Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-20
PUTNAM


 no p. m. and from 2 p. m. to 5.25 p. m. Friday, the jury in the case of George M. Jordan, admr., vs. Charles Como brought in verdict for the plaintiff to recover damages of $500. The case has been on trial here since Tuesday and has attracted much att tention. The plaintiff brought suit to recover damages in. the interest of the estate lof his father. Willard F. Jordan, of Danielson, a state road repair foreman, who was killed on the aft ernoon of March 13. 1919. when he was struck by an automobile owned by Charles Como of the town of Plainfield and driven by one Albert Gordon of the same town. the accident happening on the state highway at a gravel pit just outside of the village of Dayville on the route to Attawaugan. Charles L. Torrey and Charles E. Searls were counsel for the plaintiff, E, L. Darbie of Danielson and Brown and Perkins of Norwich representing l the defendant.
 Following the courts charge to the | jury. matter on short calendar. were 1 taken up at Fridays session of the i superior court.
 Cases were assigned for the com ] ing week and then a number of uncon- tested divorces were heard.
 ] Katareyna Stengoyski of volun 1 town formerly of this city, was given
 a decree, on the ground of adultery from Joseph Stengowski. whom she
 married in Lawrence, Mass, i'll Oetob- ] CT, 1905. Mrs. Stengewski charged that her husband deserted her in 1908 and went to live with another woman, ir 1 Lowell.
 1 Mrs. Stongewski testified that her l husband changed his name when he
 went to live with the other woman anG that, after a period Of nine months he was arrested, tried in Lowel
 court and sentenced to serve two years in the house of correction a
 East Cambridee. Mrs. Stengowski's s
 claims as to her husband being i'm, prisoned were supported by a sWcrT record of his imprisonment
 Mrs. Stengowski's brother testified
 in her behalf. She was given the GUS.
 tody of two minor children, Mary IA
 and John, II. Attorney c. L. Tore,
 was counsel for, Mrs. Stengowski. Clarence ". Bromley of this citJ
 was given a divorce from Rosa A
 Gienner Bromley, of Attawaugan, el
 the ground of desertion. The eoupl
 were married at Attawaugan, Angus q. 1913. and lived together until De T cember 25, 1914
 1, Just prior to their separation Mrs , Bromley refused to speak to her bus , band, he testified. though he knew n cause for her treating him so coldly t For more than year previous to tn 5 separation Re couple had lived wit , Mrs. Bromley's parents in Attawau l, gan, the husband testified and he ha worked and supported his wife. After three weeks before Christina! 1914, Mrs. Bromley went to stay in , separate room from the one they ha
 been occupying. Mr. Bromley sai,
 not answer questions he asked her ( I speak to him at all. He knows of T Q reason for such actions, he said. He finally left and went to Plain . field to work, later going to Worcestt
 and still later he returned to tn!
 city. He had tried to induce his vii . to come and live in a home of the \ own. but she persistently refused, de elaring that she would not leave h, mother.
 ! The plaintiff caused a ripple of SD, eial interest when he declared, answer to question .hH Judge Hir man, that he would not speak to h wife now if she spoke to him. F gave as reasons Tor this that he hs tried In vain to get her back and he since learned that she had said sl ! hated him.
 Fl q don't see vEat I married him fo hate him" Mrs. Nora Cotton ! Putnam testified Mrs. Bromley to B her af one time. this after the Bron ! leys had separated.
 Fl John W. Laval of Killingiy test E fled that Mrs. Bromley had told hi ! that she did not want to live with h ' husband any more. Mrs. Fannie