Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-11-28
STATE OF VERMONT, COUNTY

NJ OF Rutland. ga.
To the Honorable the Supreme Court, next
10 be holden at Rutland within and for the
county of Rutland, on tAe first Monday after
the fourth Tuesday of January, A. D., 1868.
Your petitioner, William W. Wilkins OF Clar-
endon, in the county OF Rutland and State OF
Vermont, respectfully represents that he is and
has been q resident of said town Of Clarendon
for more than ten years last past, and tnat be
now resides in said Clarendon, and that on the
10Th day Of August, A. d. 1855 at Granville, IN
the State of New York, he was legally Joined In
marriage 20 one Mary Jane Wardwel, then OF
said Clarendon, by one Rev. Mr.. Farran, then
a minister Of the Gospel in the said State OF
New York, and that your petitioner has ever
since his said marriage with the said MARY Jane
behaved and conducted himself as q faithful,
Chaste and affectonate husband, towards the
said Mary Jane, and in all things kept and per
formed the marriage vows and covenants on
his part TO be kept and performed, ana That ne
has lived with her, the sad Mary Jane, IN the
strict Observance OF all the duties required by
the said marriage vows and covenants, and that
from the time OF his said marriage down to the
time when the said Mary Jane left your pet-
TONER, which was on or about the 12th day OF
October. A. d. 1867, she has not treated your
petitioner in the manner q wife should treat
husband but has treated him witt euch lntOler-
able severity that your petitioner was kept IN
great fear Of bodily harm and injury; that she
has at divers times and on several occasions
struck, beat bruised and wounded your pet
toner, without any proyocauon whatever and
that on the 18th day of october, A, d. 1857, the
said Mary Jane deserted your petitioner, ano
has ever since refused to live ard cohabit with
him, although your petitioner has always pro
vided her with q comfortable home, and every
thing for her comfort and convenience.
And your petitioner further shows that Use
said Mary Jane has left your petitioner ano
gone to parts unknown, without this state, ana
he has been and is unable to ascertain Wher,
she is.
And your petitioner therefore prays that the
bonds Of matrmony between him and the salo
Mary Jane may be dissolved, and Dill Oh ul'
yorce be granted TO him. ...rrr r,,,,
STATE OF VERMONT, The foregoing
COUNTY or RUTLAND. as. petition haVlDE
been presented TO NE, the undersigned, one OF
the Judges Of the Supreme Court, ana u Oeins
made to appear that the said Mary Jane Wllklh@
resides without this state, IN parts unhhoWn,
40 that the said petition cannot be personally
served upon her,
IT Is THEREFORE, ORDERED, That tue saI'
Mary Jane wilkins be summoned 10 appear 70
answer to sale petition, at the sald term ei sa!S
Supreme Court. next to be holden at Rutland
within and for the county of Rutland aforesaid,
on the first Monday after the fourth !uesusy OF
January, A. d. 1868, by the publication OF tne
said petition, and this order thereupon, IN tne
Rutland HERALD, a weekly newspaper pup
lished in said Rutland. three weeks successive
ly the last of which publications shall DC az
lea.t six weeks next before the said term OF
said court. ,. ,,.A
Dated at Rutland, in said county, this oUth
dry of October, A. d. 1861. c-.
L. C. KELLOGG, Judge Of Supreme Court
CHARLES II. JOYCE, Atty for Petitioner.
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