Putnam patriot., 1911-10-13

kiNSu nun scNtlhl tIibts WHen ut udu promised to stop drinking, but she left him year ago last September. He had asked her to return, but she re- ! fused as she knew he was still drink ing. He abused her when intoxicated. He was habitually incorporate. On cross examination she said she knew him six months before she married him. He called on her two to six times day. Was an assiduous cour- ter. Didn't know he drank before marriage except as people had told her. First saw him drunk two weeks after marriage. He told her he didn't drink. He went of September 18th, and she told him If he did not get back ! that night she would leave. He didn't come and she left. Saw him six weeks later. He said he was going 10 get an overeoat. She told him he ought to get wooden one. Met him several times in Danielson because his father urged it. Once when she had about made up her mind to go back found him so drunk he couldn't sit up in the team. Did not go to Providence and spend the night with him, She went to Providence and he was on the train. i She went to her aunt's and spent the night. Did not stay at the Harvard l hotel. Wanted divorce because he was continually drunk and couldn't stay lR h ht.,a tad ,fAF ratt. .tx.sr for nurse but didn't want to go be- i fore this was over. Asked if she did not have to get the divorce before she could enter training, said she wasn't absolutely sure, but thought so. Had brought proceedings for that purpose so she could get through with 1t and go. Had not asked him for a present since bill was brought. He didn't give her pair of shoes.
 l Wilheld Colwell, of Danielson, street car conductor on the F. X D. line, said he had seen defendant on car going to- wards DellMitchell's andPete Young's. i Most always drunk. Had to put him of car on one occasion.
 l Frank Preston, another conductor, 1 testified to seeing Stone on his car drunk. Ray Shippey plaintiffs broth 1 CT, a motorman, also so testified. Fred Mitchell, Central Village, related an | incident that occurred on September 20th, when Stone was Ithrown from wagon and the horse had to, be shot on account of broken leg. Said defend- ant was drunk. Had:seen him under the influence of liquor frequently be- fore he was married. Daniel Wood found defendant near his house with head on the ground and feet in the buggy. He was very drunk and was kept over night by witness. Thought he was habitually incorporate as long as seven years ago. Lucy Hopkins and Mary Greenman of Danielson tes- tified that Stone was habitually intem- perate. Walter Shippey, another brother of plaintiff, said he told his sister the night she was married what Stones habits were. Everett Ladd of Central Village said Stone was habit ually incorporate before and after marriage. Benjamin Burdick told Of going to the Stone farm and helpipg Mrs. Stone when husband was away.
 The first witness put on by the de- fence was pr. w. w. Adams of Moo sup. He had seen defendant drunk when he went to cali on his future wife Once in the yard and once in the house. Michael Shea said he saw Stone at the railroad distation where he delivered milk. Saw him frequently, but only once under the influence of liquor. Wouldn't say that he didn't show up between the 1st and 20th of August. Frank Miller, .Moosup, said he had known Stone since he was born. Saw him drunk once. He was not habitually incorporate. Frank Tillinghast, Central Village saw Stone at time his horse ran away. He was not drunk. Had seen him drunk and had seen him sober. Took him home once, but he wasn'. drunk. $. A.. Clark saw defendent the time of the accident. He was sober. Never saw ! him drunk. Had seen him when he thought he had been drinking. A. B. NCrthrup lives mile from Stone and knew him 30 years. He was sober enough. Could attend to business.
 Stone took the stand Saturday morn ing. He said he worked his fathers farm of l90 acres. Had 24 cows. Wife lived in Moosup just previous to mar riage. He was under the influence of liquor on three different occasions when be called on her. Last time was night before marriage. She never asked him if he drank. The time the went away and his wife left him he had s175 and she wanted it. He went to Southbridge to trade horses. He
 meant to get home that night, but was urged to stay in Southbtidge and did so. Sent a man to look after stock. Saw her next latter part of September ] at her mothers. She talked to him all right, but said she'd die In her i. tracks before she would come bac k
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