Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-01-23
Petition for Divorce.

State of Vermont--Essex County SIS.
MARTHA =: WHITNEY Esses cesn,y Court,
ROBERT NJ WHITNEY. ! March Isy'a' ls'S'
w HEREAS, Martha whitney, Of Brighton,
, w In the County Of Essex, has filed her petit
ton for divorce In the Office OF the Clerk Of Essex
Nouniy Court, setting forth, in suestnee, that
ION the 9th day Of January 4. D. lSfs, at Charles
tont an the County OF Orleans, she was duly joined
In marriage 20 Robert NJ. Whitney, then OF Brigh-
ton, in said Essex County, (but now gone TO parts
nnknoWnl agreeably to the laws Of tilis state, by
the Rev. {. III. smith. n minister Of the gOspei,
who had legal authority to solemniZe said mar
rage and that your petitioner lived with him, the
SAID Robert NJ. Whitney, as his lawful wife al said
Brighton, most Of the time for one or two years
after said marriage, when the said Robert NJ.
Whitney leit the country for some place, as your
petitioner believes, in New Hampshire, that ever
since her said marriage she has faithfully per-
formed towards him, the said Robert NJ. Whitney,
all the duties Of wife, that a little more than
four years since, said Robert NJ. Whitney LEFT her
and went away out of this State, and has ever
since remained away, and has neglected and re-
fused TO support her for more than four years,
that he deserted her at said Brighton and went
away at the time aforesaid, and has never return
ell that the said Robert NJ. Whitney, heretofore
tO-wit: On the 9th day of March, A. ID. 1863, to-
wit at Brighton to-wit; at Manchester in the
State of New Hampshire and on divers other
times and days between that day and the first day
OF December. a. ID. 1874, committed the crime Of
adultery with divers persons, to your petitioner
unknown and that during that time he has been
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as his wife, having pretended to marry said wO.
man, and that during that time he has been living
in adultery with said woman by whom he has
had one or more children, and your petitioner has
never seen said Robert NJ Whitney, and has
never cohabited with him since he deserted her as
aforesaid, and since here said marriage has al.
ways resided and now resides at Brighton in said
Essex County.
And praying that she be divorced from the said
Robert NJ. Whitney, and that she be allowed to
resume the name by which she was known pre-.
viOus to her said marriage, which was Martha
Tibbetts. And whereas it is made to appear that
the said Robert NJ. Whitney, resides out of this
State, so that personal service of this petition
cannot be made upon him.
Therefore it is ordered that the said Martha Z.
Whitney cause the substance of said petition to.
gether with this order, to be printed three weeks
successfully in the Essex County Herald, news.
paper published at Guildhall, in the County of
Essex, the last of which publications to be at
least six weeks previous to the LIST day of the
March Term of Essex County Court, A. d. 1875,
which shall be deemed sufficient notice to the said
Robert NJ Whitney to appear before said County
Court to be held at Guildhall, within and for the
County of Essex, on the I'd Tuesday of March A.
d. 1873, at O'Clock in the forenoon on said day,
then and there to show cause if any he has why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Given under my hand at Geildhall in said Essex
County, this 9Th day of January, a. d. 1915.
CHARLES L. BENTON, Clerk.
GEO. n. DALE, Attorney for Petitioner.