Evening journal., 1920-04-28
MRS. RASH SAYS
DIDN'T KISS
Married in a Maze, Young
Wife Admits No Love
For Elderly Husband
SLEPT FIRST NIGHT
WITH NECKTlE ON
'necI9l a me evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del, April 2s.-Second days
session OF Inc alienation OF affections
suit Of George W. Rash against John
a. Pratt attracted another large audi
ence. The first witness called was
Prank Seward OF Clayton a laborer.
who testified that while working on
the public road near the Pratt farm
ne often saw Pratt and Mrs Rash in
The kitchen on the Pratt farm.
Eighleen-ycar-Ol Robert Eckcrt
ihe hoy whom counsel FOR Rash,
claimed had disappeared from the
farm where he was working on Fri
day last when they went TO see him.
came from Marcus Hook to Dover yes
ierdsy. Ne testified that In the fall Of
1916. four years after the marriage or
Mr. and Mrs. Rash. In going over 10
the pratt farm one day 10 play Win
younger son OF Rash by the hrst
wife ne saw Pratt and Mrs. Rash
healing peaches. sitting close togetn-
~ and that he also saw them eating
Watermelon, both on the same piece.
Rnkert also told Of another incident
10 the spring Of 1911 which was a
shori time before Mrs Rash left her
husband. on that occasion he SAID ne
sstV Mr. Pratt hueging Mrs. Rash In
IA Kitchen. and that when Eckert
naared The kitchen door and called Tor
f4r Rash. evidently being unnoticed
liz the couple. Mr.. Pratt and Mrs.
Rash separated like crabs This eA-
nression caused laughter and coniu-
Sion which WAS brought TO a stop nN
Me- court rapping for order. Mr.. IN
dorson. counsel for Rash, had young
Eckcrt demonstrate win nlm, luss
how the couple were standlns. EcNer'
niaked his arms around Anoerson'
tchie thc latter placed his arms
around Eckerl This also caused
Srhe Eckcrt boy also testified see
irk pratt and Mrs Rash frequently
foasfher al the Pratt farm. while nc
vSss al nlav with the Rash children.
Fla,also told OF the children being tolu
10 10 out in The yard and-quit annoy
" fhe Fckert boy also told OF Pralts
hTiheing candy. peanuts and ice cream
Tor Mrs. Rash u.,...,
on cross-exsmination inc Ecker,
hoy said that Mr. pratt, Mrs. hasn snu
Mrs. Rash's own child ave wy Venus ti,s
and peanuts and admitted pia' nc u'u
not like that mucn. ,.t.,..d
walton Poor. OF smyrna. clnpiplsu
~ ihc pratt farm In plasscrlng the
house Of pratt testified to seelns
brsii ana Mrs. Rash In The htchen
inrelher and that on anotner occs-
tion he SAW Mrs Rash go upstairs
mo room next 20 where ne WAS
Mastering but did not see Pratt go
'eant ant helween counsel over rl'
tshcrcahouis OF Pratt at this pariicu'
lar time. resulted In the court rulinit
ihot unicss counsel could actually
arove where Pratt was or could posi-
ilvelv locate him In The upstairs room
mai Inc question could not be asket
a. allowed 70 go 10 The Jury;
Counsel for Rash admitted thst ihes
had no witness 10 prove attual pres
tncc OF Pratt 10 the upstairs ro9"'
Need records were PRODUCED "a
tho>x ihe value OF property owned
~ pratt. both In Kent county ana
IN New Castle county. where ne owns
Al ihe afternoon session the defcns
nnfnpd Mr.. Sanernold. attorney Tor
Pratt making The opening address Ia
Mrs Rash was ne nrsi witness
called for The defense and for nearly
Two hours she was grillcd by coun-
sci on both sidcA every detail OF ihe
eight years of married life WIN hasi
being gone into.
she said she had come from Mon
lrcal. Canada. in answer To an al.
ferlisemeni as companion. mat on
lune 2S she came 10 smyrna, "te
book over the situation and for ih,
hrst time saw Rash She admitted
Mal he did not impress her very
iaNorahly. hut that uron the imnor
mning OF the children Of Rash, whl
begged her TO marry their father an'
Also the statement by one Of th'
laughiers That Rash was but az ycan
bf age. she consented 10 marry him
Which she did on July Z. 1912.
She then related story OF hov
aash had deceived her by telling he
he owned considerable property nea
Smyrna She also told OF abuse an
hai as the result she left him q
october. 1912 She returned at Ia