Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-10

last. Damages of $2,000 are claimed. z
 Mrs. Meikle testified that about 6 o'clock in the evening of the day in question she heard her husband talking with some women in the back yard. The, subject of the conversation was dog owned by the Meikles. Mrs. Meikle claim ed that they could not allow their dog to run as other dogs did. because Mrs. Snow had hit one with club.s Snow, she said, called her a liar and then struck her on the left breast with his fist, opening a burn there that was partly healed. For a month she suffered because of this blow and was unable to do housework or cook the pastry for her husbands restaurant as she was accustomed to do. During
 much of this time she was confined to her
 bed and required the esservices. of Dr. Well don. On cross examination Mrs. Meikle said that she exclaimed ''Oh, he hit mel'' after Snow struck her, and her husband
 wanted to fight Snow, but she prevented him from doing so. Her son took care of Snow later. she said. She was attended by the doctor every day for two weeks and then every two or three days up. to this week The wound was not entirely
 healed at this time.
 Alfred Meikle, son of the plaintiff, told of hearing his father arguing with the Blanchette girls and another woman on the day in question, he being upstairs at
 the time, changing his clothes. He told of seeing Snow strike his mother after she had told him that Mrs: Snow had struck the dog. He and Snow had it out later he said. Carl Pickett and Alfred NIoifR were witnesses of the affair His ! mother he said, had been confined to her bed most Of the time since the assault
 Miss Mary Griffith, niece of Mrs NFeilSle. testified that she. lived with her aunt at No. 69 Turner street, having been there for the past ten weeks. She was standing beside her aunt when the con- | troversy, took place and saw Snow strike
 Mrs Meilzle She then Helped her aunt prevent NIT. Meikle from fighting with fSnow. Her aunt had been sick most of 1 the time since and witness had done the ] housework Her testimony about her aunts illness was the same as that given before Shesdenied having. seen her aunt and uncle fall to the ground when she tried to prevent him from attacking MT.
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 Dr. John Weldon testified that he had | treated Mrs. Meikle and the mark on her | breast was about the size of a hand spread out. The wound could have been caused by blow or by a fall. He had
 advised. her not to work, as she was not | about S20 for some 10 or. F visits. John T. Meilzle husband of the plain | tiff. gave evidence that on the night in
 question he was going to ge tone of his dogs and. they were barking. One of the Blanchette girls wanted. to know if he couldn't do something to stop them He
 said thatshe had and anyhow it was none l of her business. He was talking to the
 Blanchettes girl at the time the blow was
 struck and the first he knew was when I his wife cried out. He denied that they i fell to fthe ground,when she tried to pre- '. vent him from getting at Snow,
 1 Charles H.s Snow in his own defense said he was in the yard of Carl Picknell
 at the time of the argument and hearing the loud talking came around and heard Mrs. Meil5le say that his wife (Mrs
 Snow) had split open the dogs head with