Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-08
HEARING DIVORCES
Six Cases Were Beard al Short
 Calender Session To-Day.

Four of the six divorces on the short calendar to-day were disposed Of. The first tried was that Of L.l- lian Pullon against Henry Pullon. These parties were married on June Is, 1878, and alleged infidelity was the cause of their parting. Seven chil- dren resulted from the union, two are married and the remainder whose ages run from 10 to 20 years, live with their mother in Prospect Pull lon was toolmaker and worked ID Waterbury. Matilda Hagstrom and her husband, Charles. living at 3l0la South Main street, testified to finding the defendant and woman named Elma Weeden in cottage in Bran ford Miss Martha Pullon, a daugh- ter of the petitioner, and Miss Annie Barber, 54 Filed street. identified a picture of the Weeden woman.
 Judge Wheeler asked if the de- fendant lives in this state and said that he ought to be prosecuted. The petition was granted with the GUS tody of the children.
 On the grounds of desertion Lola Dillon, nee Prindle, sought divorce from George B. Dillon. The peti- tioner lives on Hill street. She was married to the defendant in McAr- thur, O., on August 23, 1887. She had been married before she met Dillon. Dillon was school teacher and short time after the marriage he came east with his wife and taught school in Litchfield. He never sup ported his wife. He was regarded as "lady's man" and he used to boast Of his conquests among the fair sex. He had the artistic temperament with a vengeance and tongue that kept him in hot water constantly. He be- came so flippant about his conquests of the fair sex while living in Litch- field that the parents of one girl threatened to smash every bone in his carcass. A letter he dropped ac- cidentally from his pocket one day disclosed his secrets to his wife, who picked it up. In 1890 he went home to McArthur and that was the last of him east. This petition was also granted. The witnesses were Henry F. Kuntze and his wife, Edith, who IS sister of Mrs Dillon. They live in Pearsallville.
 The third case heard was that of Annie Holt West against Harry Arthur West. This suit was based on alleged cruelty and assertion. Mrs West lives in Wateryille and has two children, Myrtle, aged IS, and Edith, 10. The Vests were married in June, 1887, and in February, 1901, ,he defendant left town with a woman, saying to his wife, If you wish for anything my mother will give 1t to you" There was row the night before. It was bit- terly cold and West took the chil- dren out of their warm bed and put them in cold room. Mrs West, fearing trouble. opened window and screamed for police. West or dered her out but the policeman told her 10 remain, and she did. Ere quently her husband used to slap her face, throw her on the floor. and kick her. This testimony was sup ported by the evidence of Dr George A. Faber, the family physician. and Mrs Margares Roberts of Spring field, Mass. A decree was granted with the custody of the children.
 Desertion Was the grounds upon which Frank w. Marsh asked for a divorce from his second wife, Kate l.. Marsh. This couple was mar ried on March. 1897. and in August. 1898, Mrs Marsh went home to her father in West Haun and stayed there. Once she promised her hus- band to return but she did not do so, and one day while he was ab- sent from the house she came to town and removed her effects. Ma ble, aged 15, daughter of the peti- tioner by previous marriage, testi- fled in support of the suit. Charles A. Way of New Milford was the only o her witness. A divorce was grant ed with the custody of the children.
 The divorce suit of Hermine Hicks against Charles F. Hicks went over and another order of publication was granted in the divorce suit of John w. Wallis against Annie Eliza beth Wallis. The latter lives In Sheffield, England.
 Tn the contested divorce sui: of James H. Leddy against Dora F. Leddy an allowance of $35 to defend