Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-13

: day-Ihree Rad lntemperate rus
3 bands-one Spouse Faithless--
4 Dos's9f Examined for Rabies
Is Too Crushed for Investigation
Death of Eli Teaeher-Ten Degrees
Below Zero Friday.
+ Old King Boose played the vii
fain's role in three OF the uncontested
divorce stories that were related be-
fore Judge M. A. Shumway at Fri
day mornings session of the superior
court-while in the fourth case the
fick1eness of man, as to another wom-
an, was the basis for the annuln1ent
of a marriage tie. The net result of
] the Proceedings was to win freedom
for four women who had been anfor-
tunate enough to select unworthy nus
bands.
T. Husband Shook Her Up.
I Lucy NJ Lowell, who as girl of
las, had pledged her love and faith to,
| and put her hope of protection In, Ell
| lis E. Lowell, then a man Of fifty
| was the first of the unhappy women
stock valley, she testified that she
married Lowell in Holland, Mass, on
February %, 1905; that afterwards
| they had lived in Springfield, South
bridge and Union.
| She related that for years her life
had been one of submitting 70 the
| drunken abuse of husband who was
given to shaking her up, as she de-
scribed his treatment, when things
didn't go to suit him. TT was moth
| ing for him to come home" she said.
feel like it" Finally, after six or
seven years of this experience and
treatment, she returned to her ia
Tiers home. In the spring of 1912
| her behind the stove and spat in her
| face, she said.
After a period of about eight
months, he having promised to re-
| him at East Springfield on a We'd
nesday.z The following Friday he
| again, became Intoxicated. Their H.
| nal separation was on February 10,
! 1915.
Clavin Esterbrooks, Mrs. LowelIs
! father, testified as to Lowelrs ex-
cessive Indulgence in drink and of
| having paid a fine to secure LowelTs
release, from Southbridge court,
| where he had been. presented for hav-
! ing been intoxicated. Miss Minnie
Drexler, Palmer, Mass, a nurse who
| had cared for Mrs. Lowell at the birth
| his, wife. Mrs. Myrtis Burden, aunt
| of Mrs. Lowell and resident at
! Woodstock, testified that Lowell was
| habitually incorporate, upon which
Lowell getting the custody of her
son.
Deserted for Another Woman.
Grace w Gammell East Thomp-
son, was given a divorce, on the
ground of desertion. from Waldo E.
Gammel. Mrs. Gammell testified
that she has neither heard nor seen
Gammell for twenty-five years. That
long ago he deserted her for the sec
ond time. After year he hao writ
ten asking that she take him back,
but, she testified, having good rea-
son to believe that he had deserted
her to go with another woman, she
wrote back to him that, under the
circumstances, she could not live with
him again. The couple married in
Providence 80 years ago.
Mrs. Ruth Draper, Webster and
son? n Awgfe' witnesses in Mrs. CAM
melrs behalf
Mrs Gammen said she was the
mother of two children, son and a
daughter both married. She request
ed and was given the right to resume
her maiden name-Grace I. Wells.
Drunken Husband Used Abusive Lam
guage.
Lillian A. Prince, F'ahyans, town of
Thompson, was given a divorce from
John D. Prince, now of South Wind
ham, She charged that her spouse
was habitually Incorporate ana that
she left him while they were living
in Eastford. about six years ago. De-
cause she wished their children
than that polluted by the drunken
prac tIces and abusive language of
Prince. When she left him she re-
turned to her home at what is now.
known as Faybans, formerly New
The Princes married at Webster on
May IT, 1882. For time they lived
in Southbridge.
testified that ne had boarded in the
Prince home at Southbridge for three
or four years and agreed tibet Prince
was given to drinking heavily and to
using language not fit for anybody to
hear. Weatherbee said the last time
he saw Prince intoxicated was in the
hotel at South Winham during the
week between last Christmas and
Dwight W. lido. South windham,
said he had known Prince for several
years and had seen him frequently
intoxicated. The divorce was grant
perance. Mrs. Prince was given the
custody of four minor children.
Husband Disappeared Day After Mar
s Arce1ia Martineau, Moosup, was an
other wife who told how drinking
husband had cut exceedingly short her
dreams of a happy married life. The
1914-on a Saturday night. The next
morning her husband disappeared and
she did not set eyes on him again I'M
til three months later, when he came
sAO1AC, he Sd4d at Tie t1II0, 1IOIn Kew
Jersey-drunk. After that he went
away time and again, and every time
he returned he showed signs of hav-
ing had the worst of a very recent
encounter with old John Barleycorn.
The last time Martineau came to her
parents home, where she was then
staying. Mrs. Martineau said, he was
so drunk he slept in the stairway.
~. Mr.. and. Mrs. William Brouillard of
1Moosup, parents of Mrs. Martineau,
told of the drinking habits of her hus-
band as did also Joseph Breault. Il
s The divorce was granted on :. the
ground of habitual intemperance- and
Mrs. Martineau given the right. to re-
sumo her maiden name of Arcelia
Brouillard. Attorney v. P. A Quinn,
Norwich, represented Mrs. Martineau.
Adjournment to Tuesday.
Court adjourned until next Tuesday,
when the case of James Duffy's eap-
peal from probate will be heard, this
case promising to be one of more
than passing interest. Other cases as
signed for next week include LiTls-