Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11

Ross executive appeal from commissions CTS, Estate of William Ross second, Au- toniobiie Mutual Insurance Company of America vs. Napoleon Nuitre; third, The Sherwood Disulling Company vs Samuel Smith.
 Wednesday,, November ie-F4rst, Oifv- CT P. Downs vs., Samuel MaiIlhot; sec cnd, Manhasset Manufacturing Company vs Alcott D. Sayles.
 Thursday, November 17-Ffrst, Morris L. French vs. Edward Kussel: second, Warren Worth vs. Daniel P. Dunn, ct al ]; third, Roxy ssuzdzal vs. Maurice P. Jor- dan.
 Friday, November 1s-First, Arnema Ives vs. F. A.-,Ralston second, Helena G Coonnes ,vs. Fl. Cal1aS.
 The first case tried at the session was ! that of Caouete & Langlois vs. John l Schmohi, all parties residing ir North GrosvenordaIe- The plaintiffs. g firm of carpenters. seek to recover a bill of $200 l alleged to be due on 8 contract for the building of barn and repairing a house for defendant. Judge Maltbfe reserved his decision.
 In the case of Adam Gwos vs. Will
 fam Alexander. g plea in abatement, arg unents were made by Lawyers Back for
 the plaintiff and Brown for the defend- ! ant.
 l Tho uns0ntested divorce case of is- sabeilR R. H. Allen vs Herbert Allen was heard. The plaintiff told the court
 she was married in July, 1916, in Can teFnury and that she had been i'll treated by her husband practically since her marriage. Four years ago they came to the Wi1lin,antlc Camp Grounds to live. He had often struck her and she carried tho marks for days. Finally in 1920, she left her husband and went to live With her mother fin Canterbury. Mrs. Hattie IT, Hyde, of Canterbury, mother of the plaintiff, told of seeing black and blue marks on her daughter She had never seen Mfr. Allen beat her but knew he did not treat her right. Additional tes- tirnony disclosed more i'll treatment by her husband. Judge Maltbie granted the decree on the grounds of cruelty.
 Tho case of Anna Gordan's appeal from probate wss heard. arguments on demurrer being ma de by Attorney F. J. Danahey of this city for the plaintiff and Attorney Harry Back of Killingly for the defendant.
 The case of Jennie E. Hurnes Of Hamp- ton vs. the Town of Hampton followed
 the short calendar session with the plain tiff represented by Attorney P. Dan ahey and the towns interests looked aft CT by Attorney W. A. King.
 Mrs. Jennie Humes the plaintiff, tes' tif1ed that she had lived in the town oi Hampton for several years and that iron 1917 until January of this year she haG kept boardin ghouse for babies. She
 had received, she said, 8 license to con-
 duct the boarding house fromw Charie; 2. Kellogg, secretary of the State Boarc of Charities, but the reason she did no have a license for several years preT1 ous to 1920 was because sine had beer told that the board was too busy to issue | licenses. The case Of her suit agains | the town of Hampton was bill of $10( l for the care of baby brought there by the cliid's mother, Mrs. H. c. Phelps of No. 8 West 10th street, New York
 The child was cared for at the rate O
 s15 a week and she received S235 iron
 the mother of the child. But payment
 stopped in September, 1920. She hat
 written 10 the address but her letter had been returned.
 \ She went to the town officials abou the abandoned child, asking them t
 support 1t but the week before Thanks giving the child was taken i'll and late I'died. She testified that she asked pr Wilcox of this city what to do with tn body of the baby as Selectrrlan Fitts re fused to have 1t buried by the town. Dl Wilcox told her to put in box and leav 1 if on the steps of the Fitts house. Thi she did. Her bill to the town for tn lcare of the child had not been paid. Sh
 admitted that four children tad died 8 her home previously, but that she had ha a doctor in attendance when necessar, She advertised for boarders. She Ina been fin trouble with the selectmen befoF and the town owed her s1bo on on < case.
 Henry Humes husband of plaintiff corroborated the testimony gfven by h' ' wife.
 For the defense, John Fitts, ct ths { time first selectman of Hampton. told ( sSttJing one other account with Mir Humes and of her notifying him of tf abandoning of the child. He told ht A such things must stop, as the town woul not continue to support children dunn ed on the town. When notified of the Il \ ness of the child the selectman wei down to the Humes house. He denie telling Mrs Humes "To h. with ' doctor: get your own doctor" The fir thing he knew the body of the chi ; was left on the doorstep of his home.
 was given a Christian burial. WiIlia AIR. Decker and George TllonpSon, bot seleetYnen in the year in question, yer fled the testimony.
 Fl Judge Maltbie gave counsel notice I file briefs within two weeks in the ca
 and court adjourned until Tuesday A next week.
 Al The L00mer opera house was open