The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-14
BEFORE GREEN THREATENED TO KILL HIS WIPE He Told Her to Kneel Down
 and Pray
Two Divorce Cases at Morn ing Session of Court Reed Appears to Have Hard Times With His Matrimonial Ventures = His Latest Acquisition Haunts the Midway.

This was a poor day for divorce
 cases. Up to the afternoon session
 but two of the five on the short cal-
 endar list had been heard. One of
 the duo was held up by the court. The
 first case heard was that of Joseph
 s. Reed, a contracting carpenter of Fairfield. against Winnette Stevens Reed of this city. Reed asked for the
 decree on the ground of tdesertion. This is Reeds second appearance in a divorce court. His former wife ob- tained a decree from him on the ground of intolerable cruelty about Il years ago. He was married soon af- ter to Winnette Stevens, who was then only girl They lived together for four months. The court found it hard work to get facts concerning the a1- legged abandonment of Reed by his wife.
 Unless you get down to business" said the court. land tell me frankly what occurred, there is not much use hosomed himself. He said he had quarreled with his wife about her coming to this city and consorting with other men. but she replied that she was married and could do as she pleased. She told him he was neg iSCIiuG HcT. TeeQ SdlO that HIS WIG could now be found about the music halls of this city.
 Deputy Sheriff Dave A. Burr of Fair field said that he had given personal notice to Mrs. Reed in this city He found her in saloon in Bank street. She told him then that she was glad that her husband was looking for divorce. All she asked was that she be permitted to hear the testimonv, but her presence was missing in the court room today. Reedzwas recalled to the stand by the court, and was asked if he was engaged to marry another, or. had made arrangements for marriage. He replied in the negative. The court held the decision up till it had looked into the divorce granted the first Mrs. Reed. There was question whether the decree was ob- tained on the grounds of infidelity or intolerable cruelty. Reed said he had entered cross cofhpIaint at the time of infidelity, but that the decree was on the ground of intolerable cruelty.
 According to the story told by Caro- line Duval Green. her husband, Henry Green, of this city, must have been a brute. She asked for the decree on the ground of intolerable cruelty The plaintiff stated that she had been go- ing with Green about a year when she married him. He used to call on her once a week.
 She knew that he took a drink of beer once in while but not to excess or to aggravate his temper. It was not long after the marriage that she found out that he was very ugly. "He would come home at night,'' she said, sand strike her without any provocation." They first went to live at Mrs. Shaw's on Broad street and took their meals with her parents in Austin street. They were put out of the Shaw home, because Green was so noisy.
 Then went to the house of a Mrs. Wilcox on Park avenue, from which they were later put out because of Greens actions. They then went to the home of her sister, Mrs. Riehl on Austin street. Even her sister could not stand him and they moved to the home of Mrs. Krager on Park avenue. Here one time Green who always car ried a revolver threatened to shoot her. He had been out playing cards and had lost money. When he came home he said: "I can't get anything out of anybody, so I'll get it out of you. Say your prayers, I'm going to shoot you.''
 Following this incident Mrs. Green left her husband and did not live with him for year and nine months. He came to the house of her sister during that interval, but he was half drunk on each occasion, and she would not speak to him. Later she met him on the street. He said that he was working, something he had seldom done since their marriage, and that he had given up drinking. Then then took two furnished rooms at 19 Pros rect street He lied to her when he