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to answer for failing to obey the subpoena,
which had been duly served on the 10th
day of November.
Ellen II. Curler vs. Hiram Curlcr. In
tolerably severity The parties lived in
Fcrrisburgh. Curler was in the habit of
getting drunk and kicking and pounding
his wife and pulling her hair Finally
the petitioner left him, went to Ncrgcnncs
and has since taken care of herself and
child. Decision not rendered. +. E.
Woodbridge for the petitioner no defence.
Cora Ryan W. William Ryan. Cause,
desertion. The parties lived in sStarksboro
rhey were married on the 10th day of
January, lsSl, and on the Path day of the
subsequent August Ryan left and went to
part, unknown, since which time the petl-
toner has never heard from her husband
and has worked about to support herself
and child. No decision. George w
Grandcy for the libelant no appearance
| for the libcllee
Sarah c. Shackctt W. Marshall r. Shack
| EFT. Cause intOlerablc severity, desertiOn
refusal to support and adultery. The
parties lived in Middlcbury, where
| the libeliee, widely known as Tom Shac-
kctt, was IA cattle buyer and did very
| large business The parties did not live
exactly happy and in August, 1850, Shack
| eft started for the West, and has since
| lived in kausas City, Mo, where he isnoW
| in business as Il cattle drOVcr. Three
! months before ShaCkctt disappeared. dri-
ven by his harsh treatment, Mrs. Shackctt
| left him and went to her brOther'sin Corn
| wall ShaCkctt left under Il financial
| cloud owing considerable money for cat
| tie purchased throughout Western Yer
| mont. The evidence tended to show that
Shackett's treatment OF his wife was hab-
| itually and uniformly brutal. No verbal
| evidence of the more serious charge was
put in, Decision not announced T.. N.
Hard for the petitioner no appearance
| Tor the pctiOnCp.
| Hottie putuD .I1,nnS Dntun I)p-pr-
zion, intolcrablc severity and refusal to
| support. The parties kept house in
Cornwall and 'atno was another
wife chuker, especially when drunk.
IN January lSNl, Patno broke into ped
dler'S cart and ran away to escape the
consequences. Since then petitioner mad
moi seen or heard from Patno until four
weeks ago, the wife having since support
ed herself and her child. No decision an
nuunced. Eldrcdge x Slade for the pcti-
tiunCr; no appearance fJr IatnO.
| Lizzie J.. Manson ". Lewis &. Nam
son, descrtiun and fa lure to support. The
parties were married in California and re
sided there for nine months. then coming
to Midilcbury. In August, lNSl, Mann
son left and went back to California and
wife for money, since when She mas not
heard or seen anything OF him. and he has
contributed nothing towards her support.
Decision not announced j. f. Stdpleton
lbr inc ipctlllbiltr; no defence.
This ended tn" batch of divorce cases
that We're all ready for trial, and the re-
mainder of the day was spent in calling
over the old docket, several cases on it
being marked for II hearing.
On coming III Tuesday morning the
court announced decisions in the follow
ing cases: State vs.. Nellie Barrows; as
sault. Motion flied by the respondent 5
counsel 10 dismiss the case, on the ground
: that the justice had no jurisdiction in the
case. The case was up Monday evening
and the motion was argued by Judge
Knapp for the respondent and by Mr.
Sladr for the state. The court denied the
motion todiSmisS, and the matter goes up
on exceptions
Mary NJ. Danfolrh vs. Wendell b. Dan
forth, divorce. Bill granted for intoirrablt
severity and the care ami custody of the
minor child granted to the petitioner.
Knapp for the petitioner
Edna K. Parkhur-t ". Herbert y. Park
- hurst, divorce. The court thought thar 4
. good case hud been made ont on the grouur
} ~ lntOlcrablc severity, but there was an
other element in the c1Sc, a. I'arkhurst
was an paralytic deaf and almost blind,and
: irresponsible. And although il WilS un
: fortunate that the young woman should
be compelled to live with The man in thcs
circumstances, yet on account of the libel
lees condition the petition WAS denied
= Iuppcr for the petitioner
| Christina II. Webb W. John Webb. Di
Vorcc. Biz granted for ntolerahlc seve
= rity, and failure to support, Eldridgr {,
= Nladc for the petitioner.
The hearing of divorce cases was thci
continued. The first one was Frances /.
i.nmson vs., Henry Lamson. Cause intoi
{ erahle severity The case took up tht
whole of the forenoon session, \ u. Tup
per forthe petitioner EldrdSe and Slad,
= for the libellee,
= Upon coming in after dinner the cour
announced decisions in the following iii
+ vOrCe cases.
| Ellen Il. Curler ", Hiram Curler Bill
1 granted for intolcrablc severity. +. T.
Woodbridge for the petitioner.
I Sarah {, Shackctt NS. Marshall L, shack
: EFT. Bill granted for intoernble severity
4 and petitioner allowed to resume he
I former name, f.. Il, Hard for the pcti
= ! TONER
l. Della \. Goodnough. the witness wh,
e failed To appear in court in answer to
!, subpoena To testify for Mrs. Field in tn
e two divorce cases, was brought into court
+ She is II divorced woman, her maidcl
Il name having been Sceiey. The subpmuaWit
/ directed in the name Of Della y. Good
!. nOugh, and she did not answer To it be
/ cause she understood that she was 0llOWe,
K to resume her maiden name at the tim
the divorce WAS granted, which, however
y from the records of the court appears no
> 10 have been the fact. She was allowed Il
j. go after paving the cost of the process an,
|
+ appearance in court at the next term il
'- June.
y Mary f.. Wise ". David Wise Caus
IA Of action, deseriun, The parties lived il
: New Haven. and one day Wise said h
was gong away and would take car
r Of himself and she might take ear
e of herself She saw him twice al
, terWards in the same year i
# NcrgcuueS, once in company with anOtht
+. woman When he went away he went +
: Burlington and except on the two OCci
h SiouS in NergeuueS Mrs. Wise had ne
Is since seen her husband, but had been in
= formed indirectly chat he did not intend /
c ever live with her again Since his desel
tion the woman has supported herself an
}, II child by working out, \. II, Tupper fo
l. the petitioner, no appearance for the dc
II frnsp.
II In the case of the State vs.. Amoi
o Church, chorgcdwith grand larceny in A'
= Olson last summer, the prisoner was aG
e mitted to bail on his own rccOgnilmce /
& the sum of so
d The rest of the day was occupied wit
p the hearing of arguments upon reports