Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
IN SUPERIOR COURT. Divorce for w. C. GreenhaIgh of Mys- tio-Mrs. Julia Gordon's Divorce Suit Dismissed

In the superior court here on Wed nesday morning Judge Burpee took the papers when the trial of the Mo hican company's appeal from the board of relief of Norwich was concluded.
 William c. Greenhalgh of Mystic was granted a divorce from Grace | Greenhaigh, also of Mystic, on the grounds of cruelty.
 The couple were married in 1907 the defendants maiden name being flaw kins. The petitioner testified that his Vile neglected the household affairs and was out all the time She often threw things at him and once she cut him on the wrist with a butcher knife She whipped their child merciIessfy at times.
 When the case was started it was int1mated in the testimony that the respondent had committed adultery. Judge Burpee ruled that unless this was made the chief count he would not allow any testimony of that na- ture, and the count was withdrawn
 William l.. Main, a grocer, and Abra- nam Sherwood testified for the plain tiff, and Attorney Ledwidge read a deposition from Miss F1oy L. Hawkins, a sister of the defendant, in which she said her sister was cruel to her hus- band and her child.
 In the afternoon the suit of H. R. Douslas, Inc, against James Sweeney, architect both of New London was
 
 suit was for s2,500 for work done by the plaintiff company for the defend ant
 The case of John T. Edmond against Warren C. Randall. both of Mystic a suit to recover payment of a note. was tried and judgment of $71s was award ed the plaintiff by agreement The case of Lima Beckwith against the city of New London. which was assigned for today. went off the list. The petition of Julia Lokah Gordon of New York for divorce from Herman A. Gordon of Norwich was denied. It was brought on the grounds of assertion and cruelty but Judge Bur pee moved that it was not shown the husband had lived the requisite three years in the state to entitle an action for divorce to be brought In the testimony in the case it was shown that an agreement of separa- tion had been signed in the spring of 1909, and that afterwards Mir. Cor don came to the store where his wife 1 was and told her he was boss She 1 ordered him out of the store and he struck her with his fist in the fore head. Later in the same day he came back and this time he kicked her l in the stomach. He went away and i that was the last she saw of him for a long time. Hhe said he never paid l the dollar mentioned in the separation 1 agreement. Mrs. Gordon told of see : ing him subsequently, and one time | he threatened to fix her At times he l was drunk and called her all kinds ot
 names.
 1 David L. Gordon. 20, clerk in New | York, and son of the plaintiff, testi- l fled to remembering the occasions when his father struck his mother iI 1 the face and kicked her in the stomach l leaving her unconscious. He also 1 testified that his father had once beer | sent to Bellevue hospital in New York i and was treated for deliPium tremens 1 the doctors said. The witness alse l told of coming to Norwich last Fourth 1 of July. He saw his here and he was l very drunk.
 After the young mans testimony Attorney Shields fer the plaintifl rested
 The first witness fer the defense was Louis Sternlieb of this citv a mem Der of the Connecticut >ants and l Knee Pants Co.,, employing the de fendant in this case, Herman A Cor
 don. MT. SterRlieb produced a letter