The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23
CIRCUIT COURT IN
SPECIAL SESSION

walk.
| Mrs. Mary Snyder, Mrs. Saunders
| Shank and Mrs. Jessie Scott testified
to the same effect.
Calvin TAYLOR. brother OF the de
! fcnd&nt, testified that he boarded with
! them Heard her call the Doctor a
devil sometime in the winter OF 1902,
at about o3o p. m. Same evening
heard her threaten to kick clock
| down stairs. On two occasions he
knew the Doctor to have to leave his
| bedroom because Of his wiieS Scold.
Rev. Clarence +. Taylor, brother OF
defendant, testified to the same effect.
DR.. l.. G.. Taylor testified that he is
defendant and resides at Pcrryvllc.
They were married June IS, 1902.
Referring to the April 3, fuss about
changing the office, said Helen first OPP
posed the change and then gave i'll and
in a short time changed her mind again
and wanted it lett where it was and that
was the cause of the fuss. She threat
cncd i'll the liver fuss to leave him and
when she wanted him to take her home
he would not do so. because he feared
She wanted to go to stay Never made
| ilIN statement ~ WI anu VI y. w lS 1T
that there must be a change or Helen
would have to leave him or he would
have To- leave her. When at Mrs
Wright's he told them that Helen
wanted to leave him Mrs. Wright told
him that ii Helen ever did leave him
he should never darkcn her door again
Says when Mrs Wright came down
the evening oi the row. she walked to-
wards his mother shaking her finger
Saying-"G are the cause OF all this
trouble" Did not see his mother raise
her hand and ask Helen. must strike
vou;"
Says he never said her father was
not a man oi honor She told him after
the fuss oi \pril 1908. III ever leave
YOU | will ruin YOU. | will kill YOUR
practice Published the notice about
not crcditing her because she had made
this threat When she left him there
was no objective symptoms whatever
OF inflammation in her toe He did not
! advise her to 90 home the dav she
lett but ON the cuntrarY begged her
not to 60 She sent ior all the we'd
ding presents BY Constable Hoffman
and he let them all go. His mothers
conduct towards her always loving and
kind. boarded his mother ior the rent
OF the house. Never told Helen he
would not have married her had it not
been ior his mothers urging.
Mrs. Lydia y. Taylor, mother OF Dr.
Taylor, widow, living in Pcrryvillc
Was delighted with the marriage and
loved plaintiff as ii she was her own
daughter Plaintiff had full control
, and management oi the house Rccitcd
! the milk incident practically the same
as Clarence did. Plaintiff had a quick
| temper Never intcricrcd between
plaintiff and the Doctor. During the
iuSS over the liver she heard the PLAIN
! TIT tell the Doctor that she wanted To-
&" away, or wanted him to take her
away. During the April fuss the plain
TN took mold of her arm and shook her
and afterwards made faces at her.
rIaintltf has very violent temper
| leStltcd as to how the fuss was fixed
up and all hands kissed. AT one time
she heard plaintiff call the Doctor a
devil, and heard her threaten to kick a
clock down stairs. Heard uuarrclinp
III their room at nights and upon one
occasion knew the Doctor to leave his
| bedroom
In rcbuttal for the plaintiff. Mrs
Laura +. Oracle testified she had
known Mrs. Taylor the plaintiff, for
SIN years, and knew her well. Never
saw her angry nor speak eros, word
ana never knew her to quarrel.
-. }. Harvey Gehr.-Have known Mrs
Taylor from infancy. Always was of
an amable disposition so lar As he
ever saw.
Edward Gehr.-Has known Mrs
Taylor 22 years; saw her under almost
all circumstances. Never saw her in
anything but an agreeable mood; al
ways happy and cheerful.
Mrs. Frank Nicklc.-Known the
plaintiff for years. Never heard her
Scold or quarrel was even tempered
and cheerful.
Miss Eva Dcan-Lives at Elkton;
was a class-mate OF Miss Tavlor. Never
saw her angry or peevish. Always
amiablc and unselfsh.
J. =. Wright testified that he oujt
speaking to DR. Taylor after he saw
the publication OF the notice in the
papers.
Mrs, Joseph P Wright said Dr.
Taylor never told her Helen was acting
awful
Mrs, Taylor, the plaintiff. denied
that She ever said to the Doctor that
N | ever leave you will ruin YOU and
kiII your practice, or anything OF the
kind
Case rested to be argued next We'd
ncNday, at 80 a. M