Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-15

! are off" Mr.. Murphy replied Il
guess he has gone"
Hearing the crash of glass, Mr.
Murphy ran out into the hall. and
I! heard the man say 1--WE caught her
| at last. "He is in there with my
| Wife
Later DR.. Kagan came into Mr.
| Murphy's Office and said. Il want you
| to protect me-" Mr.. Lawrence fol-
| lowed the doctor and Mr.. Murphy
| stood in the doorway, saying he did
not want Mr.. Lawrence in there.
On a number of occasions he had
seen Mrs. Lawrence there with Mrs
| Kagan, and on one occasion Mrs
| Lawrence sat in Mr.. Murphy's office
, with the door open watching for DR.
' Kagan.
, Afterwards on the afternoon OF
! Dec. &c, Mr.. Lawrence appeared very
| much excited, Mr.. Murphy said. Mr..
kittredge. the janitor of the build
ing. asked about the payment for the
broken glass.
II will pay" said the man.
"Who are you?" asked Mr.. Kit
tredge.
81 am Perley Lawrence" was the
reply.
Mr.. Murphy testified concerning
conversation Mr.. Lawrence had with
him one evening since the affair.
ross-examined by Mr.. Pattangall.
Mr.. Murphy testified that he thought
DR.. Kagan had his coat off when he
came running into Mr.. Murphy's en-
porium.
Miss Lottie Derosier
-Giss Lottie Derosier testified that
she was employed at the Lawrence
house. Mr.. Lawrence told the wit
ness that he had been unfaithfM to
his wife and wanted the witness to
intercede so that the home would not
be broken up, for the sake Of the
children He promised Mrs. Law
| renee that he would be faithful to
| her and be a good husband to her
Mr.. Lawrence saw the witness In
| Portland and Mr.. Lawrence told her
that he was unhapp:'. that 1or one
| thing, Mrs. Lawrence was too fat.
| Mr.. Lawrence had made an i'm
proper proposal and she refused. He
| also told her that he had nothing or
his wife. She wrote letter to Mrs
| Lawrence in October, 1921. which
said in French Il miss you very
much The attitude of Mrs. Law
renee toward the children was kind
On cross examination the witnes!
testified that she was formerly .em
| ployed at the Augusta House ant
Mrs. Lawrence called on her severa
timos+
Ibid Mr.. Lawrence ever object t.
you and Mrs. Lawrence entertaining
company" asked Attorney Pattan
gall.
'He did not" replied the witness.
Miss Maud Bragg of North Vassal
boro testified that she was formerl,
| employed at the Lawrence home. Mr.
! Lawrence was not at home much a
night and the witness thought tina
the children liked the absence of Mr.
. Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence showed
an affection for the children.
Did Mr.. Lawrence give much at
! tention to- the children" asked Attor.
ncy Beane.
'He was not at the house much t
give attention to the children" re-
piled the witness.
Have you ever seen anything II
the conduct of Mrs. Lawrence to un.
fit her for the care of the children 2
Il have not"
Mrs. Inez n. kenworthy
Mrs. Inez H. Kenworthy of Angus
ia testified that on the afternoon o
Dec. II last she called PROFESSIONAL.
on DR.. Kagan because of cold. Sh'
should say that she called at DR.
Kagan's office about $40 o'clock il
the afternoon and there was no on
there by DR.. Kagan. The door tt
the operating room was open.
do you know whether the light.
were on that day." asked Attorne,
Pattangall in cross examination.
| Il do not know"
who first asked you if you were a
DR.. Kagan's office on Dec. 1oth?"
'Dr. Kagan."
! 'When did he ask you?"
about week ago.
] Continuing, the witness testified
that she called at DR.. Kagan's offic'
/ between and 5 o'clock on the after
+, noon of Dec. 16. She did not see Mrs
| Lawrence or Mr.. Johnson there. Sh,
/ was pretty sure that the door of tn,
operating room was open.
| Or. Roland L. Mckay
| DR.. Roland L. Mckay of Augusta
testified that he had treated both Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence. Mr.. Lawrence
in 1920 was worried about his physi.
cal condition and the witness recon.
mended that he take a trip south,
Mr.. Lawrence returned from the
south very much improved. In Au-
gust. 1920, the witness treated Mrs
Lawrence for bruises to her knees
She was very nervous at the time
and in a nervous condition.
did you ever see any acts by Mrs
Lawrence showing anything dis
agreeable to the children? ?" asked At
torney Beane.
Il did not" replied the witness.
The case will be resumed at the
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