Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-08

for court at, New London before Judge James H. Webb this (Saturday) morn ing. Evidence in the case was closed aboht $40 Friday afternoon and court adjourned for the Hays-s Attorney Harrf- son Sheldon of NewssE1aveng is represent ing Mrs Lee is her suit for. divorce from pr. Harry M. Lee of New-L.ondon on the grounds of intoferabIe cruelty and, Ma jor Hadlaf A! Hull iss appearing with his son for Dr:. Lee. ss
 Dr. Allen Ross Diefendorf eof New Ha- ven, alienist and nerve specialist. who testified for Dr. Lee Friday morning in; court, explained- the effects of Excessive cigarette smoking and the use of habit forming drugs upon thegr physical and mental systefns in the trial of the con- tested diyorcs case of Mrs. Harry Nj. Lee against Dr. ffarrys M. Lee in the su- perior eoirts in Hsew London Friday morning He was testifyin9 for the de-
 pr. Max Mailhouses of New Haven, also a noted alieIiist ands nerve special ist gave testimony for the plaintiff giv- ing his orinion that MSs. Lee was nor maj physically and nientally and showed no evidences of drug habits
 Dr. Diefendorf testified that he at i tended Mrs. Lea at the- home of her mother, Mrs, cornsiia K. Palmer, in l l months ago and also examined Baby Lee at his office in New Haven in August. 1921. He said that he found the. child undernourished, pale, lilly fed, feeble and anaemic, frs iss aia
 The witness also itestffed to having l received letter fromasDr ALee in Nov ember. 1920, giving the history of a wo- man whose name was. concealed and who was referred to asasMrs,s A. He did not l 1ohr, month afterward.
 Drs Diefendorf also testified to having seen Mrs. Lee : att othe hearing before Judge Allyn L.. Brown last fail for the l custody. of Baby Lee and to having ob- served her incidentally in and out of the court room and on the, witness stand and that at sstanat time, her appearance was sallow. syeIlowish, poorly nourished her face drawn and her countenance anxious
 Attorney H, A. Hull asked pr. Die fendorf what. the physical appearance oi Mrs. Lee ins the court room was today and the witness replied it seemed better at the distance from the witness stand to where Mrs. Lee was sitting. Judge Webb suggested that Mrs. Lee go, nearer the witness stand so, that pr. Diefendorf might observe her at closer range Mrs Lee took seat on the jury stand a short distance. from pr. Diefepdorf, who then gave his opinion that Mrs Lees appear ance was about the same as it was a' the hearing.
 Effects of smoky Atmosphere on Baby
 In answer to questions by Major Huil Dr. Diefendorf explained that the effect of excessive smoking on person. phy- sically, is to impair the functions of the organs of the body, and to dull the men. tality. to lessen tie keenness of the n. tellect and the win power. He said thai the effect on child like. Baby Lee whc was exposed to cigarette smoke would be- deleterious and not beneficial, depend ing. however upon the extent
 Promo seItser Habit.
 pr. Diefendorf was asked about tn, effect of promo ssltzer to the extent O
 four or. five bottles day and he sait that it was injurious that it depressed tht nervous system and that it interferet wit hthe heart action.
 Judge Webb inquired of Dr. Diefendora if he ever knew of persons to become promo sehzer addicts in the same sens' that people might become opium, nor phine or other habit forming addicts ant the witness replied that he had, to whicl
 Judge Webb expressed surprise and saic that he never had.
 |
 Dr. Diefendorf was asked the effec
 of the uses of habit-forming drugs espec
 ially opium. upon the capacity of a per . sons emotions and the Specialist testi
 hed. that it dulled the emotions and tha dt. lessened the maternal or paternal al
 tentions sof "a mother or.Iather. for thei children that the person became nor
 selfish. He said that the effect of opium at first .wass-exh ilirating but that after ward it was depressing. The witness. i answer to. a question. py Attorney Hui
 said rthat if person had stopped snok ing and ausing drugs for several year and had then stakeraup the habits agai
 to. excess. the. effect would be to mak the person more susceptible and woul , leadsto a more rapid mental and physics
 deterioration las
 | -In cross examination by Attorne Steele, Drgs DiefendqEf was asked on
 question. .s sIts was whether he could nc observe that Mrs: Lee had gained : pounds since the time he saw her at tn
 hearing and the witness, replied that h
 could not. yzl5s s.x ssgss.-
 ps. 3se UNs of Automobilc.
 I The first witness Friday morning va
 Thornton N NJ IathFops local autone , lhile dealer, who was put on by the plair ! tiff in rebnEtal while the court was wal
 ing for the arrivaI of Dr. Diefendor : whose train was slate4 Mr. I1athrop Iva !. put in to contradict testimony given b nr. Lee regarding the use by. him of MT | Palm er'sA automobile and of having r [ turned 1t in better condition than whe l. he took it Mr. 'Isathrop said that
 kept Mrs Pa1rnerss Franklin touring e l. in 1920 and that it was in good cond v tian. Some time in the latter parteof II
 year pr. Lee took tl1es car and subs ., uuentiy some tinse in March or April {
 the following year at Mrs PaiTnerss r e nuest he went after the machine. whte n he found in Dr. Lees garage in w z terford. He said, that the machine VI: 1t in bad condition mechanically and othe ,. i wise and that he had to tow it back h his place or business where. It was ove e hanfeds painted and put into first cla
 condition. 'Ails s~q -s , Mr. Eathrop testihed to giving Mfr v Lee lessons in driving and that sl !, learned how to drive. although he d
 not think slSe ever had a license. m ,. witness denied that he received sever
 hundred doNars for driving lessons I
 said that Mrs Lee and .Dr. Lee = h; r. hired servicesa Of his men as chauffeu l. and that in the course of their duty tn l. had instructed Mrs Lee to drive. b S. that the cfarges were made for chauffe' l. Services and not for driving lessons. :. < Defense Rests Case.
 The defense, rested It's ease at the @
 Iclusion of Dr. piefendorf's testimony al 10 Inn AEatf5, o,.va u-a . v,s,{ m fhe ataHd