Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-24
THREE WIVES ARE GRANTED
 ptORCES THEY ASKED

Five wives were granted divorces by Judge John W. Banks in the su- perfor, court short calendar session here Friday morning. All were un-' contested.
 Celia Schacnowitz of Sprague, was granted divorce from Harry. Schac- nowftz. formerly of New York, but did not give the petitioner the right to resume her maiden name of Celia Schu1man, which she asked for. There are two children, aged Il and ', which were placed in the custody of the mother.
 Mrs. schanowitz was granted the di- vorce on the grounds of desertion since December 1, 1918. Her mar riage took place in March, 1906.
 Mrs. Shacnowitz testified that she is living with her mother in Baltic and that her husband took $500 of her money and went to Russia. She had gone to Russia to look for him but without success and she does not know whether heS iss dead or alive. Her brother runs the farm where she lives now in Baltic.
 Philip Shuiman, her brother. and Harry Haistowitz of New York. who attended the wedding, were witnesses for the deserted wifesosfs s-- sf1 s.-
  1915. was the grounds rupofF which Sophie Wisniewslxi, of Norwich, was granted divorce from Theodore Wis r1iewski, also of Norwich. whom she married on July 30, 1911. She was given the custody of four children, aged T, 6, I and l. e -Fs3 ssrasgs r
 The wife testified that her husband was not kind to- the children and fhe had cholsed her. Her husband did4Gt- .tIe work and she had to Be help a ~by Ineighbofs. Peter Anten, a boarder her mother, were witnesses for. the pc
 Mary Hicks of Lebanon was given the right to resume her maiden name of Mary Gantick whenashe was grant ed a divorce from Lester A. Hicks of Windham on the gRoundSAof AesertfSn since August 12, 191SsT They were married. on the 18th of July off the same year.
 Mrs Gantick testified that they lad lived in Willimantie and Hartford and she had to sgorkc aatlr7waas 1afhr- driven from her home. They Were married in Willimatic by IT ssJ. Kelly, Justice of the peace. The wife showed her mar riage certificate in court. Once she had her husband arrested for non surJt2r5 and he was ordered to pay her s5 a week he kept up for two months. Adelaide O.. Sehelfield, Stanton l. Briggs, a constable, and Mary A. Gan tick, of Lebanon, mother of tne peti- tiener, were witnesses in court for her l, On the grounds of into1erable cruel ty since February 26. 1913, the day of the wedding, Airline. H. Sawyer of New London, a miner was granted a divorce from Liati Sawyer, of New London. sSsffe esgbEoHgs1 the suit l through her mot ase:F is a minor and the court al fke resume her maiden 11arne .bff TIoWard Mrs. Sawyer wept as SisB tJad: the court Of her married troubles and the court had to wait;sa fetg minutes .fof aer to gain control of her emotions ard rfoceed with the testimony, Mrs, Viola B. Pixtpn testified that she lad knowledge sd the way .AtrssGq:ssssa a4Eyer had been abused by. her llli -sg zss Clara Pickering Brown of New Lon don alleged intolIerable cruelty is se- curing a divorce from Warren Fl Brown of the same city whom she married on Aprify2s, 1902 He, began his cruel treatment of her about Jan uary 1, 1915. she alleged. They have a IT year old daugftsr
 Her husband is captain of a tug boat, Mrs. Brown teld'sdhe court. and he had treated her So badly that she had been made i'll. MT. Browns at torney showed the court letters to substantiate her statesnents with a Rasmussen testified to his knowledge of Mrs. Bromn's cruel treatment of the wife.
 The petition of Florence Mainati against Mario Main u wa s spostpon- f