The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-20
MARRIAGE WAS
 FAILURE QUITE
 FOR THESE ONES Husband of Mrs. Cartlidge Married Three and is
 Twice Divorced Bigamy Did Not Appall Him
Bigamy Did Not Appall Him Child Wife Ran Away to Get Married, Blu, Wouldn't Take Care of Baby-Nichols a Wander er-Dunning a Poor Pro- wider.

SIX O1VOrCeS were granted yesterday
 by Judge Gager in the Civil Superior Court, all of the parties concerned be ing local petitioners. Three of the cases were in the hands of Attorney
 J. B. Klein.
 Carrie Cartilage of this city married 1 William Cartilage in Ontario in 1888. He deserted her in 1902. She learned
 that he> was married to another in
 Columbus Ohio, whom he afterward
 Cartilidge same to this city in 1904
 and has since been employed with the Downer & Hawes Go. The Ohio wife l heard of Mrs. Cartilage and wrote here inquiring about Cartilage. On the
 strength of the first Mrs. Cartridges | letter the Ohio woman obtained a | divorce. The evidence of the Ohio
 proceedings settled the matter with court. A decree was granted for de- sertion.
 l Emma Nichols, a local dressrnaker
 was freed from Leon B. Nichols, of
 parts unknown. Charles B. Nichols l father of the defendant, testified that i he had heard from his son once in a ! while In his last letter the son said 1 he going to South America. The couple
 were married Oct. r, 1900, and Nichols
 
 the drug business with his brother and l later worked at the Graphophone Co. He got up one morning and told his wife that he would have to leave the city as he had forged the name of a MT. Hummer and would be arrested. The decree was granted for desertion.
 The evils of runaway marriage were aired in the case of James B. Crad-7 duck, who ran away with Florence B. Raynor to Long Island, in August 1901. when he was but IS and Florence, but 15, although he thought she was IS. After the marriage they boarded for a short time and then went to house. keeping. At this work she baked, and after her first child was born she went to the home of g. friend in Stratford. The child died and a second arrived. The wife left her husband for a second time in July, 1905, when the baby was ill. He prevailed on his young wife to come back, which she die, ,Eut only remained one night, sleep. ing with the baby; but in the morn ing she arose and said 'T won't be tied down for a baby or anything else" She never came back. The ! child was taken to the home of his Since then he has often met his wife | at band concerts, but she laughed at | him when he pleaded for her to re- turn. The decree was granted and the custody of the child given to the plain tiff. i
 A running away habit was what | caused the differences between Char | les 0. Werwin of Stratford, and his ! wife, Agnes. The couple were mar ried in July, 1900, in New York. They lived happily together for two years when the wife packed her trunk and | vamoosed. She was located and coax ed back and everything was smooth l sailing for a time, when the wife left again after attempting to put their furniture in storage. She came back and in July last warned her husband that she was tired of the drudgery of married life and that she wanted to be free and was going away. The husband has met her several times since then, but his pleading for her to return home was in vain. The de- cree was given for desertion.
 Edith Cunning of this city, married the husband was a. poor provider, the couple getting along only in a sort of a way In 1905 they went to live in East Main street. The rent had be- come long overdue and they were or dered out. The wife went to the home of her mother with her baby in which place she has been living since The wife claims that her husband never supported her and that in five years all she received from him was $15 The decree was granted for desertion and the custody of the child given to the wife.
 Annie Kavecsansky of this city, was i; granted @ decree of separation from , Mike Kavecsansky for desertion, which ( occurred in 1905. The couple were , n, rriedt in the old country in 1Q0n I