Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-03
CLOUDY, COLDER TODAY;
MUCH COLDER TOMORROW

Miss Lima T, Harding of Lyme w;4F
given a verdict for $3.50 by the 1rf9
in the superior court at New L6ncGf;
Wednesday afternoon IN her suit for
s2.00n against tnc estate Of the late
Charles g Peck OF Biackhali. The jury
allowed her sal week for IS weeks on
her ciaua for compensation as nurse and
housezeeper for AIR. Peck, VINO, she tes-
tiled, had promised to marry her, but
did not do 30.
= When the verdict had been rendered
Judge John w. Banks adjourned court
until the short calendar session at 3
O'Clock Friday morning. Out OF respect
to the late Judge Case of the supreme
court, whose funeral is to be held today
Thursday, there will be no court ses-
sion today. The jurors in the superior
court were excused till next Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock
Mrs Adelaide c. Benson, a nurse,
Appeared in court only to repudiate
the sts .eD.er; Of Miss harding to the
effect that she told Nj iss Harding that
she said SEQ week was none too
nlucd pay for doing the work she was
doing at the Peck farm.
Mrs. Senson admitted meeting Miss
Harding at the railroad station in New
! London Tuesday and said that Miss
to testify that she told her at the
Peak home thai she sa:d Miss Hard
| ings services were worth $50 a week,
and that that was what she was get
| ting Tor the care of a woman named
Wartenburg.
Witness said she told Miss Harding
that she wouldn't come to court to
testify TO thu. because she never made
such a statement, and she admitted
; On cross examination. that another
: reason why she did not wish to come
} % court was because she had claim
i in court, through her attorney, Marion
! f. Davis, who is interested in the pres
ent case
It developed on cross examination
! that Mrs. Benson has a claim for ser
vices against the Wartenburg estate
| and has asked Attorney Davis to col.
lect for her services at the rate of 81;
a week.
/ Attorney Morgan asked witness why
; she is asking for s25 a week wheI
she places the amount of s18 a weel
as proper compensation for a practi
cal nurse.
Witness said that she cared for tn,
patient at her twitnessO home ant
the extra was for board, etc.
I Witness said she had another CLAIM
in court through Attorney Hull.
! Mrs. Benson said that she neve
heard any converse ton regarding Mis-
fIardings compensation.
No intention Of Marrying.
That Mr.. Peck had no intention o
marrying Miss Harding was intimate
by the testimony of Frank L. Saunders
an employe of the state highway de
partment, VINO said that he met Pee
| ierh
ing some six miles from his home an
he stopped to visit.
Witness said that he told Mr., Pee
that he had heard he was to MARI
and he wanted TO congratulate hin
Witness said Mr.. Peck replied: "Nev
= er. I'm about rs years and an old mar
but I'm not a fool. That's the mos
absurd story l ever heard. I've live
without a woman all my life and
don't expect to start now"
Mr.. Peck, witness said, seemed peev
ed over the story of his anticipate
marriage.
Unable to Find 500 in Gold.
Marion r. Davis administrator ,
the estate. and whose wife is a nice
of Mr.. Peck, testified that in 1919 Nj
Peck told hin; that ''lle still had ths
: 500 in gold" but he did not find
, when he took over the estate He the
r made demand upon Miss Harding fe
1t, and she told witness that Mr.. Pee
gave it to her.
. Mr.. Davis wouldn't admit that
: signature TO letter on file as exhib
3 was that of Mr.. Peck.
In RebuttaI.
: Miss Harding was called in rebutts
and She repeated in detail the CONVEX
. sation she alleged she had with Mr.
Adelaid Benson at the railroad station
, She said that she asked Mrs. Benso
to repeat the conversation at the Pee
nome regarding the compensat ton
$50 a week and Mrs. Benson said sh
dldn't want to come to court to testif
because Mr.. Davis had claim in couI
I for her in the Wertenburg case and +
. was interested in this case. Witnes
J further stated that Mrs. Benson tol
her that Mrs. Wertenburs paid her ;
t out of her own pocket and that tt
estate was to pay her the other S:
. for which she has a claim.
i Ring Offered in Evidence.
The alleged "phony' diamond rin
was then offered in evidence and
developed through Miss Hardings te.
timony that she bought this stone
: jewelry store herself, paid for
! Win Hcl OWIl HlOHSy, IndL It IS q re
diamond and cost $50 and she al.
t paid for having it mounted. Mi.
e Harding said that Mr. Peck told h,
i to select it herself and when she can
: home with it he told her she shou
!. nave picked ont more expensive one
I Attorney Morgan attempted to il
i troduce the letter marked Exhibit
! at this point, but on objection fro
4 counsel for the defense the letter W;
e not admitted. Other witnesses fl
y the defense who testified as to M
= Pecks physical condition were Wi
: liam Chapman. Mr.. and Mrs. W. '
: Hanney and Homer w. Dorman.
: Class Peck as Lively Man.
Mr.. Peck, who died when he ";
!, about rs years of age, on Dec. 90, 1s1
4 was quite a sprightly man Up to
. days before his death, instead of
= decrepit paralytic as described by Il
witness for the plaintiff, according
Edward Lewis, one of the witness
for the defense.
g All the plaintiffs witnesses had d
s scribed Peck moving about the prem
ises with the aid of cane, draggil