The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-16
HER THIRST LED
TO DIVORCE SUIT
SON OF HEAD OF TIN PLATE
TRUST SUING FORMER
CLOAK MODEL.
Welded WHILE DRUNK
He Declared and Later His Wealthy
Dad Shipped H INTO Europe and
Started Proceedings For a
Legal Separation.

]! New Haven, Conn, Feb. 15,-Ed
| win Kennett Norton, freshman in the
! Yale law school and son of the presi-
dent of the tin plate trust was a
plaintiff in the superior court today
| in d suit for divorce from Josephine
Birney Norton aged "a, former
cloak model in one of the local de-
partment stores.
| Norton was a freshman in the Yale
| AMI Miss Birney were married, Jan.
13. 1906, in Bridgeport, by justice Of
| the peace.
| He claims he was drunk when the
marriage ceremony was performed
and did not know what he was doing.
When his father heard of the mar
riage he took the lad out of the col.
lege and sent him to lAlrope to think
it over. The boy came back and his
father, because the son was still a
minor, started the divorce proceeding
as his next best friend, the allega
tions being habitual intemperauce
and infdelitY. Since then the plaintiff
has reached his majority. When the
proceedings were commenced today
before Judge Milton Shumway the
court room was crowded. many of the
spectators being Yale friends of the
plaintiff Scores were turned away.
Each of the principals in the case
was represented by three lawyers and
some of the correspondents had attor-
neys on hand to look after their in
terests.
Attack Defendants Character.
Mrs. Norton, dressed in blue
tailor made suit and wearing a black
hat with dotted black veil. came into
court early and took seat beside her
counsel. She is very good looking.
During the examination of some of
the witnesses who testified as to the
number of drinks of whislley and
champagne Mrs. Morton is alleged to /
have taken at local restaurants the
defendant hung her head and was APP
parently in tears
was Alfred E. Mills. waiter en- |
ployed al Jacks" hotel freauented |
by Yale students of which John j. |
Lacey is the proprietor. He testified
that he knew Mrs. Norton since 1902 !
and that she was a frequent visitor al
had been there with other women and
two men. generally in parties of four
since her marriage.
Al this point in the hearing several
Of the attorneys became fearful that
he names Of others than the princi.
pals in the case might be d.vulged
and counsel for Norton asked that the
names be left out to avoid publicity.
Counsel for Mrs. Norton said that
here was nothing analogous in this
divorce suit with the Thaw case and
be could not see the necessity ot
the names 10 the court
He told his honor he would reserve
al rights on behalf Of defense on this
point.
What did she drink" inquired
,oursel for Norton
Liberal As to Drinks.
Ginger ale highballs," replied the
witness.
How many of these hlghballs did
she have?"
Several before supper" was the
-eply.
He said that after supper cham
payne was served.
How much of the champagne did
she drink"
Il served two quarts 10 the party"
On the cross examination this
waiter at Jacks" testified that he
lad seen Mrs. Norton very often in
he restaurant perhaps two or three
lines a week This was before they I
we're married He sta, led that he never
saw them together in the restaurant
after the marriage. He was asked
rhat they drank when they were
here l.
she drank ginger ale bighbslIs &
ind Norton drank straight whisky"
yas the reply.
"nid she ever get intoxicated while
n Iack's2 u
No. sir Il
Did she ever have any champagne Il
With him. 4
NO. sir he never bought any cham
lagne" Ia
Several other Witnesses we're eX- u
mined before the case was finished Z
or the day. u viii go on next Tues :
ay.
EXPLOSION INJURIES MINERS.