Litchfield enquirer., 1872-11-21
A REmARkAsLE DIVORCE CASE

sAao Aaees are OI so remarkable character that we feel it. a duty to lay them some what at length before our readers. resery ing comment till after the judge has ren dered his decision. E
 From the testimony of the petitioner we extract what seem the most important portions, emitting many details, however that we regret that our limited space vii not allow us to publish.
 The parties were married January 1st 1868. The wife was 1SR years old; the husband twenty-four. They lived at My. ron Osborn'sfor ayearfrom the first of Apri following; then two years at the Frisbie place in Milton ;; then in Morris from May 3d, 1871, till their sepa ration in the Christmas following They had two children: son named Wal. ter, born Oct. 1st, 1868 and still living the other born Nov. 9th, 1871, is dead. Mrs. Frisbie gave thefoIlowing incidents, among others, of his treatment of her:
 While I was sick three days after the birth of my first child my husband be. came ahgry at something that happened m the kitchen, came into the room. and struck me several times on the head and shoulders with his fist. They were pretty hard blows. I know no reason except he got angry in the kitchen because the hired girl had done something and he thought was to blame for it. He was aof %a1I l. I Before this, that year, I think in having time, he shut me out of doors. I don't recollect the reason he gave. I went across the road and staid awhile. came back and found the door locked. I sat on the steps and after time knocked. He came to the door and asked if I was ready to go to bed"
 After they went to Milton, Frisbie was in the habit of teasing his wife by nrrisplac- ing things in the buttery, hid the tea for a couple of days, pulled down her clothes from the place where they were hanging and scattered them over the floor etc. During the time they were at Mr. Os- born's and at Milton, Mrs. Frisbie had no help, till about two weeks before her con- finement. At the latter place the follow ing occurrences took place: ...
 s'He never kept wood cut up ahead One morning wanted some, only two or three sticks, and seeing he was doing nothing but reading asked him if he would chop me some wood. He did not answer. asked two or three times He finally told me to stop my noise about the wood {; he should not chop it till he got ready. l told him wanted some to iron with. He told me to chop it then; Grand mother did and I could; and said if I said any more about it he should put outdoor I finished up my chores and sat down to knit. When it got to be nearly ten o'clock I asked him again if he would not chop some wood, as had large iron ing and could not get it done if did not begin soon. He threw down his paper, took hold of me and put me out of doors and fastened the door, went into an en- try, got my hood and cape and Walters cloak, and went to my fathers about half a mile off
 'At another time was lying down with toothache and had my shoes and stock ings of. He wanted to weigh his butter. I told him if he wanted help he must let 1t be till some other time for could not attend to it. He went into the cellar and weighed it and wanted me to wash the tub. told him could not do it then you'll have to wait till my teeth are bet ter.' He insisted on my doing it then. I told him could not do it then. He said he'd see whether could do it or not and took up stick of wood which was lying on the floor, and said he would give me two minutes to start in, and if I didn't start in that time he'd strike me with it. I got up and washed the tub.
 ''At another time he wanted me to cut his hair. The shears were very dull and the points would pull his hair. He got angry and scolded at me and said if Ipulled it again should catch it. worked slower after that and he scolded me because I was so slow. had got it most cut when the shears pulled his hair again He jumped up and struck at me. I dodged back, stepped on my dress, it threw me down and he began kicking me saying he would learn me to pull his hair got up went out of doors down by the river I thought of Walter and soon afteP heard him crying and went back to the house. Levi had just taken him up. took him. Levi went out and harnessed his horse and said he was going to the cattle fair. After he had got almost ready he asked me if I wanted to go, told him Yes, if he wanted me to- He told me to get ready. I got ready and went with him. He only kicked me twice at that time.
 "On Sunday Christmas, 1870 we went to Litchfield to meeting, and after meeting to his fathers. He went out with his fa- ther when he went to do chores; came in in a few moments and told me to get ready to go home. knew something had gone wrong by the way he spoke. After be started asked him what was the matter. He did not answer; I asked a second time. He told me to stop my noise; il was none of my business. After we got home went to building the fire. He took his pails and lantern to do chores. As he went out he pushed the door wide open with his foot and left it. I got up and shut it. He set down his pails, came back, pushed it open again with such force as to turn over chair. shut 1t g second time, and as returned fell over a kettle which took and set out doors. II hit the corner of the steps, turned over, rolled on the ground and cracked it about two inches further than 1t was before. He set down his pails and came back the GuITU tlItle. l WdS HI u CIlGlr Dy GLO stove. He came in; struck me on the side of the head, knocked me to the floor, and com menced kicking me. I tried to get up. He knocked me down second time and kicked me. I did not attempt to get uI but lay still till he got through kicking me and went out. He said he'd teach me better than to break his kettles. I tried to get up and found my back was cramp
 ed so could not straighten it. I told Walter to shut the door and come ur stairs. I had to go up on my hands an6 feet, could not straighten up. undress- Walter and he took chair and climbed into bed. could not straighten up te do it. I then got to bed myself. The next morning l could not get up. Walter took his clothes and went down and hil father dressed him. I staid in bed al
 day. Walter came up at night and wen
 to bed with me. My husband did no
 come up to the room where I was at al
 either Monday or Tuesday. I remained | in bed till Wednesday morning when