Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-10
SUPREME COURT
Completion of King VS.. Estate of
A. Frank Pulsifer. Case Ex-
pected Today-Other Trial
Cases Assigned for
Today

days session of the supreme judicial
court in the case of Annie E. King of
Whitef1eld VS.. the estate of A. Frank
Pulsifer of Whitef1eld, which was
commenced on the opening day Of this
term of court. The case will be COM
pleted today.
The second jury which was excused
at the opening Of the case, will return
this morning and be ready for the next
case. The trial list for the term in
cludes the following cases for today:
64-Elwood VS.. Earle. McGillicuddy &
Morey: Merrill & Merrill.
45-Pinkham VS.. Edwards ct al
Foster; Tascus Atwood, McGillicuddy
& Morey.
Forenoon Session
When court opened in the forenoon
the case was resumed.
Peter King of South Jefferson, son
of Mrs. Annie E. King, testified that
when he was living with his father he
visited his grandmother. Mrs. Frank
Pulsifer. great many times. He took
his mother over to the Pulsifer house
several times at the request of Mr..
Pulsifer Mrs. Pulsifer was confined
to her bed more than two-thirds of the
time. Several times at night Mrs.
King was called over to the Pulsifer
home and quite few times she stayed
over night at the house. The witness
had seen his mother heating hot fan
nels and carrying them to her mother
every hour or half hour. In the last
year of Mrs. Pulsifers life she was
able to do her work not more than
onethird of the time. Witness had
seen his mother doing papering and
cooking at the Pulsifer house but did
not remember of her doing any farm
work. He remembered MIR. Pulsifer
making conversation to Mrs. King at
the home of Mr.. King. Mr.. pulsifer
asked her to pass him receipts in full.
She refused and asked Mr.. Pulsifer
what lie had given her for the receipt.
Mr.. Pulsfer said "Yau can do as you
like, but I'll never give you or leave
you one red cent for what you have
done He then turned and went away.
Upon cross examination he testified
that his mother generally went to the
I'uisifers when she was called. Wit
ness had stayed at Pulsifer's to meals
and he testified that Mr.. Pulsifer was
a good cock and kept a good house.
He had heard Mr.. Pulsifer say that he
was going to see Mrs. King better paid
but witness did not remember that Mir
Pulsifer had said he was going to
put money in trust.
Upon redirect examination the wit
ness testified that the blowing of the
horn by Mr.. Pulsifer meant that Mrs.
Pulsifer was sick and needed help
The witness remembered having car
ried his mother in an OK team through
the drifts to the Pulsifer home and he
remembered that once when the bridge
was down Mrs. King walked on string
ers across the river to get to the Pull
sifer home.
The witness on re-crOSS- examination
said that Frank Pulsifer had told him
before he called at the house for a re-
ceipt in full that he had heard six diff
ferent men say that they saw his
father and mother go into Attorney
/ Heseltons office to see how far back
! they could collect different bills.
William Cheney of Whitefield again
on the stand testified that Mrs. Pulsi-
fer was not a strong woman and Mr.
Pulsifer helped about the homework
Mrs. Elizabeth Coombs Of White
field testified that Mrs. Pulsifer was al
ways very poorly and could not do hel
work more than one-third of the time
, Mr.. Pulsifer once said that Annie was
! his whole mainstay, and he didn't
know what he would do without her.
Mrs. Evelyn Reed testified that she
is employed in Gardiner, that she had
never lived in Whitefield but knew
Mr.. and Mrs. Pulsifer we'll ever since
she could remember. She and Mrs
Pulsifer had gone to school together
in East Pittston. She kept up the ac-
quaintance and occasionally she anC
her husband would go over to the
Pulsifers calling. She remembered thai
once Mrs King went over to Pulsifer's
to take care of Mrs. Pulsifer while
Mr.. Pulsifer went to Gardiner. Mrs
King did the work of taking care Of
Mrs. Pulsifer. She had heard Mr.
Pulsifer say he didn't know what he
would do if it was not for Annie.
| Upon the stand again Mrs. Coomb:
| testified that services such as Mrs
| King rendered should not have beer
worth less than So per day
| Orrin ]. Weeks of Whitefield testified
that on Dec. %, 1913 wien he wen
down to get milk at Mrs. Kings hous,
he heard Mr.. Pulsifer ask Mrs. King fo
receipt in full. Mrs. King said sh,
didn't know what he had given her 70
the receipt. Mr. Pulsifer replied tina
if she didn't give him a receipt h
would never leave her one cent Of hi
property.
Upon cross-examination the witnes
admitted that he didn't hear the full
conversation between Mrs King an
Mr.. Pulsifer.
Willie S. King of Whitefield, son o
Mrs. Annie f. King. testified that hi
mother would stay two or three week
at time with Mrs. Pulsifer, being Their
the greater part of that time. Mrs
Morse had stayed at their house so Mrs
King could go over to take care of Mrs
Pulsifer. He had heard Mr. Pulsife
say that she would see Mrs. King bet
ter paid.
Attorney Heselton then read the depo
sition Of Mrs. Emily S. Bailey Of Pitts
ton taken Nov. "a. 1914. She testifie
that she was the grandmother of Mrs
Annie E. King, Mrs. Bailey had stage
three weeks at a time with Mrs. Pulsi
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