Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-04
DIVORCE MILL.
Ground Out Three Div0rces With Judge Roraback
 at the Helm.

ROraback set the divorce mill in mo- tion in the superior courr. There were five cases on the list and four of them were heard. The other was put over to next Friday.
 The first case called was James against Margaret Burns Connolly. This petition was based on alleged deser- ton. which was said to have taken place on April 9, 1893. The plaintiff stated he was married in February, and immediately he had put very big obstacle in the way of his petition, for
 his statement contradicted the state
 ment in the writ. According to that
 document he was married in Novem-
 Der, 1886. He was positive of this be- cause he remembered 1t very we'll. He had no marriage certificate by which he could refresh his memory, and he did not look up the matter in the town records However, he was allowed to proceed. He then stated that his wife left two or three times before she finak Iy quit. He could not explain this ap> nesses were two old men, as old as himself, Joseph Derwin of Walnut street and Patrick J. Donahue, a mem Der of the G. A. R. The Connellys lived in their houses.
 Was Mrs Connolly good house keeper?" asked Attorney Peasley.
 "Ah, well, now,' said MT Derwin, shaking his head, ito tell you the truth I had to notice them out on her ac- count. :" MT Donahue was merely abIc to hobble to the witness stand with the help of two stout sticks His evil dence was merely accumulative. On account of the kink about the marriage date the case was continued to next Friday.
 Mrs Emily Parker's case against Henry Parker was founded on alIegeo desertion also. Parker is supposed to be living in Brooklyn, N. Y. Plaintiff lives in Waterbury. She has three daughters, Grace, IS, Elsie. 16, and Ida, II. There was nothing unusuaf in this case Parker quietly slipped away one day and never came back. That was about the fifth or sixth time he disappeared and for a time plaintiff did not mind. thinking he would re turn, as he often did before. But he did not come back, and he has been away now three or four years. Mrs Parker was given decree based on desertion, also the custody of her chil- dren, the above mentioned girls.
 The case of Thomas E. Windsor against Frances l. Windsor was rather sensational. This case is sequel to a very stirring incident that occurred in the large building situated on the corner of North Willow and West Main year ago. One day policeman walked into a room in that building and arrested the defendant and dne Irving Regal The circumstances of that arrest furnished the basis of the petition for divorce and Regal was named correspondent. Regal was com mitted to jail by the superior court and the woman forfeited her bail, which was furnished by her father. who lives ill Guilford. After Regal served his term of Imprisonment he took leave of Waterbury. MT Windsor was given divorce.
 Desertion was also the grounds upon which I4ottie Griswold asked for di- yorce from James Griswold. Mrs Gris- wold's former name was Handle. On December l, 1897, she became Mrs Griswold, and on September IA, 1900, Griswold deserted her. She had not the slightest idea why he left or of his present whereabouts. He was addict ed to the use of strong drink and 9 short time after marriage it might be said he had become an habitual drink CT, so much so that he was as often drunk as he was sober. Mrs Griswold was released from her bondage and given the custody of her one child, boy of 8. The divorce mill was then shut down through lack of further huSinaSS