Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-02-15

ST17'E or VERMONT, E>sec County, SIS.
LIZZIE n LEWls i EsSGT Tot G Z, Court
HOMER Ii. LEWIS)
whereas Lizzie n. Lewis at the September
Term. A. d., 1872. of Essex County Court, iiled
her petition setting forth in substance That
on The 10th day of September, \. d. lS6S, at
Brighton, in the same Essex County, she was
duly joiMed in marriage to Homer IL Lewis,
Of tie same brighton, agrccpbIy to the claws
of this stage, by the Rev. Eli 9. Snalfey, Z.
minister ofthe gospel who had legal au'hoiltT
to sOlenlniZc said marriage, and that youfpett-
iiOner lived with him the said Homer IL.
Lewis, as his lawful wife, mt said brighton, II
little moro than year next FOLLOWING me
time OF said marriage. when the Sild Homer
IL. Lewis left the country tor parts unknown.
And your petitioner further represents that
over since he" said marriage with the sad
Homer II-Lews, she las faithfully perform.
"a towards hin all the duties Of wife And
your petitioner further represents that Inc
said Homer ii. Lewis heretofore, to wit: TN
the first day of OctODCr, \. d., 1868, and on dl-
ters othCrtlmes and days between that day
and the first day OF April, \. D., 1870 al sald
Brighton, committed the crime Of AdQltelN
With one Angcino Sawyer, and win one Mary
Bacon. and with divers other lewe persons,
and that the fact of said adultery never callO
to the knowledge Of the said Lizzie \. Lewis,
until the said Homer II left her rs aforesaid;
and your petitioner and said Homer II. have
never lived together as man and wife since
she learned the fact OF said adultery. And
your petitioner still farther represents that
about the time and just before the said Homer
Il. Lewis left the Country,a as atoTes;dt,l9 W II:
on the first day of April, i. D.. 1870. aid on
divers times and days jGst prtvious thereto,
and while the petitioner and petitionee We're
living together as man and wife, as aforesaid,
at the same Brighton, he, the SAID Homer ii.
treated y0urpctitioner with intolcraDle sever
itV Lythcn and their threatening her, II0t1ng
her, and terrifying her in various ways, by
fOrcibly cicctiug her 4loln the Hoom in which
they lived, by forcing her to the cellar door
/ and threatening to hurl her into the cellar, by
tearing the furniture in pieces and huIling the
trt gmentS about the house and at your petit
TONER Since which time your petitioner amt
said Homer ii. Lewis have not HVeI togethGt
as man and wife, rs by said petition on file
appears; and praying for II Bill OF lhVorco
uiSSOly lug and anuulling the bonds OF matrl-
mOny between h;r and the said Homer Ii.
Lewis and that she may resume tho name by
/ which she was known previous TO her sald
| marriage with the DctitiOutC. which was Liz
zic n. Cheney, and as in duty bound VIII ever
! pray.
Ana whereas It'll made TO appear to the
! Court here, that the said Homer II. Lewis has
| had no personal notice of the pcndency uf
this suit, aud that the. said pethnnCc Is reS1d =
! ing out Of this State, 50 that subpoena can
! not re Sctvcd or him. Therefore it is order
/ cd blythe Court, that said suit be continued to
/ the ncNt term thereof, to be held mt Guildhall,
/ in said County of Essex, on tho Second Tues
day of March, 4, D., 1873, and that said Homer
II. Lewis be notified by publishing this no
| tice, together with the substance CT said pc
! tition, in the Essex County Herald, news
paper published at Guildhhl Ia tEl County
of Essex three weeks sucueeSiEclv, tie last
/ publication e beat i'3ot lWvrlN ts'YS before
said SacOud tEcsIdN OF Ns.tSu. lS.s
DttCl 1T EIrl"ail, tEs.-'tll day Of Jan
ua}q', 1915. e - ~ = Nv,
{ GEO. \. DALE, C7eet.
: + Iitoraey Ter petitioner.