Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-08

Convenes Tuesday Morning =
First Case Opened Is That of
Annie E. King of Whitefieh
VS.. Estate of A. Frank Pull
sifer of Same Town

toI taS SHHISNe JuUlClal court, WHICH
convened Tuesday morning at the
court house with associate Justice
Madigan Of Houltol presiding. was
that Of Annie E. King Of Whitefeld
VS.. the estate Of A. Frank Pulsifer Of
Whitedeld. one Of the three cases es-
pecialiy assigned at the October term
for trial on the opening day Of this
term.
The other cases which had been as
signed for trial ON Tuesday were No.
27. o. P. Merrill Of Pittston VS.. Jo-
seph E. Odiorne OF 2 hitefeld, and No
~. Olga NJ. Gordon Of Pittston vs. W
D. Hutchins ct al OF Augusta. No. :.
has been assigned as the first case OF
the October term Of the court while
No ~ viii be in order for trial at the
end Of the trial list for the present
term.
Naturaiiza,ions will be in order at
$50 o'clock this morning and at no
other time during the term.
AT the opening Of court al 70 O'Clock
prayer was offered by Rev. Harold W.
Haynes Of the I-niversaiist church aft
er which the forenoon session was de-
voted to the calling OF the docket
and the making up of the "tria! list"
The Official stenographer Of this term
Of cour, IS Fred L. HAYDEN OF Portland.
Juries lmpaneisd
Ths two irIies We're impaneled at the
forenoon session Is follows:
First jury-Foreman Wesley u.
Damien. Rome; $. W. Boyd. Gardiner:
Charles A. Bragg. Augusta: D. :.
Clement Winthrop: s. c. Decker.
Farmingdale; Frank Ding!ey, Oak
land: H. E Foote Winthrop: Fred S.
Grover. Hallowell: Charles Landerkin.
Gardner: W. Frank Meader. Halo
well: Fred Sawyer, Ber;on: H. T.
Trash. Randolph.
Second jury-Foreman. Henry S.
Marden. Nassalboro: Herbert ". Dam
rem. Augusta: r G. Drummond. Wins-
lev: Charles i. Cloush. Peadfeld: q.
p. Fuller. Oakland: William 4. Holt,
Clinton: Hiram f. Littleheld Gardi-
ner: BENJAMIN F. Mcfarland. Angus :
ia: 6. n. Sheldon. Chelaea: James r. ;
Augusta; 9. {. Wilson, AL
bion: Seldom +. Wcrthley. Augusta.
Supernumerary jnrors-Georse A.
Dingley. Waterville: William King.
Excused: D. W Folsom,
iionmouth: WILDER c. Lunt Water
vile: Sam l.. Preb:e Waterville: Ro-
main ]. Pero, WaterN lille.
Admitted to Practice
G. Arthur F. Tifin Of Augusta was
admittcd TO practice upon motion made
~ George w. Heselton Of Gardiner
Mr.. Ti:fn IS a graduate Of the public
and Mechanic Arts High school Of Bos-
on. the Booth school Of New York
-ity aud Georgetown University.
Washington p. G. he is 2 member oe
he Delta Theta Phi fraternity and has
he distinction Of being the youngest
member of the Maine bar, having
passed the examination at the age Of q
.ears.
Attorneys Present
The following attorneys We're pres
mt at the opening Of the term: c. A.
Knight, W. G. Atkins. 0. 3. Clason.
george W. Hestlton and E H. Maxcv.
III Of Gardiner: Frank A. Morey, Lew
ston: Arthur s. Littlefeld. Pockland:
Edward y. Merrill, Skowhesan: Ar
iur F. Thayer. Bangor; Charles ].
ole. Readfieid; Fl. f. Foster. l.. T.
carieton, Winthrop: Attorney General
y. X. Pattangail, County Attorney W.
Fisher Judge H. ". True. Judge Of
'robate Harold E. Cook, Register of
'robate Ralph ". Leighton, Sanford
- fosg, NJ. s. Holway. Samuel Tit ,
omb, Burleigh Martin Herbert F.
-ocke. Z. NJ. Thompson. ". H. Sim
mons, Z. L. Mclean, W. ". Sanborn
ohn b. Madore. John E Nelson, {
rank i. Southard. Charles l.. An
irews. Harold 1. Goss. all of Augusta.
:. w. Clair. c. n. Perkins. Waterville:
1eorge W. Field. Oakland: Emery n
seane, Hailowell
First Case Opened
.ase No. 35, Annie E. King Of
' hltehe!d VS.. the estate Of A. Frank
,u1si1er OF Whitef1eld vas opened a. {
ne beginning OF the afternoon session =
'eorge W. Heseiton Of Gardiner was
ttorney for the plaintiff and Arthur s
of RocklanC appeared as at.
orneE for the defendant. {
In this case the p.airtif sourht .o :
ecover the sum Of s309s71 for nurs- g
as and housework from 1884 until Z
a13 .
IN his opening Attorney Heselton ,
iated that the case Vas founded unon s
writ dated March IS. 1914. The plain i
II was the step daughter Of the de- :
enoant. At the age of l. the plaintiff :
iarried Mr.. King a11 moved way and .
= a short time the:a was difference q
etween the two families. Mrs. Pull . !
lfer was an invalid. sir. Pulsifer wen:
, the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. King and
'anted Mrs. King to come over and
elp. Time went OH arc Mrs. King con-
nued to go to the home of Mr. and
lrs. Pulsifer to uo.x whenever called / 6
pom, rain or shine, night or day. Mr. !
ulsifer once told Mrs. King that he j
ouldn't get along without her. In 1890 {
lr. Pulsifer was taken i'll and was OBJ t
ged to 90 to the hospital. And the
laintiff claimed that he told her to
ontinue to look after her mother and
romised ner that after she died prop
rty would be theirs. On June 2s, 1912, +
Irs. Pulsifer died. AS Mr.. Pulsifer was =
l poor health Mrs. King kept on {
boxing and serubbing in the house \
old. After the death Of Mrs. Pulsifer y
'iction arose and without notice Mr.. r
ulster went to Mr.. and Mrs. King
nd asked for a receipt. Mrs. King