Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-15
SHORT CALENDAR SESSION
or SUPERIOR COURT
Much Business Done-Divorces Grant,
ed and Cases Assigned.

CTImIudI 'UUsIIE6S
Thursday the cases assigned tor
Thursday will be put over until sueh
date as the criminal court VIII De
finished for the January term.
Thursday, Feb .1S.-Anne Quinn VS.;
Michael f.. Quinn; Joseph w. Maynard
VS.. Ida Maynard; Bessie A. Aeath VS.
Charles II. Heath; Isabella Ferry vs.
Then the short calendar matters
were taken up In the case of James
Moran VS.. Michael l.. Conneu an an
swer was ordered filed. A bond OF so
in 30 DAYS was ordered by the court
i'm the case of Theodore Turner vs.
city of Norwich, for prosecution.
Judge Wheeler took the papers IN
the case of Albert b. Hart VS.. n. l.
y. H. & H. r. r. Co, in Whlch A. A.,
torney Charles +. Thayer Tor 1 h',
plaintiff asked that case be trled py
Jury A special continuance was
granted IN the case Of Peck, McWll7
iiams & Co, VS.. Cedarsafe Co, 1or
three months. %
The motion to erase the suit OF
Timothy C. Murphy of Norwich anu
others VS.. Charles II. SchWaner, IT. OF
New London was denied. the pialh-
tiffs in the case leased Main street
property in Norwich to a lessee Tor
whom the defendant, Mr.. ScnWalier =
guaranteed. The plaintiffs claim tnat
the lessee did not occupy the DulIolns
from the time it was ready for occu-
pancy when he agreed to TO the time
suit was brought, and they sue loi
$500 rent for the six months. the sun
is brought against Mr.. SchWaner De-
cause he guaranteed payment.
In the case of Charles p. Whipple
VS.. James 3. Sutton bond OF $4OJ
in two weeks was ordered from the
plaintiff for prosecution. Pleadings or
motion in two weeks were ordered 1T
Mary E. Jewett VS.. Sarah e. Moran
and others.
Attorney Barnes was given permits
sion to file motion asking for leave tc
| file answer in the case Of X. A. Sher
mans Sons co. VS.. Industrial Mfg. co
| of Mystic The plaintiffs are suing tht
defendant company for $1,000 wortf
\ of building materials, furnished the
/ Industrial Mfg. CO. for the factory
| building in Mystic.
The motion that case Of Harry c
Wright VS.. Emma B. Wright b.
| placed on the list of uncontested di
! vorces was denied.
In the case of Fanny Rachelson VS.
Louis Elgarth a bond OF $40 in tw'
! weeks was ordered; and bond Q
( 500 in three weeks was ordered Il
| the case of Vladislaw Kornatzsy VS.
| Magdalena Potatzka.
In the divorce case of Harry {
| Wright VS.. Emma B. Wright, leave {
| plead was granted with costs. Bill O
| particulars was ordered filed in Jon
| J. Ryan VS.. Frank NJ. Ladd. Leave I
| file plea to jurisdiction was allowed j
the case of James w. Stillman ":
| Joseph c. Moore.
In the divorce case Of Burtis 4
Williams VS.. Martha Williams
New London, the motion that defend
ant be required to file answer wa
met by the filing of answer r. Attor
ney Freeman for the defendant. Thi
removed the second motion that cas-
be placed on upcontested divorce us
as Attorney FFestnan said defendar
was to contest case.
A bill of particulars was ordere
; filed in. the case Of Christos Psoulk
laris VS.. James COstandi.
The petition of the oyster commit
tee of Stonington that the committee
report be accepted. was allowed
stand while Judge Wheeler examine
the report.
John c. Geary, C. Hadlai Hull ar
I.eontine a. st. German Of New Lor
don. and John P. Huntington, Ec
mund W. Perkins and Allyn L. Brow
of Norwich were appointed commi
sioners Of the superior court Tor Ne
London county.
Divorce Cases.
Marie E. Farnham of New LondC
was given a divorce from Hiram Far
ham on the grounds of desertion, da
ing from July 20, 1905, as claimed
Mrs. Farnham. Mrs, Farnham WI
also given the custody Of the on
child, Bernard Francis Farnham, a D'
of five years.
The case of Nellie E. Perkins
! y TDaryiV
an uncontested divorce case, W
heard. Mrs. Perkins said that she W,
| married to Mr.. Perkins July 3, lSS
| and they had lived together in Ea
Lyme until the fall of 1906 when "
Perkins went to South Lyme. He Ina
returned in August, 1907, and h
lived with Mrs. Perkins, but occupyil
a separate room, until Christina
1907. Then he had sold property, HI
and other things he owned and h
gone away, telling Mrs. Perkins IN
it would be no use ito try to Il
him"
Several witnesses testified that
. was fond of the company OF Hat
= Ryan. After finding out how mu
y property Perkins owns In order 70 Q
- termine the amount OF alimony If
divorce is granted, Judge Wheeler a
'e nounced that he would take the pape
AldDtl L. main VI W Ns.eNA+J $50
y for a divorce from her husband, Enc
~ B. Main, on the grounds Of intemp'
. ance and desertion. Mrs. Main. W
y was the first witness. said that s
y was married to the plaintiff on Ar
le "a. 1898 She lived with him until I
~ cenber of that year when she v
y, obliged to leave him because OF
IN fondness for drink. She had tried
~ encourage him, she said, to leave
u ouor alone, but he never paid any
tention to her pleadings. His home
10 now in Old Mystic, she said.
81 Deputy Sheriff w. Fl. Casey, "
~ said that he served the papers in
IL case. testified that Main was living
. Old Mystic at the time. He und
y stood that Main was keeping won
ie in the village. Mrs. NJ. f. Carpen
pc and Mrs. Jessie Tucker also testified
ne Judge Wheeler then signed a dec
of divorce on the grounds of des
20 ton. dating from December l, 1895. {
o. gave the plaintiff permission TO
IL sumo her maiden name Of Mabel vi
VI Edwards.
At l o'clock court adjourned u
ne Thursday next. when, if the crimi
Oh court is adjourned, the trial cases
$ signed for that day viii be taken III
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he Backus Hospital Service.
ut There was an enjoyable mus