Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-02

the month or trials is again at hand, there was short session of the Wind ham county superior court, Friday morning, Judge Joel H. Reed of Staf- ford Springs presiding. Judge Reed will hear the cases during the first three weeks of the term, Judge Curtis afterwards coming here.
 Friday mornings session lasted less than an hour. but during the period some cases were assigned for trial one uncontested divorce case heard the jury drawn, young lawyer admitted to the bar and matters on short calen- dar disposed Of Court adjourned un- til next Tuesday morning at 1O.30, when State Attorney Charles E. Searls will have those who are to face charges of a criminal nature In court and will have them put to plea.
 Decree For Deserted Wife.
 The uncontested divorce case heard Friday morning was that of Grace M Evans of this city vs. William H. Ev- ans, formerly of East Orange, N. J.. now of parts unknown. Attorney E. C. Morse was counsel for Mrs. Evans, who, on the witness stand related that her husband deserted her while they were living happily in East Orange, where they were married December IA, 1895.
 
 my husband since he said gCo7hz-e one morning 15 years ago, and c ted as I supposed for his work ; Evans testified that she later learned that he had been playing the horses" with another man and that his accounts were $15O short with the firm that gave him employment.
 Mrs. Evans has been a resident of this city for eight years and is em- ployed as housekeeper for Dr. F. T. Baldwin. She testified that her mar ried life was happy and that her hus- band was a good provider.
 Mrs. Evans was granted a decree on the ground of desertion and awarded the custody of her two minor children. Misses May and Edna, 19 and IT, both of this city.
 Cases Assigned.
 Cases were assigned, civil list to 1 jury as follows: Washington Cedar i and Fur Products Company vs. Jo- i seph H. Elliott, first case Tuesday l September 12; Amos M Paine vs Charles H. Nelson, second case Tues day, September 12; William H. Speare Vs. Frederick W. Schultz, first case Wednesday, September 13; Robert G. Thursday, September 14.
 Relative to the last mentioned case State Attorney Searls made a state ment to the court, calling Judge Reeds s attention to the fact that there is also the case of the state vs. Ralph Tracy, wrongdoing against the defendant. Both the civil and the criminal cases grow out of charges filed against the defendant, so Attorney Searls suggest ed that the civil case be tried first, in | accordance with a precedent establish ed in the superior court for his coun- ty. Judge Reed suggested that the jury that hears the civil case be dis qualified for the criminal case.
 Jurors Drawn.
 Jurors for the term were drawn as follows: Putnam, George w. Baker, Eugene J. MignauIt; Windham, Dwight E. Lyon, Eugene B. Hanna; Ashford, Roscoe H. Wrigh; Brooklyn, Joseph F. Burton; Canterbury, Andrew T. J. Clark; Chaplin, Arthur M. Will Hams; Eastford, Orlo B. Carpenter; Hampton Willard F. Avery; Killingly l Henry II. Heath, Alfred A. Ennis Plainf1eld, Howard E. Main; Pomfret D. N. Medbury; Scotland, Caleb An thony; Sterling, George F. Pierce, Jr.; | Thompson, Claus Peterson; Wood stock Joseph Kellegren.
 Admitted to Bar. Attorney J. F. Carpenter addressed | the court and after the necessary ex- | planatory remarks moved that Archi- bald Macdonald be admitted as a | member of the bar the young man having some time since passed the re- quired examinations and otherwise 1 qualified for admission. MT. Mac donald, the court was informed, reach ed his twenty first birthday only as recently as August 27. Judge Reed directed that MT. Macdonald be ad- | mitted and Clerk Edgar M. Warner administered the oath,
 Criminal Cases for Tuesday. There are 22 cases on the criminal | lst that is to be taken up next Tues day, the cases being as follows: Continued cases-State vs. William G. Clark, violation of liquor law; State vs. Ralph Tracy, statutory burglary State vs. LeRoy Allen, cruelty to ami ma1s; State vs. Joseph Hochberg manslaughter; State vs. Nicolo Cavalo | breach of the peace.
 | New cases-Christopher Johnson, in l toXication and breach of the peace; Arthur Ramshaw, embezzlement; Henry Skyler, manslaughter; John | Weaver, Jr., intoXication; Henry c Knight, intoxication; Alexander Ouil- etter, rape; Frank Stepona, statutory burglary; Frank Roach, intoxication; breach of the peace, resisting officer; Joseph Brady, intoXication; James | Morrison, breach of the peace and in- toxication; Lilly May Moran, breach of the peace; Asa Benoit, assault; | Stan1SlauS JuDlSk1, inert and statutory burglary; Raymond L. Gray, theft an6 burglary; Stanley Lacek, assault upor female child; Leon KiIpatric, assault and breach of the peace; George Ba. ker, breach of the peace; John Elliott murder in the first degree.
 l Upon probation-State vs. Johr Rathburn, John Curran, Arthur Ram. shaw, Willis Bennett.
 | Rumored Advance in Prices.
 There was general expression O. | satisfaction in Putnam Friday ovel the much more favorable outlook fol averting the country wide railroad strike, but there was one fly in tho I ointment and that was the persisten rumor that there is to be sharp ad. vance in the price of a number of va. rieties of foodstuffs because of the embargoes, placed in force by tht railroads during the early part of thu
 present week. These embargoes have held up the shipment of perishablt goods, it is claimed, and a shortage i!
 looked for, strike or no strike that i!
 apt to boost prices sharply, if only fol
 few days.
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