Putnam patriot., 1911-09-22
Superior Court

There was short calendar session and assignment of cases Friday morn ing after the arguments in the case of Grimshaw vs the town of Killingly, in which decision was reserved. Two di- yorces were granted.
 Myrtis A. Briggs of Eastford, alleg- ing desertion and intolerable cruelty against her husband, Lyman Briggs, received decree. The couple were married March IA, 1892, ,desertion being on April 17,i9os. lon the witness stand Mrs. Briggs told of various instances upon which he threatened her and of times when he struck her or threw things at her, including chair and butcher knife, and, finally, of putting her out of the house and forbidding her to return. There are two children, Clarence, IA, of whom custody was given to his mother, and Mrs. Maude E. (Briggsl Hall, Is, married on July 22, 1911, and now resident in East Brook field.
 The other divorce was given Roxie E. Chase or East Killingly from Wal ter Chase. Desertion was the ground on which the separation was sought and secured. The couple were married March 2s, 1s99 Desertion was alleged on or about March l, 1908. Mrs. Chase was given the right to change her name to Roxie K. Bartlett.
 The case of State vs Homer Bruno, charged with illegal sale of intoxlcat- ing liquor in Killingly was heard Tues day.
 Constable Cleaveland of Plymouth was the first witness. He testified that he was engaged to investigate the ill., egal sale of liquor at Danielson. On the night of May 10th he tried to get into place on Water street. He found the door locked and was accosted by Bruno who asked him if he wanted to get something to drink. He said he did and Bruno said he would get it. He gave Bruno quarter and he went away and returned with half a pint of whiskey. Bruno told him that any time he wanted hard stuG to go to his house and he could get it. He went there on the night of the 18th and Bfu. no sold him another half pint. On the night of the goth he and state police. man Bridgman made raid on the pre-. misses and found little liquor and q number of fiasks and corks.
 The state policeman testified to the raid substantially the same as the pre- ceding witness and the state rested.
 The defense put on Mrs. Chase who said she kept boarding house and that Bruno was one of her boarders. Bruno came home very drunk on the night Of the 18th and was in bed. No sale was made that night.
 Bruno took the stand in his own be- half and said that all the states wit nesses had said was false. He said he never saw constable Cleayeland until the time he was arrested.
 After being out little over an hour the jury returned verdict of guilty on one count and Bruno was sentenced to pay a fine of sl00 and costs.
 Pietro Tofresso of Willimantie, charged with assault in that city on a minor female child, pleaded guilty to an attem pted assault and was given a year in jail.
 The case of Charles Dausreau of Piainfieid, arrested at his farm there by state police officers few weeks ago on charge of having set fire to the home of Mrs. Julia karajherm in the same town, was nolled Tuesday. Dau- sreau has been held at Brooklyn jail in default of bonds of s2, 800.
 Judge Williams filed Tuesday de- cision favorable to the town of Killing ly in the case in which 1t was the de- fendant and Deputy Sheriff Michael Grimshaw of fAttawaugan the plaintiff, the later seeking to recover damages as the result of his horse breaking it's