The Press., 1903-04-16

| The April term of the superior court
opened in Rockville on Tuesday, with
Judge eager presiding. The following
assignment of cases for trial was made
April 81, Sara B Stephan vs. Henry A.
s ephan, Henry E, Porter VS. Loren M.
Lord; April %, Christian P. Anderson
VS.. Rawitser & Bros Amos Keefe VS. the
town of Union April 90, Erwin A. Bates
VS. William s Ellis, Frank 81. Eaton VS..
Thomas D. Daley, Fanny FL. Rose VS.
Charles Backus Short calendar matters
were heard as follows: Herbert 1. Pal
m RS appeal from commissioners, motion
for default for failure to file reasons, one
week allowed in which to file same. In
the case of Ingof E. Ivison VS. Lucy A
Ivison, motion for additional order of
notice was granted The case of John B.
Carman VS. Lydia A. Payne ct al, argu-
ment on demurrer, was continued to allow
Lawyer Yeomans for the defendant to be
present. Motion for an allowance to de-
fend in the case of Franklin G. Ellis VS.
Hattie E. Ellis, an action for divorce, was
de- led. L T. Tingier appeared for the
defendant and asked for the usual allow
ance to defend. The motion was opposed
by harles Phelps, who said he believed
that this was only the second time that he
had opposed such motion, but this case
was peculiar so that he felt justified In
doing so He said that his client became
infatuated with a woman and married,
taking her to his farm in West Stafford to
live. Shortly after this she urged him to
deed his property, farm and all to her,
which he did. Then she had an auction
and sold everything, farm and all, clipping
with the hired man to Wisconsin. His
client had been In straitened circum-
stances since and said he only had $40 to
his name; If the allowance were granted
he would have to drop the proceedings
Ellis, who came into the court room later,
was put on tt e stand and stated the facts
as Mr. Phelps had related them. He said
he turned his property over to his wife
just after their marriage and he supposed
everything was lovely, but 1t turned out
differently. He said he had to borrow
money to buy team that he might earn
living The judge then denied the mo-
ton. The foreclosure case Of Roxana
Joslyn of Hartford vs.. John o. Champlin
was heard Lawyer Joslyn of Hartford
appeared for the plaintiff. He said that
Champlin's father had given a mortgage
on the farm to the late Edmund Joslyn
for 800. The interest had not been paid
since September, making $414 80 row due.
He said that in addition to this the Saw
ings Bank of TolIand held a mortgage
for 90, 600 on the place. Oscar A. Leon
ard and John W. Edgerton of Tolland
testified that the farm was worth $2,5OO
MIR Champlin took the stand and swore
that he had paid back interest for three or
four years and II given time would pay the
entire Indebtedness. He said the farm
had harvested more hay last year than
during any.year previously. He said he
was offered 81 600 for the farm last fall
The court fixed the first Tuesday OF July
as the limit for the redemption The
cases of Alma Nj. Ayre vs.. Nelson E.
Aver and Theron 8. Curtis vs. William 8.
Ellis were continued. Mrs. Elizabeth s
Shaffer was granted divorce from Charles
o Shaffer on the ground of desertion
She was given the custody of two minor
children. Annie Gollmitzer was divorced
from Matthew Gollmitzer. the ground
being intemperance. Hermina G.. Knebel
was grained a divorce from H-rman
Knebel on the grounds of desertion and
Temperance.