The Press., 1919-04-10
SnneriOr Court.


 last Friday with Judge w. S. Case of
 Hartford on the bench. Attorney M. D. O'Connell of Stafford Springs was ap-
 pointed public defender for the term.
 The short calendar cases were disposed of as follows: Clersey's appeal from probate, motion to limit time to file req sons of appeal, declared of the list; town of Columbia vs. Holland Leather Board Company, default for failure to plead, declared of the list as settled Elisa Alleman vs. Arnold B. Alleman, further order of notice, notice ordered published in Hartford paper ; Alfred Meyer vs. Ida J. Meyer, motion to place on uncon- tested list for failure to appear and
 plead, granted; Peter Pedro vs. Pansy
 Pedro, divorce, ex parte, continued.
 The number of cases to be tried this term is unusally large.
 The following jury was drawn: An dover, Edward L. Hutchinson and Will lard S. Fuller, Bolton, Ralph c. Eaton and J. White Sumner Columbia, Rol- and Smith Coventry, James E. Stanley and Walter s. Haven Ellington, William Shearer and Frank Phelps; Herbron, Walter E. Wright and Francis G. Wal don; Mansfield, Charles s. Butler and Arthur J. Potter; Somers, Arthurs 5. Peace and Frank V. Kibbe; Stafford, Frank E. Converse and Wallace T. Jones; Union, Charles Gage, Vernon, Alfred Il. Hobro, James K. Quinn and Frank S. Hall; Wilmington, Clarence E. Ed redge, John BroHnlee and Herman H. Cushman.
 the court this season are Rose Edwards of Stafford Springs vs. Charles Edwards of Washington, and Lena Donaldson of Stafford vs. Isaac Donaldson, both cases are for divorce.
 On Tuesday, Clara Heidelberger was granted a divorce from John Heidel- berger on the grounds of intolerable cruelty. This IS her fourth husband and she married him at the age of 5S.
 Mrs. Heidelberger testified in court that she was married on October l5, 1917, in South Wilmington and lived there until December. She advertised in the "New York Herald" for man to work on her farm and if satisfactory she would marry him. Heidelberger applied in person, although seven others applied by letter. He showed bank book with deposit of $1 200 in a Brooklyn saving bank and was accepted. The trouble arose when she fed him pigs feet which he claimed, according to her testimony, weren't fit to eat because of the dirt on them. She rebuked him and he attacked her, struck her on the head with an iron pan, knock ed her to the floor and stepped on her the testimony revealed. She had her husband arrested and he was sentenced to jail for six months. Mrs. Heidelberg er testified that her husband was but a little over 40.
 The husband was represented by Michael G. Luddy of Thompsonville, who opposed the divorce, inasmuch as the woman was asking for $500 alimony. She withdrew her request for alimony and Mir Luddy withdrew from the case and the divorce was granted on the ground of intolerable cruelty.
 The case of Stephen Barrows of Son. CTS was to have been tried, charged with carnal abuse of minor female enid, but he pleaded guilty and his case was dis posed of He was charged with abusing a child under l5 years of age on two separate occasions, which he admitted. He was represented by Senator Edward Broder of Hartford and Michael G. Luddy of Thompsonville.
 Mir. Luddy told of Barrows's good qualities and suggested that fine be i'm posed. MT. Broder said that no evidence had been produced to show that force or compulsion had been used. Judge Case sentenced him to Holland country jail for six months.
 George A. Everetts, who was charged with embezzing $373 from the Roger Transfer Company of Hartford, entered plea of not guilty through his lawyer, the public defender for the term, Michael D. O'Connell of Stafford
 William B. Martin, who is charged with aggravated assault, entered plea of not guilty through his lawyer, Joseph Donovan of Hartford. These cases will be tried before jury next Tuesday
 The case of the Manchester Lumber Company against Jacob Greenberg open ed in the Court yesterday morning.