Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-14
Anna Looks Suit Against
Mrs. GuiIfmd.
Case viii be Tried at This Term
Of Somerset Court.
kReview Of the Girls Tale Of Terri
Bile Abuse.

Fairfield, Ne. Dec. 13.-(SpeciaD-
Anna Mabel Look, the Addison siri
who was employed by Mrs. Margaret
Guilcord Of Fairfield last summer and
who claimed that she had been terribly
abused by her, has brought suit in the
Somerset Supreme court for the sum or
5000. Mrs. Guilfcrd has for years
been confined to her bed with rheuma-
tisrn. ana claims to be a helpless in
valid and utterly unable to infict the
injuries which Miss Look alleges were
made upon hcr. The case attracted
wide attention at the time it was
brought to notice owing to the allega-
ton that Mrs. Guilford had the girl
under hypnotic influence. The case is
assigned for trial early in the week and
may be called Thursday.
The story which Miss Look told a
Journal man August 2, the day after
her alleged escape from the house of
Mrs. Guiiford, reads like the widest
fiction.
Sometime in the spring, Miss Look,
who was at the time at her home in
Addison, answered an advertisement
in a Bangor paper. "Invalid lady" it
read, wants kind dispositioned girl to
do light Homework. Orphan pre-
ferred. Good references required
Then followed the number of Mrs.
Guilfords possofiice box at Fairfield.
Miss Look answered the advertise
ment ana received in reply beautiful
" wortled letter which painted rosy
picture Of the beautiful town of Fair
field. and Of the fine situation that
awaited her if she should decide to
come The wages offered We're good,
and Miss Look accepted.
Upon her arrival at Fairfield, Miss
Look at first found things about as
she expected. But according to the
story which she told the Journal man.
one task after another was laid upon
her until il seemed more than she could
bear. She had been in Fairfield about
a month, she said, when actual abuse
commenced.
The story may he continued in Miss
Looks own words, Mrs. Guilford can
not raise herself from her bed. but
when anyone comes within striking
distance of her she will fix upon them
her terrible eyes and command them
to 90 things. and somehow or other
YOU cant do anything else but just
what she tells you.
"Pulling my hair was about the first
thing she attempted. She would say
to nc, You come hero. Come right
here I'll fix YOU And then would
follow Il string of profanity. l would
go to her Get down on your knees.
she would say, calling me a string of
foul names, get right down on your
knees. Now. miss. you put your head
right in my lap-lay it down-put your
head in my lap. Now I'VE got you
ara She would take hold Of my hair
aud pun it out by the handful.
at hurt drcadfully at first said
Mis-, Look "but after awhile my head
got benumhed and it did not seem so
had. though it was terrible enough at
any time. seemed to be in terri
bic dream that would never end.
.'Thcn she had Il nail file with which
she used To jab my head and arms
when | was feeding her She brokc
one and had to get another. Here are
the scars" and Miss Look pulled up
her sleeves. showing a mass OF little
scars. each looking as if it had been
made with some pointed instrument.
"Thcre are over a hundred Of them on
each arm" said Miss Look. "They
could rot get well from one week
crd to another. because by jahbing
me, she WAS constantly opening them
anew.
"One day she made me get ham
MGR handle for her, the hammer hav-
ing fallen off. After l had passed II &c
her she hit me over the head with it.
"She tore my waist nearly off me
one day When she settled my bill
the waist was included among the
items she paid for.
SHE can only turn her head 4
certain way. When folks call on hel
she makes them sit in a certain place
If she is in bed she makes them stand
at the foot of the bed. When hel
lawyer comes To talk over her business
affairs with her she makes him stand
at the foot Of the bed.
she has made me stand at the foot
Of the bed all night several times
Don't you move an inch one way. OF
an inch the other way she said viii
IN oath. 'or I'll fix YOU SO YOU cam
move for Il week
MANY times she has said to me. .
will kill you. l will murder YOU
feared for my very life.
why didn't | run away? I wa:
completely overpowered by her terri
BILE eyes. | don't know as 1 would cal
it hypnotism, bat it was the way any
one might feel just before being bitter
by rattlesnake Then she kept m,
scared to death all the time by telling
me that all the neighbors We're friends
of hers, and that they would cor
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