Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15
QUARTET OF DIVORCES.
anted by Judge Wheeler in Superior
 Court To-day.

aAt short calendar in the superior lrt before Judge Wheeler to-day, Bes were assigned for hearing in this Aec: Matz, Johnson and Sengas- zen vs the Irunbul Go, Tuesday; Rrner ys Diamond Hatch Go, We'd Fuay; Coughlan vs the United Gas $proVement Go, Thursday; special for @y 26, Barnes ys Lne Consolidated uroad Go, OKeefe vs the Scovill Gnufacturing Go, and McAugh vs the #lnecticut Railway and Lighting Co.
 motion in the matter ot the Bar E Bros Co vs the Mattatuck Lumber
 to sell personal property, was al- Eed. An additional count was al- red to be nled ill the case of Rubert # Rubert.
 Ahere were four divorce cases on the B. Minnie c. Chabtield asked for & Free from Royal B. Chattield on the &unds of desertion and intemeprance, she also asked for the custody of & children. She testified she was rried on July %, 1889, and in June, R6, her husband was arrested and Atenced to Bridgeport jail for intoxi- lion. Upon release he took up with bther woman, a servant in a family ng in NeWtown, the scene of this Zion. Once or twice plaintiff met and asked if the rumors she had &rd about him and the other woman Ere true and he said they were, that was living with her across the state e in New York state. In reference the allegation of intemperance, #intiff said he was almost constantly pxicated during the six years they Ned together. The evidence of a &nber of witnesses went to show he
 thirst that was fearful and noth- |# could slake 1t but strong liquors.
 rewarded one witness who took npassion on him when he was down his uppers and gave him employ nt for time by walking off with his It suit of clothes. There was noth-
 so low that he would not do to n money to get drunk. The peti- was granted.
 Dn the grounds of desertion Thomas Travers asked to be released from Ama Travers. Defendant is now bposed to be living In New London.
 the plaintiff is employed in Nauga- TX. They were married on June 20, B, and lived together five years. A K figured In the final scene between s#se parties. On the evening of the &ged desertion defendant asked ntiff what he intended doing with dog and he went out to dispose of Enough he did not like to sell 1t. en he returned his wife and the dog Ere gone. Thinking she had gone for Kalk he paid no attention to the mat
 But she did not return that night
 next morning he ascertained that
 father had called while he was ay the previous night and taken b her and her trunk away HA kept SC for a month after. thinking she Int return. He could not account her departure, for they never had
 any trouble to speak of. In De- hber, 1S98 he met her and asked
 why she went away and she re- q that she did not care to live with
 any longer, Mrs Dolly Jacobs.
 living in Wallingford. testified she d near the Traverses at the time in stion and that defendant had told
 the reason she left her husband
 that she did not like him. The pe- pn was granted.
 he next case was that of Mary Jane dee vs David B. Candee. Deser-
 also was the allegation The par
 were married in Waterbury on No aber 6, 1873. and parted on Decen-
 6. 1887. They parted. according plAintfff's testimony, because of de- dant's people interfering in their af- s. His people live Tn Watertown, ther he took the children after the Aration. Drink figured in their lbIes also Defendant now lives Harwinton with his sister. This pe-
 was also allowed.
 dith May Strickland, employed in
 local telephone office, alleged de- Ion against her husband. Ernest.
 was married on March T, 1898, and sw months after, July 29, her hus- q left her They were living at "A t Farm street then. Petitioner rd defendant was leaving town and
 met him at the depot and asked
 if it was so. He said 1t was, and asked him about her support He led that he would rot in Jail rather
 pay cent toward her support. sndant is a machinist Petitioner
 great change took place in him ost immediately after marriage,
 she could not account for this. habeth Welton. supervisor at tho phone office; Mrs Helen Stanley
 Mrs Emily NJ. Adams, mother of tioner, testified for the complain
 This case was contested, but .e was no evidence put in. A de-
 was granted and petitioners den name. Adams, restored. Court