Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-10
MRS. LUTHEB SHOWED SO
INTEREST IN HER sTeTEI

INTEREST IN HEh sIoTEh
Mrs Augusta L. Luther. willow q
capf. Joseph Luther. y no dsrd b Eys
London In May. 1871. and whose VII
rs4atives are trying 10 5reak. never ask
ed for her sister. Mrs. Charlotte Gall
see her during her last illness. accord
Ing 70 testimony brought out a. the
trial q the appeal from probate before
Judge chriNopheT L. Avery II Nes
London Thursday morning. The test
nnony was given BY Miss Julia l. SIS
tare al whose home in Broad street Mrs.
Luther died. Kiss Sistare went on the
stand Wednesday afternoon and re-
sumed her testimony Thursday morning.
Miss Sistare said THAI MIRA Gaillarc
did not come 70 her house during Mrs..
Luther's illness. nor do she 90 70 Mrs-
Luther's home during the four months
from December. 1920. to March Of ths
following year while Miss Sistare vas
staying at Mrs. Luther's house. When
Mrs. Luther was at Miss SiEaref
house from the Illness that finally PROV
ed fatal, Mrs.. Luther never asked fof
Mrs. Gaillard and never expressed any
desire 70 see her. Miss Sls1are sale
that Mss Bessie GaIllard. Mrs. CAL
lard's daughter. and Mrs. Luthers niece
called a. the sistare house TO see Mrs
Luther during her illness. Miss CAL
lard told the witness al the time thaa
she was going by and having heard thai
her aunt was sick she called on her.
Miss slstare. asked about the reiz,
| lions between David F. Armstrong. exc.
| cutor OF Mrs. Luther's VIII, and Mrs
Luther testified that while she. the Wit
ness was staying at Mrs. Luther's home
Mrs. Luther called Mr. Amstranp
| Dave While she was IL al her homs
4 - a -
| She said that Armstrong called nearly
every Sunday al the Luther home while
she 1.-THE witness) was staying there and
that on come Of those occasions. he vas
| accompanied by his wife. Sometimes
Armstrong came on week days alone.
Appellant Testihes.
Miss Pauline Faye Devereauz Of Cas-.
tine, Ne, g niece Of Mrs. Luther AID
one Of the appellants, was next called q
the stand and testified that shs raj
born In New London but the fzna.
moved TO Maine ~ years ago. She said
that while she was a student az III
Holyoke college, at South Hadley. Mass
she spent her vacations with her eunts
Mrs. Luther and Mrs. GaIllard IN tal
city and an aunt In Meriden.
Tried to Reconcile Aunts.
| MISS DtFE4<dUA Sd-Q kle AaSA NAIlLel
Mrs. Luther either in 1898 or 1893 bu
that she always called upon her on sew
eral other visits to New London ate
that. She said she talked with Mr..
Luther twice about her attitude towar
Mrs. Gaihard. The first time was {
1915, when the witness said that sd
told Mrs. Luther that she was sorr
that she (Mrs. Luther) was estranse
. from her relatives and that she was nc
friendly with Mrs. Gailiard, to whlc
! Mrs. Luther replied that she did nc
care to discuss the mater and change
; the subject The second time was
1918 when the witness said the ssn1
, thing to her aunt and Mrs. Luther mad
the same reply. Both interviews too
place at Mrs. Luther's home In BToa
I | street.
? Miss Devereaux testified that she =,
t noticed Mrs. Luther's attitude toTsi
I Mrs. GaIllard on several occasions Ehs
] she had been with Mrs. Galllard ar
Mrs. Luther had passed them withos
speaking to Mrs Gaillard and sl4ghts
. her (the witness). She said that Mr.
: GaHlard had always tried to be frien
ly with Mrs. Luther but the latter vou
never allow It and that. the former b;
: made efforts to overcome the estrang
ment. Miss Devereaux declared n
p her mother had written frequently
Mrs. Luther but that the latter new
2 answered the letters.
z Did Not Speak to Sister.
= Miss Sistare was on the stand me
i Of "Wednesday afternoon. She said III
she knew Mrs. Luther well but b.
4 never heard her say anything about b
own relatives, and had never seen NJ
10 Luther and her sister. Mrs.. Gaiiiai
: together.
: She recalled an occasion when .
was In Mrs. Luther's company and NJ
. GaiEard passed. The witness did L
Il know MRS Gaillard but when Mrs. Ga
!, lard and Mrs. Luther had passed Wit
,e out speaking to each other. Mrs. Luth
J. told her (the Wttness) that that was
. sister.
Il Miss sistare told how Mn. Lzth
g came to her house on April 6. 1921. a
l. said that She was sick. The vitns
ts had her go to bed. gave her some {
" and miuistered to her during the
<, malnder Of the day and night and {
II following morning at Mrs. Luther's /
8 quest she called DR.. George z. Bradfo
II to attend her. DR.. Bradford was {
attending physician until her death
The witness said that Armstrong a
er Mrs. Jessie BroclCway Lewis. a sis
% Of Mrs. Luther. came to the house {
IN next day and came every day after n
It, until Mrs. Luther's death and the v
~ ness characterized their presence thu
re "as being all over the house and taxi
a. possession" Miss Sistare said that
e. asked Armstrong what she should
1r and he replied that he did not kn
as anything about Mrs. Luther's affairs
ct said that Il she died, Miss Sistsre y
y, to turn everything over to him
= Ordered Them From House.
Miss sistare declared that the pr
=. ence OF Armstrong and Mrs. Lewis
!. her house was such that she complain
- to Judge Calkins once or twice .
= that they were ordered out Of the hot
a by Dr.. Bradford on several occasio
p On at least one occasion. Mrs. LeT
= shook her flst in the face Of the Eitn'
- told her mot to let her sister In
u house" She supposed that she mel
a Mrs. Gaillard.
The witness related an instance ~
Mrs. Luther inquired VINO was In
3 house and when she was informed 4
ho Armstrong and Mrs. Lewis were doV
or stairs and inquired II she wanted to
o. them, Mrs. Luther replied No, Ar
We strong is a meddler and Mrs. LeI
- wants to boss"
Miss Sistare declared that Mrs. L
Is came every day right after hun
about / to 2 o'clock and that AruStrc
came every night with the doctor abb
. O'Clock. She said that he would p1
N open the door and go right IN with
I being invited and that he and Mrs. lie
is would go right into Mrs. Luth1
room.