New Britain herald., 1915-12-18
D|V0RCES SEQUEL TO
 PLA|NV|LLE SCANDAL
Both Mrs. Carter and Edwin H.
 Elton Freed by Judge Futile

Of the six divorces granted by Judge Joseph P. Futile in the superior court yesterday five were from this section of the county and three from New Britain. Chief interest was centered son Carter of Plainville and Edwin H Elton of Bristol. When they were reached Judge Futile inquired of At torney Noble E. Pierce, counsel for both, if the cases were not analogous and about which there had been con- siderable newspaper nOtoriety. MT. Pierce said they were and introduced Mrs. Carter as witness
 The story she told is familiar to all readers of the Herald and dealt with the elopement of her husband, Irving B. Carter early in February 1914, with Mr. Elton wife, their re- turn week later in a penitent mood ana their second and final departure | november IA, last year. Mrs. Car 1 ter told Judge Futile that her hus- 1 pand admitted on his return that he l and Mrs Elton were registered as man and Wl1e While away and further l questioned whether he still cared for her replied Yes, love her and I'll | love her as long as I live as long as
 
 1 the second elopement she got let ter from Mrs. Elton saying she loved Mr. Garter better than she did her 1 own husband. That was the last she had heard of the couple. MT. Elton, who accompanied Mrs. Carter to the trial and sat with her during the court proceedings, also testified concerning the elopement of his wife and Carter He identified postal cards found in his house after the second elopement They were written by Carter and were of an aHectlonate character He was married August 4. 1904, but no child ren were horn to the union. Mrs. Car ter has one child a son aged seven. Tn granting the decrees, Judge Tut tie said he felt no doubt existed that both Mrs. Carter and Mir Elton were entitled to them although it might he necessary to take some things for granted in the absence of direct tes- timony. The cases were reached late in the afternoon, but lasted only about ten minutes.
 Judge G. w. Klett sought and ob- tained divorces for three New Brit ain people all on grounds of desertion. The first case was brought by Louise Estele Roberts against Edmund Pet CT Roberts. They were married in this city November 9, 1911. A month later Roberts deserted his wife and went to Minnesota. Both worked in factories and on the morning of the desertion left home together. Mrs. Roberts supposed he was bound for work, but he never came home again She heard he had gone west and that last summer had returned to the city. Roberts, when living with his wife, was drunk a good deal of the time and wouldn't work, she told the judge. Mrs. Roberts was given her decree and the right to resume her maiden name, which was Gussman.
 Louise M. Groat was divorced from Robert c. Groat on the ground of de- sertion and habitual intemperance. They were married October II, 1902 and she left him in July, 1907 because there was no food in the house and he told her if she did not like conditions to get out Neighbors brought food to her and the two children. She had worked to support herself and the children since. She met him on the streets several times and he asked her to come back, but at these times Groat was always under the influence