Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-01
PUTNAM

PUTNAM
 Snowbound trains and blockaded bus routes operated on Friday to keep a number of lawyers and laymen who had special interest in cases to be heard in the superior court here from arriving in time for the session. but considerable business was transacted, l two divorce cases being heard and granted, cases assigned for the March term and the jury drawn. Judge George E. Hinman of Willimantic pre- 1 sided for the first time here.
 Wilfred Dupuis of Danielson wac | granted a divorce on the ground of de- | sertion from Lena M. Dupuis. The /, couple were married in April, 1905, and 1 have three children, of whom the fa- | ther was given the custody. MT. Du- puis testified that when he came home | from work in Dayville a few years aGo i he found the door of his house locked.
 He saw a man whom he named as ] Harry Gay come out the window of
 the house and little later Mrs. Du- puis opened the door and let her hus- l band in. MT. Dupuis said he did not l discuss the incident with his wife, but l went directly to bed. The next morn- 1 ing about o'clock his wife left. this
 being Aug. 12, 1916, and he has not seen her since. Mir. Dupuis also testi- fled that his wife's going away also marked the disa ppearance of Gay. Du- puis placed his children in a boarding l school in Worcester.
 Gladys A. Murza of Willimantic was 1 granted a divorce from Paul MurZa of that city on the ground of intolerable cruelty. The couple married Thanks giving day, 1917. Murza, who is a Syrian, beat his wife and choked her several times, she testified, while they
 were in Pawtucket, where they went
 to live after their marriage. He av- eraged three to four times a week in attacking her, knocking her down a number of times. Once after he had hit her with piece of iron he told i her that was the manner in which
 people of his race treated women when things went wrong. Mrs Murza left | her husband who is now in Hartford.
 last July. and has not lived with him
 since. Mrs. Mrrzas mother and sis
 and otherwise abuse her. She was given the right to resume her maiden name, Gladys House.
 The jury for the March term was l drawn as follows: Putnam Alfred e Bonneville. D. G. Arnold, Arthur c t Keith. Remi Delorge: Windham I Charles NJ. Holbrooll. Elmer M. Young ]. Walter Abbe. Clarer ce E. I arkin l Brooklyn. Warren Root; Hampton v Henry Clamp, George M. Thompson; ] l Killingly. W. Deloss Wood. Plainr1eld
 Eugene Boyle James Downing. Johr e E. Williams. Percy H. Wilcox. Pom. : fret. Willis Covell; Sterling. Charles | Rounds: Thompson. Flovd B. Potter = ". 1T Walker. Olin & Nichols Dye | $. Elliott: Woodstock, George C = Clark F. R. Ritch.
 d Cases were assigred as follows
 Luther F. Hopkirs vs. Byron M l. Lewis. first case for Tues7av, Marcl d 2; Edward G. Anoes vs. Charles Dan 7. sereau. second for Tuesday. March ? @ Byron NJ Lewis vs. Luther F Hop
 kins first case for March 4: Peter d Chahot vs. Samuel c. Harris. secon r for March f: May Killian vs Mora
 2, Fnnis. third ease for March 1 d Frank A. Spauldire vs. Allen J. Nc ,- Donald. first for March g: James ( m Renrett vs. John Student. second fo st March 9; Clinton Shinnae vs Harle go s Place. th'rd case for March 2 Mix y- Thomann. first case for Wednesda, i'd March 1oa William Jolly vs. Josep m Jollv. second case for March 10. f. Fridav March 2. when there vi Ia Oroh9 bly, he another short calenda l. saseion the contnsted casa of /Td ,v Gravel vs. Joseph Gravel is assigne
 for trial.
 z- Court adiourned until Tuesda " morning next.
 lg Trains were more seriously deIsys he during Friday than on any dav sinc h. the big storm of Feb. f. The Worce. E. ter-New London line was hardest h tn and some tra:ns OCT this route wei of as much as five hours late The fir
 south bound pa ssenger train out of tn nd city for/Norwich and New London d ut not get away from here Friday unt cv after 2 D. m. after having had roua of time blowing its way south from Wo he cester The high northwest wind he st drifted cuts level full at various poin r. along the line. particularly a few mil Is. south of Worcester. but northbour ia train stalled in the snow betwef es. Warregan and Central Village a-
 could not he moved until squad or snow shovelers was secured to dig .-. path through huge drifts. Railro.
 men said the dav was one of the har, 'a ost in their experience
 On the Boston Wil'inantic rou
 through this city trains were a schedule, hut were rnakiog better tin
 than on the New London bra1ch
 big snow nlow. nushed hv two engine
 was sent west through this city duril
 the early afternoon.
 Bus lines hraved the rough cord E lions and kent giving service d,,ri,
 the mornire hours hut as the driftii
 rontin"ed the roads Nfnallv became ir
 nassab1e even for these strrdv vor
 clee and there was little afternoon eening riding through serice, thou,
 E local rurs were heirg made.
 Mr. and Mrs. Clinton S. Andem ha
 announced the engagement of the
 daughter, Marion Wadsworth, to Jol - A. Carpenter Warner, son of Jud