Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-13


 PIainfeId and Putnam-canterbury
 Husband Saw Wife in WiIimaantic
 Mans offiec-Farmers' Association
 Secures Warrington c. Kennedy as
 Agent.
 Four uncontested divorces were granted by Judge M. A. ShUmyay in the superior court here Friday. Three of the plaintiffs were women.
 Mrs. Florence Bertrand, of Wiili- mantle claimed a divorce from Delphis Bertrand on the ground of intoIerabIe cruelty and habitual intemperance.Th couple were married in Wilimantic in 1908, and for eleven months thereafter lived with Mrs. Bertrand, mother of Delphis. After that they went into their own home and lived together for five months before Bertrand's conduct became such as to cause separation.
 Mrs. Bertrand testified that her hus- band abused her, threw things at her and came home intoxicated many times. At one time he choked her. She said she finally left him April 20, 1910.
 Miss Georgiana Brunnelle, Worces- ter, formerly of Willimantic a sister of the plaintiff, testified that she had seen Bertrand abuse his wife and cor | roborated the testimony of Mrs. Ber- trand as to her husbands abuse
 
 formerly of Willimantic, told of seeing Bertrand throw things at his wife and William Bresseau of Worcester, form | erly a dyer at Willimantic, said that | he had been present at the Der trand home when Bertrand had been drink | ing and that the defendant had acted | shamefully.
 i In granting the decree Judge Shum- | way gave permission for change of ! name to Florence BrunelIe. PIainfieId Husband Cruel. l Jennie Laventure of the town of Plainfield was granted a divorce from l Joseph Laventure of Anthony, R. l., on | the ground of intolerable crutley. The | couple were married in the. town of | Plainfield in 1906, and they lived to- 1 gether for five years. Witnesses who | testified in Mrs. Laventure's behalf were Miss Rose Laventure, step- | daughter of the plaintiff, Dr. A. A Chase and Naroleon Goyette of Plain field.
 Proof of Putnam Husbands Drinking Habits.
 | Lily M Burlington was allowed a de- cree separating her from J. Thomas | Burlington of Putnam. She charged habitual intemperance. His habits as to this were established by Captain John Murray of the police and Deputy Sheriff George F. Holbrook. Captair Murray testified that Burlington ha6 | been in his care at the police station a number of times. The couple were married December IS, 1894. The GUS. today of a minor son, Horatio, was givn to Mrs. Burlington.
 Canterbury Wife Loved WiIIimantis Man.
 The last divorce of the day was granted Albert L. Mofdtt of the towr Of Seot1nd Sid ha farenns fhargng adTlfsff Eat They were married March 21, 1905, il Canterbury and afterwards went tG Scotland to live.
 During MT. Mofhtts testimony h' charged that his wife had admitted loved her and indicated she would no be happy without him. It was indi cated that this soul mate of Mrs. Moi f1tt's was @ resident of Willimanti and that she had been in the habi of going to see him as often, at times as thrice a week and that she con tinued to do so notwithstanding he husbands objections. It was said b. MT. Motfitt that the woman visited tn , mans office and one night when h. building with two friends she re mained in the office from until | o'clock. when the man took Mrs. Moi fit to her Scotland home in his auto mobile.
 Martha Patten. now of Boston. wh was employed at the Moffitt home dur ing 1913, testified to having seen tn WilliIuantic man at the Moffitt hous a number of times during the summe of 1913, and that some of these visits of two hours duration generally, wer . spent in Mrs. Moff1tt's bedroom be hind a closed door.
 Mr. Moffltt todd of the man visiting , at the house on one occasion when h (MomtD was present and how the, } made a number of excuses to hay them. Once he entered the room jus after the man had kissed his wife, h said; how he khew she had beel , kissed was not explained. t MT. Moffitt also told of other me- who had visited with his wife or cor responded with her.
 Miss Patten said Mrs. Mofiitt has , told her about being in a private roon in 8 New London hotel with the Will llnantic man, for g. dinner she ex plained.
 MT. Moffitt and Miss Patten told c gifts that Mrs. Mofftt received iron the Willimantic man, the gifts enum crated including a ring. a manicur set and a $5 gold piece. Mrs. Jeasette c. Whittiker, of Scot land, testified that Mrs. MofI1tt ha said that she (Mrs Mofftt) and he husband were never intended for eac other and that She loved another mar
 Other witnesses were Ernest Butle of Willimantic and Everett Kimbai of Scotland. These men were wit MT. Moff1tt the night he watched out side the Willimantic mans office an saw Mrs. Moff1tt come down from tn . room with the man at about 10 oclocl : Judge Shumkay granted the recre
 on the ground of adultery.
 Attorney Samuel B. Harvey c : Willimantic was counsel for MT. Moi fit.
 Going to Middlehoro,
 Louis Girard, who has been employ
 ed at the railroad station restauran
 here for about g. year, will go to Mid