The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-08
SENSATION in
PRATT TRIAL.

alleSeu WIG Ili'li'iri' MIS- "i'",
the much-talked-of "woman in the
case,' and Wilbur Pratt, the accus-
ed mans only child, being called
to the stand. The woman told OF
the intimacy between herself and
Pratt.
When District Attorney Bald
win called "Nettie Farra," such a
connection in the Court room
followed that the crier was com
PEELED to cry "Silence!" Mrs. Fa,ra
was exceedingly pale when she
stepped toward the witness stand
but she seemed remarkably well
possessed when she faced about
and confronted her inquisitors.
She was clad in black and wore
Il fur collar, a hat with broad brim
and waving plume, and presented
rather an attractive appearance.
She began in Il clear, firm voice
and the audience listened in per-
feet silence. She testified as fol-
lows:
pratt was at my home the day
Mrs. Pratt died. He was there
perhaps half an hour. He brought
milk that morning. My sister-in-
law was also there. | have known
Mr.. Pratt for over a year. He
had told me that his wife was bad
and DR.. Patrick did not expect her
to got over it. Neither did Mr..
Prutt expect her to get over it. l
did not know Mrs. Pratt. lin
quired each morning after her
health. He would say she was no
better. He came to my house
every morning, staying perhaps
twenty minutes or a half hour He
left his horse and wagon some
where that | could not see it. l
have gone out with him in the
evenings. We got in the carriage
down on West Brandywine street
where there are no houses. We
drove down to near Castle Rock
along the trolley road, but did not
stay long. We started almost
half-past eight o'clock and return
ed at an hour that | do not know.
We have also been out driving
around the edges of the town and
into the country near West Ches-
ter
81 went out with him once, may
be twice Il week, not every week,
however
I'VE had gone together to Ken
nett Square. began this driving
out with him soon after | moved
to my sisters, the middle Of last
April. | never got in the carriage
at my door, always down on Brandy
wine street. Pratt has sent beer
twice to my house, when | asked
him to get it for HE. | alwaysmet
him, by Encouragement, out on
Brandvwine street Once he join
ed me at public show in town. |
was there first and he came in and
sat down beside me. / remarked
to him ut the time that The peo-
| pie are talking and if you don't
| move your seat | will He re-
piled: 4 will follow and sit by you.
Afterward he walked back to the
house and went in with us. This
was about $50 P. NJ He remain
ed until 10 that night
Mr.. Pratt has also ordered ice
| cream from Burns at my request
perhaps twice or three times, and
| he has given me boxes Of candy
several times. Idon't know where
| it came from. He gave me Il ring
too. He bet me ring that he
could beat me at a game OF euchre
/ won the game and he promisor
to give me the ring on my birth
day, the lth Of August. | gave
him ring in order to get the
now ring the proper size. This
was in June"
is this the ring?' asked
Lawyer Reid, holding it up.
"That's the ring | gave him,
was the reply. Mr. Pratt return
ed that ring before his wife,
death, the same day that he got il
from me- Mrs. Imri was per.
mittcd to Withdraw from the wit
ness box without cross-rylmila
ton.
She was followed by Jewelcl
William $. Hill, who stated tina
Pratt called on him on the 18th o
June TO see about Il lady's ring.
! "iir wanted one set with three
small diamonds, said Mr.. Hill
"and on the ODD Of july, two days
before his wife's death, he calle'
1T my store again and left the or
der for the ring, with the under
standing that it would be delivered
ON August !, said ring 10 contain
Mrs. lt1rra initials.
{. \. l.ytlr test fed that th'
defendant ordered beer to be de
Iiyrred ut the wonnn'N house.
Herman Blarkend"ri slatr'
that h. filed frequent orders f"'
confectionery for the sam place.
l,rar Robinson rcn.rmhcres
s'riug Pratt calling Frequently Il
.,il,. i''arru's house, l"ay ing hi
t. Nu hltchrd to u tree ON Ne>