Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

l it. When MT. Miller came down ht
 put Mrs. Miller into the sitting room but he didn't strike or kick her. Int
 witness never knew of any trouble Kelsey had had with Mrs. Miller. Mrs
 Miller claimed Kelsey was throwing
 milk on her. Gurdon was not seer
 there that day.
 Thomas Doyle in his testimony saic
 that he worked at the Miller farm from March 6 to Oct. 20, 19O8- He
 recalled that during the having season
 of that summer that on one day Mrs
 Miller came into the barn after the
 hay had been unloaded looking fol
 Gurdon. She went up onto the hay and had a pitchfork, but didn't find
 them or Gurdon.
 When the witness went to get 8
 drink of lemonade Mrs. Miller broke
 the pitcher by knocking it on to the floor. He corroborated the other wit nesses regarding Mrs. Miller throwing | herself onto the hay when MT. Miller told her to leave the barn, and to MT Miller taking her out of the barn to the house.
 oTwards the end of his being there 1 he complained of the way she took
 care of his bed but she said that he could take care of his own bed | There was one occasion when Cur don had failed to go at her response 1 and she blamed him for it. 1 She pushed the door against his arm as he was going into the house on one | occasion, and later locked the door. He left there and went home, but on | the following day Mir Miller called at his house and he went back to the farm. She pulled a settee from under i him on one occasion and again at the l supper table she pulled a chair from | under him. saying he shouldn't sit in one of her, mothers chairs. | She made up faces at him and dared him to strike her on several occasions. He never struck her, although she picked on him quite little. l ID ha in Miller said she had a right to be ! where her boy was. MT. Miller told 1 her she ought not to be interfering with the help. MT. Miller usually got the suppers, while Mrs. Miller got the | most of the other meals. Attorney Desmond gave the witness long cross examination.
 Testimony in Rebutta. The defense rested at 5.30 o'clock and Attorney Browning called in re- was asked if she heard Mrs. Miller refer to her husband as an .'oId brute of a husband" and replied that she didn't make any such remark She said MT. Miller did not tell Kelsey Fillmore to go down stairs on the night she was there.
 She denied that Mrs. Miller said anything about his relation with the hired men.
 She heard no talk about a separation on Jan. 5. MT. Miller was angry and excited on that night she was at the home Mrs Miller was not extremely time.
 MT Miller did not offer to accom- pany her home that night, as she said she had someone with her.
 Stephen A. Bailey had a converse tion with the defendant soon after his mothers death. It was the evening after the funeral when he was asked if MT Miller said Mother Bailey didn't -I1o T. There was objection and as the point to be overcome was not claimed by the plaintiff the witness was excused withouts answering or further question ing.
 Evening Session.
 evidence on Thursday. At 4.30 the direct testminoy had not been com pleted, but it was agreed that they should proceed with a view to finish ing Thursday night. The attorneys were of the opinion that the rebuttal testimony would be short. and it so proved. as but few witnesses were called. At $50 court was adjourned for supper until 7.30 o'clock.
 In the evening Mrs. Miller was calI- ed for rebuttai testimony. but there were frequent objections, so that she was testifying about an hour. She de- nied many of the statements made by witnesses for the defendant or gave
 
 tified to-
 Regarding the Bible with the pie tures about which there was some tes- timony Mrs Miller said that she nev- CT showed it about the house mark ed passages in it except certain texts.
 She knew nothing about any book referred to by Thomas Doyle.
 She denied she ever told Pierce he would have to sleep with MT. Miller, or that she couldn't attend to the corner room where he had been sleep ing. She said that she had not swept dust in his face intentionally, or when Gurdon had thrown water and she reproved him.
 She declared that she never went into the haymow and jabbed the pitch fork into it, looking for Gurdon. She never tried to strike her husband with a chair
 During conference at her house when the clergyman was there she said that she was not hiding or lis tening and did not open the door.
 On the occasion when Mrs. Wheeler said she heard Mrs. Miller say: That's | too bad" Mrs. Miller explained that it was when Gurdon overslept and 1 when his father had to call him a 1 second time and then punished him. l The expression explained her feeling. i She said she never took Gurdon away l from his father, as she had been told 1 MT. Miller didn't want him then. They l went to the fair about 4.30 in the aft | ernoon and stayed until six.
 She declared that Kelsey Fillmore l never said that he ought not to have l hit her and wouldn't do it again. She | never tried to push him down stairs. l
 Regarding shutting Doyle in a door | she said she never did so intentional | ly.
 At S.30 o'clock the rebuttal testi- | mony was all in, the defendants at | torneys inquiring no further of Mrs. | Miller.
 Inas1nuch as Judge Greene is to be | away part of next week and also holds | court in New Haven part of the week the arguments were put down for next Thursday morning at 9.30 o'clock, each | side to have two hours for arguing There will be no court today, but short calendar business will be acted on Saturday when there are many matters on the list. including three i 1ivorces
 Among the matters to come up Sat lrday will be receivership proceedings | against the Hawkins English Wafer company of Mystic.
 The proceedings for a receivership Or the company were instituted by E Clarence WBilliams of Mystic, a mem f,f I1o To fe-