Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-25
THE DIVORCE MILL
JsSis Case Hsasd Many Petitioners
 Ysssspday Aitsrnoon.

HItefQOOn JuQSe (uSe fcDukcu OIlc OI the fair petitioners She was a young woman. just turned her twentieth year and she wanted freedom from Charles Sarkisian on the grounds of desertion | Her name is Bessie JudsOn Sarkisian She lives in Simonsville and her at tOrney was William E. Thoms. She is pretty girl, too, and she was ap' parently in the, sulks for her ruby lips : dropped and she glared at the judge ; with fury in her dark velvet eyes.
 Young woman,' said the judge ;if- ter he had asked her few questions and which she very reluctantly an swered. you are one of those who richly deserve no consideration what ever from the courts. You are one of those who should be compelled to stand by your rash choice. If you l were there would be fewer divorce cases in the courts of the state.' The petitioner was only sixteen when she married four years ago. The defendant was employed upon her uncle's farm. in N0rthfield. They lived together only nineteen days. On the last morning of their married life the defendant who at that time had been working in a factory told his bride that she should take his job in the shop because in the country he came from the women do all the work and the men sit by and smoke all day. But the petitioner was not that kind of d girl and she up and told him so. That was the last seen of him. A few mornings before. as sine was pouring out his breakfast coffee. he informed her that he wished he had a good sharp knife. because he was anxious to cut her to pieces. The information alarmed the girl. and her uncle and aunt told her it would be unsafe tor her to live with him any longer. This evidence was s,nported by the girls uncle and aunt, Mrs Ida Chase and her husband, Albert.
 The young petitiOner was recalled to the stand, because fine court knew there was more to the case than she had told. And there was. but sine would not tell it. ever her counsel. MT Thoms could not prevail upon her to speak. and the ease was accordingly continued.
 Tnon the trinle ground of infidelity. habitnal intemnerance and deserti"n, Mrs Mary Louise Ross nee T.ongworth, asked for freedom from Charles II. Ross. Everyone in the city at one time knew the defendant. He was orderly to Colonel l.. r. RurDee when he was in command of the Second regi- rent. and was also orderly to Colonel Callahan. Colonel Rurnee's surcessnr. The petitioner is daughter nf the late James Longworth. who lived on RaiC' win street.
 This case was conducted by Attor- nev Carmodv. Mrs Ross also petiti0n- that her maiden name he restored and that her daughter who has been adnpt- ed by her mother he allowed to take the name of I.ongw0rth.
 The evidence in this case was to the effect that the connle were married in this city on Septemher IA. 1sa0. They did not live very long toeether and they did not live hannilv. for soon af- ter the marriage Ross seemed to be looking for Il short route to misfortune. He. lost bis, .noSition in the militia and also his clerkshin at Benedict x Burn ham's and attributed all his misfortune to his wife. accusing her of sending letters to Colonel Callahan and to his emr.loyery He stayed out till all hours of the night and seldom got home sober Though he earned fair salary he was able to snend far more. and it did not suffice to keep him in good hum"r at home.
 Twice the petitiOner was obliged to return to the shelter and neace of Der parents home to avoid niehtlv scenes of disorder with the defendant. Once he struck her in the face. That was the final of their married life.
 Then Ross cleared out nf town and married q Miss Rough in New Britain. .Attorrev CnrrOdv nrodunpd letters and photographs of the defendant re- ceived here after he had committed bigamy. Efforts were made to locate him in order to give him q taste of the law hut they all failed, Mrs Long worth. mother of the netitioner. Mar garet Monagan and Charles H. Will liams gave sunpOrting testimony ani the netitiOn was granted.
 Charles F.. Pearson. an order clerk in tle Glove factory in Naugatu"k. will have tO annear in court apa'n. He asks l'hertr from his vie. Alice Vrc- denhurg PearSon. He could give no reason for her leaving him. Fer de- n"r.ure nn the mnrnfng of Anril 21. Ian is still mystery to him. He La,l no idea she was going until the night before when. after returning from work be saw Some harrels on the back verandab and snrmising from the cer- crmstan"es of their married life what was comipg. asked her if she was go- ing. ",nd with her nose in the air sbe said she was and it was none of his b,isiness.' Ne tried to argue her out of the idea hut it was no use and newt morning after he had gone |" work she had trI,cknau name.l Channcev r. Ticker remove her e'Tects f.. her mofher's home in Wa,erbure. The conrt was not satisfied with this exni.nation apparently. and reserved ,le.iSinn.
 Wherever Harry W. Warren one of the trolley strikers whose mysterious disannearance from town caused q s.nsation is. he is indiherent to what stens his wife may take to get re'ease.I from him. He told her s" hefore he left her on Sentemher 21. 1o1 They Were NnarrieI on Januarv :. i@1 ani ih.ir one chiid died. Mrs Warren said her hu~hsni never nroncrlv s,'nnortesl her. Drink was his chief diversion and when he was leaving her he told her he nreferred to he regar.Iel as a sinpie man. He wouid never come back. he said. hut she did not heed him