Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-26
WuLIM ANTIC

was in any way connected with the death of the defendants son and the father in-law of both the plaintiff and the de- feuaant at the hands of the plaintiffs son; and the plaintiff accepts such state ment of belief on the part of the de- fendant.
 And both parties herein pray the court 1 that the case may be withdrawn without costs to either party.
 The plainttf by Thomas N. Shields, her attorney.
 In the divorce ease ef Mildred L. Byron vs JesSe F. Byron, the plaintiff took the l stand and told of the treatment she had | received at the hands of her husband for a. period of ten years. She married Bly, ron, in Niles. Ohio, February g, 1s07 and they came to this city in August of that year, living here until the fall of | 1919 when Mrs. Byron was driven from the house by her husband. Mrs. Byron told of the many abuses she had receiy- ed from her husband. Once she was l struck on the arm with a lighted lamp | thrown by him and the marks of the 1 blow were shown to neighbors. He had accused her of going about with other men and had called her vile names. On another occasion he had thrown kettle lcontaining boiling pumpkin burning her \
 hf, and when she wanted a doctor he sworc at her.
 She and Byron kept a poultry farm on
 Mansfield avenue, although he was em-
 ployed by the American Thread com
 pany. They had three children, Ernes-
 tine, Il, Alice 9 and Russell 5. In 1918 she stated her husband had struck her
 across the face and she returned the blow. He then hit her with his closed fist knocking her down and she in fall ing tore the fragments in her ankle, ne
 cessitating medical attention from Dr John Welon. Byron kicked her when she was lying on the floor. Her children witnessed this September End her :: husband threw her across the bed after striking her between the eyes and leav- ing mark that others saw. The week ) following she left him and he told her he had someone else coming. He also ill | treated the children. once knocking the oldest girl down and kicking her; a neighbor who witnessed this shouted at . him. Mrs. Byron told of liv. in other cities after leaving
 her husband taking Russell witt 3 her; the other children remained al q home. She now has an income of $57.5( q per month sfrom the government insur. 1 ance of her brother who died in France
 
 U the children. The two children at home had been improperly cared for and lacl yl of doctors care when i'll had caused tht ] throat of the young girl to become par . alvzed. The housel5eeper was too old tt
 properly care for the children.
 l On cross examination by Attorney
 Samuel B. Harvey, Mrs. Byran stated
 she was thirty years old and was bori
 in Stafford although she had beer
 brought up in this city. Trouble began she said after the birth of the frs ] child. Asked about knowing a mai = named Bigley. Mrs. Byron said she did
 but denied having been out riding witt l him. He had on one occasion taken he home and once she went bathing il
 Quarry pool-he was there but she di, i. not go in with him. She admitted know !" 1 ing men named Henry Russell and Jack : son, but denied walking in the eountr.
 with the former and>tilat her husband ha,
 told the other to keep away from hel - Several times for effect she claimed h