Putnam patriot., 1917-03-30
SUPERIOR COURT Warren piyoree draBted and testimony
 Ordered Sealed
Sayi0h Oath Administered

Ns Matt k roll taDd John GaWie was started but vas compromised before the evic ence wes all in. The parties l to the action reside in Webster. Plaintiff alleged that she separated from her husband, Matt krolI, about three years ago. The husband sold personal property in which she had half interest. She brought suit in the superior court at Putnam, for at that time they were living in East Thomp. son in this state.
 She obtained judgment for s935 and costs of s3s and judgment lien was placed on a farm in East Thomp- son in which her husband was half owner.
 It was alleged that the husband transferred his interest in the property | to Gawle without consideration and for the purpose of deir ,uding the plaintiff.
 Plaintiff introduced witnesses who 1 testified th 4t Kfoll had stated that be had deeded Ga.Ie half the farm with. out consideration so that il could not be taken away from him or attached. 1 Mary, John and Victor Kroll, chil dren Of the plsintifi, testified to seeing Kroil working the farm after he had sold it to Gawle and to never having seen Gswle about the premises. l During the noon recess lilly Bab. cock of Plainfield, counsel for the plaintiff, and Charles. l.. Torrey Of Put nam, counsel for GawIe, held confer ence and a settlement was reached. 1t was stated that the property is to be conveyed 10 the plaintiff and that a small sum Of money, how much was not stated, is 10 be paid to GawIe. Krol was not present and wss not represented by counsel.
 Thomas J. Riley of Hampton was granted decree of divorce from Mary ] A. Riley of Providence on the ground | Of desertiou.
 oThis case was down as A contested divorce but when an agreement was reached that alimony should not be asked for the defendant withdrew.
 The petitioner testified that they were married in Dsyville, Jan. 10th, 1885, and later went to live in Hamp. ton. On August 25th, 1913, the wife left without any cause on his part and he has not seen her since There are several children.
 | The petitioner was represented by Lawyer Patrick J. Danshey of Willi- mantle and the defendant by Charles k. Searls of Putnam.
 | In the superior court Wednesday morning Eva Warren was granted a 1 divorce from her husband William | Warren on the ground of intolerabie cruelty. Both the parties reside in | Putnam.
 When the case came up last week the court on suggestion of counsel re- ferred the matter 10 Lawyer Ernest C. l Morse of Putnam as commissioner to hear the evidence. The case was heard in the commissioner office last Saturday.
 Lawyer Charles E. Sears for the petitioner asked that the report be &C., cepted and the decree granted and judement was so ordered by the court
 Mir Searls also recommended that the report of the commissioner be ordered sealed. Judge Green said that he could see no good purpose to be served by having the report made pub lie for curious people To lead and or. dered the report sealed and not to be opened unless under order of court
 Cases against Charles Jacobs, for theft of a motorcycle, Ralph Tracy for theft of furs and Henry Trudeau for emoezzlement, were disposed of the men have been on probation and their terms of probation having expired and good reports being rendered the pro bation officers were dismissed and the sentences indefinitely post poned
 For the first time in the history of the Windham county superior court the Savioh osth according to the or- thodox Jewish faith was administered 10 witness this morning. Fhe case being tried was a civil action in which Aaron Gordon of Norwich was plain. tiff and David Hatch Of Springfield was defendant
 When MT Gordon took the witness stand defendants counsel, Lawyer Charles l.. Tarrey of Putnam, asked him fl an oath administered according to orthodox Hebrew custom would be more binding upon him than ,an oath administered by the clerk of the court. Receiving an affirmative answer Law yer rofrey requested Judge Gardner Greene 10 allow the oath to be sd minlstered by Rabbi and the request was granted.
 Rabbi Julius Lesmovitch Of Putnam