The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
Keene City Solicitor Says
Guy Doolittle Told
Miss Cutler So
BREACH OF PROMISE
ACTION PROGRESSES

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Ability rs a Business Woman - De
tense Began This Morning in County
Court at Newfane.
The trial of the suit of Miss Ethel
E. Cutler of Keene, n. H., against
Merton A. Doolittle of BrattIeboro for
damages of $4,000 for services as
housekeeper for Il years and for al
legged breach of promise to marry, made
considerable progress yesterday after
noon in county court.
Charles Lynde of Decrfeld, Mass.
formerly of West Guilford, identified
the handwriting on three postcards ad-
dressed to the defendant and on one
letter similarly addressed as the hand
writing of his wife, who has been
housekeeper for the defendant from
June to the present time, with the ex-
Iception of two weeks early in August
when the plaintiff returned as house.
keeper. He also testified that last
Ispring, while talking with the defend
ant, Doolittle said to him that Miss
Cutler would not return to live with
him if ho knew it.
On cross examination he said that
his wife left him Sept. Il, after they
Ihad some trouble, and that two chill
dTen of theirs were being cared for bv
her parents. She had worked for a Mr..
Record in Halifax and for a Mr..
Crane of Western avenue until last
June. He denied that he ever kicked
her so that she had to consult DIR. II.
p. Greene, but admitted that she did
90 to the physician.
Henry Ingram Of West Brattleboro
testified regarding small child of his
that had been boarded at Doolittle's
land said that Miss Cutler had cared
for the child satisfactorily and that
she was neat about her housework.
F. w. Gage of West Brattleboro, n
veterinary, testified that he had known
both parties for several years and had
eaten meals at Doolittlc's and that
they were always well cooked and the
food was good. Miss Cutler was al
ways interested in the stock. He al
ways found her in good spirits. Both
lwero good neighbors.
William PeIlerin of Orchard street
had known both parties IA years and
had bought a milk route of the de
fendant in February, 1914. Miss Gut
Ter went around with him and intro
duced him to the customers. He con-
sidered her business ability good.
Hugh Dunklee had seen her peddling
milk, raFing hay and doing other farm
work and considered her woman of
unusual business ability.
David Cooley, who helped build the
! Doolittlc house in 1911 and worked on
the inside of it during the winter, told
of her good housekeeping. He consid-
cred her a woman of more than aver
age ability and industry. On cross ex-
animation it was revealed that his
opinion as to her fiancial ability was
based on her figuring ont his time.
Fred o. Gage, a son of Dr.. Gage. had
E done chores there and had always found
E Miss Cutler very industrious. He was
the last witness yesterday.
G. o. Abbott testified this morning
that he had known the plaintiff since
she was eight years old, having known
her in Lebanon, n. H., before coming
S to Brattleboro. He had seen her on a
e milk cart several times and she had
7 brought veal calves to his slaughter
house. He considered her a capable
business woman. The plaintiff rested
Wltn the presentation of Mr.. Abbott s
Testimony.
A L. Trip and R. H. Briggs of
Brattleboro were called by the defense
, to give their opinions of the values
4 OF properties owned bv the de-
fendant on Western evenue, Brook road
and Orchard street. Their estimates
gave the total valuation of these prop
critics as from $4,000 to $4,000.
G. L. Stickney testified as to an in
debtedness of Doolittle to the Peoples
National bank.
! Town Clerk Carl S. Hopkins was
r asked to show Doolittle s inventory
e for 1915, but the court excluded this
. line of testimony.
: City Marshal w. H. Philbrick and
5 Officers Buckminster and Swanstrom Of
T Keene, n. H., testified to Miss Cutler
), going to the Keene police station Sept.
e l6 and entering a complaint against
T Guy Doolittle for assault. The officers
: testified that they later arrested Guv
|. and the marshal testified to her refusal
! the next morning to press the assault
I charge.
w. H. Watson of Keene, city soIic-
itor, testified to conference with the
plaintiff ON Sept. Il and of her re-
fusal to press the charge of assault
against Guy He told of GUY savinr ia
y her in the presence of the witnesses
THAT he "loved every inch of her. ,,
Charles Lewis, an expressman OF
,. Keene, testified to having moved Goods
II from Miss Cutler s rooms in the Duf.
l. fly block and of having moved only one
IS bed. This concluded the evidence this
morning.