Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-08
MORE DIvORCES
Were Handed Out To-Day Dy ihe
 Superior Court.

The first case rolled out by the d. vorce mill in the superior court to- day was that of Margaret Rowan Moran vs James B. Moran. These parties were married in Danbury on January 19, 1891, and on June IF. 1895, Moran went away. One child. James. aged F. lives with his mother in Beacon Falls. Two weeks after the marriage Moran began III treating his wife. He blacked her eyes. broke her teeth. He stole her clothing and pawned 1t for drink. He pawned her wedding ring, and hts brothers-in-law's clothing, and when his surviving child was born he ran away and was drunk three weeks. In all their married life he did not give his wife 5 cents. He left two or three times. beat her on the head and finally quit on the date above stated. Mrs Moran was obliged to work to support her family and she was employed in laundries. hotels and shops.
 He is supposed to be living in Brooklyn, N. Y. One day he came to Naugatuck while his wife was liv- ing there and Attorney Kennedy, Mrs Moran's counsel, thought to have them make up. He brought them to- gether, but Moran said that while he was willing to go back to her, he knew he could not keep sober. He was no good to her or the children. he said. and they and him would bs better off living apart. A divorce was allowed on the grounds of deser- tion, with the custody of the boy.
 Marie c. Anderson sued her hus- band. Charles F. Anderson, for di- yorce on the grounds of intemper- ance and cruelty. The plainttf lives in Naugatuck, where the defendant also resides. They were married on November II, 1882, in New Britain. Anderson, though charged with habitual intoxication, was always on the congealed water wagon, being employed by the Salem Spring Ice Co He threatened to shoot her in the spring of 1904, and Mrs Ander- son and her married daughter grappled with him for possession of the revolver and after a tussle got 1t away from him. They parted last Oc- tober. defendant deserting his wife.
 Mrs Jennie Hubbell, Sirius Gould. Naugatuck, and Arthur s. French, son-in-law of defendant, Hartford. testified for the petition and 1t was allowed on the grounds of intemper- ance.
 The case of Mabel E. Percy against Thomas Percy was based on deser- tion on September 25, 1903. The parties were married on May %. 1901. Mrs Percy testified she lives at 59 Walnut street, and her age is 25. Percy worked in New Haven and on September 25. 1903, he told his wife he was going to his home in Maryland because he had secured 3 position there. He was attending funeral that day. In the preceding January Mrs Percy left her husband because of his i'll treatment and on the occasion of his sending for her in September he had but returned few days from Maryland. He told his wife to pack up her things and ho would send for her in a few days. He went away to Maryland and that was the last she saw of him. In few days Mrs Percy returned to her parents home here. Some months later he wrote her that he was going west and if she could get . divorce he would pay for 1t. At that time she was employed by the New Eng land Watch Co.
 Miss Emma H. Wooley, Baldwin street, testified she has seen Percy in Waterbury twice during the past two months. Mrs Eva E. Norton, peti- tioner's mother, and Theander G. Norton. her step-father. testified of the defendants i'll treatment of his wife and his continued absence from her since September 25, 1903. A divorce was allowed and petitioners maiden name, Blackman. was re- stored to her.
 The last case beard was Bertis l. Russell against Mary A. Russell. De- sertion was alleged in this case as taking place on September 2s, 1903. On that date the couple lived on Holmes avenue with their minor child, Edith, who is with her mother. They had a roomer and Russell ob- jected to his wife's intimacy with this man, whose name was Clinton Lamon. Mrs Russell stood up for him and finally they parted. as she would not give up Lannon's society. Dr John c. Davenport, who married the couple. testifed to trying to in- duce Mrs Russell to accept her hus- bands view of domestic affairs and his failure to make her do 90. The other witnesses were Dr George A. Faber, Constable George Booth.
 Constable Booth testified that Mrs Russell told him she preferred the company of Lamon to that of her husband. Lamon left town last Sep tember. Judge Robinson immedi- ateiy granted decree on the grounds of desertion. Court then adjourned.