Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-02
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house, staggering about From what he had spoken to her on the a-eranda of her home the witness was con- vinced that she was unable to carry on a conversation or to transact any business. The woman acted crazy and had the trenens. was of unSound mind and easily influenced, in the opinion of teh witness. who stated that she would side in with anyone. whether right or wrong.
 Had SmeIIed Her Breath.
 On cross examination Rood stated have gotten along without any crutches if she had let liquor alone. He had never seen her drink but had smelled it on her breath. he said.
 On redirect examination, he said that he had never seen the woman walk after the time she was injured in a fall. He stated that he had seen nuns come to the house every few days after the death of MT. Page and he told of the times the housekeeper for Mrs. Page came to his house and telephoned for the sisters to come to the Page home. Miss Day was the one who came to his house to do the tele- phoning.
 Testimony of Mrs. John Lynch.
 Mrs. John Lynch of Windham, who had worked at the Page home, was the next witness. She told of the four different occasions she was employed at the home. Mrs. Lynch had known Mrs. Page about twenty three years and she knew of the liquor habitswhich the latter had acquired. She said that the first time she knew the woman drank was when the witness was enn- ployed at the Inn when Mrs. Page came to her one night and asked her to fill a. bottle which, she had hidden in her dress. During the time that the witness worked for Mrs. Page the lat ter would drink a great deal during the day and sometimes during the night she would call for more liquor She would drink quart and as much more as she could get day and number of times she had taken a wa ter glass full at time. The witness told of Mrs. Pages desire to be bath ed with alcohol and when no one was looking the latter would drink some of this. In addition to the drinking habit, the woman took some kind of pills or tablets which made her sleepy. At this time Mrs. Page was unable to help herself and the witness had to wash her face and hands and take care of her as she would a child. She had very poor memory, as she would hide lSr money. forgetting where she had put it and then she would accuse someone of stealing it from her.
 pr. L. T. Mason on the Stand.
 |. L. son of this city was called to the stand as he had attended Mrs. Page at her home in Windham. He told of treating Mrs. Page as the result of fall she had taken and of her removal from her home to his hospital in this city. At the time she was brought to the hospital she was suffering from too much whiskey and after being there she was furnished with the I- quor by her husband who made visits to her. While there she suffered from tremens and was a very troubles,S4 patient, making numerous complaints of her clothes being stolen. She could not remember anything and the wit ness was of the opinion that she was of unsound mind.
 Given Pills to Quiet Her.
 On cross animation, Dr. Mason testified to giving the woman pills to quiet her and to giving her medicine Tor her indigestion. When she left the hospital she was in a nervous and shaky state and the doctor advised her $ to the use of intoxicating Huuors. Witness stated that the injury to her wrist did not affect the use of her arm or forearm and that her mental saging process which she underwent, although it was painful.
 Mrs. Lynch Recalled.
 Mrs. Lynch then resumed her testi- mony and told of inability of Mrs Page to remember anything and of getting a quart of whiskey day for her. The witness stated that Mrs. Page often spoke to her of her chil- dren and of Mrs. Heating of whom she (Mrs. Page) was very fond Mrs. Lynch told of writing letters for Mrs Page at the latters request and of the jealous disposition of Mrs. Page before the death of MT. Page. This jealousy was without cause, stated the witness.
 Drank Whiskey and Alcohol.
 On cross examination, witness stated that Mrs. Page was unreasonable, senseless and of unsound mind and that she never drank anything but whiskey. The letters in question were written at the request of Mrs Page but not at her dictation as the latter