Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-08
CHITTENDEN COUNTY COURT.


The Final Sessions-Dccisions Rendered.
EuIogies of the Late J.. l.. Lawrence.
The first business taken up Thursday
morning, was the case of Jennie Dow
against Patrick Dow to recover the Gus
tody of her two children. Mrs. Dow,
who resides at Pittsfeld, Mass, claims
that her husband left her about three
years ago in consequence of which she
procured in the Massachusetts courts
April II, 1885, decree OF absolute divorce
and the custody of her two children boys,
whom her husband had taken with him.
She recently discovered that he was living
in Burlington. She came to this city
and on Wednesday was granted a
writ of habeaS corpus for the recov-
cry of her children, who it was
ascertaned were living with Dow's sister,
the widow of Thomas Plunket, residing
in Colchester Centre. EX-Sherlf Drew
and Officer Dumas went to that place the
same afternoon and brought them to Bur
lington. The case was heard and the
court reserved decision, the question being
as to the effect of Il decree of divorce, Civ
ing the custody of the children to the
mother, rendered without personal notice
to the husband, who with the children re
sided in Vermont.
Before the announcement of decision
by the Court the parties, came to a settle
ment, the father taking the Oldest boy,
about seven, and the mother the youngest,
aged four. j. w. Russell for the petitioner,
George b. Shaw for the petitionee.
The entry docket was then called and
the Court announced the following decis
ions In the case of II. l.. johnson VS.. q.
n. Roberts, an action to vacate judgment
obtained in Justice Court, judgment was
rendered for The defendant In the case
e ,1I l. q nnt,1i
the contractor tor the work Of the Nor
man Williams Library at Woodstock,
judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
in the sum of S564. ii damages, no costs
being allowed to either party. ENcep-
tions by both parties allowed and eXccu-
ton stayed. In the case of II. a. Water
man VS.. j. p. Clark and George Ashley,
judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
for S25 damages. Exceptions by the de-
PENDANT allowed and execution stayed. In
the case OF Emily Wade VS. James Wade,
divorce granted and custody of client
given to the petitioner. j. j. Enright for
petitioner.
In the case of Plat & Allen ct. ais VS..
Colchester and Milton the report of the
commissioners was accepted, the highway
and bridge as surveyed and described in
the report of the commissioners was order
ed to be established and built by the
towns of Colchester and Milton, and the
cost of constructing the bridge and repair
ing the highway was appOrtiOncd among
the several towns as follows: Burlington
33-10O, Colchester l5-l0O, Milton 2-lO0,
South Hero. 3O-lO0, Grand Isle, 20-lO0.' The
petitioners cost was ordered to be paid by
the various towns in the following pro-
portion Burlington 20-10O, Colchester 10
100, Milton, 800, Grand Isle 25-lO0, South
Hero 35-lOO. Exceptions were taken by
Burlington. South Hero and Grand Isle.
There being no further business for the
consideration of the Court Judge Wales
presented the resolutions adopted by the
bar in relation to the death of l.. L. Law
renee, Esq, which have already been pub
lished in the FREE PRESS, and asked that
they be spread upon the permanent rec
ords of the court, Eulogies were then
pronounced by Judge Wales, l.. f. Will
bur, H. ;. Peck and W. l. Burnap, each OF
whom paid glowing tribute to the de-
ceased in his several capacities as
teacher, lawyer and citizen, and to his
many manly qualities.
Judge Taft then made brief eulogistic re
marks and ordered that the resolutions be
spread upon the permanent records of the
court.
County Court was then declared ad
journed without day.