Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-12
CIVIL SIDE SUPERIOR COURT !
Lawyers Anxious For a Longer
 Fall Term.

Three Divorces Granted-Two of Them
 in Superior Court at New Haven
 and One Here Another Chapter in
 the Lawlor- -Scadden Case.
 Sheriff Durham opened the superior court. civil side. for short calendar this morning at 11:3O o'clock, and Judge George w. Wheeler presided The court stated, before taking up the business of the session, that the members of the bar ought to take some measures to have the fall term of court pro- longed by beginning earlier Or any other way that would enable judge to remain here longer than is now pro- vided for. He advised them to take the matter under advisement and pre- cent their conclusion to the chief jus tice before April next, to be acted upon by the allotment committee. This mat ter has been discussed to some extent of late and it would not be surprising if some measures were presented tc the next legislature for the appoint ment of more judges of the superior court, for local attorneys say the num- Der of cases on the local docket Is suf- ficient now to keep the court In ses- sion for a long time. Court sits here three times a year, and whenever there happens to be criminal business of any importance, civil business has to be given up
 During the last two fall terms of court very little civil business was transacted on account of the pressure of criminal business. It was thought court would sit here next week, but criminal business in Bridgeport pre- vents him. Only two civil cases were disposed of in the last fall term. Law Tor vs Scadden, and Ray ys Ray
 A motion to cite in additional par ties in the suit of Alderman Robert Walker vs the city was allowed. Most of. the other business consisted of mo- tions for extension of time to file an- swers and thus avert judgment by de fault.
 There was but one divorce petition heard Hattie A. Megin, nee Nichols, vs Solon Megin. The petition was based on alleged desertion and intem- perance. On October 27, 1888, ths Megins were married, and on Novem- Der IS. 1897. the defendant departe to parts unknown. Mrs Megin came to Waterbury four years ago and has lived here ever since and Is employed by the Waterbury Manufacturing Co. Tn the court Mrs Megin stated her marriage to Megin! was her second matrimonial venture. By her first marriage two sons were born to her, and they and their step-father seldom agreed. Instead of defendant leaving it developed 1t was the plaintiff who left They could not get along; they had bills which they could not pay. ana they agreed to part with the implieb understanding that they might be ablI to live together later, Defendant helped pack up plaintiffs goods. The separation took place in Prospect while they were living o1l farm. Pla1ntlH came to Waterbury, and defendant knew of this. He spoke to her several times since and once or twice visited her.
 Mrs Megin's petition was granted. Her counsel was Attorney Porter l.. Wood.
 Tn the Law wlor-S -Scadden case. the plaintiff having remitted from the yer dict S4.320.73. which includes interest up to date of verdict, the court ordered amended verdict filed and denied the lnOllOu TOT a new. JTldl. IhTS ScduuSA, according to the amended verdict, must now pay to Mrs Lawlor. as adminis- tratrix on the estate of the late Mich ael McGivney. $5,41O.54. She has taken an appeal, however, to the su-. preme court of errors on the grounds that the new verdict is against the evi- dence and on the courts charge to the jury.
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 Tn the superior court at New Haven yesterday Judge Shumway granted divorce to Rutherford B. Hayes from Lillian Hayes on statutory grounds. The custody of their minor child was also granted him. The couple were married January IA, 1897. Their trou- bles were aired, occasionally in the city court Once Hayes was charged with non-support of his wife and his req son for failing to support her was that he would not live with her on account of her conduct.
 Mary A. Dwyer-Bush was granted a divorce from Henry Bush on the grounds of infdelity and assertion Mrs Bush is well known dressmaker in this city and lives on Center street. She was married in April, 1900 Her husband left for parts unknown some time ago.