Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-09-02
FILED FOR ACTION
Twelve Divorce Cases on the
Docket for Attention.
DIVORCE MILL WILL BE BUSY.

Intolerable Cruelty, Infemperance and
Desertion Are Put Down as Some OF
the Causes Nearly All the Appli-
cants for Divorce Ask for the Cus-
tody of Minor Children--O One of the
Mismated Couples Have Been Mar
ried More Than Twenty Years.
A very large number OF petitions
for divorce have been filed In the Of
nee OF the clerk of the superior court,
indicating that the divorce mill viii
be quite busy this winter. Jennie K
Latham, through Attorney Bradstreet
mas entered suit against her husband,
William, alleging statutory grounds
as the cause. The correspondents are
not named but the acts are said to have
aken place in Ansonia and Oxford.
The plaintiff asks the restoration of
her maiden maine, Hale.
oscar II. Benson Of MiddIebury asks
Tor a divorce on the grounds OF intOl-
erable cruelty from his wife, Lena
Attorney Kennedy represents the pc
t1tion. The custody OF one child.
Harry, minor, is also petitioned for.
The couple were married in 1895.
The borough Of Naugatuck is the
scene OF the next action. In this Ed
ma III. Robinson seeks separation from
her husband Charles They were mar
ried on January %, 1899. The allega-
tion is habitual intemperance The
custody Of one child is asked for.
Attorney Russell represents Nellie
Dixon Johnson in her suit against
William. Both live in this city and
they were married on September n,
1895. Cruelty is the cause of the diff
ficulty. The cutsody of a girl named
Ruth Is In question. The defendant
is supposed to be now resident OF
New York city.
Seymour ID. Gleason of this town al
leges desertion on the part Of his
wife, Lillian, whose ante-nupital name
was Wallace. On January IL, 1880,
they were married. The whereabouts
Of the defendent is not known but it
is supposed she Is living here.
Naugatuck is the home Of the next
petitioner Ida H. Stauffer, who has
based her petition on statutory
grounds, naming Anna Maud Moyer
of Naugatuck the cause of the trouble.
Meyer was the maiden name of Mrs
Stauffer. She has attached lfer husr
'band's property in the sum of $1,000.
which attachment still stands, and she
asks besides divorce, alimony and the
restoration of her maiden name. Judge
Hungerford of Naugatuck is on her
bond to prosecute the case. The
Stauffers were married on June %,
1893
William "A. s. Harvey Of Naugatuck
petitions for a divorce from his wife
Carrie on the grounds of desertion.
80, +a y fx1f,, In,
Norwich. Her maiden name was
Booth.
Annie e. Smith, also Of Naugatuck,
has sued Herman III. Smith on the
grounds of cruelty. She also asks to
be restored to her maiden name Rich
ards. April 23. 1893, they were n1ar-
ried. Cruelty is the basis Of this ac-
tion
Lena o. Rice Of this city VS. George
A. Rice of Milford is the next suit
Statutory grounds is the allegation
Mrs Rice also asks back her maiden
name, Williams.
Desertion is the ground upon which
Jeremiah w Compton seeks to be
released from the ties that bind him to
Catherine Compton. The defendant
is believed to be living now in Ham
den, N. j., under the name of Hill.
Benjamin G.. Belts VS. Fanny Belts
is the last but one on the docket In
fidelity was the alleged cause Of differ
ence between these people, Attorney
Lawlor represents the plaintiff and
the defendant was formerly Miss
Schwartz. .mmm
The suit of John MILES, zR0se
Miller, nee Stehle, is based on alleged
intemperance The custody Of two mi
nor children is asked for also. This
sums up the divorce docket so far. All
these cases are returnable to the Sep
tember term of the superior court, but
will not be reached until winter is La
full blaSts