Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-10
TWO DIvORCES
Judge Gager Listens 10 Woes of Married Life - One Case
 Postponed.

 lations in the superior court to-day, Judge Edwin B. Gager of Derby pre- siding. The first case called was that of Ellen s. Grenier. aged 20, lagainst Joseph GrenHr. Both live in Waterbury, he with his mother on East Main street and she with her mother. Cruelty was the basis of the case. This marriage was a run away match and it took place in Brewster, on September 24. 1903. A few weeks later Mrs Grenier began to bemoan her lot. On Christmas eve her husband struck her a few times and she was obliged to leave the house. The couple never lived even contentedly. Several times Mrs Grenier felt it necessary to go to her mothers home. In October, 1904, a child was born to them and 1t lived only a short time. Quarrels were of frequent occurrence. Once or twice Grenfer put his wife out of the house. Matters became so bad be- tween them that in the end Mrs Grenier made up her mind to leave her husband for good and she according ly Instituted proceedings for divorce. But week later her husband in- duced her to return to him and they lived quietly for few months. A year ago this May she found 1t ut terly impossible to live with her hus- band, even , in the same house, and she left him and started the divorce suit. Two children in all were born to the couple and both died. Mrs Annie M. Smith, mother of the peti- tioner and several relatives testified for her. She was granted divorce and her maiden name was restored to her.
 I Dayton M. Atwood against Abbie H. Atwood was the second case. Mrs Atwood was Miss Twining. She became acquainted with trolley em- lploye named Robert w. Root who has a wife and four children living in town. Last July Root left town, deserting his family and went to Cleveland. O. In August, Mrs At wood was said to have followed him. At all events she left town and rumor had 1t that she went to Cleveland. There she Is said to be now living as Roots wife in the house of a man named c. R. Royston. MT Royston came here from Cleveland to testify to his knowledge of the matter. A decree was also granted in this case.
 The contested suit of Ora Jackson | a 0o ipot yVtIItap, To cbgap ooInraa x,,a . the last called. Cruelty was the al- legation in this suit. Mrs Jackson is employed by A. F. Taylor. She said that she married to be supported, Inot to support her husband. She did not want to work for any man. Fur thermore. few weeks after the mar lriage Jackson turned the house into a house of fight, whereas she wished him to understand that 1t was house of prayer.
 The defense, conducted by Attor- ney McGrath, tried to show that Jackson was jealous of one Herbert Barns, colored, because Barns used to call to the house. Barns said it was to see the plaintiffs sister, not the plaintiff herself, that he called
 
 there. However. 1t happened one day last May that Barns and two or three other colored men and Mrs Jackson happened to meet at Savin Rock When they reached Exchange place on their return home Jackson saw his wife and she fell or was knocked down, and Mrs Jackson said she was never so mortified before in the pres ence of so many white people.
 | Barns had Jackson arrested for threatening to knife him and Jack. son is now awaiting trial in the SUI. lperior court for that matter.
 The witnesses in the case were Perry Murphy and William Clapp both colored. Jackson and his wife and Superintendent George NJ. Beach lof the police department will be ex. amined next week. At 2:30 o'clock Judge Gager adjourned the case tc next Friday.