The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-10
MARITAL TIES
BY WHOLESALE
ARE SEVERED

Past records for the number of
| divorces granted in one day, were left
| trailing in the Civil Superior court
yesterday. Thursday, Feb. 3. 1911,
as the greatest bargain day ever ex-
perienced. In all eighteen applicants
were made happy by being freed
| from their erring spouses. Nine de-
crees were allowed by Judge Milton
A. Shumway during the morning ses-
and nine in the afternoon.
Helen Matthews Keenan,, manicur-
ist at The Stratfield, was freed from
the ties which bound her to her hus-
band, Edward W. Keenan,. keenan,
is a local dancing teacher, pianist and
singer, has seen work on the stage.
and is now in one of the local NOV
ing picture houses. The decree was
allowed on the grounds of desertion
in May, 1903. The two other charges
were named in the writ, but were not
pressed. Mrs. keenan,, now Miss Mat
thews-for the court allowed her the
use of her maiden name, told of a
trip taken by her husband and her.
self to Cuba. In an argument her
husband struck her so heard in tho
dark room for three weeks. it being
feared that she would lose her sight.
A decree was allowed Mary A..
Quintal in her suit against her hus-
band, Adelard j. Quintal, an employee
of the Crane Valve Co., residing in
boarding house. The decree was al
lowed on the grounds Of intolerable
cruelty. Mrs. Quintal told the court
that soon after her marriage in Au-
gust, 1901, she learned that her hus-
band was possessed of a nasty tenn
upon her by a pair Of fists. She stood
it as long as she could, in the hope
that he might some day see the error
of his ways. He never reformed. She
was allowed the use of her former
name, Gildersleeve.
Catherine O'Keefe of this city was
freed from her husband, John e.
O'Keefe, now Of Manchester, on the
grounds of desertion. There was
constant friction between the two,
with the result that the husband left
home.
Anthony Katkouskis of this city
chose a novel way to steal away from
marital duties. Mrs. Franciska Kat
kousfis, his wife, told how in July,
1907, with party of friends they
husband managed to get the key of
the house from her. Under the shade
of tree. the husband said he was
going in bathing. She believed him,
but instead, he went home. Late that
evening when she went home, a
the key. The plaintiff says that her
husband left home because he did not
want to support her and the children.
She wanted the decree because she
did not want her husband around,
bothering her. The decree was grant
ed on the ground of desertion.
Elizabeth Vince of 325 Pine street,
is now a single woman though she
has a number of grown children. Jo-
seph Vincze was once her husband,
but the court decided yesterday that
he will not be in the future. Habit
ual intemperance was the ground on
which the decree was allowed. Vincze
passed his wife's home on many occa-
sions but never put foot inside the
door.
A separation was allowed Flora P.
Taylor Of Stratford. from her husband.
Irving C. Taylor. of the same place.
on the ground of intolerable cruelty
According to the evidence. the defend
ant had a mean habit of kicking his
wife whenever the humor seized him.
The couple were married in June, 1885,
The acts of cruelty began a dozen
years ago. q