The sun., 1901-02-22
WAS NOT
ILL TREATED
Henderson Denies Statements
About Conduct Toward Mother.
HE NEVER CURSED HER
At Least His Wife Testified That
She Never Heard Him do SO.
Court Adjourns to
Monday.
HE NEVER CURSED HER


pritchard VS.. Henderson will case, was
placed ON the stand i'll Superior Court
yesterday afternoon and denied all the
statements made that he had Ill treated
MS mother, Caroline Z. Pritchard. lie
also denied tnat he had ever spoken
20 her us to what disposition she should
make VI her property and had never
threatened to send her to the poorhouse
II she did not sign certain paper.
his mother had told him tnat John
Pritchard was the son of LYDIA Brock
man, and that his (Jonh's) father was
ner husbands brother.
Mrs. Henderson, wife Of Henry Hen
derson, said she never heard her hus-
oand curse his mother. She heard Mrs.
Irltchard say to John pritchard that
she had no right to buy him any prop
erty rs he was not her son.
Samuel Dillon testified as to Mrs.
Lritchard's sanity.
Lettercarrier Chas. A. Taylor said he
rented Il house from Mrs. Pritchard and
found her all right. Chas. Corbis said
he considered her OF sound mind.
John Steel OF South Wilmington said
nothing wrong with her.
John Green Of Pleasant Hill consider
ed her sound mentally.
+. A. AlcCluskey testified that the
properties owned by Mrs. Pritchard in
this city We're widely separated and
could not be seen from Third and Orange
streets.
A. Gilbert Robinson, formerly cashier
at the Farmers Bank, testified that the
signature of Caroline Egner Mrs
| I'ritchard) was on q book ut the bank
| lie considered her of sound mind.
Thomas Il. Young, cashier Of the Far
mers Bank, testified that she had al
account at the bank, and from what he
mad seen of her, considered her Of sound
mind.
John n. Carswell,. teller in the bank
testified to knowing Mrs. Pritchard al
a customer of the bank. He neyel
doubted that she was Of sound mind ant
considered her perfectly able to make |
contract or will.
John s. Hamilton, the coal dealer, hat
known Mrs. Pritchard when he was
boy and lived in the neighborhood O.
Sixth and Church streets. The bad boy
there had u trick Of sending her notes
| telling her that Henry Henderson ha(
gone away, and she was distressed by
them.
Bernard Donahoe, grocer at Sixth ant
Church streets, knew Mrs. Pritchart
| from 1876 to 1890, and she dealt with him
Her mind, in his opinion, was perfect!
sound for business matters and in thu
making Of contracts.
| William j. Fisher, real estate dealer
collected rents and managed prOpertie!
for Mrs. Pritchard between 1888 ant
1898.
In Mr.. Fishers opinion she was o.
sound mind, able to make will.
! John Thompson, huckster and hors,
dealer, sold Mrs. Pritchard horse ant
wagon many years ago and remembered
that she jewed him down from $3.50 t,
$125. did you think she was able tt
cope with you in horse DEAL" asked
Mr.. Constable. Il think she was" sait
Thompson.
Mrs. Mary Sheran of No. 721 Churcl
street, who knew Mrs. Pritchard whel
she lived in that neighborhood, consider
ed her mind perfect.
| JOlH lAlOSu lOSC leg Ine OH VI JUNE
or July, OF August, 1891 OF 1892; he fin
ally fixed upon August 6, 1892, as thu
date, and to that date he tackled othe
recollections. He said he rented stabl,
from Mrs. pritchard in September, 1898
and was impressed by her shrewdness
In trying to jew him down, she declared
that she had as much right to jew hin
down on the price of produce as he hat
to want cheaper rent.
Thomas Reardon, formerly county con
stable, collected bill from Mrs. Pritch
ard about seven years ago, and sh
placed landlords warrant in his hand
He had no doubt that she was perfect.
sane.
Mrs. Catharine Scarborough of Ceci
county knew Mrs. Pritchard between
1894 and her death, noticed no wild lool
about her, and considered her Of soun,
mind.
Samuel Forrest of No. 706 Spruc
street, testified that he did two jobs O
brick work for Mrs. Pritchard Is or /
years ago. The defense produced a re
ceipt given by him to Mrs. Pritchard
but was not allowed to put it in evidence
AT 4 o'clock court adjourned until Mon
lday morning. Court Stenographer Hard
esty has already taken 1000 pages o
Testimony in tho casa