The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-12
WIFE MAINLY
 PLE.DS TO
 SEE HER CHILD

Judge Edwin B. Gager. in the Civil Superior court his afternoon granted a decree of divorce sfor desertion to Mary Philips of Brooklyn, N. Y., against Benjamin Philips of Miamus, Conn. The couple were married Sept. g. 1890, and became separated July 15, 1893 They had one child. a boy, which died July g. 1904. June 6, 1899, the hus- band applied for a divorce, which the wife contested. He asked for the de- the evidence was not sufficient. On Dec. IS. 1900. the wife also applied for divorce on the same grounds; the husband contested and again the court Philips was living in New Hurley, N. Y., with her husband when she left him. the boy being about two years old. The husband moved to Miamus, she went tu work for her brothers, in Brooklyn, as typewriter and Steno- grapher. Mrs. Philips often came to Miamus to see her boy, but the privi- lege was denied her by her husband and his parents.
 She became desperate, and disgusting herself. went to the school to which the boy was sent and was rewarded as the teacher allowed the mother to see her son.
 About two weeks before the boys death she went to Miamus to see him. but the father would not allow her to. as he said the boy was too ill and that he did not wish to see his moth CT. The night before her sons death Shs was told on the phone of his serious illness and hurried to Miamus. Here the couple had a sort of reconciliation almost renewing their former vows the husband saying that he would be friend to her: but she wished him to be more than that.
 Mrs. Philips testified that she asked her husband how they should ride to f,xr, fI,af fI,>x should ride together. She consented, but after they were in the church and the undertaken had told them that all was prepared to go on with the flu neral services. husband objected. but finally consented taking a stranger into the carriage with them, to whom he addressed all his conversation to her. While they were in the carriage he did not speak to her directly.
 After the funeral, not knowing the way to the railroad station she en- quired of her husband, who said to tn cab man. ''Take that women to the train.'
 Archibald Buchanan. father of Mrs Philips. took the stand and testified to the actions of Mr. Philips in not let ting his daughter see her son. He told the court that he had received a letter from his son-in-law. about year ago asking him to use his influence with his daughter. so that he could apply for a bill of divorce. The court grant ed the decree on the ground of deSer- ton and allowed the plaintiff the use of her maiden name. Mary Buchanan
 Emily Pearson of South Norwalk assumed the reins of married life toe young. marrying William H. Bouton o1 that town when she was but IT years of age, and Bouton 21. They went to housekeeping. her parents furnishing all the neneccitieS. It became an ear ly ha bit of his to strike his young wife leaving marks on her body. One time he struck her while she was carryine a lighted lamp, which was knocked out of her hand, almost setting the house a.fire. She lived with him only eight months. One time she asked her hus- band to fill a prescription which the doctor had given her, and he replied What do you think am, a. bank?' She left her home on Labor day, 1907, because she learned that her husband was going around with other women and because he had treated her so cruelty. Judge Gager reserved his de- ciSiOn