Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-28
WATERVILLE.
SUPERIOR COURT,
'""e term at WatsrvilIe-Judye Oliver
6. Hall Presiding.

-, uiiitou, I0t. vs.. Humphrey
ur'.''on, Brown a. Brown FOR libelant;
weston thompson for libelIee. This
"se WIS on trial all of yesterday. This
oih'hg Mr.. Thompson Iut on Mr.
| !toil sisters, Elizabeth and Har-
TuTfnton, now residents of Bruns-
wien. Elizabeth Purinton testified i'm
/ i"tioh 10 meeting the mother Of Mrs;
"rihtoh at the time she came to Tops
nam 10 care for her daughter. On cross
examination she stated that she had
heard Mrs. Lizzie Purinton make SOM.
| genera! complaints of her husband. bu;
could state no particular thing that
she complained of.
Miss Harriet Purinton corroboratcd
her sisters statements, aid also idcnti-
ned the signature of Lizzie Purinton on
receipts given by her for rent and other
things.
Mrs. Clara NJ. Colby corroborated the
| statements made by her husband, yes
terday. in regard to the trip to Peaks
Island and Portland ty Lizzie Purintor
| Mr.. Bartlett, Mrs. Colby's husband and
herself
Mis-. Catherine A. Scenaycr of PORT
| land, testified that she and her husband
| run a small hotel or boarding house,
at AZ congress street, call6 q the Chas
House. She recognized a picture of Mrs
| Purinton. Mr. Bartlett, ard Mr.. and
Mrs. Colby-the picture tltat other par
ties have testified 70 as taken at Peaks
| Island. and said that Mrs. PurintOu
| had been at her house several times
| that she had seen Mrs Purinton and
| Mr.. Bartlett eating 1T hcr house; had
| seen Mr.. Bartlett with her but on one
| occasion.
Mr.. Purinton then took the stand and
told the story of his life with his wife.
He was OH the stand about four hours
He told first of meeting his wife, when
che was Mrs. Harding and kept house
for Frank Bartlett and he boarded with
them; then told of the wedding trip :if-
ter the marriage III February. 1904.
They visited Boston, New York, Pro-
vidence and Atlantic City: he stated
his expenses on the trip amounted to
$3.50; of this amoun; lbou. 500 WIS
paid fer things bought outside what
might be conside-.i the legitimate ex-
penscs of the trip.
| Mr.. Purinton denied that while on
this trip he ever went out and bought
cheap meals for himself and left hi;
wife with nothing to eat as she stated.
| Pass books from Il grocery store wcr'.
produced. showing the amount paid "t
| that particular store during the time
he lived with Mrs. Purin.rr. $11S.S5 was
| the amount on these l1uks. averaging
about $3.50 per week for the time they
lived together. Besides this, Mr.. Pur-
inton testified that he gave his wifi"
| money to buy butter. eggs. chickens;
| etc. at the door: llsJ that he never ;,ot
any money from boar.lcrs they had. hut
| that his wife got il all. Mr.. Purinton
also presented lists lnd rcceiptcd bills
| Of his expenses, ana exclaimed That he
kept rs accurate accounts as possible
| Of all his expenses.
just before the noon adjournment The
ladies left the court room, as Mr
| Thompson intimat2d he must go INTO
| some matters that they might not wish
| 70 near, and then Mr.. Furinton mad
| some statements in regard to MS
| marital relations that contrad1ctcd
statements made in the deposition Of
his wife.
Among other things he said that he
had never struck his wife, or 1'ilrci
her i'm any WY. and that she III 'd" ne
complaints to hi,a until just before ST."
left him. and that then she told him ne
was the cause of her illness. but dli
Iuot state to him in what way he cans-
cd it. Then Mr. PurintOn told of find
ing a man in his wifcs room with th'
door locked on :hc inside. He SAID nc
demanded of him what he was doing
there and that Mrs. Purinton spoke up
and said she had scrt for him I" conc
land scc her. Mrs Purinton WAS SICK
in bed. Mr.. Purinton took the ma'I
ldOwn stairs and told him to get of the
premises.
| lust hcforc tilc close of his direct "X
I,minatiou Mr.. Purinton stated that b"
| rocscssed property to the amount of
about $4,000. and that he had never
stateI to Mrs. Purinton's people either
1bcforc or after his marriage, that h'
was worth or "rcprt scntcl" $4,000.
Mr. Brown subjected the witness to
worry searching cross-cx examination in
Ian attcmpt to ascertain the value of his
nronertv and also his treatment of his
wife while on the wedding trip and al
Itcr their return nome.
I.,to this afternoon Frank X. Bart
,ctt WAS called to the witness stand
;Jc testified as to his relations with
1
Purinton. stating that she was MS
housckceptr and was cnEagcd u
marry him Also. that after her mar :
ri,rc she wrote tn him Il few times ana
hc to her. lie admitted that She calico
,t the store where he worked IN S"u'f
Portland. on the evening of SATURDAY
August 6. but that he passed the hisi'
i'm portland with a friend: that he me'
Mrs Purinton near the waiting room az
the head of Prcble street, the nex'
morning. and that they and the toi'?s
. went to Peaks Island together. ana re-
:. majncd about two hours then returned
. to Portland, and after having supper
separatcd. and he did not see MRS. fur
inton again while she Was IN P"rtiihc
Mrs. Crosby. mother of Mrs fur''i'
ton was called by Mr.. Brown In re-
: h,,ttal. and stated that gold watch II
t oucstion claimed to be owned by Mr.
purip,on. had been left by her d,u%h'
tor accidentally, 1T her home. ana th3
shc had it in her possession sun; 'n''
# was the property "f her daushter- i"'
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