Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-16

At the opening of the superior court on Tuesday morning the contested di- vorce case of F'reeloye A. Miller vs. Everett Q. Miller was resumed. There was conference for a half hour among the attorneys after which it was agreed that the inheritance of MT. Miller's from the estate of his mother, there being ten heirs will amount to slS5. It was shown from bank books that the sum of s1,480.35 and $1,072.04 had been drawn from local savings hanks in June and November of last year.
 Mrs. E. F. Baton of this city testi- fed that she saw Mrs. Miller at church and noticed the bruises on her face and was shown those on Mrs. Miller's body in the toilet room at the church. They are members of the same Sunday school class.
 Arthur Adams aged ten testified to seeing Mrs Miller go to the barn dur ing the having season and when she came out her hair was down and she was crying. Mrs. Miller laid down on lounge and asked him to call his mother which he did. Lottie Bailey testified that she is Mrs. Millers when the packing up was done. No crockery was taken away. She was there part of two days and Mrs. Miller had to lie down part of the time. She made cake and washed milk cans. On May 2Sth her aunt went to her parents home and stayed two hours and on that day painted a bedstead-
 Mrs. Miller Told Troubles.
 It was the testimony of Mrs. F. T. Naples that Mrs. Miller came to her house in the winter and complained of the treatment by her husband. She was nervous and lay down on the couch and cried. She was there about two hours. She saw the bruises on her face and body. On cross examina- time Mrs. Miller told of being hurt by her son and showed marks on one leg. Mrs Naples talked to Mir. Miller when he came to the house about the treatment of Mrs. Miller.
 There was some delay, because the testimony of Mrs. Miller as to when she was at the Naples house had to be looked up and read by Court Stenos- rapher Smith.
 was called by Attorney Hull and stat ca that there was no crockery wrap ped up in the bed clothing which he took away from the Miller house.
 E. D. Miller was called by Attor- ney Desmond, and he stated that he had Il COWS, three wagons, several loads of hay last May and two horses. The cows he valued at $50 each the two horses at $110, and the wagons at $24. He valued the farm at $5,500.
 Mrs. Miller was called and asked about accusations made against boys on the place as to immoral actions.
  that all she had said was what her husband had told her. This completed the testimony for the plaintiff.
 Mir. Miller Called.
 Mir. Miller was called for the de- fensee and told of his residence here and of his family relations. He re- ferred to his trouble with his wife and told of the employees he had at the farm.
 Fred HerTnanson worked there for time, and was followed by Henry Pierce in 1905.
 An effort was made by Attorney Hull to show that there was some hostility between the plaintiff and some of the help on the place, except her own brother; that she vented her hostiI- ity on them and the reason for it was the opposition to any hired men on the place except her brother, and that it began with Hermanson and contin- ued through the others. This was rul- ed out by the court.
 MT. Miller stated that Henry Pierce was employed by him from August 1, 1905, to March, 1906, his brother-in- law having got through in May, 1905.