Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-12

CHARLES r. HUDSON, who was g. soldier
but was discharged about five months
later. They were married on Jan. 81
1912.
About a month after marriage he1
husband told her to go to work, and he
didn't want to give her any money
He had a violent temper and often
beat her. with his fists or anything he
happened to have in his hand. After
his discharge from the army he left
her for a. time. but came back again
and she supported him for two
months. She was earning a dollar a
day in a laundry and he threatened
to kill her if she didn't give him
money. He left her and she located
him in New York and she followed
him there, but for three years now she
had supported herself She had heard
that there was another woman whom
her husband went around with
Mrs. Westbrook, forewoman at a
New London laundry. and with whom
Mrs. Hudson boards, testified that Mrs.
Hudson's character was good. She
said that Mrs. Hudson had often been
sick in the laundry and they felt sorry
for her. as she needed care.
Charles O. Miller of the Second com
pany, at Fort Wright, testified that he
soldiered with Hudson for some time
and often visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson
while they were living on Fisher
Island. He had seen Hudson strike
his wife and he was a. drinking man,
with a violent temper, who would
throw anything that he happened to
have his hands on.
Adolph TinaIay of New York,
brother of Mrs. Hudson. testified that
his sister had complained through let
tiers of i'll treatment by her husband
and they sent her money because her
husband was not willing to support
her. Mrs. Hudson had also visited the
family in New York and had showed
marks on her arms and shoulders that
had been caused by Hudson's i'll treat
ment.
Judge Greene granted the divorce on
the grounds of cruelty and allowed a
change Of name to Frieda Finalay.
Wife Lived With Another Man.
Attorney HolIandersky brought up
the case Of Joseph Scinta against
Florence Burdick Scinta. in which
adultery with Victor Frederick was
alleged.
Joseph Scinta testified that he lives
in New London and is employed on
the New York boat and had known his
wife about a year before their mar
riage. They were married in Philadel-
phia on July 26, 1912, and lived in New
London. Six months after their mar
rage, Mr.. Scinta had occasion to go
to Newport and when he returned his
wife was gone. He understood that
she had gone to disreputabIe house.
She was gone from the city for three
months and then returned to New
London, but not to him. Later he To-
Gated her where she was living on
Mountain avenue with a man named
Fredericks and the landlord said he
understood these tenants were man
and wife. The landlord said they
moved out and stuck him on the rent
in February, 1915. The witness also
testified to going to another house
later with the agent and Sheriff Tubbs
and finding Mrs. Scinta and the man
Fredericks living there. The agent
said this woman was the one that had
lived as Mrs. Fredericks at the other
house.
The agent, Alvin E. Vail, and Sheriff
]. H. Tubbs corroborated what hap
pened at the visit when Mrs. Scinta
and Fredericks were found together
Judge Greene declared the divorce
granted on the grounds of adultery.
Husband Didn't Come Back.
The divorce business for the day
was concluded with the case of Wildred
lola Tracy of Norwich against Charles
H. Tracy Of Hartford. Attorney A J.
Bailey appeared for the petitioner, who
brought the suit on the grounds of
dence showed that not enough time
had elapsed to give the divorce on de-
sertion.
Mrs. Tracy, whose maiden name was
Parkinson, testified to her marriage on
Feb. 1, 1894, to Tracy, who was en-
ployed as a driver. They lived in
Hartford. The desertion occurred one
time when he had a driving job which
took him to Bloomfield. He telephoned
that he would be back, but he did not
come. and explained by telephone that
he had been detained by a sick horse
The next day when Mrs. Tracy tele-
phoned to him he said he wasn't COM
ing back.
George H. Woods Of Hartford testi-
fed to having knowledge of Mr.. Tracy
visiting women at disreputab1e houses