Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-18
SAYS MRS: lee SHOWED Love FOR Child

Testimony to show that nothing but
love, affection and devotion existed be-
tween Mrs. Harry NJ. Lee and her six
year old child. that the child was prop
erly cared for by her mother and that
Mrs. Lee was not an inveterate cigarette
smoker and not a drug addict intro
duced at the hearing in the superior
court in New London Thursday morning
Cor the custody of the child pending
the divorce action which Mrs Lee IA
Gently brough. against her husband. Dr.
Harry NJ. Lee, of New London. The tes-
timony was given by several friends OF
Mrs. Lee.
Mrs. Harry H. Walker testified to hav-
ing lived with Mrs. Lee at her home in
Waterford during the summer of 1918
and said that Mrs. Lee and the child were
devoted to each other and Tat she
never saw any thing unsuitable in the
fchid's clothing and appearance. Mrs.
Walker declared that she had seen Mrs.
Lee smoke one or two cigarettes after
dinner and occa sionally in the morning
and that she had visited Mrs. Lee at
Ocean beach during the summer Of the
| following year and had never seen her
smoke there.
Attorney H. A. Hull counsel for DR.
| Lee under cross examination asked Mrs
| Walker II she knew of a letter which
| Dr. Lee had written to her husband
| Major Walker, while the former was in
| the service and she replied that she did
/ The witness said that the letter s2i'
! something about the use of drugs by
! Mrs Lee and that she was surprised
when she read It, She did not see Ma
| ior Walkers reply to DR.. Lee. Mr.. Wal
| ker said that size did not know that
| Mrs Lee ever bought cigarettes by the
| o~t1 hof obp m q o.
| 400 cigarettes a week she did not know
| how many Mrs. Lee bought, what kinc
| they were or where she kent them. She
/ did not know that Mrs Lee smoked II
| the bath room and was not aware that
! Mrs Lee woke up at night to smoke
/ The witness said that she had seen Mrs
/ Lee smoke once or twice since the trfa
began.
Showed Love For Daughter.
Major Harry H Walker testified tia
he had lived at the Lee home in W.
! torford for FIVE months during the. sum
me- Of 1918 and he never saw such af
lection as existed between Mrs. Lee anc
her child. Mrs. Lee was always "a
voted to the child and the child worship
| ed its mother. He said that he had seer
considerable Of them since then and tina
! that devotion had continued. The wit
ness testified that the most he had eve
seen Mrs. Lee smoke was after Dime
at his home recently. when she ha'
smoked three cigarettes, between Dime
and bed time. He said that he was q
the station with Mrs. Lee and her chill
when DR.. Lee came back from servic
and in answer as to what the appearance
Of the child was. he replied that 4
lpaid no particular attention because til
child always appeared well dressed an
well cared for.
Under cross examination by Majo
Hull Mr. Walker declared that he ha
never seen a carton of cigarettes at til
Lee home and he never knew Mrs. lie
10 buy cigarettes by the carton. If the
were there, Mrs. Lee kent them out {
sight and he did not see them He neve
recalled Mrs. Lee smoking in the pres
enco Of the child. Major Walker admftte
having received letter from DR.. lie
in which the latter mentioned the use
! drugs by his wife, but that he had NJ
replied to Or. Lee regarding it. In ansv
er to a redirect question by Attorne
Sheldon. counsel for Mrs. Lee, the wi
ness said that he had never seen Mr.
Lee take and drugs.