Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-22
WAVES AND HUSBANDS
 ARE GIVEN p[VoRCES

Two wives and two husbands ob- tatned divorces- in. the superior court l here Friday morning and further ey- l idence mas.-.giveh in another which l had p been pa rtlFs- heard once. before l Margaret Guinan. Howard Of New 1 London. secured divorce from William 1 $. Howard now of parts unknown 1 to whom she Was married on May 22 l 1a1G.s She charged desertion since July 4. 1915, and she was allowed | to change her name to Margaret
 Guinap.
 Mrs. Howard testified that her hus- I band left her. a few months after they
 were married in New London. He came back a .nunlheraof times but he EIeft finally in July 1915. She has had
 to work. part tof the time In 8 laun- dry. Francis W. Gardner of New | London, with whom Howard and l way MT. Howard had left his wife. MT. and Mrs. Howard have had two chil- Il dren but both have died.
 l David S. BigeIow of Colchester. who married. Mary Smith on the first of ] January, 1893, was given a divorce ] from her on the grounds of deser- Il tion. The defendant is now of East Haddam. Desertion was alleged since l Feb, 1912.
 I MT. Bigelow testified that he has Il been i'll the grain and mill business
 but in 1908 went to- his old home to Il help support his parents and his wife
 went out nursing. She was nursing in Middletown and when he asked her
 to come home in 1906 he had no answer from her. Tn 1912 she told
 him she did not want to see him again or, hear from him as she had I no5 affection for him.
 ,, Frank A Williams and Mrs. Alice H. Brainard. q .neighi3or. testified for MT, ,Bigelow.
 1ntollerable cruelty was the grounds } upon which Minnie M. Star, of New
 London secured divorce from Solon } Starr. formerly Of New London. now 1 of parts unknown. They were mar l ried on March IS. 1914 and the wife !, charged cruelty from Jan. 1. 1915 , There was also an allegation of in- tolerabler cruelty The wife was al | lowed to resume her maiden name oi 3 Minnie Keefe. Shlou Starr was .he1 } second husband being named ,Mur- t ray. S rt.l
 Mrs. Starr testified to the way hel
 husband i'll treated her and showed
 the court scars of a knife wound or
 her arm which had been inflicted by her husband. She has two grown III daughters by her first marriage. Mrs
 Annie Rounds testified of the Star family troubles and Judge Cronin O the New London police court told O
 Mir. Starr having been arrested 1T { New London and put on probation.
 Peter Korshak. of Montville. wh' 1 divorce. suit against Naida Korshal s of New London was partially heart r last week, was given divorce from he : on the grounds of statutory offense s They were married on May 2S. 1914. s An interpreter was used in this ca , l to get the additional testimony of tn | husband who told of his wife Twin, : in New London and of her wrong do : 1 ing. He said she could not live witl s him.
 c Further evidence was presented Il : the suit of Laura c. Torrance agains Russell H. Torrance. both of Stoning i ton. It is expected that there win b i more evidence brought forward il f l the case. -.'sa- sI There was q short conference be : tween the attorney for the petitione i and the judge: The divorce was aske. : by Mrs. Torrance on the grounds 0 rJ intemperance. They were married fl
 I 1917 and have; one child. The husban. f is now in Plymouth. Mass The maid : en name of the wife was Mercy. D The divorce matters of Hulda 5 Johnson against Charles B. Johnso ol and Myrtle J. Bailey against Ray g mond G. Bailey went of the list.