Putnam patriot., 1919-02-07
RUNS AWAY WITH
FORTUNE TELLER
Husbands and Wives Air Mari
tai Troubles In Court
Six Divorces Granted BY Judge Reed

In the superior court at Putnam
Monday morning, Judge Reed held s
short calendar session. Seven di
vorce petitions were heard and all but
one petitioner was successful. In this
lone case the judge took the files.
The first case heard was that OF
George Gosselin VS.. Cordelia Gosse,
lin. The pair were married in Dan
ielson. One day the wife wanted tc
20 to Manville to see her sick uncle
Her husband said he would go along
but friend wife did not want him. She
came back in a week, but did not
write while she was away. Later he
found out that her uncle wasn't sick
and that she didn't go there. His
wife had a fondness for other men
and made trouble in other families.
Letters she wrote to drummers
were introduced. In one written tc
her cousin she told how her drummer
friend would help her out anytime,
that he gave her dollar and was go
ing to buy her some slippers. She
was going to take a trip with him on
steamboat.
In a letter written to drummer at
Boston she signed yours for fun,
Bella Brooks
In letter written from New York
she told how she was living near
swells-the Goulds and Vanderbilts
right across the street. She had col
ored maid to wait on her and wore a
different dress, that "he" hired for
every meal She had been up in a
real airship" and it made her so
dizzy.o She had been to cabarets and
things and altogether New York had
it over Danielson.
Joseph Geaudreau Of Putnam was
formerly hotel porter in Danielson.
While portering he several times por-
tered Mrs. Gosselin up to room. She
came four or five times with diff
ferent gentleman friend every
time. When Mr.. Gosselin pointed out
the woman and said it was his wife
he, Joseph, refused thereafter to por'
ter her to any more rooms IN the no
tel.
Judge Green said he was not quite
satisfied with the evidence. He tool
the files. The ground alleged for the
divorce was adultery.
Mary Sheery married William
| Sheery in Putnam the 10th of Sep
! TENDER. 1898. Later they went tt
Rockville and then to Plaintield ant
Moosup and other places. William
drank and drank. He was habituall.
/ Incorporate and it was on this groun'
that the decree was granted.
James Howland's wife hired an ex
pressman, took all of the furnltur
except a couch and two chairs, AM
went home to live. James brough
his action on the ground of desertion
He was married in Putnam and nj
wife left him four years ago. He ha
been living in Pomfret for two years
He had asked her to return to hin
but she said mo, she didn't want t
keep house" Decree granted on dc
sertion.
Leon A. Durham told the cour
that he married his wife Mabel !
Willimantic and at the end of tw
wears they broke up housekeepin
and went to live with her mother, VIII
took boarders. Among the boardei
came a fortune teller. The forum
teller disappeared one night and
did Mabel. She came back in abot
two weeks. She told a woman az
ouaintance that she returned becaus
the fortune teller clicked" her. HUI
band had not lived with her since. d.
cree granted.
JUNE r.. hODellS came lAoiii ~''''
She met her husband in Willlmant
and for time they were happy. +
was a travelling man for a linotyt
company and he drank. She ownt
some property and he took the rem
and also took the money from pie'
of property sold. He would sta
} drinking in the saloon and then con
home with pint or quart and fiAi'
it before midnight This happen'
} every night He had slapped her II
once he struck her She left him
months ago. Decree granted for h
: bitual intemperance.
Rosanna Hogue of Putnam ask
for decree for desertion. She W
married at Artic Center, R. |. II
husband would leave her every fe
weeks. At last he told her he HI
contracted an infectious disease al
she left him and came to Putnal
Decree granted.
Mary C. Hammer of South Woo