Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-06
DANlELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Some uncontested divorces were | granted, cases assigned and few i other matters on short calendar dis | posed of at Fridays session of the l superior court in this city, Judge Geo. 1 E. Hinman. on the bench.
 An interesting minute was added to the proceedings when Gertrude I. Gil- man, of sWillimantic, arose from the spectators seats to address the court relative to the case of Gertrude I. Gilman vs. Lottie Gilman, the defend ant in the action represented by At torney Samuel Sarvey of Willirnan- tic.
 Attorney Harvey was asking the court for judgment by default for fail ure of appearance in this action when the plaintiff arose and asked the court to be heard. This case was to have been heard at the session of the Wind ham county superior court last No vember, on. the 18th, but at that time no appearance was made in behalf of the plaintiff.
 In addressing the court in her own behalf Friday Mrs. Gilman stated that she was on her way to a funeral on November 12, last, when her husband said to her that the case in ques- ton was assigned for trial that day. T had received no notice to this effect from my attorney, Hadlai A. Hull, of New London Mrs. Gilman said, and after I returned called him up and asked him as to the reasons why" Mrs. Gilman quoted the at torney as replying that he understood that he had been dismissed from the case, but this, Mrs. Gilman said, At torney Hull had no reason to as- sume.
 After hearing what Mrs Gilman had to say as to why no appearance had been made in her behalf, Judge Hin
 man directed that Mrs. Gilman eith- CT arrange with MT. Hun or some oth- CT attorney to enter an appearance for her, within one week, OF default would be allowed atSthe end of that period. The case is one in which a charge of l islander is alleged.
 Attorney Howard C. Bradford, ,~ap- bearing as counsel for Keown and McEvoy, lie, California Fruit Com pany of Webster, Blodget Lakin- Boy den Co.,, and Arthur Pepin, all against the Putnam Fruit and Produce com pany of this city, claimed judgments | by default.
 The Putnam Fruit and Produce | company's troubles arose from an au- tomobile accident that occurred in l this city December 26 last when an
 automobile truck driven by W. B. l Murphy, one of the members of the produce concern, was in collision with | a practically new touring car owned | by Arthur Pepin, of this city Donald l Dne who was in court, was the other
 member of the local produce firm 1 The testimony showed that the produce company truck was proceed | ing along Front street on December 26, with Murphy driving. and that the
 Pepin car, with Eugene Brodeur driv- ing, was following. Near the E1mel
 Service station, witnesses testified | Murphy, without giving any signal 0, other indication Of his intent to do so suddenly swung the truck to the left as though he were going to drive in to the service station, then reversed
 his gears and backed straight acros
 the street. crashing into the Pebil car, which suffered a broken fender
 crumpled running board, injury to tn body and other damage,
 The accident was the beginning c
 the troubles of the produce company Having only limited capital, tn damage claims resulting from tn crash of the machines were the mean
 of involving the firm in difficulties. , 1 In the case of KeoWn and McEvo. : Judgment was entered for $107.50 i
 the case of the California Fruit Go , the judgment was for s141.50. in tn
 case of Blodgett Lakin- Boyden. Go
 for S244.63, and. Tn the case of Arthu
 Pepin, owner of the car damaged .b-
 the produce company's truck jude . ment was or S350.
 Three divorce cases were heard t: 2 the session. Vasilo Papayoanis, ' Danielson, was given a decree frol ) Nasilis Papa yoanis, now of parts UT known. Mrs, Papayoanis testified thf y she married the defendant in Nol : Tich. October ', 1917, lived with hii ] two weeks and then he deserted he . | 4nnulment of the marriage wa : claimed onl the ground that Papayoar $ had another wife in Greece when r : contracted marriage with the plair -l tiff.
 George P. Berris of Danielson acte !, IS interpreter in the case and throua . him much of the history of the rnal , r.age and the difficulties that follow , ed were obtained. It appears from ti
 evidence given that Papavoanis live q at least partly by his wits and VIZ f much given to gambling in towns ar cities where there are colonies of h - own people. He was able to contra
 the marriage with the Danielson W,
 man at least partly by deceit. new
 mentioning that he had a wife [ Greece. and he left her before u r | Honeymoon was over and has II ! since returned though he had ma efforts, through men If his race , | Danielson. to get his wife away fro < hat town and to come to him in Pay r tucket, where. he was located for | time Judge Hinn1an requested A