The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14
Sued for $5,OO0,
 Says Miss Price Is Perfect Lady
Dr. F. B, Carroll, An I'm portant Witness In Case Heard Today At Superior Court.

Flatly denying that he ever made any slanderous remarks concerning Nellie E. Price, 2S2 Wells street. formerly assistant Supervisor of Nurses at Hillside Home; Fred. or Fritz Fihlert, formerly employed at the home as Superintendet Of Build ings and Machinery, was d witness sued for damages of S5,00o Ehlert told Judge John W. Banks and jury in Superior court, today, that perfect lady and that he did not pass g. remark to Dr. Francis B. Carroll, in relation to the girl lifting her skirts before a male nurse, that she electric fan.
 Occurred Last July
 The incident that has caused the by Dr. Carroll. is alleged to have occurred July 1O,1921, after Ehlert and his men in the engine room had been deprived of fans, which the nurses were enjoying Ehlert ad- mitted being ..peeved" but claims that he called attention to Miss Price because she was the only nurse stand ing before the fan at the time of the doctors visit, with the excepti on of a male nurse who was sitting back of Miss Price.
 Admitted He Grabbed
 Ehlert admitted that he talked to Dr. Carroll and that he Grabbed" Who wouldn't crab?" Ehlert wanted to know, with Miss CoIimore always complaining, and somebody trying to get my joFb.'
 Ehlert has lived in, Bridgeport since 1887. had two sons in the service, told of his career in Bridgeport as an cleo trician and an engineer, and stated that he had been suspended follow ing the filing of the suit, and the na- ture of the charges.
 Miss Price on the stand admitted differences, because she said. Ehlert Q t0 a V rout of the detention ward, largely oc- cupted by feeble minded women. t was shown that EhIert had keys to this part of the building because at times his du$ies in connection with steam pipes made it necessary for him to go there.
 Doctor Had To Talk.
 pr. Carroll, -practicing physician in Bridgeport since 1916, and living at 965 Fairfield avenue, is the doctor at the home. and he was very positive Ehlert. He didn't relish repeating the conversation, but had to just the same. It will not bear printing.
 Miss Price graduate nurse of the Bridgeport Hospital Training course described her feelings when the story became common property, told of her shame at being pointed out by per sons the nurse involved in the nervous breakdown and an illness that caused her to take to her bed, all eliminating Tn her suspension as an employee of Hillside Home.
 Much Friction Exists
 It was brought out forcibly by testi- mony introduced up to noon today was the fact that a great deal of frfc- ton exists at the home between doc- tors. nurses, and other employees in- cluding Ehlert and men under him. Dr. Carroll has even been reported for alleged irregularities. Dr. Carroll ad- nitted going over Ehlert's head at one time to report matters that he had complained about to Ehlert, and which were not taken care of. The day of the momentuous conversation Carroll stated that ''Ehlert started the argument and I finished it." He add ed, When Eh1ert made the statement about Miss Price I told him it was a lie"
 Attorney Henry E. Greenstein rep resents Miss Price, while the defend ant is represented by Judge Frank l.. Wilder. The trial was enlivened this morning by several lively tilts be- tween counsel.