The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-03

time he saw her was Friday when l1e
 mad half an hour consulta ton. He
 considered Mrs. Lawrence of sound
 mind and capable Of transacting her own business. This condition he knew
 10 prevail for the last two years at
 least.
 Dr: George Alfred Lawrence. hus-
 band of the petitioner, specialist in
 nervous and mental diseases, said he had known Mrs. Lawrence three years. He told of his official con
 nections in New York institutions.
 year and a half before their marriage a year ago last February and during his acquaintance with her he had never known of anything concerning Mrs. Lawrence which disqualified her from taking care of her own business. renee had. ever been intem45efate to his Knowledge and the: husband re- piled: Mrs. Lawrence has never been intemperate since became acquaint- ed with her.
 William Homer, Hotel .Astor, New an acquaintance with Mrs. Lawrence Tor three years testified next. Fl. said that Mrs. Lawrence impressed him and, also a widowed sister with whom he lived and who had often en- tertained Mr. Lawrence, as being a very amiable woman, temperate, self possessed and fully capable of hand ling her own affairs
 Attorney Andrew S. Hamersley of New York. noted lawyer, who Is inc timately acquainted. with Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence, knows Mrs. Law. rence's mental condition as being "ex- ceptionally good-better than the av- craze woman's." He considered Mrg. Lawrence absolutely free of fntem- perance in fact remarkably abstemi- ous.
 Wood Drake Loudoun of New York. a public = accountant, said he had known Mrs. yLaEfeHce .stRcet tit1G Was 16 years of age. During the last five or six years he had seen her very -fre- quently-on an average of every ten days. He was of the decided opinion that Mrs. Lawrence was fully cap-' able of managing her own affairs. He never knew of any jnebrfety and he had never seen any indication of mental alteration.
 Josephine P Laub of Brooklyn, a first at the Hotel Savoy and then at the Seth Street residence, was the next witness
 She has known Mxsa aIzeaxn1eexs since she was -four yea0 1T <491 Hl&s~been closely associGfed with her the last four years.
 : she considers Mrs. Lawrence as of perfectly sound mind. "'very bright and intelligent" ful1ys competent to handle her own business affairs. She rad never known of Mrs. Lawrence'g using liquors the last five years. Her contact with Mrs. Lawrence had been almost hourly the last four years. Mrs. Lawrence selects the provisions Or her own household, hires servants conducts. her own affairs in a svery ;apable common n-sensed manner"
 Mrs Lawrence was put on the stand She testified to her marriage Q pr. Lawrence, Feb. 14, 1911, after in acquaintance of. q year and a. halR.. Her present residence is at 14z S6th St. She said she managed her own home Ind considered herself fully competent .o handle her own affairs. She at- ends to all accounts. Her only dif- 'iesllty in handling the accounts was
 Ifsosc' Affssaen Dayenpcrt stated the posi. :i6n sot the conservator. Judge Banks was appointed in August 1897. In Dec. L910 he rendered an account of tho estate. He has not. seen Mrs. Law 'ence since June 1909, though he has to secure her appearauce n court but was unable to. Con- ,ervator considers himself an arm ct he court, obligated to carry out or- fer of the court So far as he person. lily is concerned he is desfrous oS ,eing relieved of conseryatorship. If is to be continued he lesires to resign.