Putnam patriot., 1914-03-20
Superior CeHrt.

uhiaWiully Killing deer, returned verdict of not guilty late Thursday af- ternoon. Before they returned yer dict they came in and reported that they could not agree and were sent back by the judge for further delibera- lions. The judge called their atten. ton to ithe fact that another trial of the case would work a hardship on the defendant, and also presented for their consideration what has already been said by the Supreme court relative to the duty of disagreeing jurors giving full consideration to the views of those not in accord with them. They were only out few minutes the second time.
 The States Attorney noled the case against Frank Maryniak charged with burglary at Willimantic. He did not get his freedom however as he was ta- Ken into custody and will be presented in the Wilirnantie police court on a similar charge.
 Charles w. Greene, an engineer on the Norwich X Worcester branch of the New Haven road, was granted a
 divorce from his wife, Amy k. Green,
 by Judge Shumway in the superior
 court Tuesday morning. The ground
 alleged was desertion. Green testified
 that he was married in Burrilville, R.
 l., June 3rd, 1893. They went to East
 Thompson to live where their son was ! born. From there they removed to Putnam. While he lived in Putnam
 his wife first left him taking their
 child. He subsequently, received a
 note from her telling him to come and
 get the child. He went to Norwich to
 live and while there his wife came
 back to him but after living with him few weeks again left and he had not
 seen her since. His son, now 19 or 20 years old, testified that he had never
 seen his mother to know her and
 would not know her if she stood in
 front of'him.
 In the case of Davenport vs Upton
 judgment was granted by default. This is the action where number of horses
 were attached in Manchester and later
 an order was allowed to sell them but
 before the sale restraining order was issued forbidding them being sold. The court ordered an answer to the con-
 plaint to be filed in two weeks and the
 time expired last Friday. Attorney
 Burke, counsel for Upton, notified the clerk that he had disappeared from the
 case. The suit was to recover the
 price of horses sold by Davenport, who lives in Pomfret, to Upton, who lives
 in Manchester. The amount of the judgment with interest is s, ,236 6s, s,and
 costs are allowed for keeping the horses of S617.75.
 On bench warrant issued Friday, Adelbert Wilson, 4, was brought here from Danielson by State Policeman
 Robert Hurley and presented in the superior court before Judge NJ. A. W dJ tO diiS W Ci u a LII III cest, information for the complaint
 coming to officials from Miss Maude Wilson, l9, daughter of the prisoner. Wilson saved the state some ex'
 pense and the court the necessity o
 hearing the details of a revolting cast by pleading guilty when the complaint xya read fn him H. f1larpfu said h Ot he wished to throw himself upon the mercy of the court. Judge Sbumway sentenced Wilson to serve not less than one nor more than five years in the state prison.
 Wilson, who has lived in the towr of Killingly for number of years, ha' represented himself as being private detective, but is never known to have done any business in that line. Ht has been a very close companion of hi daughter, very much against her wish es for number of years. Wilson was taken back to jail after being sentenced and will later be transferred to tho state prison, probably in company
 with "Cuten Mulvey, the only othel
 prisoner to receive state prison gen tence at the March term of court here
 to date, and nearly all of the crimina
 cases have been disposed of
 The case of Joseph George Bernier amr., vs the Woodstock Agricultura society is assigned for trial beginning Tuesday, March 24. This case grows out of the death of George Bernier, tho boy who fell from balloon and wa' killed at the Woodstock fair last Sep
 tember. It is expected that the tria of this case will require week. Wednesday afternoon settlement was reached after the trial of the case of Charles H. Rounds of North Ster ling vs Ezra l.. Burgess of Danielson had proceeded for some hours, The suit was for balance due by book ac. count and the parties were related.