Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-03

| Judge Greene in the superior court
was occupied all day Wednesday hear
ing the plaintiff in the case of Free
| love A. Miller VS.. Everett O. Miller
poth or Norwich 1t is a contested
divorce case, in which intolerable cru
city IS alleged and alimony is asked,
as Wen as the custody of two minor
children. Owing to the many objec-
tons the case is being prolonged and
the cross examination of the plaintiff
was not started until a half hour be-
fore the court closed for the day.
Following the reading of the papers
IN the case by the counsel Mrs. Miller
was called as the first witness and tes-
tlned 10 being the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elijah Bailey and a native of
Ledyard. She claims that in March,
1906, July, 1905 and April IL, 1903,
she was crnelly treated by her hus-
band, being kicked on one occasion
Mrs Miller testified that they were
married January II, 1898, at her par
ents' home, they having been school
mates, and We're engaged three months
Defore their marriage. They resided
with his sister. Mrs. w. w Bentley.
in Yantic. until February. 1904. when
they moved to Sunnyside and later to
Durham street, living on the Hickey
place. $4,l00 being paid for the place.
She also testified to other property
Mr.. Miller had acquired of A. r.
Aborn. south of their property, and
street He conducted the farm and sold
from 80 to 100 quarts of milk a day,
having dozen good cows. He also
had other farm products to sell. At
YantiC Mr.. Miller worked for s45 a
month and his rent.
On July 20. 1894, the oldest child.
Gurdon f. Miller, was born. and the
second child, Leslie A. Miller, was
him March 81, 1909, because OF his
cruelty to her and her younger son
Went with her, the older coming to her
two weeks after She had done the
f7rHr rr.v-1r 60, 1o%I I'D
after the chickens in part She said
that her parents lived with them from
1899 until their deaths and men were
employed on the farm
When they were married Mr. Miller
had $500. and when the farm WAS
bought $500 was raid down on the
farm, and later the mortgage was paid
off, everything being cleared up by
1900.
Draegtd by Her Feet.
The several instances of cruelty
were reviewed. The first was in
March, 1906. when he used her cruelty
and told her to remove her clothes
from his room and to room with her
mother thereafter. She was never
asked to return although she was will
ing to. He used violence against her
in July. 1905 treating her shamefully
in the barn, when he grabbed her by
the feet and dragged her on her head
when others were present. In March,
when he threw her to the kitchen
floor. On April IL she went out to
the milk wagon for some milk, but
got non He grabbed her as she re-
turned to the house causing her to
drop the pitcher and took her into the
sitting room. She felt so bad after
wards that she sent for medicine.
Marks were left where he struck her
and she called in DIR. Aanwarring. On
May % he again used violence and
locked her out of the house. Later
she got in and went down cellar. He
grabbed her at the foot of the stairs
and threw her down She struck on
her head and he threatened to Kill her.
He also struck her in the back, and
later she called DR. Harris.
Mrs. Miller declared that she had |
no means of support and also said |
that her husband had talked about |
putting her in the insane hospital She |
said she had been put out of the house |
at times and had helped milk the |
COWS. Once he pushed her out of the |
front door and at one time Mr.. Miller |
and Kelsey Fillmore threw stones at |
her in an effort to drive her from the |
house. He at one time told her to go |
to the eigffbors, s there was nothing |
there for her In regard TO another |
occurrence, when she was put out of .