The Washington times., 1910-09-12

Echoes Of dramatic scenes and a per
sonaI clash between Ms Laura r.
Cramer and Dr. Lee n Hurd. conserv-
ator Of the estate OF Fenton J. Hurd,
IN the taking Of the disposition Of the
octosenarsan at whauonzbursh, y. Y,
on August Z, were heard IN the supreme
Court today, when Justice Barnard
heard a melton o. he pIaintin 70 have
the deposition retaken-
Another feature OF The. case that de-
velOped today was that in an affidavit
the elder Mr.. Hurd swezrs upon false
and fraudulent representations and pre-
tentIons-' that Mrs Cramer was q szne-
diU1' she procured from him without
any consideration sums aggregatins
more than s407J5- He also states that
he only recently learned that Ms.
Cramer was not a believer in spiritual
ism, as she had pretended 10 him
Mrs Cramer Attacked.
IN an affidavit fled By Attorney Ar
thur A Birney, who represents Mrs.
CrameT. IL is alleged that when Mrs.
Cramer entered the sick room OF the
eighty y-nfne-year-oId man she IS alleged
to have victinized that she was as
saUlted ~ Dr. Lee NJ Hurd, who
grabbed act byethe left arm and right
side and hurled her violently against a
brass bed Mr.. Birney alleges that his
client suffered for many days from the
bruises she sustained
The alleged assault took place az the
home OF Byron L Hurd. 4 son OF the
elder Hurd, who lives at Whauons-
IT,
from Greenwich, Conn. in July.
AIr- Birney also AYERS that he re-
Ceived discOurteOus treatment during
the whole time he was at the Hurd
home m WhaHonsbUrgh, and that Mrs.
Cramer was also humiliated BY tbs
treatment she received For that rea-
son he objected to having the deposition
retaken, although a telegram presented
10 the court was to the effect that the
elder MT- HUrd is in q critical condition
and that his death is expected daily
Motion Refused
Justice Barnard refused 10 grant the
motion of the plaintifTs attorney TO
have a commission 10 take the testi-
mony Of the aged man again at Whal-
lOnsburgh-
Refuting the allegations Of NJ Biz
ney regarding the assault and the dis
courteous treatment, Attorney Richard
y Ford. representing the HUTds. fled
an affidavit alleging that Mrs Cramer
made "fagrant attempts 10 influence
the testimony Of the aged man. who
was lying on a bed; that she frequently
interrupted the testimony BY excIama-
tiOns, and created a dramatic scene on
entering the bedroom
FseCfrfue- the dramatic scene the aft
davit SAYS:
When MIS- CTaner entered the room
she advanced quickly 10 the bedside.
Mr. Hurd. exclaimed.
YOU al last. they've got you at last.
This is Laurie; here I am
Another Attempt.
It is then alleged that she made an
other dramatic attempt to get to the
bedside and that during the whole time
Of taking the deposition she '-endeav-
Ored 70 affect the testimony Of the wit
ness by noticns OF her head and BY ex-
claiming in audible whispers in response
10 statements by the witness oh. no.,
ana It's a lie and other exclamations
of similar purpOrt-
The hearing on the application for
the appointment OF a receiver to take
charge of notes held by Mrs Cramer
and alleged TO have been purchased by
money obtained by fraud from Mr..
Hurd was continued until Wednesday
However, several interesting facts were
ELECTED By the paperS nied IN this re-
gard, one being the affidavit Of n
Hurd repudiating Mrs. Cramer and -
Other being a list OF notes she bought
Mrs Crsmer has admitted receiving
upward OF SS5,eoo from Mr. Hurds but