Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-16

his wife to come to the office. You.
don't want Mrs. Kagan here, do you?"
said Mr.. Locke. II do" replied the
witness.
Later Attorneys Beane and Locke.
Mr.. Lawrence and the witness went
to the home of the witness. Mrs.
Lawrence and Mrs. Kagan were at
the house. He did not visit the Law
renee home in the forenoon oftener
than once a week and then he would
take garden truck or preserves there
at the request of Mrs. Kagan. Mrs.
Lawrence called at his office a num-
Der of times with Mrs. kagan and
Mrs. Lawrence called at the office
twice when she didn't come on pro-
fessional business.
"Have your relations with Mrs.
Lawrence ever been other than those
of family physician" asked Attor-
ney Beane.
Never" replied the witness.
"Has anything improper ever taken
/ place between you and Mrs. Law
rence?"
mo"
"Was your coat torn by Mr.. Law
renee on Dec. 18TH:
ut was"
did Mrs. Lawrence tell you that she
| had been down town on the afternoon
of Dec 1G last, since l o'clock" asked
Attorney Pattangall in cross exami-
| nation.
"She did," replied the witness.
did you prescribe for Mrs. Law
| rences cold on the afternoon of Dec.
16th?" !
! II didn't have chance"
well, did YOU prescribe for Mrs.
Lawrences cold?"
81 did not"
| did Mr.. Lawrence keep a flash
light in his hand all the time he was
in your office?"
| Il don't recall"
"You took off your coat and vest
for purpose?"
| Yes, to arrange my collar and tie"
| How many different times was
| Mr.. Lawrence in your office that aft
| ernoon?"
give different times"
"Were you a frequent caller at the
Lawrence house during September
! day time?"
mo, sir"
But you went to the house a num-
| Der of times on crrands for Mrs. Ka-
gan"
Il did"
The witness testified that he kept a
| separate account against Mrs. Law
| renee.
Did YOU keep the separate account
against Mrs. Lawrence at the request
of Mrs. LaWrencc"' asked Attorney
Pattangall.
NO"
| "Have You been in tie habit Of
| chatting with Mrs Lawrence when
she has called at your Office on other
than professional mattcrs:" asked
! Attorney Beane in redirect cXamina-
ton.
Il havc,' replied the witness.
Attorney Beano offered REGENTS of
Dr.. kaSan for treating Mrs. Law
! rcrcc.
Mrs. Samuel kaean,
| Mrs. Dorothy kaGan, wife Of the
preceding witness, Or. kagan, tcsti-
iled that She and Mrs. Lawrence were
friends. She had been to the Law
! renee house TO supper and the Law
fenccs had been to her house I'd to
!: Dee. 16 last she had seen nothing to
| indicate other than friendly feelings
by Mr. Lawrence towards Dr. Kagan.
~. DR.. Kagan had escorted Mrs. Law
f! renee home from the residence of the
witness in the night time at the sug-
| SestiOn OF the witness.
The witness, continuing testified
that she knew that Dr. kagan was
treating Mrs. Lawrence. On the ar
ternoon of Dec. 16 about $50 o'clock
Mrs. Lawrence came to the residence
OF the witness and that was the first
tnat the witness knew of the disturb
ance at Dr. kagan's office. Mrs. Law
renee showed the witness a bruisc on
her arm. DR.. kagan tclephonod her.
saying that Attorney Locke wanted
| him to sign a statement. Later that
night Mr.. Lawrence came TO her
| mouse, smiling. and wanted to shake
hands with her, but she refused to
shake hands with him. She was in
| the doctors office once when Mrs.
Lawrence was receiving treatment.
She and her husband We're invited bv
Mr.. Lawrence on a trip to Poland
| Spring last fall. Mrs. Lawrence all
ways complied with the wishes of her
husband, as far as the witness knew.
She never heard Mrs Lawrence
swear at the children. She thought
that Mr. Lawrence was Indifferent
! towards the children
| Did You at any time ever see any
indication of an intimacy between
your husband and Mrs. Lawrence >"
asked Attorney Beane.
| Never" replied the witness.
| care you and Mrs. Lawrence on
| friendly terms now"
I'VE are"
NO questions were asked Of the
witness by Attorney Pattangall.
Mrs. Fannie Wiley
Mrs. Fannie Wiley of Farmngdale
| testified that Mr. Lawrence called at
her home on the evening Of Dec. IS
last. Mr.. Lawrence acted very much
disturbed. On the day following
August 90, 1920. the witness called at
the Lawrence house and saw bruises
on the body Of Mrs. Lawrence and
Mrs. Lawrence was in a nervous con-
| dition. Mr.. Lawrence had admitted
to the witness that he had done
wrong. Mrs. Lawrence has been kind
to the children.
Mrs. Herbert Gay
| Mrs. Mary f. Gay, wife of Herbert
! Gay. of Augusta, testified that she