Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-30

the Bronx Zoo, because the little girl was interested in animals" He said that Mrs. Lee went to Atlantic City from which place he had one letter from her and a short time afterward he. had another letted saying that she had gone to New York. There was no address and Dr. Lee said that he knew that 1t had been in tentionally left out to keep him in igno- rance of her whereabouts. She was gone nearly monthF and he never knew where she was. At the expiration of that time, he had a telephone message from the Palmer residence saying that Mrs. Lee was coming home on the 6 o'clock train that afternoon. He went down to meet the train and was informed by taxi driver who knew him and Mrs. Lee that Mrs. Lee had come home on the o'clock train. He said he went to the Palmer home and was informed that Mrs. Lee had gone home, When he got there he was greeted with the statement by Mrs. Lee that she wouldn't have come home except that their child had been lonely for him. At that time, Mrs. Lee was in the worst physical condition he had ever seen her.
 It was about this time that he and Mrs. Lee had had a talk about their child being put in a, convent and they had decided to place her in the convent in Baltic. On May 13 Mrs. Lee went to the convent with Mrs. James N. Kelley to investigate the school and she came back home enthusiastic, saying it was a fine place, wonderful place, just the place for their child
 On May 15, Mrs. Lee again referred to the envelope which had been wrongly addressed and said. just what does that Montauk avenue business mean?" She had referred to 1t several times before. In. that connection he told of being un- able to find two checks. The bank couldn't find them and he couldn't, find them and he mentioned it to Mrs. Lee, thinking that perhaps she might have mfslaid them when she found the enYe- lope. He declared that there was no ang | CT when he spoke.
 Hit Him When Shaving
 On May 1s which was the day Mrs. Lee left him.: Dr. Lee said that he was l shaving in the morning when suddenly Mrs. Lee appeared before him and hit him In the face with. a piece of paper she had in her hand, and he saw that she was 1 frightfully disturbed. He that she had a letter in her hand and she said, You put that letter where | would find it." The witness said that he did not know what she meant he did not know what the 1 letter was. After shaving he went down to Mrs. I Lees bedroom and saw that she had a l lot of letters strewn on the bed and on the, floor and saw that some. of the let ters were from Mrs. Lee to her daugh- ter Elizabeth, and some; from the daugh- ter to her mother. He also observed some letters in a handwriting he did not l know It was those. letters which Mrs 1 Lee had accused him of putting where
 she coulds find them.
 l Dr Lee said that Mrs. Lee left home I that day and4went tD ler mother's. The following day Mrs Lee telephoned tc
 him asking him to bring their daughter tc her mothers home. which he did the fol lowing day. When he arrived at the Palmer home the family was at luncheon and "I' detected a very seaustic and .sinis Iter something, I greeted them and called
 Mrs. Lee downstairs aEd asked her wha the trouble was. She became ugly an( said. I've got as much right to thu baby as you have. l have seen my law
 yer and you can't make me live witt
 you 5 Dr. Lee said that he asked hi wife, if she had finally left him and sh, replied she did not know whether sh
 had or not. You'll. find out"
 Next Session Thursday.
 Dr. Lees. direct examination had nc
 been concluded by the time court ad iourned Thursday afternoon.
 Trial Of the case will be continue next Thursday in New London. Ther
 will -be .a court session in. Norwich c Wednesday.