Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-22
DIVORCEFORMRSEVANS
The Case Started Yesterday in
 the Superior Court.


 Anna Evans against Charles Evans
 was started in the superior court late
 yesterday afternoon and continued to,
 day. Mrs Evans was represented by
 Attorney Guilfoile and MT Evans by
 Mayor Thoms. Mrs Evans story was
 to the effect that she knew Evans on
 ly week when she married him and
 that the marriage was the result of a
 suggestion from her father Mir Good
 ing of Woodbury. She was then Is
 and has been married about 9 years
 Money seemed to be the seat of her
 troubles, and twice during her mar
 ried life she felt compelled to leave
 her husband A year ago last Febrn-
 ary was the first time. There was an
 article in the paper, prompted by her
 husband, she said, that she had left
 town and taken $200 of her husbands
 money with her. The fact was she
 went to live with her sister in New
 Britain For some time previous
 Evans had been in the habit of going
 about with loaded revolver in his
 pocket. One day she found the weap-
 on on d pantry shelf and she extract-
 ed the cartridges. The second separ
 aton took place few months ago.
 Then Evans used to take a bottle of
 laudanum about with him. That time
 she went to live with her sister on
 High street After few days Evans
 called upon her. He had the bottle of
 laudanum with him. The separation
 lasted only a few days, but meanwhile
 their furniture was sold, apparently
 by Evans, and their home broken up
 md they went to live in a furnished room on North Main street.
 Going back year, Mrs Evans said her husband was ever crying about money. She kept roomers and what money she earned in this way he de- posted in her name in the bank. He had an account of his own. Their boy, eight years of age was another bone of contention. He seemed afraid of his father, and the little fellow who seems rather delicate for his age told on the stand how his father treat cd him. Mrs Evans had already stat cd that the father kicked the boy on the back one day and hurt him but this wound turned out to be q sun burn sustained while the boy was playing with other children in the water.
 Under cross examination Mrs Evans stated that soon after marriage her husband began ill treating her. Yet she did not deny that at least once Il month they went to the shore together for day or so, and as he took in most | of the ball games she thought herself | entitled to the pleasures of the mati- | nee. Several times he threatened to | shoot her, once he put her ont doors | and once he slapped hep>facc
 Mayor Thoms asked her if she did | not assume to be unmarried while liv- ing apart from her husband in Hart ford during the first separation and while she was working in store there, and also if young man used not @ visit her She said shc did not | pretend to be unmarried and the young man alluded to called upon her friend. not herself. Mayor Thoms asked her if she is given n divorce will she marry again and what she would do with the boy if given the custody of him. She said she would let the boy remain where he s in St Angus. tines school in Hartford. and as for marrying again she had not given the matter any consideration.
 Mrs Alice r. Wright, Miss Margaret T Grey, the friend on whom the young man used to call in Hartford. Mrs Barbara Weiss. Mrs Elizabeth Weiss. Mrs Agnes Kingston and the boy Evans testified in support of the petition.
 The defense began this morning. City Attorney John P. Kellogg and his brother. Charles P. Kellogg, tcs- tified that for eight years they have { known Evans, who is gardener on their mothers place on Prospect street, and that in their opinion he is sober, industrious and quiet and 1 not addicted to profanity.
 Herbert J. Evans, brother of the defendant, was then called, and the l defendant himself followed. His { story was to the effect that his age c IS 50 years and he was married in C St Johns church. When he was [ about 15 years of age he was arrest rd on suspicion of having set fire to a Inc K. of F. hall in Watertown, tried | by jury and found not guilty. This c was in contradiction of his wife's Il testimony yesterday that had she known he had served six months for c setting fire to the hall named she n never would have married him. Re- i, 'umiug, Evans said he never owned ii firearm and the cartridges his wife ii old about were shells he bought 10 h Ise m a shotgun he borrowed one a lay tO go hunting. He never struck |, lis wife, though they differed occa- i, ionally. They used to take in most f, 'f the excursions and in a way had 2 lery good time for their means. One n IT two seasons they had a cottage ir It the shore for week or two. As Q her leaving him the first time, he aid the row began at dinner be- suse he spanked the boy for throw ng a fork at him. When he got el lome that evening his wife was gone. a, ie had long hunt for ncr before ol e discovered by accident that she - Eas living with her sister. Mrs Rose 'Olger, In Nes Britain. where she E. ad often been denied to him. They 1ade up, but she refused to tell tn here she had left the boy. Their so lasted bui a few days to oWeter- He then set out fo find n he boy and after lOng search got clue through his sled being shipped h1 ' express to the S Augustine school
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