Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-01
SHORT CALENDAR TO-DAY.
Parsons Bank Case, With Several Di-

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 vorce Cases, Occupied the Time.
 At short calendar in the superior court this morning, Mrs Althea Ben janin made second attempt to pro- cure divorce from her husband, Harry L., on the grounds of des, rtion. Her case was presented by Attorney John O'Neill Mrs Benians1 testified that she was married in St Peters church ill Cheshire on October 21. -Ss1. At that time Benjamin lived iii IIer. ton, N. J., where he WIS engaged at his trade, watchmaklg From ITen- ton they moved to Ilomaston, thence to this city, where Hcliialnin left her He said he was goi1 to seek work in Trenton, but three letters she wrote him there failed to reaal Him. evident ly, and the last one was returned to her. Upon coming to Waterbury they went to live with plaintiffs cons.n, Mrs Hattie Melton, on West Main street After Benjamin had gone lis wife went to board with her aunt, Mrs TompkinS on West Main street There she took up dressmalling and for tie past six months has been employed iD I store.
 Mrs Benjamin was miulltsy ques> tioned by Judge Whe Ser as to Ter movements and mode of living since her husband left her. She said she never quarreled seriously with Der I husband, and though le was :.ccus- 1 toned to stay out late nights when they l lived i'll Ihomaston, It never caused l any serious dispute between them. While she could not actIal!y say that l they had lived happily, vet she knew or no cause for his deStrt.ng ner. II. now lives in Waltham, Mass. lhe witnesses were Mrs Welfon. petition CTS cousin, and fellow boarder. M' ss Llbbie Pratt. an employe oe the Sco- l will Manufacturing Go.
 Judge Wheeler said he could not 1 grant decree for .iaser. on on the evil I dence furnished and he would oontfnua 1 the case to next week
 The following cases Y. ere dssianed l for trial next week: Tuesday T. IT
 Cole vs F. B. Rice, Farmers Loan and Trust Co vs appeal from i,ro5atp. Tuck CT vs Tucker; Wednesday,, +hr two cases of A. c. B1rritt. appeal fem probate, nisi; Williams vs Randolph ct l al; thursday the cases Of Thornton ad-
 mlnistrator; Fuller and Curtin vs the Consolidated Railr )ad c.: Friday, l Michael Verenel ys city O. Wote, bI,rr
 and Clement Verzier vs 4. Convard
 The semi-annual report of the receiv.
 CTS of the Parsons bank an;, also ;,te.r
 petition for an order to sell certain sc counts which they claim to be unable
 to collect, were continued 10 next Fri.
 day. The first will have TO he amend.
 ed DefOre it can be accepted and in
 the other matter the court sad he
 would like to hear what efforts were
 made to collect the accounts He
 would like to question flle receivers
 Attorney Cole. representing the reeeiv.
 CTS. said w. H. NJ. Hurlburt's nota fo1
 S1S,OOO was unsecured and that MI
 Hurlburt is unable to Day It or ppy
 part of it. W. H. Wright owes thc
 bank 5000 and his affairs are in Lar k
 ruptcy. W. H. Tierney owes S1 GOO
 and no one appears to Know anything
 about the matter, and tie same con
 dltlon seems to prevail regarding al
 uncollected balance of S57 due fiom B E. Spurr. Attorney c. c. Root, rtp
 resenting some depostors. saiG Ii, would also like to question the recajy CTS regarding the HurtDurt unsecln e note for S1S0O0. Receiver .Tamrs $
 Elton said that 1T. s. Chase, the cthe1 receiver, had transacted nest of tht business regarding the aooye note apt that he himself knew practically roth ing about it.
 Mary ]. Srahan's motion for alimon, pending the hearing of her petition fol divorce, was taken from the shor, cal endar list, while John IT. Holihan'
 motion for q more specific statemen from his wife Frances R., n her pc ton for divorce, was allowed and CT dered to be filed within two weeks In the foreclosure proceedings of tht Waterbury Savings bank against Mar, Farley ct all. Christian Hauser. c. H Hart and NJ. F. Carmody were appoint ed committee on appraisal.
 A motion by Attorney ONai1l tia
 a young lawyer named John II. Cassi
 dy of Norwich be appointed commis , sioner of the superior court, was con
 tinued to next week to allow he loca
 bar to take action first. Attorney Gas
 sidy and Attorney Jackson Will opel
 a law office here soon. his conclude,
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