Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-17
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 Spectators in numbers to crowd the superior court room to capacity were on hand Wednesday morning, for resumption of the contested divorce case of Mary M. Graham vs Hugh F. Graham
 Rev MT. Graham. the defendant, was the central figure in the mornings pro ceedines and many were the denials which he made of charges against him in the testimony of Mrs Graham, who during the previous afternoon. told of alleged unusual treatment at his hands. or unhappy incidents in their home life.
 Asked directly by Judge James H. Webb, the presiding judge, as to whether he had ever used table knife to force open the mouth of the youngest Graham child in order that the little one could be obliged to take milk which it apparently did not want, as testified to by Mrs Graham during the previous afternoon. Rev. Mir Graham repaed that the charge was utterly false.
 The troubles of the Grahame came Ito public attention after quarrel of July | s last year. while they were living at Woodsyille, N Y, where Rev. Mr. Gra- ham was pastor of church. The result of this affair was the entering of conn plaint against MT. Graham by hdg wife and the haling of the pastor before a justices court
 After that affair the Grahams separat- 1 ed, the pastor leaving town early the next morning, the wife remaining to pack their goods and ship them to Web ster. where they, have since remained During the present school year Mrs Gra- has has been teaching at Moodus, where she has taken a rent and is SUI porting two of her sons..
 | rWY.. nesday morning that he is employed as an attendant at state hospital for epi- | leptics at Monsvn, Mass, and taat he re ceives $11.5O per week and his board. | MT Graham was one of the most ex- citable and appa rently nervous witness es seen in the superior court here for years. At times he swung his arms about in Illustrating some point or mak- ing intoressive denial of statei cents made against him by his wife.
 One incident which was inquired Into at length by counsel in the case was rel ative to drafts of letters that Mir. Graham had prepared and submitted to his wife for her to sign, that they might be sent to people prominent in the affairs of the church where he had been pastor at ] Woodsville. These drafts of letters were brought to her by her husband at Moodus Mrs. Graham testified, and after reading 1 them she refused to re-write them and sign them. "I felt that could not do 90 without committing perjury she said. It appeared by what was brought forth by questioning relative to these letters that they were intended by MT. Graham to clear up the difficult situation left be- hind at Woodsville and in order that he might be able to "get another church. ' Mrs Graham asserted that the letters were of such nature as to make it aFtoear that she had been chiefly re- sponsible for the Graham family troubles and that having seen things in a better light" she was now willing to admit the fact.
 MT. Graham's contention was that the letters made it appear that both he and his wife were willing to admit that they were equally to blame for the unfortu. mate situation into which their family affairs had driftAd. Asked in court if h, was willing to admit that at least part 0 the responsibility fer what had occurre' in the family rested on him he replied Yes am not perfect"
 Asked by her counsel Charles L. Ter rey, as to the effect on her husband whei she refused to sign the letters, Mrs. Ora nam said that he became angry and shool his list in her face but did not strik, her at that time, Later, in response t, question asked ny ms counsel. AttSf ney Ernest c. Morse, Mir. Graham sa:S that he broke down and wept when sh refused to sign the letters, and elaborat ed by saying that if she had this who'll whole affair would have been avoided.
 After hearing brief arguments D! counsel Judge Webb requested the pres ence of the attorneys in the case in hi chamber. The Graham boys who wer in court were called into t,is conference The result of this conference was not re vealed. Decision Nh the case was reserv ed,
 Mrs. Graham was Woodstock girl. darghter of William Myers, and wa, teschin- in Union. where Mir. Graham was pastor of a church. when their 70 nance began. At the time he was 4 years of age and she was IS. After thei