Putnam patriot., 1916-02-11
SUPERIOR COURT
Six Divorces Granted IN Sixty Minutes
Two OF the Couples Married In Putnam

Judge Milton A. ShumWayi pfesld
ing at a special short calendar session
of the superior court in this city, Mon.
day morning, established new record
for divorces, severing the matrimonial
bonds of six Incompatible couples in
Just one hour.
In the case of Elizabeth McTaggert
of Plainfield who petitioned for di-
vorce from her husband Cosmo of
Providence, the plaintiff testified that
before her marriage in November 1915
her then intended husband always
told her that cold water and tea were
his favorite drinks and that he never
even looked at anything stronger. After
marriage water and tea were crossed
off the bill and the cup that cheers
substituted. After about five months,
during which Cosmo was frequently
intoxicated, they separated and had
not seen each other since. Other wit.
nesses offered corroborative testimony
and the decree was granted on the
ground of habitual lntemperanee and
the petitioner was allowed to change
her name to Emiline Green.
The second on the list was Mabel l..
Agin, also of Plainiield, who sought a
separation from Joseph Agiu who had
deserted her. They were married in
Syracuse, n. Y, but as her husband
wouldn't work they came TO her fs-
theirs home in Plaintield. Then he
began to drink and within a year he
returned TO Syracuse and that was the
last she had seen of him. The decree
was granted.
Rose kerowack WAS abused by her
husband Edward who wouldn't work
and insisted in taking all the wages
she earned in the mill. If she did not
come across with the Fay envelope he
would bea. her. This happened sew
eral times and finally he kicked her
out of the house. Desertion was the
ground for this decree and right to a
change of name was given.
Anna b. King of Wilimantlc, for
merly of Putnam, was granted a de-
cree from Frederick n. King on the
ground of desertion. They were mar
ried in Putnam in September 1918 and
went to Hyde Park to live. Suisse
quently .they lived in Dorchester and
Jamaica Plains. One night while liv-
ing in the latter place her husband
packed his grip for three days trip
but has not yet returned although this
was Nov. 18th, 1909. His brother went
TO her home and told her that her hns-
band did not intend to live with her
again and she came to Putnam. Her
husband was in Canada and she heard
from him for a couple of years and he
sent her little money, but for three
or four years all communication had
ceased. They have a child, Eleanor,
ii years old. Samuel s. Beebe of Put
nam told of his niece sending for him
when her husband left and he helped
pack her furniture and remove it to
Putnam. He went to Canada to see
the husband to try to get him to sup
port his family but could do nothing.
Mrs. Charlotte ,Champlin of Putnam
testified that the couple had, not lived
together for over three years. The
custody of the child was granted with
the decree.
Frederick A. Beckwith was granted
decree from Mary E. Beckwith. They
were married in Willimantie and con-
tinued to live there until his wife left
him. She had given birth to an lille
climate child and was living with
man in Rhode Island and claimed to
have obtained divorce there.
The last of the sextette 10 obtain a
decree was Mrs. Charlotte Bellerose,
who was Miss Charlotte Gorham of
Putnam. The couple were married in
Putnam, March 18th, 1903. Her hus-
bands name was Amidee and they
went 10 the home of his parents in
North Grosvenordale. He wouldn't
work and often there was no food in
the house and she was obliged TO come
to Putnam to eat at her mothers
table. She did dressmaking until the
uOCtot OIucIcu uci W stop sCWluB ou
account OF her health. She had to go
10 the hospital but her husband did
nothing to help ON the expense. In
1912 she left him. There was no food
in the house and when he had been
properly fed at his mothers and she
asked tor food he told her to go get ii
and she left. Two witnesses corrobo-
rated her testimony and the petition
was grantedl
Each case consumed ten minutes in
its disposition, just sixty minutes in
all, and the special session then adj
Journed without day.
Previous TO the divorce cases Willis
Turner of Dayville was brought into
court by Lawyer A. g. Bill, acting as
probation officer. He had not deserved
the terms of his probation so the sus-
pension Of a sentence to the state re
formalory was revoked and he will be
committed. lie was convicted of theft
ri Dayville about year ago.