Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
DIVORCE DECREE AND S8,O0O
Awarded Mrs. C. M Shay by Judge Bupee in Superior Court
 Wednesday-North Stonington Estate Ordered Di- vided-Recever Appointed for Westerly Fish Corpora tion-Divorce Denied Everett o. Miller of This City.

had been heard of Nelana Brown since her disappearance it is presumed that she dieG before 1886, whereas Ellen Brown did not die until 1907, therefore the property should be divided equally between Cetiffa Thompson and the administrator of the estate of Ellen Brown, Attorney Thomas E. Troland, of New London.
 Attorney Rathbun Made Receiver.
 Judge t3urpee appointed Attorney Herbert w. Rathbun of Westerly re- cefver of the Westerly Fish corpora tion of Westerly. Application for the appointment of a receiver was made to Judge Burpee Wednesday morning. The petition was made by Charles P. Cowan, Joseph F. Joseph and George E. Allison of Westerly, proprietors of the concern. which owns d business and two fishing staemers besides other property. Attorney Rathbun was re- gently appointed temporary receiver by the courts of Rhode Island. Bonds for the receiver were fixed at $30, ,0o0.
 UncasviIe Divorce Case.
 Judge Burpee heard the contested divorce case of Elizabeth Hurlburt Hewitt of Hartford against Cyril Hewitt of Uncasville on the grounds of desertipn in the superior court on )ied the attention of the court for about two hours and at the conclusion of the case. Judge Burpee reserved decision.
 Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt were married in New Haven January 10, 1910. TEe desertion is alleged to have taken place in June. 1913. when the defend ant went to Gaylord farm in Walling- ford suffering from tuberculosis. Mrs. Hewitt brought an action against her husband several months ago. alleging that he had consumption before they were married and that he concealed the fact from her when they were married. Later this complaint was withdrawn and an action for divorce on the grounds of assertion was sub stituted
 Mrs. Hewitt testified that immedi- ately after their marriage she and her husband went to live with his par ents at Uncasville where they remain ed until December 1912 when they went to AshevilIe. N. C.. for her l1us- bands health. remaining there until May. On their return he went to Gaylord's farm and she went to Hart tord to live with her parents. She declared that her husband had con- tributed very little toward her sup port from the time of their marriage until June 1913 and that he has not supported her at all since that time. When he went to Gaylords farm he made no provision for her support but later he came to Hartford and sug- Sested living in a tent out or doors in the yard of her parents home.
 Later she went to Uncasville to visit him and his parents and while she was there she was told that she would have to leave because the house was to be closed up. Although she was i'll and suffered from the same illness for two weeks afterwards she left and went to an aunt's to live. Later she sent her father for her belongings at the Hewitt home in Uncasville.
 The plaintiffs father went on the stand and said that he supported his daughter almost entirely for the first three years of her marriage to Hew- itt and that he had supported her en- tirely since June l. 1913. He denied to Attorney Hull under cross exami- nation that the only reason he want ed his daughter to get a divorce was because Hewitt had tuberculosis.
 Hewitt the defendant denied that he had deserted his wife and said that they did not separate until May, 1914. He said that he had contributed what he was able toward her support in view of his physical condition. and that he was willing to live with his wife