Putnam patriot., 1911-09-29
Superior Court

continued all day Thursday and Fri- day. Tuesday morning the judge charged the jury and they retired. Al ter being out about an hour they re- turned with s verdict for the plaintiff to recover Sa0o with interest at 6 per cent. from June 10th, 1910. Attorneys for the defendant have filed a motion to have the verdict set aside.
 This case was in the nature of test case and in,all probability others of similar nature will be tried. 1t was brought under the United States bank ruptcy law which allows the trustee of a bankrupt estate to recover for the es- tate assets which have been illegally, as set forth by the statute, paid to a creditor. The court instructed the jury that there were three allegations in the complaint that the plaintiff must prove in order that verdict might be found for it; That Arnold was bankrupt when he transferred the S200 to the defendant, that the pay ment made the defendant atpreterred creditor over other creditors of the same class, and that defendant knew or had reasonable cause to believe that Arnold was bankrupt at the time and that he was given preference over other creditors of the same class.
 In the afternoon the case of Ida Sir {,a f0f D,,,, fret Gan,Hal non4nls sf Putnam, was begun to a jury. This case is for breach of promise to marry, and plaintiff claims 5000 damages,
 Mrs .Sirine was on the stand through out the day, and was under cross ex- animation by Attorney Charles E.. Searls for the defence when court ad. journed. The plaintiff is represented by Attorney Charles l.. Torrey.
 Mrs. Sirine testified that she was born in Sweden. Married Sirine in Harrison, N. Y., and later moved to Woodstock. While there she became acquainted with Renick who came to the house to sell groceries. She left her husband and went to Pomfret, and later secured divorce from him in the superior court at session in this city on the ground of intolerable cruel- ty. After the divorce Renick asked to call upon her and he did so. Said he came to the house frequently, made love to iher, made her presents, and finally proposed marriage to her and was accepted. Had kissed her and made love to her before others. Also had intimate relations with her telling her she was his property and it was all right. In March Renick came to her house, and while he sat in the parlor and held her hand he told her he was engaged to another, Miss Wuli of Wor- cester. This gave her great shock and she was under doctors care threatened with nervous prostration.
 Upon cross examination witness de- nied that there had been any improper relations between herself and Renick previous to her obtaining a divorce. She denied ever having been in the Essex House except once in the parlor with Renick. He had given her gold plated clock which he told her was worth 30, a broadcloth coat, a coat sweater, and candy. He had also giv- en her an engagement ring, but he had worn 1t himself She had made him several presents. Nine letters were put in for Identification and some of them were later made exhibits. The letters read by the attorney were full of terms of endearment, and signed by the plaintiff. They also told of her physical suffering after hearing of de- fendant's unfaithfulness, and accused him of separating her from her hus' band and the ohlldren of her blood, and further accused the defendant oi being the first to make her break the promises she made when she was mar, ried. Asked to explain what she meant by these things, the plaintiff did not answer, but when pressed she said she was in such condition she did not know what she meant. One of the letters was to Miss Wulf, to whom defendant had become engaged, telling her of Renick's relations with plaintiff. Witness was further exam. ined by Attorney Torrey ,and was back under the examination of Attorney Searls when court adjourned.
  On Wednesday morning Juryman Walker was reported sick, and by agreement of counsel the case was con trnued with eleven jurymen.
 The cross-examination of Mrs. Sirins was continued. Renick had told he | to come to Putnam and he would show her pagers in divorce proceeding 1 which had been served on him. Sh
 came, but as she was with another wo man the papers were not shown her She wrote to Renick asking him |
 come up if he intended to carry out hi
 agreement. Told of going to look a | BarFe's boarding house and unexpect
 edly meeting Renick there. Denie
 she had an illegitimate child in Sws
 den. Renick did not tell her that 9
 he was Hebrew he could not mar
 her. Told her he could marry whor
 he liked Told her he didn't want hi
 folks to know of engagement. Defeno
 ant said he would marry her when h
 had paid his folks what he owed ther and they went to Europe.
 Redirect examination said she neve