Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-30

{ conteSting the divorce suit brought O5 HIS wife. Adalene Palmer Lee, was on ti.e stand most of the day He was the f11 st ! witness called when the defense opened it's case Wednesday afternoon,
 l Dr. Lees testimony covered the story of his married life and, to events that led up to Mrs Lee leaving htgn, and taking Baby Lee with~her He testified that Mrs. Lee refused to nurse their infant, but that he made her nurse, it. She nurs- | ed it for three months when she was un- able to nurse it,sany longer, because of I her smoking habits. He declared that Mrs. Lee had no maternal instincts to- ward the child.
 Dr. Lee stated that Mrs Lees habit of smoking was the cause of tue chiid fall ing in a bath tub. of hot water when 1t was Is months old as a result of which the child was Ill from pneumonia for sew ] eral weeks He heard the screams of the children after it fell and rushed into the bath room. where Mrs Lee had the child in her arms. He declared that he knew Mrs. Lee had been smoking be- cause the bath room was reeking with smoke
 The. witness declared that the child was never without trained nurse dur ing the first year of its life and that the employees who had been termed as second maids in testimony for the plain
 
 of the child the mother did not.
 Dr. Lee told of his return from over l seas service in France after the World war and of being met at the station by Mrs. Lee and their daughter and other relatives when he came to New London on leave of absence. He said that he noticed instantly that the child's appear- anee was not what 1t should be hat It's language was interjected with such l and that the child was not that way when he went away. He. said that Mrs. Lees greeting of him was not such as one would expect upon returning from war. He said Mrs. Lee was pleasant, but no more so than If he had just returned from a few days visit to New York or across the river ls 1
 Mrs. Lee Sold Her. Coal
 When he went out to his home in Wat erford, he found it closed, and he rather expected it would be because, when he was home on leave of absence just be- fore his sailing for France he found that Mrs Lee was selling the coal out of the cellar.i
 He then went to .the5s home of Mrs.
 Palmer, Mrs. Lees mother, in Brnad street. and Mrs. Palmer was not glad to
 see him. From there they drove to | CIGaH DedEH on .IFe way down h1rS Lee remarked to him: "I suppos. you had wonderful time in France. Dr. Lee
 then called her attention. to the fact
 that the morale of the A. E. F. in France was of the highest and when she
 saw that he resented the remark she said: Cant you see a joke? ?" He tolC
 her he couldn't see such-a joke as hat. Dr. Lee asked her If she. had recAivec |. the original of a paper he had writer
 as a warning to the soldiers axa;ns veHereal diseases while he was in France The paper was sent broadcast through
 out the A. F. F. and he testified that h, was sent for by the commanding office . of the medical corps who praised anc
 commended him for the paper
 Sold Two BIocded Cows
 Later he went out to- see his father B and mother and found that Mrs Lee hat 2 sold two COWS which were ihe nucelui ! from which he expected to raise a her, , of blooded cattle. The house was clos ed and the furniture covered with dust He went to the beach where Mrs re, . was staying and asked her if she wouldn' open the house He went back to cam { and got a two weeks leave Of absent. and when he came home, still the hous
 was not opened and he opened 1t himself
 l. was at this time that Efrs Lee aske, : him why he didn't stay in the service 2 tDr. Lee said that he was discharged fl - July. 191s.s and went out to his home il 2 August He was not, able to resume hi I practice Immediately because of hi - health. He said that while he. was no n nervous in the ordinary sense yet he wa
 racked by his experience overseas an s he had got just enough gas to give fir ?. lat of trouble.
 t He resumed hiss place on the staff q n the Lawrence ard Memorial Associate
 hospital in September and that fall h : had an intimate talk with Ms Ice, wh y he said was not right. was not well The
 decided that they would stay on th l. farm and that inasmuch as he had n -t money she would pay the butcher. tn
 baker and the candlestick maker whil e he would run the farm and bring q back to where they might get . Httl l. money for the future l. It was at this time that they had
 talk about the wonderful work whic l. the Sisters of Mercy did over in Franct O of their ministrations to the sick ere, '- the wonderful training which girls rAceiy l. ed at convent schools and they both de n cided that they would send -thAir littl l. girl to convent when she was ol enough to go to school.
 g Three Events Made TroabIe
 Through the following, winter every
 thing seemed to go along all right, but
 the next June three things nappene
 which disturbed. Mrs. Lee. The first WE
 conversation about Mrs. Lees dlughte d Elizabeth, when he took occasion to sug 10 gest to Mrs. Lee that Elizabeth, or Til 5t by, as she was familiarly called, shoul II not be given as much latitude that sun d mer when she returned home from scho'
 as on the previous summer. He sal le that a girl of her age-she was l5- y, should not be allowed to go arour Il alone, unchaperoned nights as she did Il r. summer before Dr. Lee said that 1
 made the suggestion because lie felt D. kind feeling and responsibility toward u child, who had always. made her hon -e with him. Mrs. Lee told him that # ws
 none of his business and that she VI; le capable of taking. care of her dauehte ,s The witness said that he replied, that IL was responsible for her, that lie would "a held responsible by the people wlfo lne lE him and he told her that If she didr n. do the right thing, he would write to Il
 girls father in Denver. whom lie h;
 promised to look after his daughter. La
 CT, Dr. Lee testified. Mrs. Lee came
 him and asked him to speak to Elizahet !. which he did, and the, girl took the advi t kindly
 in The second was' fn regard to h lss brother. Courtland, who had signed ,, contract to pay a woman in New Yo IT, $50 month during her lifetime. ] - - went to New York to consult Attorn 'h, Darrow and was there two or three da, GU On his return he told Mrs Lee tha. l. n- brother had signed a perfectly valid co la' tract and the discussion led to a gy 'r deal of personal talk as to what kind "a. mon Courtland was and the d.s:ussi CT was the cause of good deal Of abuse re ward him CDr. Lee) hy Mrs Lee