Putnam patriot., 1924-02-08
COUPLES DIVORCED
 BY COURT DECREE,
Judge Hinman Hears and Grants Three Uncontested
 Cases
Local People Are Plaintiffs in Actions
 Heard on Monday

At Mondays special short calen- dar session of the Superior court. held in the local chambers on Monday with Judge George F.. Hinman presid- ing, three uncontested divorees were granted, others cases were considered
 and cases of local interest were as signed for trial.
 Mrs. Laura A. Tourtellotte of Put nam was granted divorce from Alfreton Tourtellotte, on the grounds of habitual intemperance. They were married in 1914 and had lived in Quadic, North Grosvenordale, Thomp- son and Worcester. it was Tn the latter city that she left her husband, the wife testified, because she could no longer stand his continued heavy drinking. That was last May and since then she had worked to support herself and children. Mrs. G. Byron Morse and Francis A. Logee, sister and father, respectively, of the peti- tioner testified in her behalf. Mrs. lTourtellotte was represented by At torney John F. Carpenter. The husband was ordered to pay his wife ten dollars a week in monthly in- stallments.
 Habitual intemperance was the ground on which Judge Hinman grant ed a divorce to Mrs. Alice C. Mont vile of this city from Peter Mont vile also of Putnam. They were married in 1905. His drinking habits, the wife testified, caused her to leave him in 1920. She returned later but left him again in 1922, this time for good. He continued to drink heavily, she said and on one occasion threat ened her life. Miss Caroline Mont vile, daughter of the defendant by his first marriage. testified that she left home at about the time that her step-mother did, because, she said, she could stand her fathers actions no longer. Mrs. Alice Diotte and Leander Diotte, friends of the peti- tioner. testified in her behalf. Charles IL. Torrey was attorney for Mrs. Mont vile.
 The third divorce decree granted was awarded Bert A. Lewis of South Windham. He charged his wife with desertion, she having left him on April 10,1920. He did not ask for custody of the child born of the union.
 Attorneys in the case of Carl A. Stahnke of Plainfield vs. Harriet J. Stahnke of New Haven. argued a motion instituted on behalf of the wife. that the judge should punish the husband for alleged contempt of court for failing to maintain his pay ments of s a week. as directed by court. Judge Hinman took the papers in the case, reserving decision.
 Another alleged contempt of court motion was argued in the case of Nellie Rood vs. Alfred W. Rood At torney E. C. Morse appeared for Mrs. Rood and declared that the husband had ignored courts order when the divorce was granted last December, to pay his wife S200 alimony and S4 weekly allowance for the support of their child He said that the man had not done as directed and should be adjudged in contempt of court and therefore punished. Attorney Har- very, for the husband. did not deny that the man had not paid the S4 weekly allowance, but he said that the husband would obtain the S200 in a few days. Judge Hinman said he did not want to commit the man to jail out of hand, but declared that if Rood had not complied with courts order, when the next short calendar session of court Is held, court would send the husband to jail.
 Cases on the short calendar docket were assigned for trial next week and the week following. Among them is the Laura B. Coreoran vs. Thomas J. Coreoran, both formerly of Putnam, a divorce action in which the petition | CT seeks S50,000 alimony and the di- vorce decree. The cases have been assigned as follows: Thursday, Feb. IA, at Willimantic, first case, Clinton C. Rood vs. Dominick Menditto; sec ond case for Thursday, the isth, Queenie Watson vs. John Beckett third case for the l4th, Laura R. Cor coran vs. Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.; Il February l9, at Putnam, Blanche Eamiotte vs Arsene Lamiotte; second case for the 18th, The Danieison Trust Co.,, Admr., vs. F.. Winfield Scott; Feb. 20 at Willimantie, special assign ment. James l.. Stice Handle Mfg. Go.