Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
FIVE DIVORCES WERE GRANTED
Two Husbands and Three Wives We're Petitioners Before
Superior Cowt-Soldier Had too Many Loves-Wife of
Mystic Man Stays in Germany-Too Much Mother-in-
law in One Case.

Divorce cases on the uncentested HIST
were taken up in the superior court
here on Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock,
after the jury had retired to deliberate
upon a verdict in the $4,000 suit of
Adolph Nothe against the Central Yer
mont railroad.
Five OF the seven on the. list were
taken up. and in each Judge William
L. Bennett granted the petition, two
husbands and three wives thus obtain
ing freedom from marital bonds that
had proved irksome.
He Just Left.
Mrs. Julia Lavoie of New London
was granted divorce from George La
vote of parts unknown The grounds
were desertion.
She testified that they were married
had lived in Nashua since she was
child and lived in Nashua for two years
after her marriage. On July 2, 1906,
her husband deserted her at Nashua.
She lived there for three months af-
forwards. She didn't know any reason
for his leaving; He just left; She
didn't know where he went to, al
though she inquired Of her husbands
mother, but did not find out. The
couple had one child that died when it
was years old. Five or six years
after the desertion a friend of Mrs.
H.
she has never seen him since nor ever
received any money from him for her
own support or the support of the
child. For the last six or seven years
Mrs. Iavoie has supported herself in
Norwich. and also lived in New Lon
don.
Mary A. Michaud of Brooklyn, N. Y,
a sister of the petitioner. testified she
was living in Nashua and knew of the
desertion. She said that Mrs. Layofe
had never lived with her husband
since the desertion and that she has
Mary Dorsey of this city testified
that for about year five or six years
ago Mrs. Lavoie came to work with
her in Boston. She saw her husband
once in Boston and he told her that he
didn't want to live again with his wife.
been been in the west. he said, and he
intended to go back there.
The divorce was granted with change
Of name to Julia Doherty-
Wife's Parents to Blame.
Nathaniel ]. George of Grotoa, who
petitioned for divorce from Laura
Sweet George, to whom be was mar
ried at Derry, N. H. testified that his
wife left him in May, 1911. Up to
that time they had been living in the
same house as his mother. He blamed
his mother -in-law for his wife's leav-
ing. He said he never gave her any
occasion for leaving.
To the questions of Judge Bennett,
Mr.. George said that his wife came to
her things away and went to her moth
ers. He had since asked her to re-
turn. but she said she wouldn't.
Mrs. Eliza ]. George of Haverhill,
Mass, mother Of the plaintiff, corrob-
grated his evidence as to the circum-
10 Of Lao nj Mes fxNn r
Leach of Derry, n. H, his sister, tes-
tilted that it was the wife's parents
who were the only cause for the deser-
ton Attorney Warren Burrows was
counsel for the plalntiff; who was
given divorce on the grounds of deser-
tion.
Had Girl in HaverhiII.
Panagoeta Karapanageotis OF this
city brought suit for divorce from John
Karapanageotis of Haverhiil on the
grounds of adultery.
The petitioner testified that her hus-
band lived with her two and a half OF
three months after their marriage In
Norwich on May q, 1911. but he then
left her. He had been twice arrested
once for a fight with the petitioner
brother, who met the husband walking
with a girl on the street, and another
time he had been given a nine months
sentence for enticiug a minor female
Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court
Hibberd r. Norman produced the court
record.
George Rappas testified that he had
been in Haverhill, where he saw John
Karapanageotis walking on the streets
with Lena Alexandropolos and had
been told that they were living to-
gether in Haverhill.
Peter Sellas acted as interpreter in
the case and Attorney H. H. Pettis
was counsel for the petitioner, who
was given divorce on the grounds al
legged.