Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-19
SIX DIVORCE CASES BEFORE COURT
Three Wives Given Decrees They Sought-Two Were De- serted and One Treated Cruey-n Three Cases No De- cision Was Reached-More Evidence Wanted

Three wives, proving to the satis. faction of the court that they had suf ficient grounds for divorce, obtained
 the decrees they sued for in the su.
 perior court at the short calendar ses-
 sion here on Friday morning. Three
 divorce suits were partially heard ant then continued. All the suits were uncontested
 The session opened at 10 o'clock with Judge William H. Williams or the bench.
 Withdraws for More Time.
 Jessie M. Cranda1l, whose maider name was Jessie M. Rathbun, and whe became Jessie M. Jackson, appeared Charles H. Crandall. who is now ir state prison for burglary. They were married October II. 1905. Attorney Herbert w. Rathbun was counsel fo1 divorce on the ground of the state prison sentence that had been given MT. CrandalI Judge Williams read the law that state prison sentence for life or for an infamous crime in- volying violation of conjugal duty was grounds for divorce. He could not see how burglary came under this head. The matter was withdrawn to give the attorney more time in the case.
 Crandall was convicted in the su- perlor court on two counts arising out Of the assault upon MT. and Mrs. Vii liam A. Rathbun by party of young men on the night of Dec. Is, 1911 He was given a state prison sentence for burglary and attempt at robbery.
 Husband Was Usually Intoxicated.
 Mrs. Emma M. Thomas of New London took the stand and was ques- toned by her attorney. J. Cronin, in the matter of the suit she brought for divorce from Herman J. Thomas of Boston. They were married. she said, July 3. 1907. at Moncton. New Bruns wick, when she was 19. and after boarding for a while they went to and her husbands par ents lived with them. He was clerk for a railway company He did nol furnish anything towards her support ard in May. 1908. he went away to some city in Nova Scotia, leaving her sick in bed and alone in the house. Their child which was afterwards born died. Her own mother at length took her home. There her husband came once at night between and 10 o'clock after he had been drinking. The wit gambled and stayed out late nights. This was not occasionally. but the usual thing.
 Mrs. Thomas said her mother died in July. and in September, 1908, Mrs. came to live with her brother n Putnam and also lived with him in New London. She supported herself while there and for some time had been boarding with Mrs. Bruette
 Stott Mcdonald of Putnam, brother of Mrs. Thomas. testified to knowing hat his sisters husban dhad not been around while she lived with him. ana Crystal A. Bruette of New London .estifed that MT. Thomas had not been seen for the last two years during which she had known Mrs. Thomas in New London.
 Judge Williams granted the divorce md gave the plaintiff permission to 'esume her maiden name of Emma M. Mcdonald.
 Short in His Accounts.
 Annie S. Won WoIffradt of New Lon lon was granted divorce from Allen von Wolffradt. now of parts un- lnown. on her plea of desertion. They were married March 23. 1909, and her estimony was that he deserted her the ollowing October, less than seven months after their marriage. She was -iven permission to resume her maiden name of Annie Sauter. Hull, Me suire & Hull appeared for the plaint- if.
 Mrs. Wolffradt testified that her husband was short in his accounts with an insurance company. Mrs. An