Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-11
DIVORCE CASE CONTINUED
 FOR OTHER WITNESSES
All in Court Were ReIatiVes-New
 London Woman Given Decree.

At the superior court short calen- dar session here on Friday morn ing Charlotte Champlin Allen of New London secured a divorce from J. E. Allen of New London on the ground of adultery.
 The plaintiff and defendant were married on July 21, 1902 and the off, lenses upon which the petition was brought were committed, it was claimed. between January 1st and September A. 1914. with Belle Will jams at New London.
 The mother was given the custody of her two children, a girl of nine years old and a boy of seven years old Attorney Clayton B. Smith pre- scented her case before the court in which Judge William L. Bennett, pre- sided.
 Mrs. Allen testified that they were married secretly at Greenport in 1892 and all their married life was passed in New London. She left him two years ago and went to live with her parents because he beat her. Then they made up and lived together again. at one time in Willimantic- She had also lived with her husbands mother. In June of 1914 Mrs. Allen said that Belle Williams appeared and her hus- band went away and was away for four months, but he returned one Sun day evening, penitent, and cried and said he would not go with Belle Will Hams any more.
 Finally Mrs Allen left her husband because she did not want to take the chance of living with such man, she told the court. She testified to the way he beat her many times and to his drinking habits. Their two children, sine said. are with her parents, who help to support the children.
 RueI Strickland Baker of New Lon don, Mrs. Aliens father, told of his daughter coming home with black eyes and of the way he was helping to support the children. He said the husband is now :n New London, but he knows little about him.
 That the husband is now living in one of the Redden houses in New Lon- don was the testimony of William NJ. Redden and he said that he believes the name of the woman Allen is liv- ing with is Belle Williams.
 Policeman Charles P. Hammond tes- tifed that Belle Williams is a woman Of poor character and he had seen Allen with other women of poor rep utation. Frank w. Decker cOrrobOro- rated the testimony that Allen is now living with the Williams woman and said also that he had tried to get AL len to reform and pay something for the support of his wife and family, as he earns S27 a week, but Allen told him he thought more of the Williams woman than his own family.
 Needs More Evidence.
 The divorce petition of Ethel NJ. Wilson against Albert H. Wilson. both of StOnington. was brought before the court by Attorney H. I. Rathbun. She sought divorce on the grounds of cru city.
 Mrs. Wilson testified that their mar riage took place in December, 1912, but they parted last May. They had lived with Mir. Wilson's parents and he was in the motion picture business. year after their marriage he began to drink to excess and threatened to knock his wife's block off when she rcmonStrated with him. He often act whiskey and struck and kicked her.
 Her mother. Mrs. Emeline Moves Wheeler testified that for a year after their marriage Wilson seemed to be all right. but that after he got to drinking he was brutal towards his wife. beating and kicking her. The witness said that she was often up until o'clock in the morning because Wilson was drunk and making a TOW in the house. At times it took strong man to hold him down.
 The attorney informed the court that Wilson had been twice married before he married this petitioner. One of his wives died in Willimantic and the other divorced him.
 These were the only witnesses though Attorney Rathbun told the court that he had expected other wit nesses to be present, but they were not in court.
 Judge Bennett continued the case. as he said he needed the testimony of other witnesses than relatives.
 Another divorce case that was on the list, Manuel GonsalI'es vs. Amelia Gonsalves, was continued for the third time because of the illness of a wit ness.