Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-18
ENTIRE DAY SPENT
 CROSS EXAMINING DEPENDANT
Miller Contested Divorce Case Not Likely to End for Several Days Mir. Miller Cries as He Tells His Story.

Before Judge Greene in the superior court on Thursdav E. O. Miller was on the witness stand under cross ex- animation practically the entire day. Throughout his testimony MT. Miller gives a different complexion to the tales Mrs. Miller told, denies many shows that life on the farm must have been somewhat of an unsatisfactory experience.
 At the opening of the testimony on Thursday morning MT. Miller was turned over to the attorneys for the plaintiff and they sought to get full version of the many incidents in which the Miller family were concern ed. He told Attorney Desmond that he bought the farm for $400 and the $2,s00 mortgage has since been paid of. He admitted that he had attended the theater at times and taken his family there, or given them money to go. He said he might have attended harder. He was willing that Gurdon should see the parade on Memorial day 1s90s but wanted him to come home and help with the chores. but his mother took him to Yantic. He didn't object to his family going to the fair, but didn't want them there all of the three days. His wife. he said, was very persistent about hav- them. After Mrs. Bailey had been Iiv- ing there six years he told her that she might be able to live in peace elsewhere, but she said, Where shall hands on the table. This broke MT. Miller up and he shed a few tears.
 Ii was the statement of Mir. Miller that he assisted about the housework, putting out the fine washing. As Cur don was not doing well in school, he thought he ought to learn to farm, but his mother wanted him to do a girls work in the house, and he did cooking and baking. He objected to his wife's cruelty to the boys. While Gurdon was staying home to help him blow one day. Mrs. Miller kept bother in him by throwing turf and dirt at him. She would at times make Gurdon leave the table and go to his room and she would go there and whip him. She threw dishwater in his mouth on one occasion He couldn't remember that he had more than one occasion to correct Gurdon and had never whipped Leslie. Mrs. Miller always opposed Kelsev Fillmore coming to the place.
 On. an Brand of Peace.
 To allow MT. Maples to give his testimony and get away to attend to some business. he was allowed to tes- there with the pastor and talking over the troubles. The door of the sitting room opened itself as they were talk ing: Mrs Miller came to the door
 
 thought she opened it. She was with them after that in the discussion of the troubles Good words of advice were given by the pastor and as a peacemaker he urged Mrs. Miller to forget the past and be patient. remain at home and do the best she could for her family and he was fully convinced NIT. Miller would do his part. She was advised to be patient with Fil- more, as it was necessary to have ha "a f7n .-f. prayer was offered'p tL- clergyman.
 Fillmore Found Fault
 Upon MT. Miller being called hack he testified that Fillmore found fault with his room, claiming that it was dirty and he didn't have bedclothes enough. This angered Mrs. Miller and she tried to run him down with a milk can and threw slops on him. She said she would do as she wanted to about the room. Part of the time MT Miller said he kept his own room in order The. boys helped about the chamber work
 It was denied by Mir Bailey that he said he would murder his wife if she returned. He never drove her from his room and told her to room with her mother.
 During Hayinn Time.
 The trouble ir the barn during hay ing time was brought up for review and MT Miller said that as Gurdop didn't answer his mother she went up- on the nov and began .ja bbing the hay with the pitchfork. sayinp she would stick him if he didn't answer. She didn't reach him. AS a man named Doyle left the moW to get some lemon ade she knocked over the pitcher and 1t broke.
 Kept Sons fron, Other Boys.
 He said it was a usual thing for her to call Gurdon into the house when he wanted him She often thought that 9urdcn ought not to be with the boys. He didn't think that the boys had used bad language. Kelsey Fillmore didn't use profanity unless he was provoked to it. She objected to her boys being with any of the other boys.
 He said he was there when Mrs. Mill Ter accused the Fillmore boy of imr and he denied it.
 On the occasion in the barn when she was looking for the boy he de- clared that Mrs. Miller after the pitch ST was broken threw herself on the hay on the barn floor. IL was iniInedf- ately after he asked her to go into the house and that he started 10 take her oy the arm when che threw herself on he hsy. He lifted her by the arm and escorted her to the door. Her hair was
 ChlI0rOn cry