Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-26
SIX DIvORCES
Granted by Judge Shumway at
 Short Calendar To-day.

There were nine diyo<c suits on the
 list for disposal at short calendar be- fore Judge Shumway to-day and six of
 them were heard. The first on the list. Anton Nowick against Eiia Ao-
 wick. was taken off and tine other two,
 Nellie J.. Mason against John D. Ma
 son. and 'EugenniO Renna against Nen- cenzo Renna, were put over to next
 week.
 The first case heard was that of
 Laura NJ. Moore against Robert ".
 Moore. The witnesses in this were pr David. Chief Snagg, the petitioner alld
 her mother. Mrs Loys \. Gay. The
 NIoores were married ill Nestboro, Mass, on April 4, 1898. Very soon inc husband became a wanlerer. They lived for a time with the petitioners folks. Then they moved to Winsted and went into business. but the wall derlust was rife ill the husband and he sold the store without telling his wife of his intention to do 50. \ few l days before the big fire In February, 1902, Mrs Moore came to Waterbury. She got work in Turnbuil's dry goods store and soon after Ter husband l came to town. Two years ago he ieft
 her absolutely and she has not seen 1 him since to speak to. He took to
 drink and his temper was very bad I Dr David gave very startling testl- 1 mony. The petition was based on in l temperance and infidelitE and was
 granted with change of name.
 On the grounds of habsHal intem-
 perance Mrs Annie Miller asked for Il I divorce from her husband, Nathaniel 1 c. Miller. She asked also for the It. storation of her maiden 1iaine, Jerard. l In Br0adbrook, l.. l., in Jandlry. 1894, I these parties were married. Miller l was in the coal and wood business, ] Three years sufficed to give Miller all
 he cared for of married fife. Alder 1 man Sherwood and Building Inspector l Chatfield said they knew Miller Iii
 Broadbrook. They used to go there hunting and fishing and in this way became acquainted with him and the
 petitioner. Drink got firm hold 0n
 Miller and when he left his wife she l came to Waterbury and got work as
 ..hello" girl ill the telephone office. 1 She worked in families aud is now Il
 bookkeeper for the American Brass 1 Co. The last year they lived togetnei i there was nothing but trouble. Miller
 lost all his property and is living with his mother now. Petitioner last saw
 him in New Haven and could not say
 that he was sober. Mir lGhatfield snla
 Miller is not right ill his senses now
 and Is therefore unable to work. The
 petition was granted.
 Ellen Cassidy Korngiebel was for
 merly Mrs Thomas Sheran. Sherah 1 died and in 1896 she became the Wife of the defendant For two weeks af-
 fer the marriage defendant was a
 model man. but for the past eight years petitioner has supported her
 self. She is now employed by the ! Waterbury Clock Co. Why her hus-
 band left her. petitioner did not know.
 He is in town now. but won't look on
 rhe side of the street that she is walk ing on. Defendants father said he tried to reason with him. bil. it was In vain. Neither could his mother do any thina with him. Charles Roller and Sylyester Hcyt testified fpp. the petE I ton, which was granted on the
 grounds of desertion.
 On December 21, 1898. Jessie Cleye- hand Cooke of Plymouth became the
 wife of William H. Cooke. She was eighteen and he was th.riy-slx and had four children. His first wife had
 died. They lived with rile brides | folks for while and then struck out
 for themselves. Trouble vas constant
 ir the house and finally in 1885 the
 petitioner found it impossible to live | longer with the defendant. She went
 to her folks home in Plymouth and q
 month later a baby was borp to nei
 and it died the day of its birth. Cooke was informed of this. but he did rot
 care and did not visit his wife. Mrs
 Cooke is now employed hy the Seth Thomas Clock Co in Th0mlston. Her
 mother said she knew tine defendant
 six months before the marriage. In-
 fidelity and desertion formed the ba-
 sis of this action. Constable Lunny, ! who served the papers upcn Cooke. | testified that Cooke said his wife could not get a divorce too quick to
 please him. The petition was granted. ! The next ease called was Julia Scul-
 ly against James Scully, who some times goes by the name of James k. Seully. The defendant halls from i Danbury. The custody cf a boy,
 John. twelve years of age wns ln-
 voIyed in this case. The grounds were | desertion. intemperance and intoier- able cruelty. --...-..-..- .. -- ] Mrs sculIy testified that Ter inar- riage took place in 1sa3 and that from
 the start her husband did not support her. He lives in Danbrry now with
 his folks. She lived there year and that vas enough for her. ScuIiy va, ' drunk almosr constantly. When ne { was not so. he was under the influence | of drink. He often threatened to shoot his wife and choke her ard she al length became afraid of him. Attor- nev Carmody. her counsel. produce ScuIiy's court record in this cny art' ! iu panbury. The hoy is now in a
 l,oarIing sclIool In Hartford. support.
 esl solely ny the petitioner. Tho cou-r
 allowed tho petition and El>a the ctg1
 tsly of thc lov. Mrs SculIy Is era-
 pIoyed by the Waterbury Ianufaetnr- l ing Co. The witnesses were onhcer { s. Walsh. Thomas Reilcy. a psslorticc Y etn,sioye. Charlotte De-ksF and the
 clerk Of the baari of chariiiss. John
 cfafy. The lasf two know the pei:-
 tSoner as a hard working young NO man.
 The last case was the shortest. Lii
 zic Nox0n against Arthur ioxoE- is New Haven. ou Marin sl 1S17. tnesr