Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-18

Walter DusgvDrfleld, who has been in
KinGst0u Jail for a week, held on the
charge Of neglect to provide for his
wife end two children, was given
TRIAL In the Third district court. Judge
J oliver H Williams, Friday. Danger
field insisted upon his plea of not gull
", ard did not desire the services Of
n lawyer to defend him against the
c1snrOos brought by his wife. believing
the ac3oa wa taken hastily Mrs
D0ngernold and the two children were
= oGul4 and the two children ran to
- 49, - eoon a. he came into the
c0we ~ in the company of the Jail
~ - ne Kingston institution. and
ehoro w0s unfeigned demonstration OF
the affection between father ana chill
dreu- !.
Mrs. Daneerfield stated to the court
that her husband left the house about
two weeks ago with the understanding
that, nj her suggestion, he was going
10 Chariestown to see about getting
work on her farm. as she preferred
10 to Charlestcwn and did not return
home She said she met him in the
street and said that herself and chill
dren were I'm need, and he told her to
- to the store and get what she want
~ and charge the same to him. She
SAID the house rent had not been paid
Fer . month and a half and that she
Ave her huGh00d no reason for leav-
ing home. She denied that she ever
told her husband to leave. SO she could
- q maa shn6 would afford herself
and children q better living. She tes-
titled dat she never had trouble with
her husband, and that they had got
along very well up 10 two weeks ago
A. . rule he worked steadily, but once
or twice . year would go on a spree
for two or three days. She said she
EDfkod herself and earned five or six
dollars Q week by working at her home
and for Mrs. George N. Burdick.
Thomns J. Welch testified that Dam
Eerne4d had worked for him as a
feamster for the past six or seven
years and that there was employment
for him now. His pay was $40 n week
and he had occasionally advanced
money 60 Mrs. Dangerfield at her hus-
ban6s request and had furnished her
cool on account of her husband within
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Peckhan, neigh
bors ~ the Dangerflelds in Dayton
street, testified that they called on
Mr.. Dsneesneld the day after Mr..
nnugnFAeld left home, and there was
no nod or fuel in the house.
DAugsrield testified that he had
been mar1ded ten years and always
eupportsd his wife and family and
weuld continue to do so If given the
sppegtunaty. He said he did not re-
turn home two weeks ago because his
wife told him to keep away, and that
she was going to be divorced from him
and ct . man who would care for and
suppoft her and the children He new
err had serious trouble with his wife,
and believed the arrest and the trou-
bie and expense of this affair was
caused ~ hsty Judgment.
Judgo Williams suspended judgment
after Dangsrfield gave assurance that
his eaSn1nUB would go to the support
OF 1s1g family, and the case was con-
tinuod to nexf Friday.
Jobw q. Tanner, charged with strik-
inn rApd. abusing his wife, after six
weof3 q married life. changed his plea
Of not guilty to nolo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tanner were employed in the White
Rock mills and had been discharged.
White Tanner was drunk, a dispute
arose over the ownership of some fur
nifure, and resulted in assault by the
hu9baud upon the wife, during which
Mrs Tanners clothing was torn and
she was cl1oked and struck and she
was on t1re verge of nervous collapse.
Town Solicitor Agard brought out the