Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-01
DIVORCES GRANTED
One Man and Two Women Were
 Freed To-Day.

The divorce mill began operations in the superior court to-day before Judge Silas A. Robinson and liberty for three persons, two women and one man was ground out.
 Levi F. Scutt of Southbury was the first applicant heard. He astounded the court by insisting that he was married to Sarah J. Lockwood on November 6, 1902 and that his wife deserted him on March of the same year. He insisted he was correct in making this assertion. physically im- possible though 1t was for his wife to desert him before in fact she was his wife. And to prove his statement, he produced his marriage certificate which. however, was the means of showing he was mistaken. The mar riage took place on November 6. 1901 and the following March Mrs Scutt. after having left twice before left on that date finally. They had been married only few weeks when she left the first time and the second time about week later. Why she went Scutt could not say One night there was dance in the village and though she wanted to go to 1t, her husband insisted otherwise, but he went and he had great time. Once she fourished carving knife over ,, his head at table. I'm going this time for sure" she said the morning she left the house and she went and did not return. This petition was granted.
 Minnie Henry Sagendorf had four years misery with William Sagendorf before he made up his mind that he had enough of married life. They were married on July 1, 1897. For 1 time they lived on North Elm street and then they moved to Ward street. Mrs Sagendorf was employed by the Scoyill Manufacturing company un. | til two months ago when she fell i'll. During her life with her husband she worked for the Waterbury Manu- featuring company and other con- cerns because her husband did not think he had enough moiley for him. self on pay nights. He wanted good time and no responsibility and the only way he thought he could get that was to throw the bonds of matri- mony over board. Finally, on Sep- tember 15, 1901, Sagendorf told his wife he was going to quit. He did not tell her though, that he had al. ready sold most of the furniture, and she was astonished when the pur- lchaser came for it. Twice she sent word to her husband asking him if he would not take up married life again, and his answer was decided negative. Mrs Sagendorf's witnesses Iwere her sister. Mrs Gertrude Ander. son: her step-father. Jacob Krisel- back: and friend, Mrs Elizabeth Lizott A divorce and change of Iname were allowed.
 Florence Jones against Edgar Jones was the name of the last case Ithat was head. This suit was based on two allegations. desertion and in. ltolerable cruelty. Mrs Jones lives in
 Naugatuck and is employed by tho lG. M. R. Shoe company. and her hus.
 band is supposed to be- living iu
 Bridgeport. On February q, 1891
 they were married and on January
 1901 Jones left. Mrs Jones said he Twas always drunk, but later modified that statement with the qualification
 that he was drunk two or three times
 a week. Once he threatened to shoot
 her, several times he struck her,
 blacked her eyes and bruised her
 right shoulder with a blow of tin
 dipper.
 Once he was very sick and he wor.
 ried her considerably by his maudlln , attentions.
 Mrs Ida Peck, sister of the petition.
 CT, testified to seeing marks of vio.
 lence on her body. Mrs Mary Butter.
 worth. Chief of Police John B.
 Schmidt of Naugatuck and Ohicef Anthony Malone added to the testi. mony and Mrs Jones was given a ; divorce and the custody of her three children.