Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-07-09

eiHda Sherman, by Asaph Il. Nichols,
Justice Of the Peace.
DANIEL PIKE, Town Clerk
Estate Of Vermont, , BE it remember
Orleans County S. ed that at New
por. in the County ogOrIeans on this 25,h .
day Of Junr, A. d. 1897, Eibridge G. +
ScriUncr Of Newport in tine County Of.
Orleans, and Cclinda Golf Of Magog, Can .
ada East,vcre duly joined in marriage by /
me.
JAMES ?. COBB.
Justice Of the Peace. .
Mr.. Nichols, the Justice who solemniz-
ed the first marriage, and several other
persons from Maine, were put upon the
stand, from whose testimony it appeared
that the first wife was still alive and the
mother Of large family Of children
that at the time of her marriage TO the
the prisoner she was a widow about thir-
ty years Of age, with one child, and that
the prisoner was about twelve years heg
juuior-that they lived together from the
time Of their marriage in 80 till 1888.
A second marriage to Celinda Gqf at
Newport, was not denied by the respon-
dent-but the second marriage alleged
by the government in the indictment on
which the prisoner was tried was desert
bed not as q marriage 10 CeInda CAT
but 10 Celidna Wiley.
The government then proposed to show
that the true legal name of the person
who was married 10 the prisoner at New
port, under the name Of Celinda Gof,
was Celinda Wiley, and for that pur-
pose introduced Witnesses who testified
as follows =
% rour.
was last year a Justice OF Peace IN
this county, and on the 18th June, solam-
nized marriage between the respondent
and a woman calling herself Celinda
Gof,-saw them again in few days in
an officers care.
ELISHA JENNIE.
l was the officer who last June arrest
ed and took charge ofthe respondent and
his wife, or a ,romaH who was formerly
Celinda Wiley, whose maiden name was
Golf. Heard Scribner speak Of her as
his wife.
GILBERT WILEY.
1 reside at AIagog; am married man;
was married in June, 1854, to Celinda
GoE-I saw her in IrasJurgh jail about
year ago.
Cross IL. I married her in June
1854; lived with her only two or three
days never provided for her at ali.
did not visit her when she was in Jail
l only saw her from the Court House
window am sure she was the woman.
The counsel for the prisoner then pro
posed to inquire Of the witness whether
the marriage between him and CeliDda
Golf had ever been regarded or treated
by them as a iona tide marriage, but tht
question was not allowed.
l have never called her by the nam,
Of Wiley; I was married BY the Rev
Edward Mitchell; I was IL my eigL
teenth year when married. My marri
riage was not voluntary. None of my
friends were al the wedding.
Re-eraminsd. was not forced to mar
~; went into the house to be married
of my own accord.
REV. EDWARD MITCHELL.
lam Baptist preacher; live in Ma
cog, c. Z. Married Mr.. Gilbert Willey
to Miss Celinda Gof. at Magog, in June
1854
Question. Are you empowered b,
the laws Of Canada to solemnize mari
age?"
Question objected to by respondent
counsel on the ground that the law of
foreign country can not be proved by
clergyman. Objections overruled by th
Court.
AHslTer 1 am authorized by govern
ment 70 perform marriage ceremony.
Any clergyman Of the Baptist per
suasion, in good and regular standing
who has a permanent congregation
is after furnishing certificates of thes
facts TO the District Judge, and taking tn
oath Of allegiance, empowered to solem
nize marriage-and is then furnishe,
with registers in which to record all mar
riages he may perform.
l was furnished by the Court with N,
first register in 1914, and have had then