Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-10
SUPERIOR COURT IN
SESSION NEARLY ALL DAY.
Calling of Docket Occupied Much Time
-Four Divorces Granted and Motion
Business Done.

Eight matters on the short calendar
list were postponed on Friday in the
superior court in this city, two of the Sc
being uncontested divorce cases.
The court came in at $50 and the
annual calling of the docket took place
There were 431 cases in the docket, sos
being court cases and 123 jury cases.
There were 10 cases stricken from the
docket and at the next short calendar
session motions for the reinstatement
of these cases will be heard.
In the case of Minard VS.. the Royal
Linen Mills, Inc, motion addressed
to complaint was argued and the judge
took the papers.
J. J. Desmond was appointed guard
ian ad Ttem in the case of Jewett City
Savings bank VS.. Farrell and others.
An extension of a week for the
pleadings in the case of Arnold VS..
Keene was allowed.
Divorce Cases.
Mary G. Hammond of New London
was given a divorce from Charles o.
B. Hammond of Stonington by Judge
Wheeler. Desertion was the charge.
Mrs. Hammond is a trained nurse. By
agreement Mr.. Hammond is given Gus
tody of the one child and Mrs. Ham
mond is to be permitted to see the
child at stated intervals.
Ethel D. williams of New London
was given divorce from John H. Will
liams of Stonington. Desertion and
intemperance were the grounds Mrs.
Williams was given the custody of the
only child
Maria Hanson of Norwich was d.
vorced from John Hanson of parts uE-
known. Intemperance was the ground
There were no children and she W ,s
allowed to resume her maiden name,
Maria Rudberg- They We're married
Oct o. 1889 in Sweden. He drank
| had q n throwing his
wife out of the house when he was Ill
toxicated. The last time she saw him
was in August
Annie Elizabeth Chesbro of Groton
asked for a divorce from Gideon P
Chesbro for cruelty and intern perance
but the case was postponed until next
Friday for more evidence
On the grounds of desertion Eliza
beth Lautman Hannis of New Lond 3n
was given a divorce from Louis Ham:
of Toledo and allowed to take her
maiden name.
Cases Assigned.
The cases assigned are the same as
last week. as follows:
Tuesday, June 13-Bosworth. adm.
VS.. the New Haven road Con triaD.
Wednesday. June 14-Hieks VS.. Con
necticut Co; Gallup VS.. Campbell.
Thursday. June 15-Garlington VS.
Blissville Mills Co, Musial and wife VS.
Kudlik.
Friday, June e-Short calendar. bal
meeting. assignment of cases and an
nual calling of docket.
Tuesday, June 20 (speciaD-W. B
Williams ct al. VS.. Rose. appeal from
probate; A. H. Williams VS.. Rose, ex-
ecutor. appeal from probate.
Connrittee to Fix Damages.
An interlocutory judgment was Civ
en- by Judge Wheeler IN the case OF
state of Connecticut VS.. Nathaniel G.
Hall and john A. DeWolf of Old Lyme
This was an application for tho TAX
ing If land for the purposes of a suit
able approach to the bridge over the
Connecticut river between the towns
of Old Lyme and Old Saybrook, and
the appointment Of a committee OF
three to view the land and ascertain
the value and assess just damages tc
the owne-s. Richard P. Freeman. Phil
ip z. Hankey and Walter FL. Richards
of New London were appointed a this
committee to assess the dana Ges an
report 10 the superior court their do
ings. r. P. Freeman was sworn in
by Clerk Parsons and the other two
will be sworn in later. before. COM
Inencing their duties