Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-01
WILLIMANTIC,

time and it is thought that 1t will take up the greater part of the week. Pat rick J. Danahey of this city and Wal ter J. Walsh of New Haven are the attorneys for the appellants and George H. Hinman, William A. King, Samuel B. Harvey of this city and William S. McCallum of Boston rep resent the appellee in the case
 Jury Drawn.
 The following jury was drawn to hear the case: Raymond Harris, El- mer M. Young and William c. Lyman of Windhalm, Alexander Bassett of Ashford, LeRoy P. Pearl of Brooklyn, Charles Ross of Chaplin, Irving Ham mond of Hampton, Henry D. Crosby and Sylvanus D. Sheldon of Killingly, Josiah Owens of Sterling. Albert Copeland of Thompson and George o. Phillips of Woodstock. The other jur- ors were either excused at their own request or were challenged and ex- cused. One was excused for defective hearing.
 The complaint as read to the court alleges that Mrs. Page was incapable both mentally and physically, that she used intoxicating liquors to an excess and that she was unduly influenced by the benefciaries in signing the will. A general denial of these complaints was made by the opposing counsel
 Alban M. Potvin. clerk of the pro- bate court, the first witness called, stated that the will had been duly ad- mitted to probate and filed. He was asked to produce the will and this an exhibit for the appellee. The wit ness was not cross examined.
 Executor Testifies.
 Thomas J. Kelly, executor of the will, called to the stand, stated that 1,< L., s44- 4I l,s-. where it was later typewriter. Later the document was brought to the home of Mrs. Page in Windham Gen. ter where she signed it by means of a mark. The witness told the court that Arthur Kelly and John F. Me- Carthy were with him at the time and witnessed the signing of the will at the request of Mrs. Page. Mir. Kelly stated that he had gone to the home of Mrs. Page in an autom obiIe and upon arriving there found her sitting on the veranda. After talking to her the witness read the will before it was signed by her. The witness stated that Mrs. Page appeared to be of sound mind at the time the will was signed, and when she consulted him about it some time before.
 On cross examination, witness stated that he had known Mrs. Page for a number of years, but had only done business with her during the last year of her life. He had called at her home a number of times on business previ- ous to the signing of the will and he would not place her age as being over seventy, although the death certificate gave her age as eighty.
 When asked in regard to her phy- sical condition, he said that she had complained to him a number of times of being unable to sleep. She got about by the means of crutch or a cane but the witness could not remem- Der just which she used the day the will was signed. He did not know who telephoned to him the day he con- suited Mrs. Page about the will. MT. Kelly stated that Miss Day vas the one to open the door for him when he made his calls to the house but she was not in the room at the time the conversation was carried on, unless she was called for. The witness stated that he did not know that the deceased could not read or write. He was un- der the impression that the reason she did not sign her name was because her hand shook.-He-denied he saw any excessive use of intoxicating li- quors by Mrs. Page.
 Arthur Kelly, the next witness