Putnam patriot., 1928-03-29
WIFE SAILOR MARRIED
DIDN'T FOLLOW TO u. S. A.
HUSBAND SENT MONEY FOR PASSAGE BUT SHE SPENT
IT AND REMAINED ON OTHER sIDE.-DIvORCE
DECREE FOR DISCRETION
Woman Who Knew Husband Drank Before She
Married Him.

Two complainants, woman and
man, sought divorce deerecs in the
superior court ia this city last Thurs
day afternoon. The man. Lloyd ].
Miller OF Sterling, was successful in
his petition. The woman Mrs Rose
0'Clair Of Brooklyn, whose petition
was opposed by her husband was de-
MED a decree hy Judge Yaomans.
/ Miller, who alleged that his wife
deserted him. was tn the merchant
marine * the time VI his marriage.
although be has always maintained a
residence IN Sterling, The wedding
took place IN Liverpool. England,
while his ship was in port. Follow
ing his marriage TO olga Pauline
Belleville he and his bride went 20
Ednhorough. Scotland.
According to the petitioner he was
married September 10th. 1928 and
the following month he had to join
+ his ship. a freight steamer, and set
sail He said he was unable 90 take
Z his wife on the vessel he was assign
ed 90 but made arrangements for her
passage on a passenger steamer.
After he returned 60 this side Of
the ocean his wife wrote him letters
several times week but gradually
the period Of the arrival of one let
ter after another grew longer. Three
times, he said, he sent her money 20
pay her passage 20 the United States.
The first amount was S2f5, the see
ond sits and the last time he sent
her $3.50. this being IN February.
1924. lie said be had also sent her
sums 81 money monthly. Instead Of
embarkine for America, Mrs. Miller
uont the money sent her for her
nassage and refused to come 60 the
United States.
Irving II. Fuuk Of Sterling first
selectman. and other witnesses. tes-
tilted that Mrs HITLER had not lived
with her husband for the past three
years. The decree was granted on
the grounds 81 desertion. There are
no children
Bride AZ Sixteen Years
Nrs. Rose O'Clair took the wit
ness stand ia her action against
Louis O'Clair. whom she married IN
Davvillo. November 23rd, 1908. After
her marriage the couple lived m
Wuliams9ille and then went 20 Brook
lvn. She testified that she was but
sixteen wears old when the marriage
tool place
After stating that eight children
were born 20 them, three being now
alive. Mrs. 0'Clair was asked what
her husnand's habits were regarding
the use Of liquor.
''us iiKes il guess" said the VIII
ness. f,
Mrs. O'Clair then went on to tel
how her husband drank every week
couldn't hold job because Of his
drinking. didn't help support the
family and that finally, after a three
weeks period Of drinking, she had hel
husband arrested last October and he
was sent TO jail for thirty days.
TInon cross examination by Attor
new Back for the defendant, Mrs
EOi1lair admitted that she knew hen
husband was drinking man before
} she married him. She admitted that
, since he got out of Jail the oldest
two children, a boy and girl, hac
gone 10 live with him. She denied
that she gave her husband money witt
which TO buy liquor and also denied
that she drank Win Niftf NitNH~SH -"
} hitting that she drank ''once IN
while" She admitted that al Of
her husbands pay from the mill wa,
taken by the company and applied
on the bills at the eompany's store
Judge Yeomans asked Attorney
Bill, counsel for Mrs. 0'ciair. II sh'
stan claimed aiimony The attorney
, turned TO Mrs. O'Clair and asked hei
II she wanted her husband to pa,
her anything II the divorce was grant
ed.
Wanted To Get Rid OF Him
In response 10 her attorneys CUES
ton. Mrs. o'Clair said: mo, | wan
10 get rid Of him, that's all, adding
"and want my baby"
Several other witnesses testified Z
her husbands drink habit.
The husband took the stand IN III
| own behalf. He freely admitted tina
he was a drinking man and had bee
during his eighteen years Of marie.
life. He denied that he did not wor
more than half 81 the time statinl
that he worked more than tire
n