Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-02-08


STATE OF VERMONT, Esser County, IS.
LIZZIE n. LEWIS Essex County Court,
VS.. March Tenn 1873
HOMER Ii. I.EwIS5
Whereas, Lizzie n. Lewis, at the September
Term. a. D., 1872. of Essex County Court, filed
her petition setting forth in substance That
on the 10Th day of september, y. d., iooo, at
Brighton, in the same Essex County, she was
duly Joined in marriage to Homer Ii. Lewis.
OF tie same Brighton, a9ree9Dly TO the laws
of This State, by the Rev: Ell q. Smalley'
minister OF the gospel who had legal auhorIty
to sOlemnize said marriage, and that yourpetl
TONER lived with him the said Homer IL.
Lewis, as his lawful wife, ut said Brighton,
little more than year next following the
time OF said marriage. when the SAID Homer
H. Lewis left the country for parts unknown.
And your petitioner further represents that
ever since he" said marriage with the SAID
Homer II. Lewis, she has faithfully perform.
ed towards him all the duties of wife. And
your petitioner further represents that the
| said Homer ii. Lewis heretofore, to wit: On
the first day of October, y. D., lSCS, ana on ul.
vers other times and days between that day
and the first day of April, ~ D., 1870 at sad
Brighton, committed the crime Of Adultery
| with one AngcIine Sawyer, ana with one Mary
| Bacon, and with divers other lewd persons,
| and that the fact of said adultery never came
| to the knowledge Of the said Lizzie \. Lewis,
until the said Homer II. left her as aforesaid
| and Noar petitioner and said Homer IL. nave
never lived together as man and wife since
| she learned the fact of said adultery. And
your petitioner still further represents that
about the time and just before the said Homer
H. Lewis left the country, as aforesaid, to W It {:
| on the first day of April. a. D.. 1870, and on
| divers times and days just pre- vious thereto,
| and while the petitioner and peuuonee We're
! living together as man and wife, MS aforesaid,
at the same Brighton, he, the SAID Homer ii.
| treated yourpetitioner With iutolerable sever
! ity by then and their threatening her. beating
| her, and terrifying her IN various ways, by
| ftrCibly ejectiug her from the room IN which
they lived, by forcing her to the cellar door
/ tearing the furniture in pieces and hurting tho
| fri gmCntS about the house and at your petit
toner. Since which time your petitioner amt
| said Homer II. Lewis have not lived together
as man and wife. as by said petition on file
! appears; and praying for Bill of Divorce
| diSsOlVing and annulling the bonds of matr-
mony between h., and the said Homer Ii
| Lewis, and that she may resume thu name by
which she was known previous TO her SAID
marriage with the pettlOnCc, which was Liz
zic n. Cheney, and as in duty bound will ever
pray.
And whereas tits made to appear to the
! Court here. that the said Homer IL. Lewis has
had no personal notice of the tendency of
this suit, and that the said petiuonee is resid
| ing out of this state. so that subpoena can
not be served ON him, Therefore it is order
ed by the Court. that said suit be continued ia
the next term thereof. to be held at Guildhall,
in said County of Essex, ON the Second Tues
day OF March, A. D., 1873, and That said Homer
II, Lewis be notified by publishing this no.
tice, together with the substance Of said pc
ttion, in the Essex County Herald, news
paper published at Guildhall. in the County
of Essex, three weeks successively, the last
publication to be at least twenty days before
said Second Tuesday OF March. 1873.
Dated at Guldhall, this 20th day of Jam
uary, 1875
GEO. n. DALE, CitVk.
AhorneyJo Petitioner