Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-11
SUPREME COURT
Evidence All in in King vs.. Pull
sifer Estate Case-Will Be
Given to Jury Today

The remainder Of the evidence was
put IN and the arguments were COM
pleted at Fridays session Of the SUI
preme court in the case Of Annie E.
King Of Whitefield VS.. the estate Of A.
Frank Pulsifer of Whitefield, which
has been occupying the attention of
the court since the opening day of the
term. Associate Justice Madigan will
charge the jury at the beginning of
today's session and the case will then
be put in the hands Of tho Jurors.
The next case in order for trial is
that Of Arthur H. Elwood Of Augusta
vs.. F. E. Earle Of Canaan in which
the plaintiff claims damages in the
sum Of $4,000 for the alleged setting
Of his leg in an unskillful manner. Nc
Gillicuddy & Morey OF Lewiston are
attorneys for the plaintiff while Merrill
& Merrill of Skowhegan will appear
as attorneys for the defendant.
Whitefield Case Resumed
At the opening of court in the morn
ing the Whitefield case was resumed,
the case Of the defense being before
the court.
AsAATs' A|OoASSs -. AsAaA ALi VI
stenographer in the law Office Of At
torney Heselton, testified that she went
with Mr.. Heselton to Pittston to take
the deposition of Emma Bailey on
Nov. 30, 1914. Later Attorney Heselton
gave notice and took another deposit
tion. She identified defendants eXhib-
it No. s, as the transcript of her
shorthand notes. Attorney McCurdy
of Wiscasset represented the defend
ant at the taking of the deposition.
Attorney Littlefield of Rockland read
the deposition. The witness gave tes-
timony that While she visited the Pull
sifer house Annie E. King did most
Of the cooking there as we'll as most
| of the nursing. Witness had visited
there five or six weeks at q time Mrs.
! Pulsifer was ill many times and Mr..
/ Pulsifer would go after Mrs. King. Lu-
cinda Long was there a little while
doing homework. She had never seen
Frank Pulsifer doing cooking but he
did all the washing except hers. Mrs
King was busy there days until she
went to her home. Witness had heard
Mr.. Pulsifer say that he had promis
ed his wife to give Annie a good part
OF the property. Later, he said he had
calculated to give Annie a good slice
but now he had rather give it to the
lawyers than to her. He thought An
ME had not done more than any child
would do.
Upon cross-examination witness
couldn't say that she had not previ-
ously said that Annie was at the house
only twice a week and did not do any
more than any daughter would ordi-
nar,y do. Witness did not think that
Mrs. King expected any pay at the
time she did not work for her mother
but she knew that Mrs. Pulsifer ex-
pccted a good slice to go to her daugh-
ter.
! Mrs King, the plaintiff, identified
defendants exhibits as letters which
she had written. Attorney Littlefield
then read the letters.
Sanford S. Bartlett of Whitefield. a
cousin Of Mrs. King, testified that he
used to visit at the Pu,sifers. Mrs.
Fulsifer usually did the work herself
on sundays they used to visit at the
l'ulsiers. He remembered one Sun
day his Aunt Ella had Is to dinner. At
the time of the association meetings
Mrs. Pulsifer and she did the work
Mrs. King once said that she didn't
have a scratch of a pen against MIR
Pulsifer and she didn't know why
there was oil this talk about a bill
Mrs. King gave as a reason for not
wanting to take anything in trust from
Mr.. Pulsifer that it would be SO small
that the income from it would not
mount to anything.
ON cross-examination he testified
That he now lives on the Pulsifer farm
,.r having received the key to the prop
lily on condition of the care and main
nance of Mr.. Pulsifer through life
he was to pay Mr.. Pulsifer $4,000 for
the farm. He knew at the time he went
on the farm that his cousin was in
litigation. Witness could always tell
, Mrs. Pulsifer's cooking when he ate
the food. He had seen Mrs. King there,
sometimes working and sometimes on
social call Witness had assisted in
looking up evidence in this case. He
didn't know that he was to receive any
thing more. After this action was
brought he concluded to go on the
farm.
Mrs. Sanford S. Bartlett testified
that she first knew the Pulsifers in
1912 She knew first about the work in
that house shortly before Mrs. Pulsi-
fer died. Mr.. and Mrs. Pulsifer had
! both asked them to go on the farm
Witness had made conversation with
Mrs. King both before and after go
ing onto the farm. In the latter con-
yersation Mrs. King said that she
didn't think they were trying to cheat
her out Of anything. Mrs. King said
she had no bill but said that she al
ways exreced she would get something
She said she would not accept any
thing in trust unless she could have
it to use as she wanted to. Mrs. King
told her that they had fully paid for
all they had received.
Mrs Newman Felt Of Whitefield
daughter Of Mrs. Little who testified