Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-05
PUTNAM

There was foed for thought and a
suggestion Of cure for romance in the
story that Mrs. Mabel A JACOBS of
80 Temple street, WilIimantie told In
the superior court here Tuesday morn
ing in seeking her uncontested divorce
from Arthur fac0hs She charged In
telerable cruelty and hahitual intern.
ernaCe against l-1a husband, and in
the course Of her narrative charged
shat he had threatened her life with
razor and made life nightmare for
her and their children Of whom five
are living. The couple married In
Mansfield this state, September Is,
1901, and lived there fer a time be
fore moving to WillimaRtie,
He abused me because l would not
permit him to whip our sick child, an
invalid only five years Of age" Mrs.
Rogers testified ''ITe would strip
this child, that had been very i'll and
had become a cripple and would stand
him. stark naked on the table and
try to force him to jig up and down.
When I objected he struck me, he
spat upon me and he threw Cupsful of
boiling net water upon my legs
He was going to cut nay threat
with a razor. which he would keep
under his pillow in our bedroom,
which he forced me to occupy with
him." Mrs. Jacobs told the court, ''and
[ vas in constant fear of my life, Fin
Ially he did seize me and was going
to kill me. [ had him arrested and he
was sent to jail.
'JIe was drunk for months ut a
| time and he would not give his family
any support
After he had spent one period In
| jail. he was almost Immediately re-
/ i In lF--
wrote him that she would never live
with him anothe~ day-and she kept
! her promise. The couple have been
! living apart for more than two years
! now, and Mrs. Jacobs testified that she
! does not know, only indirectly, as to
| her husbands whereabouts, but has
| Been told that he is working In u
| lumber camp. about zee miles from
! Willimantic.
Henry B. Woodward, Mrs. Jacobs
| brother, the best man at her wedding
! testified as to Jacobs cruelty toward
| his sister. He made his home with
them after their marriage and told OF
! being an eyewitness to what he con-
sidered an attempt by Jacobs to cut
! his sisters throat with 4 razor.
| MIR. Woodward testified that he saw
| Jacobs take d razor, whet it and then
seize Mrs. Jacobs. He put his hands
under her chin and pushed back her
head, MI Woodward testified, and
said Dead Women Tell No Tales -
He seemed just about to cut her
| throat when he heard a noise as
/ though someone were coming and he
stopped"
No questions were asked nor any
| explanation offered by The witness as
to what he did to prevent Jacobs at
tack on Mrs. Jacobs.
/ Charles H. Baker, who is in the
teaming business at Willimantic, was
called as a witness. He said that
Jacobs had been i'll his employ as a
teamster and WOOdchopper, but Judge
Burpee, presiding, would not permit
Mr.. Baker to testify as to his know
| ledge of Jacobs intemperance. fol-
such knowledge would cover periods
of more than a year ago.
Mrs Jacobs asked for and was
granted the custody of her children
in connection with the allowance o.
her decree. She said that three of the
children were at the county home il
Putnam She, wit the aid of another
child, had been able by working t.
keep a home Mrs. Jacobs WAS en-.
ployed in q thread mill at Whitman
tic until she was Injured.
She was represented in court b.
Attorney z. J. Danahcy of Whitman,
tic.
Another uncontested divorce case
heard at Tuesday mornings session
was that of Arthur Lacombe vs.
Katherine Lacombe Danielson parties
Attorney Sabin S. Russell representing
Mr.. Lacombe. Mr.. Lacombe charged
desertion saying that his wife lief
him on or about January l, 1918, anC
had-since continued to live apart from
him. After hearing the testimony D
Mr.. Lacombe, George Metty, Daniel
son, and Deputy Sheriff Charles E
Aver, Judge Burpee said he woulc
grant the decree if Attorney Russell
SO desired, but suggested that i
might be preferable to secure anothe
and more complete service of notice o
the suit on Mrs. Lacombe, who wa
| Miss Katherine Garland before he
marriage and that Attorney Russell
decided to do.
Other business transacted at tn
session included the assignment Q