
n. the woman's sanity.
John J. Cook of Delaware City sal
Mrs. Pritchard was as sharp as a law
ii yer. Emory Lee said Mrs. Pritchar
D. had a pretty good mind as it require
If one to accumulate money.
}. Michael Rooney of Sixth and Pin
al streets said he traded city property ft
at n farm near Elkton with Mrs. Pritchar
RS and declared she cheated him. "B
I'd erackey," he exclaimed, ''she was SCUM
tn and solid"
50 Alfred D. McVey of Pleasant Hi
ed Nd, who drew Mrs. Pritehard's vii
as said that on January 2s, 1896 he wei
ce to her house and read to her the wi
which she had directed him to draw I
IT. for her. He found her precise and cle'
concerning her property.
In the course OF the visit, she raise
is her hand-she was lying in bed at Il
of time-and said: "As true as God is
m Heaven John Pritchard is not my son
he She further declared that Pritchal
Rv was the son of Lydia Brockman, al
that she took him to raise for 75 cen
ef a week. She told Mr. McVey that
order to save fuss she would gi
John a dollar, but the rest of her pro
erty she gave to Henry Henderson.
:, When it came to. her signing it, s
was assisted in doing so by Mr.. NJ
len vey. The attesting witnesses we
en-, Smith III. Rogers and samuel Stewai
.15 She signed Caroline G. Pritchard, n
on Egner, because she had some money
nd the Farmers Bank, this city, in t
ing name of Egner.
Mr.. Whiteman announced that t
ms, 5000, security for costs, pequired
'hn the plaintiff, had been about exhaust'
the and asked for rule on the plaintiff
OF turnable on Monday, for security
m $500. This was recognized as an 4,
lia; usual motion, but Mr.. Whiteman h
he, that the statute contemplated that
.ev. nonresident plaintiff shold be held
ila- sponsible for the costs. Mr.. Consta
ila- informed the court that it would
s. practically impossible for the plain
pril TO raise the money. The court took
of matter under advisement
ich- Court at about 6 o'clock adjourned
10 O'clock this morning.