New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
MRS. GAUER TELLS
 STORY OF DISPUTE
 IN LOCAL CONVENT
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 hasn't been up a full day since and has taken powders to induce sleep.
 Cross-Examination
 Attorney John T. Robinson con- ducted the cross examination of Mrs Gauer and went carefully over much of the testimony in regard to the all legged assault. She said she was born in Ireland and came to America when she was a child. She came to New Britain about twenty years ago and attended both St. Mary's and St. Peters churches. Her husband she said was German-American and was born in Albany, N. Y. She told At torney Robinson she had never seen Father Daly but once before the as- sault. He had a book, it looked like note book. She didn't know what he had it for, but he questioned her about the church she attended. Her children were then attending St. Marks Sunday school Pressed by Attorney Robinson Mrs. Gauer admit ted she told Father Daly she was Irish-American. Much of the cross examination dealt with the alleged as- sault. Mrs. Gauer admitted that Father Daly didn't place his hands upon her until after she had tainted.
 Shortly before 1 o'clock Mrs. Gauer was excused and pr. John Purney was called to the stand. Dr. Purney testified to attending Mrs. Gauer at various times for the past five years. She was very nervous. He attended her on the night of the alleged as- sault. She bordered on hysteria and 1,D -1, might be able to get some sleep. Cross examined by Attorney Robin> son, Dr. Purney said Mrs. Gauer is of neurotic temperament and in such condition had tendency to exagger- ate. At 1:15 adjournment was talk en for lunch.
 George w. Gauer. husband of the plaintiff, testified that his wife had been ill for the past five years.
 pr. H. T. Bray, the first witness for the defense said he was an unwilling witness, testifying because he had been subpoenaed. He said he attend ed Mrs. Gauer from 1908 to 1912 and her trouble was extreme nervousness. She was always bordering on hysteria and feared she was losing her mind, the physician said. Persons of this temperament are prone to exaggera- ton, he said.
 Priest Took Stand
 Father Daily took the witness stand and said he had met Mrs. Gauer on two occasions The first was a year ago May, 1915, while he was making his annual census calls. At that time he said he told Mrs. Gauer to decide what parish she belonged to so she yIyI,o of prnc fo in case of illness. He denied saying he would refuse to attend her.
 On July IA, 1915, the day before the alleged assault, the priest said he heard from Sister Amelda that Mrs. Gauer was angry at him because she understood he had told her ho would not answer her call if she needed him during sickness. The following night when he went to the convent, Mrs. Gauer was there. They shook hands and Mrs. Gauer inquired for his health Father Daily iokinly re- marked that he was able to "st up and eat a cracker" He told Mrs. Gauer she was laboring under a false impression if she thought he had said he would not answer her call in case she was sick. Mrs. Gauer replied, Father Daly said that she liked him IS man but hated to see him on the altar as a priest He told her he re- gretted her action in taking her two children from the altar of their bap- tism and warned her she would have no success in life. Father Daily tes- tified that that was the harshest thing he said during their interview.
 The priest said he walked into an other room and in few minutes