Putnam patriot., 1910-04-08
Superior Court.


 Thursday morning. Among the mat. teFs disposed of was argument on de- murrer in the ease of The Nightingale Mills company vs The Putnam Light X Power to. Plaintiff claimed dam ages to property abutting on Sehoo street due te the destruction ot II shade trees In the highway hy the alleged negligence of the gas company in al- lowing gas to escape from It's main in the street. Defendant set ap war rantee deed given by plaintiff to town of Putnam claiming that said deed transferred the fee to said town and that plaintiff had no rights in said trees. Decision reserved.
 In the case of Waiter r. Hatch against the International oil Engine Company of panielson the final report of the receiver was heard and motion for final judgment dissolsing the cor. poratien was granted.
 Uneoniested divorce cases were heard as follows:
 Annie NJ. Hill of Thompson was granted a divorce from George D. Hili of PlainIield en the ground of doser. tien, The custody ef the children, Irene H.. IL. and Alice, 3, was given te Mrs. iIill. Hill deserted his wife eight years ago.
 Archie Belware was given n diNcrce from Lena Reiware on the ground of assertion. They were married in Lit. tleton, x. IL, In Iss9 and the deserlion took place in this city in 1896, after a three weeks residence. For the past ten years Mrs. Relware has been housekeeper here In Putnam for her husbands brother.
 Frank K. Thompson of Chaplin married Mary A. Thompson of Mans. field at Chaplin on July $, 1870, and that his wife deserted him thirteen years ago to live with another man and never came back. The divorce was granted and custody of two chil- dren, Roy H., IS, and Lillian M., i6. was given to Thompson.
 Jacob P. Leach, colorcd, of this city, was granted divorce from Della Leach on the ground of adultery. They were married in Webster in 1880, and in 1904 Mrs. Leach was sentenced at Webster to serve an indefinite sen- tcnce for keeping disorderly house. The case of Pierre A. Turgeon of Brooklyn, praying for an injunction restraining Frederick $. Woodward from selling timber which Turgeon al- legged was cut upon his land was begun Thursday afternoon and continued all day the following Tuesday. The case was concluded Wednesday afternoon. Decision reserved. Woodward and Turgeon owning adjoining land the case arose over disputed boundry line.
 Harry Chippendale, of New Lon don, at one time a resident lof Daniel- son and known in this city, was brought before Judge Gager about 6 o'clok Wednesday evening on bench warrant charging him with man. slaughter. A bond of $500 was fixed and in default he was committed to Brooklyn jail. This was one of the events, that followed each other In rapid succession in the Lieberman abortion case, Wednesday, another be- Ing the suicide of Dr. Samuel F. Ladd of Moosup, at one time resident of Putnam.
 Carrie Lieberman died In New Lon don. Sunday, as the result of crimi- nal operation and In an antemorIem statement said the operation was per- formed in Moosup, although she was unable to give the doctors name. She accused Chippendale AS being the one responsible for her condition, and of going with her to Moosup to have the operation performed. As the crimes alleged took place beyond the jurisdic- ton of the New London Courts, officers in Windham County were notified. A bench iwarrent was issued by Judge Gager, who has been holding court in this city, for Dr. Ladd and another for Chippendale. 5herifi,Sibley went 10 New London and secured Cbippendale and sent Deputy Sheriff BIiven to Moosup for Dr. Ladd. Sheriff BIiven arrived at Dr. Ladd's home about II o'clock in the morning. The doctor was looking out Of the window. When the latter recognized the deputy sheriff, he arose from the window, and Deputy Bliven entered, telling the doctor what he had come for. Dr. Lsdd replied by saying that he had read an account in the paper Of the case that morning and that he was ready to go. He requested the sheriff, however, to walt few minutes to let him catch hts breath.
 He had no more than said these words when ne gasped and fell to the floor. Hurry messages were sent for Drs. Allen, Adams and Downing, but all their efforts were unavailing, Dr. Ladd passing away not more than twenty minutes after taking the poison that caused his death. 1t is believed that .he swallowed the hydro cyanic acid that caused his death when he saw the sheriff approaching the house. Deputy sheriff BIiven informed sheriff sibley at New London of Dr. I.add's death, and as soon e possible | the sherifY left there with chippendale