Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-01
Willimantic, Danielson and Putnam

here and found the property at the
nome of his Wifes parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Gordon. They refused
| to turn the property over to him and
| ne brought the replevin action.
Wife's Therats.
A portion of the furniture which he
! owned had been given to him and as
/ for the balance it was paid with his
money and belonged to him He never
| gave 1t to his wife. Their married
! lie after while was not very happy
and his wife had threatened at one
time that she might leave him at anY
| minute and when she did go she would
take the furniture
| IS Pin Money.
! He earned SIS a week and gave his
| wife 50. He paid the grocer and rent
| The 50 he gave his wife was for her
| own use. He had given her no cause
| TO leave him. but on the other hand
! she had been in the habit of spend
ing evenings away from home. run
ming around with other men.
Mothers Testimony.
Mrs Ada Doane of Rockville, moth
| er OF the plaintiff, said that she had
given her son some of the furniture
and so had her sister and mother. She
mad never given her dauehter-ifl Jaw
the articles taken by the wife as prop
| erty which she. her sister, and mother
mad given ths plaintiff Her testimony
was corroborated by Mrs. Mary Web
ster of Rockville, the aunt.
Too Generous for His Means.
On cross examination by Attorney
Harvey, poare admitted that when he
married Grace l.. Gordon in this city,
the wedding ring had been bought on
the lnstallment plan and that it was
not paid until after they were married.
PREVIOUS to his marriage he gave his
prospective bride a watch and loeket.
ihis watch and locket had also been
oousht on the installment plan and
paid for after marriage. He further
admitted that after they were mar
| RED he pawned his wife's watch we'd
ding ring and locket, and that even
now the wedding ring was still in
pawn. He mad pawned them to pay
hospital bills contracted by his wife.
Mother-in Laws Advice.
1t had been brought out on the di-
rect examination that the mother, Mrs.
| Edward Gordon OF this city had writ
ten her daughter letter the first part
of September, 1910. telling her that if
she decided to leave Doane to do so
hurriedly AMI take all the furniture
she wanted. If she would claim that
Doane had given it to her they. could
| not get it back. Relative to this Doane
was cross examined at length but did
not change his testimony. He said the
original letter had been received by
his wife, torn up and thrown into the
toilet. He had picked out the pieces.
allowed them TO dry and then after
working about two hours was able to
stick the pieces together and make
copy of the letter.
Wife's Testimony.
For the defense. Mrs. Doane said
that when she married Doane he gave
her to understand that he had furni-
ture with which to start housekeeping.
On her arrival in Brooklyn, n. Y, she
found that all there was would hardly
furnish two rooms. They bought some
furniture and all of this he gave to
her. Aside from that she had some
of he own goods.
When He Did Mot Forget It,
Her husband gave her IS week
when he did not forget it. With this
S. she paid the meat bill. the gas bill
shanlefully and went on vacation
once leaving her with only So She
did sowing for others and one winter
her husband was out of work for six
weeks. During that time she did some
sewing and her husband came to the
place where she worked, for his meals
Mrs. Edward Gordon said that when
she was visiting her daughter with
Mrs. c. D. Maine of this city Doane
told them that all the furniture be-
longed to Grace, his wife. This was
corroborated by Mrs. c. ID. Maine of
this city. disinterested party.
Verdict for Defendant.
The evidence wss all in before the
noon recess AMI the arguments started
1T 2 o'clock. An hour later the jury
retired and about 4 o'clock came in for
further instruction. yhey secured it
and retired again. A short time later
they came in with a verdict for the
defendant, Mrs. Doane. She IS to re-
ceive the property replevined by the
plaintiff.
Ten Ballots to Decide.
The jury took about ten ballots in
reaching a decision. At first they
stood to i'll favor of the plaintiff,
but later swung around to y for the
defendant