Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

At the late adjourned term Of the La
noble County Court, Judge Powers presid-
ing, but one case was tried by jury. This
was suit for breach Of promise, brought
by Marcia NJ. Hutchins against William 5.
Morrill,. The plaintiff i the daughter of L.
;. Hutchins, of Wolcott and Is described as
q handsome girl of twenty-five, with large
and impressive brown eyes, dark brown
hair. clear complexion and the flush of
health on her cheeks. Her height i, above
the medium, her carriage very graceful and
her modest >eli-pOsseSsiOn under the admir-
my gaze OF the Jury and bar. was wonder
tul. Ii appeared from ner testimony. that
in Isl she was 81 telegraph operator at
NOicott, aud that defendant kept a cloth
ing store In the same building. Their gc-
quaintguce soon ripened into love. and in
the Summer of 1873 they were engaged
Shortly before defendant moved to West
Randolph and went into the clothing bust
ness there. The marriage was fixed for the
first part OF January, 1874. she got her
clothes, household linen and bedding ready.
made the cake and notified her friend, bat
defendant did not come and alleged that his
business affairs were in such a condition
e
III acq aIc>c,d aui things went along TIL the
18th Of May. when she received an anony-
nous letter from Randolph, warning her
against Morrill,. as q drunkard and a gau-
bier. From the popularity OF the hand
writing she thought this was device on
his part to cool her love. She wrote him
back a womanly letter, IN whi.h she said
that, IT he thought he could he happier
with another than her, then she was will
ing to give him up, although II would
make her miserable for life. and concluded
by saying that she set her lie upon kim.
and entreated him 70 come and see her at
once. Defendant claimed that he regarded
tins let CT a. formal release on her part.
Bot It was IN evidence that. at the last Of
May, he visited plaintiff at NolcOtt. As her
lover. On the third Of August the defend
ant wrote her a letter to the effect that he
had got into scrape" with a girl IN
Randolph. aud asking her TO release him
and send him back watch and other pres
ents he had given her. and his letters She
replied August it'll, saying that she could
not send him his presents or letters then.
for they were at home, and also II shall
not write You, you are free The letter.
when produced IN court, had the word
again alter the first YOU in the above
quotation. twas evidently written IN q
different hand from plaintiff : but defend
ant swore that II was in the letter when
he received 1t from her, and that he read
II then and since a. follows Il shall
not write YOU again. You are free" lie
alleged that be took this 10 be a release for
the second time, and in consequence got
married to the erI with whom he had got
into e "scrape, "a he wrote to plaintiff.
The plainliti put into the case two OF three
letters from defendant, written subsequent
to August 81. which threatened her II she
did not send him has letters to her. She did
not reply to them. The defendant j. q
rather dandIted man OF twenty-eight. lie
made poor appearance on the stand. and
the jury. after a deliberation of less than
hall an hour. found a verdict in favor Of
plaintiff for 81 600 and costs. which l. Sc
cured, II l. said, by an attachment on de-
PENDANTS stock of goods.
Four liquor eases were settled by the re
spondent- pleading guilty. Daniel l-ham,
keeper oil the hotel at Stowe Lower Village.
To three first offences. fine thirty dollars and
costs George II Saxby. hotel keeper at
johnson, to two second offences, forty dol
lars and costs A. B Pike. OF the North
Nolcott hotel, two first offences. twenty
dollars and costs Benjamin Scott landlord
OF the Pond House, at Eden Mills 10 three
first offences, fine thirty dollars and costs
All the other criminal eases were con-
tinued. 10 the case of the State ". George
II Saxby. for adultery, Hon. P X Gleel
was assigned a. assistant counsel for the
State. SIX divorces were granted, all Tor
Iut0lprahle SfVprity