Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-18
DIVORCES WERE GRANTED
TO FOUR WIVES.
Superior Court Heard Tales of Mari
tai lnfelicity.

Four divorces which We're on the
uncontested list were granted by Judge
William L. Bennett in the superior
court here on Friday morning, one Of
them being a case that was partly
more evidence as all the witnesses
last week were relatives.
This was the case of Ethe! NJ Wiz
son Of Stonington against Albert H
Wilson of StOningtOn. The divorce
was granted on the grounds of habit
ual intemperanCe and the petitioner
had her name changed to Ethel NJ.
Wheeler. The couple was married
on Dec. 3, 1872.
The additional witness Friday was
John Perkins of StoningtOn, trolley
conductor, who told of Wilson riding
on cars when intoxicated.
Mary A. TiIley of this city, whose
maiden name was Whitaker was
given a divorce from William ]. Til
ley of Preston to whom she was mar
ried on March >, 1898. The case was
presented by Brown & Perkins and
the divorce was granted on both the
grounds alleged, habitual intemperanCe
and intolerable cruelty. The couple
have no children.
Mrs. Tilley. who said her husband
is now at the state inebriate farm.
testified that they were married in
Providence, and had lived at Provi-
dence, Taftville and Packerville,
where Mr.. Tilley had kept a poultry
occasions when her husband was
drunk and had knocked her down.
Anna Durkee of New York, who had
lived near the Tilley family in Pack
erville, corroborated Mrs. Tilleys tes-
timony, and Hattie A. Phillips did the
same.
Benjamin R. Briggs of PIainfield.
CONSERVATION for Mr.. Tilley, said that
the man had been sent to the inebri-
ate farm as a common drunkard.
On the grounds of habituaI intern
perance LueIa Potter Prince of Ston-
ington was given a divorce from Al
fred Prince of Willimantic. She was
married to him on July %, 1904 There
was also an allegation of intoIerable
cruelty since January l, 1910, but this
ground of complaint was not pressed
The petitioner was given the custody
of Leon Prince, aged 8; Harold Prince
aged Z; Elizabeth Prince, aged I, and
Charlton Prince, aged ..
To her attorney, Mr.. Roche Of West
erly, Mrs. Prince said that they were
married in Appcnaug, r. l., and that
her husband was a mOulder, but spent
all the money he for for drink. The
town and mission had helped her and
ISE IOuT CElluTen. Mary Eliza Da-
Wis. and Sarah F. Foster Of Ston-
ington corroborated Mrs. Prince as
to the habituaI intemperance of Mr.
Prince. They had known of him
having the delirium tremens and said
he was a common drunkard
Bommera RicardinO of this city Sc
cured divorce from Raffaele Ricardino
also of Norwich. to whom she was
married on Feb. "a, 1909. The grounds
were desertion about five months after
the marriage Of the couple. The petit
toner was given the right to resume
her maiden name of Bommena Alb
bruzigi.
Mrs. Ricardino was put on the stand
by her attorney, Judge John H
Barnes. and Ralph Diveto was the in
ter1rSter. She said that she lived
with her husband only five months
and that he is now in Jail. She had
to do washing and her husband was
mad because she would not give him
money.
Vincenzo Fumegiro, Angelo Chioda,
and Joseph Izzo were other witnesses
in the case. One of them said the
husband is now in Jail for forgery.
The case of Manuel Gonsalves VS..
Amelia GOnsalves went off the list and
the case of Helen B. Thompson vs.
William Henry Thompson was post
poned