Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-10

arose he had talk with Mr.. Pulsifer.
Mrs. Eta w. Me-igold. who testified
on Wednesday. stated that in November
1913 her mother, Mrs. King, stopped
going to the Pulsifer house, that being
after the conversation between Mr.. Pull
sifer and Mrs. King had taken place
at the King farm. -
Mrs. Catharine A. Morse Of White
field, a nurse, told Of her work at the
Pulsifer house while Mrs. Pulsifer was
ill and stated that she would stay at
times at the King farm while Mrs King
was at her mothers.
Upon cross-examination she, admitted
helping Mrs. King make up the bill for
her services.
Defense Opens
Attorney Littlefield of Rockland then
presented the case Of the defense brief
ly, stating that the work done by a
person for a relative is presumed by
law to be different from the work done
by a person for a stranger, where the
law presumes that the work is done
with the expectation of pay. The de-
Tense did not question but that Mrs.
King was at her mothers while her
mother was ill and it did not question
that she ought to have been there but
it did claim that Mrs. King was not
there as much Ok the time as she charg-
ed for The defense claimed that Mrs
King went over to Pulsifers as a daugh-
ter without expecting at the time the
services were rendered to receive pay.
Eleven witnesses were sworn for the de-
fence.
Mrs. Mary f. Bartlett, an aunt of Mrs.
King, was the first witness for the de-
fence. She testified tina. Mrs. Pusifer
entertained at the times of the Baptist
convention. Mrs. Pulsifer did sewing for
the King family.
Upon cross-examination she testified
that she had seen Mrs. King nursing her
mother and she knew that treatments had
to be administered to Mrs. Pulsfer. Up
to Mrs Pulsifer's death and for some
time after that a feeling of friendship
existed between the King and Pulsifer
families.
Peter King. again on the stand, testi-
fled that his mother would go to Pema-
quid Beach with the family for a time
nearly every fall for period of years.
Upon examination by Attorney Hesel-
tom he testified that their turn to ecu
py the cottage usually was about week
or 10 days each year.
Mrs. Laura Little of Whitefield, a cous-
in of Mr.. Pulsfer. testified that she had
been at the Pulsifer home on an avera ge
Of once in two weeks. She testified that
Mrs. Pulsifer was not well woman. she
1SSl until her
death. Mrs. Emma Little and she had
done paperins at the Pulsifer home. Wit
ness stated that in the fall of 1912 Mrs.
King in the GRANGE hall said that she
didn't have a scratch or a mark Of a
per against Mr. I'ui.ifcr
Mrs. ELLA Blair Of Whiteield testified
that she was employed to do the work
at Pulsifer's five or six weeks. She adj
mitted upon cross examination that she
had seen Mrs. King there.
Osmond b. Palmer Of Whitefield testi-
fed that the Pulsfers travelled on the
road about the same as other people. And
he testified that the ing family had their
turn about every year at the cottage at
the seashore. Witness kept run Of the
occupants of the cottage.
Fred S. Turkey of Whitefeld testified
I that Mr.. Pulsifer worked with the men
getting in the hay. At these times the
men stopped at the Pulsifers'. He never
saw Mrs. King there. He once saw Mrs.
Pulsifer spinning.
Upon cross-examination he admitted
that Mrs Pulsifer resembled Mrs. King
and he didn't know that Mrs. King was
not in the house doing the spinning
Newman Felt of Whitefield testified
that he never saw Mrs. King at the Pull
sifers doing housework. He had seen
Mrs. Pulsifer at the Grange meetings
| about as regularly as the average mem
Der.
Luke Leighton lived near Mr. Pulsifer
at different times, according to his testI-
mony. He had seen Mrs. King coming
and going. When he had been there he
had seen Mrs. Pulsifer doing her own
| work.