Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-16
AVS MAUD'S AUNT
HAD STRANGE SYMPTOMS
|itncss i'm VIII Case Relates Peculiar
cttOns of Miss HovricOn's Rc!ntivc

North Hero. Oct. 15.-Dr. W. G. Il.
anders of Burlington was on the wit
as stand practically the entire day
re in the case of John Howricon. who
seeking to break the will of his suicide
Eter. Maud Howricon. which left all
|operty. real and personal amounting
about $1,000, to the Mary Fletcher
Sspital at Burlington. DR.. Flanders
hs examined at great length by both
bes.
|rhe contestant offered for evidence a
rtifcate from the town clerk filed after
death of his father but the attorneys
J. the proponents asked that it not be
mitted as it was not a complete record
lis was looked up and found to he true
d the certificate excluded. John How
ton identified the certificate. He then
d about the last illness of his father
ID of his symptoms. This was in query
bng the lines of hereditary insanity, Of
hich he is trying to prove Maud was the
rtim.
Mrs. Sarah Conn aged So of Enosburg.
Etificd that she worked for John
bwricon, uncle of Maud. 40 years ago
d that Johns wife was the Aunt Har-
1t that Maud talked about as being
hzy. Aunt Harriet kept millinery
bre near the court house, while the
tness was working there and when she
h not get the patronage she thought
e ought to have Aunt Harriet took her
bck out of the store to the shores of
lake and had a bonfire. The witness
ed to get one of the hats but Aunt
arriet kept her away.
bn another occasion Aunt Harriet came
wnstars one morning with n butcher
ife in her hand. The witness was in
kitchen. Aunt Harriet went there and
fore she could be prevented Aunt IIar-
It raised up her arm and brought the
ife down on the witness arm, cutting
severely. She exhibited the scar 10
jury. one day later the witness heard
mt Harriet laughing unusually loud
d went up stairs and found that she
d tied "A five-year-old girl to chair
d had bound her mouth with piece
cloth so that she was suffocatng.
c had to fight Aunt Harriet to release
girl.
Dr. Flanders believed that Maud was
ffering from paranoia when she made
will. executed and up to the time of
r death. He was questioned freely and
tn technical knowledge on the subject
insanity. He said thai person might
suffering from paranoiq and not be
tected intellectually. on cross-exami-
tion he said that the complete number
queer things that Maud did lead him
form his opinion as to her sanity.
TUESDAYS TESTIMONY
North Hero. Oct. 14.-Dr Frederick W
(ars. superintendent of the Lake View
etreat at Burlington, appeared in tn,
rand Isle county court house this after
ION and probably will testify Tomorrow
Orning as the expert witness for tn,
ntestant of the will of Maud Howri
n.
DR.. w. q. Il. Flanders Of Burlington
whom Maud Howricon went for con
ltation when she had the queer noises
her head, was the principal witness
to-day's session. DR.. Flanders testi
d concerning Mauds visits and wa
ked at length about insanity in il
rious stages. He was asked a lonl
pothetical question containing ques
pms concerning all the queer action
tributed to Maud and what he woul,
y as to her sanity. The question con
ined so many parts that objections wer
ised to several of them and it was tw,
>urs before 1t could be Strengthened out
was not answered because of the late
ss of the hour. DR.. Flanders will X
the stand tomorrow.
Iva Tudhope of North Hero, aged 81
niece of Mrs. John Howricon, testified
at she was with her aunt when Mau'
ot or the revolver at her feet whil
ey were chasing Johns pigs off Maud
nd. Cross-examination was directe
show that If Maud had desired sh
uld have killed the pigs and her sister
law too.
Warren f. Parks of Grand Isle, "A farm
and undertaken, who prepared Maud
Idy for burial, testified he did not Sc
(y lump on her breast such as Mrs