The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-16
Domestic Troubles
Aired in the
Court Room.
MANY MARITAL KNOTS UNITED.
Jury Waived Term Will
Likely End Today---Many
Cases Go Over.

The jury-waived term of the superior
court will probably be adjourned to-
day. While there is long list of cases
to come up, Assistant Clerk of Courts
w. w. Macomber said that if possible
all unfinished business will be done at
today's sitting.
Judge Sherman is very popular with
the Worcester bar, and varies the mon
otony of the court room by many
keen epigram or pleasant sally of wit.
Yesterday there was a long list of
contested and uncontested divorce
cases. These uncontested cases have
been continued:
Mary J. Hoar VS.. Walter j. Hoar;
Clinton G. Perry VS.. Flora Fry Perry;
Emma M Goodfeld VS.. Maurice Good
field; H. Eugene Newton vs. Eliza NJ.
Newton
These Hbels were continued until De-
cember: Harry E. Brooks vs. Augusta
L. Brooks; Lefrances T. Fraser VS.. John
w. Fraser; Susie E. Roberts vs. Victor
E. Roberts; Lena NJ. Laing VS.. Charles
! S. Laing; Samuel j. Sargent VS.. Cert
rude E. Sargent; Mary Bonnell VS.. John
| w. Bonnell: Phila Wall VS.. Charles e.
| Wall; Ida G. French VS.. William II.
| French.
In the morning session the case of
| Virginia Mcdonald of Worcester VS..
Henry Mcdonald was heard. George NJ.
Woodward appeared for the libellant. A
decree nisi, was granted libellant and
she is allowed to resume her maiden
name.
The libel of Annie L. Vinton VS.. Fred
| erick Vinton was heard. H. B. Monta-
que appeared for Iibellant. A decree nisi
| granted for cruel and abusive treat
ment, and the custody of minor child
granted to libellant.
Alvina e. Brusk asked for a divorce
from Carl r. Brusk. w Z. Sibley ap-
| granted for desertion, and the libellant
allowed to resume her maiden name.
Cora L. Jones asked for a libel of di-
vorce from John H. Jones. w. M. Brig
ham appeared for the libellant. A de-
cree nisi was granted libellant for cruel
and abusive treatment.
The divorce libel of Charles E. Cum
mings VS.. Charlena w. Cummings was
| heard. E. F. Thompson appeared for the
libellant. A decree nisi was granted for
desertion.
A decree nisi was granted to Efie D.
Marble of Worcester, on her libel for
divorce from Albert w. Marble, for
gross and confirmed habits of intoXi-
/ cation.
Arthur G. Mills of Worcester prayed
for divorce from Julia NJ Mills, alleg-
ing desertion. Decree nisi granted by
the court. Wood & Wood was counsel
for the libellant.
Alice Cameron VS.. Carl V. Cameron
was next in order in the long list of
libels. The allegations were non-sup-
port and cruel and abusive treatment.
| Wood & Wood We're counsel for libel
| liant.
The divorce libel of May V. Clemons
| VS.. Alphonso A. Clemens was heard
and decree nisi was granted for de-
/ sartion. Mrs. Clemens is allowed to
resume her maiden name of May V.
| Kempton. Haggerty & Kane appear
ed for the libellant.
| Sullivan & O'ConneH appeared for
| Alice M. Lovely VS.. William B. Lovely
| of Worcester. A decree nisl was grant
ed the libellant.
! Duty J. Shippee asked for divorce
| from Flora A. Shippee on the grounds
of desertion. Both parties live in
| Webster and were married in 1892.
| Frank E. Dean appeared for the libel
| liant A decree nisi was granted, and
custody of minor child was awarded
the libellant.
Mary Hackett of Worcester sued for
divorce from James Hackett for. de-
sertion. Decree nisi granted. Sullivan
| e O'Conuell appeared for the libellant.
The divorce libel of Josephine e.
Pritchard VS.. William F. Pritchard
was then heard Both parties are we'll
known in Worcester. The husband had
last been heard of as living in Seattle,
Wash Cruel and abusive treatment
was alleged. Wood & Wood were
counsel for libellant.
Emma A. Curtis asked for a divorce
from Albert B. Curtis, both of Worces-
ter Frank L. Dean appeared for the
libellant The allegation of the libel
was cruel and abusive treatment.
In the afternoon court came in at
215 O'Clock and the case of Mary e.
Miller VS. Elijah Miller came up. Mrs.
Miller testified that after they were
married. her husband began to drink
very freely and at length he lost his
work on account of his habits. The
same thing occurred again and again,
getting work and then losing his po-
sition. Her husband often struck her
and abused her, when under the in
fiuence of liquor. Two brothers of Mrs:
Miller also testified as to the habits of
Mr. Miller George M. Woodward was
counsel for the lbellant. A decree
I nsi was granted.
. The case of w. P. Wheeler VS.. Peter
j. Mcneil was heard by the court in
the afternoon j. H. p Dyer appeared
for Wheeler and A. F. Topper for Nc
/ Neill The case involved an agree
| ment on the part of the respondent not
to engage in the harness business in
Leominster. A decree restraining Nc
NELL from so engaging in business was
signed by Judge Sherman.
During the afternoon Charles A. Mer-
rill counsel for Edward w. Goedell in
the case against the Kimball Industrial
Manufacturing Company. asked the
court to appoint Geo. s. Taft, receiver
of certain property of the defendant