Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
WILIIMANTIC

EaSe, the latter introduced him to.
 witness as her brother whom she had
 not seen in forty years. He was told Of the will Mrs. Page had made out and he thought it a good idea when he learned that she was to leave her home to the Sisters. The wit
 ness denied that she ever tried to iri- nuence in any way and that sshe considered Mrs. Page a woman of sound mind up to within a few days of her death.
 Afternoon Session.
 At the afternoon session of the court. Sister Tharsilla was again
 called to the stand and cross -ex- am1ned by Attorney Danahey. She told Of the conversation with Mir. King
 i'll regard to the life use of the Page home, as far as Mrs. Page was con- cerned. It was the. opinion of witt ness that 1t was always understood that Mrs. Page should have the use
 or the house as long as she lived. The Sister thought that MT. King would ] be present at the time the matter came up at the Page home, but she did not think that Mrs. Page was go- 1 ing to sign the document that day. She also knew that Mr. Lathrop would be there. At this time Mrs. Page was very sick but the witness did l not remember anyone helping her to sit or the side of the ped. Mrs. Page 1 said at that time that she was very glad to see the witness. and a few l other words.
 At Church Four or Five Times. Of all the time the witness had known Mrs. Page she. had seen her at church but four or five times, al- l though Mrs. Page got around fairly well after her accident During the | last few years the woman did not cali l at the hospital on Sundays The wit
 ness had seen Mrs. Page say her rHI~r EI,s-
 prayers @ ana ana thls was the reason that l she mad told the court that Mrs. Page ] was a religious woman. Mrs. Page l spoke of the free bed at the hospi- 1 tai after she made her will. but this l was never mentioned before the will was drawn. The witness didn't re- | hospital; but she might have done I this in connection with the Ladies' auxiliary of which she talked.
 Naturally Interested in Hospital.
 Sister Tharsilla admitted that she
 was interested in the doings of hos 1 pital and that she was gsad when she | learned that Mrs. Page had remem- l bered the institution in her will. The ! witness never saw a copy of the will
 itself, nor did she talk about the will | to anyone. She never talked of the i will to Mary Day, although the lat | ter had been to the hospital with mes 1 sages from Mrs. Page.
 | Work For Free Bed.
 The free bed was first talked of in 1 1914 and since that time the Ladies' 1 auxiliary has been endeavoring to es- 1 tahltsh one at the hospital. The cost | of this endowment the witness stated
 to be about s5,000 which the ladies of 1 the church were trying to raise.
 Knew Nothing About Liquor. 1 She talked to Mrs. Page on religious | matters and advised her in these mat | ters which was her duty. Liouor was never mentioned in the course of their | conversations, as the Sister thought i such a subject would be an insult to l the woman. The witness never knew
 that Mrs. Page drank liquor and she 1 had never seen her drink any. The l first she knew of the woman's Tuuor i habit was when it was told in court l When Mrs. Page was taken to the 1 hospital she was not intoxicated, in | the opinion of the witness, but she | was suffering great pain from her in- l jury. She was very close to Mrs | Pags as the latter was brought into
 the hospital but she did not smell | liquor on the breath or the woman | While at the hospital Mrs Page nev- CT asked for liquor in the knowledge l of the witness. The witness was told
 that the woman had injured her 1imt l by fall at her home in Windham
 but she was not told the circumstances
 concerning the fall. Mrs. Page could
 not procure any liquor without the l order of the doctor, although he1 husband called at the hospital very l frequently.
 Witness told of the time that Mrs Page had brought her si1verware +c 1 the hospital, because it was not safe | at home. At this time Mrs. Page | was not suffering from any sickness
 but stayed at the institution and fl | was during this time that Fred Cham berlain was employed at the house | The witness had never seen Mrs. Page
 read, but she had seen the woman l sign cheeks while she was at the hos | pitaL Mrs. Page was seemingly l counting money at one time when the
 witness came into the rormer's room
 Nurses Made No Complaint.
 Miss Young was a nurse at the hos | pital the first time Mrs. Page was | brought there, but the mother nol | any of the other nurses stated that | Mrs. Page had been cross to them | Miss Young never told witness of tho
 time Mrs. Page had assaulted hel | while the former was employed at the
 Page home.
 | Required Superior's Permission. | In regard to the visit of Mother Su- perior, General, to this city, witness | stated that she had to get the per 1 mission of the former before she
 could accept the gift. The former | did not see Mrs. Page or the land or l her visit, but she was acquainted witf
 both, as at one time she had been the Mother Superior at St. Mary's con- | vent in this city. The witness has
 never been over the land that was | granted in the will, so she did not i know anything about st.
 Dr.. Owen O'NeiIPs Testimony.
 Dr. Owen O'Nenl, head surgeon al St. dpseph's hospital, called to testify | told of being present at the hospita | the night Mrs Page was brought
 there suffering from a fractured leg
 and arm. Ds- Guild told the wit
 ness at this time that the woman
 had been drinking and of her habits l to some extent. It was then decid- | ed that owing to the woman's con- | dition, owing to her age and hel l drinking, that the operation would be
 performed without giving an anaesthe- tic. This was done and the woman l suffered great pain, in the opi.;on oi l witness. The witness was then showr | a chart taken from the hospital rec | ords and he stated that there was nc | whiskey mentioned in 1t under the l r,c ,ie-I--