Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-01

New suits for the September term
of the superior court were filed on
Tuesday with Clerk George e. Par
sons as follows:
To Recover Deposits.
Nelson Arson Brown of North Ston-
| ington sues Herbert F. Brown OF the
same place. claiming $4,000 damages
on the charge that the defendant on
/ or about Feb. %, 1915, had deposits
belonging to the plaintiff and aggre-
eating $500 in the Norwich Savings
society, Chelsea Savings bank of Nor.
wfch. Savings Bank of New London
and Mariners Savings bank fraudu-
/ lentIy transferred to the defendants
account The claim is that Nelson
Brown had instructed Herbert Brown
i to withdraw the interest on the de-
/ pesits and for that purpose had given
/ Herbert Brown certain signed blank
| forms, but that Herbert Brown filled
/ out these forms SO. that he secured
both the entire principal and the in
/ terest on the deposit books. The plain
i tiff asks for court order constituting
4 the. defendant trustee of these sums
/ for the plaintiff, an Injunction re-
| straining their withdrawal or transfer
i by the defendant, an accounting and
judgment for. the amounts found due.
Attachments have been made upon
/ $5,24S in the Chelsea Savings bank,
! S6,345.44 in the Norwich Savings So
ciety, $3.074.47 in the Savings Bank of
| New London and $9S6.4s in the Marin
| ers' Savings bank.
| SANDER Suit for $4,000.
! Suit for $1,000 damages for Islander
! Is brought by Mary Vadatto of New
/ the same place, who is charged with
/ uttering in the Italian language on
Aug. TO- 1915, words which meant that
! the defendant was an immoral woman
and on that account had been forced
| to go to hospital for treatment. Real
| estate at No. 80 Grand street, New
London. has been attached.
Two Suits After Auto Accident.
Congressman. Richard P. Freeman Of
New London is made the defendant in
| a suit for $500 damages brought by
Michael NJ. Kelley of New London for
injury caused to Kelley's jitney auto
! mobile in New London on June II,
| 1914, by a collision with the Freeman
automobile. The accident happened, at
| the corner of Jay street and Hunting
ton street and was caused, it is claim
ed, by the Freeman automobile turning
| to the left.
In connection with the same acct
dent. Frances Shea of New London
sues Congressman Freeman for $4,000
damages. She was riding in the Kelley
car. driven by Neil Kelley, and was
on the way from the Backus hospital,
and had so far recovered that she was
on the way home. Her condition was
greatly aggravated by the accident, 1t
is claimed, her right hand was sprained
and the shock caused her to be con-
fined to her bed for many weeks, and
she is still in a nervous state.
Desertion is. Claim.
Divorce for desertioa is sought by
John A. Giesers of Stonington from
Annie E. ~Giesers @ofs Norwich, whose
maiden name 5was8Tucker. The mar
riage took place, in Westerly on Oct
g.. 1908, and the desertion three years
later7~in November. The father asks
the custody of year. old daughter
Widow Wants Accounting.
Harry saI.H Holmes of New 4sEondon
as executor of the, wifi of Isaac
Knowles, who died7Oct. Z, 1914. is sued
by Nellie Arnold Knowles, widow OF
Isaac Knowles. She asks damages Of
$500 and seeks to secure from the
executor an accounting for sums ag-
whichs Mrs. Knowles claims her hus-
band had received from her and had
assumed control of as statutory trus-
tee. ..
Groton Soldiers Monument in Question
An adjudica lion by the. court upor
questions WHICH. have arisen in the
construction of the will of. the late
| II
suit. brought by Frederick Bill ant
Charles. E. White, trustees under the
will. The Groton Heights Baptist
church and the Bill Library associa-
ton Of Groton. who are residuary leg
! atees under the will, are named as
defendants. Robert A. GraySswho dice
on Nov, %, 1906. left the sum of 1920
to erect a Soldiers monument in Gro.
ton Bank. on a certain site which Mr.
Gray would donate to the town, but
the town of Groton voted ons July %
1915. not to accept ithe gift. Since
then the Groton Monument association
has offered to permit the erection OF
such a monumental q point near the
Crotch monument. The trustees wan
to have the court direct them what
4 they can do under the will regarding
the erection of the Soldiers monu.
ment. They now have in their hand.
the $4,000 needed, foE-the monument.
$4,000 Foreclosure.
Foreclosure of a $4,000 mortgage
given on Oct. 13, 1902, on real estate
on .Glenwood avenue. New London b!
the late John Edgar Reyburn of Phila.
delphia in a suit brought by James D
Lynch of New York. Taxes amount
ing to $1,353.51, with interest, are due
the city of New London ON the prop
erty. William S, Reyburn and E1eano
Edren, and Margaretta Crozier Reyburn
widow of John E. Reyburn, all o
Philadelphia, with the trustees ant
executors under his will. are made thu
defendants in the case.
Railroad Employe Appeals.
Alfred AIard of Putnam, an EN-,
ploye of the New York, New .HaveI
and Hartford railroad, takes an appea
from the finding of Compensation
i Commissioner DR.. j. j.. Donohue il
which the commissioner dismissed AL
lard's claim for compensation. Altar
claimed an injury by slipping on tn,
ice on Dec, 3, 1914, and straining him
self while lifting heavy timber, caus
ing an injury to his hip.
Husband Accused of Cruelty.
Bertha Pearl Clark of Lyme, who's,
maiden name was Tooker, is the peti
toner for divorce from Ansel c
Clark Of Lyme, to whom she was mar
ried on Nov. 10, 1911, The wife claims
intolerable cruelty since March /, 1912
and desertion since June IA, 1912. Sht
asks the custody of their 2 year -olC