Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-29
DESERTiON WAS GROUNDS >-
 FOR FIVE DIVORCES
Three Women and Two Men Obtain
 Decrees in Superior Court.

1 Five divorce decrees, all on the 1 grounds of assertion, were allowed on 1 Friday at New London by Judge Cur i lis in the short calendar session of the ! superior court, all being on the uncon- i tested list. In three cases the plain ! tifTs were the. wives and in the other
 TWO the husbands.
 1 Carrie N Rouse of New London ob- l tained divorce from George A. Rouse, now of parts unknown, and she was 1 also given permission to resume her maiden name of Carrie A. Newcomb. i They were married in October, 1899, l and she charged that he deserted her i four years and one month later. married at Willimantic. She said
 Mrs. Rouse testified that she was i her husband was too lazy to work and that she had to work hard From ] WiIlimantic they went to Providence and there witness said things were Deserted by Edward Carter of Nontville since June. 1909. as she charged, Louisa Deveau of the same town obtained divorce from him. They were married in July. 1906. The mother was given custody of d 4 year old daughter. Hab1tuaI intern perance and intolerable cruelty were also alleged in the complaint.
 The plaintiff was the first witness She said her husband drank excessive ly and had beaten her several times.
 Mrs. Carter said her husband did not work and did not in any way pro- vide for her support. Four years ago, she said. her husband left her, and went to his parents home in Mont vile, and since then he has never done anything 10 support his wife or child and has never even spoken to his wife or written to her.
 John Chaney and Joseph stayler, who are boarders at Mrs. Carter's mothers home, where Mrs Carter also lives, testified that Mir. Carter had nn writ Ty-S Va
 Florence E. Chappen of New Lon don was allowed to change back to her maiden name of Florence F. HOtchkiSs when she was gi-Een divorce from Howard NJ. Chappell, now of parts unknown The marriage record pro- duced from the Waterbury town clerks office showed that they were married in that city Nov. II, 1899when he was 26 and she was 22. Desertion was alleged since June l, 1907.
 Mrs. ChappeH testified that her hus- hand deserted her in August. 1908. and since then has never resided with her and has done nothing to contribute I" her support. Mrs Chappell said sf leaving her
 Mrs. Hanks of; Norwich testified to knowing that Mrs. Chappeu had re- sided in Norwich the first two years after her husband deserted her and. that she knew MT. Chappell had never been there to see his wife
 Mrs. Mary F. Martin, who resides with Mrs. Chappeil, said she had lived with Mrs. Chappen since January, 1910 and that in that time Mir Chap pen had not lived with Mrs. Chappe4l or even been to see her. Witness said , Mrs. Chappeil supports herself by dressnaking.
 Gurdon T. Miller of Waterford ob- tained divorce from his wife Sadie l.. Holmes Miller, on the grounds that she deserted him on Sept 23. 1907. They were married a year before that on the first day of August.
 MT. and Mrs. Miller went from New London to Hartford, where Miller was employed as driver by the Pope Autos mobile com pany. Mir. Miller, who was the first witness, said his wife began to stay out nights, and he demonstrated with her, enly to be told that he could dc as he wished and that she would d6 likewise.
 Miller said he has since lived at Quaker Hill. Mrs. Miller, he said, has been at New Lenden, but has never I lived with him or had anything to do with him. of it, but understood that his wife went out frequently on joy rides in Hartford before they parted while he was off on trips fer the company.
 Alden w. Harvey of Quaker Hill and John II. Williams of New London tes- tiled that they saw Miller frequently were confident that Mrs Miller had not lived with her husband there
 la thS divorce suit ef Maurice Ls