The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-27
Washington County Court.

The whole of last week was occupied in
the trial of court causes, the most impor-
tant OF which were cases that had been
originally set in the jury assignment and
taken from thence to be tried by the court
There was about the usual number of
divorce cases. OF these last-named cases
the following were tried: Flora E. Stod-
dard Us. William f. Stoddard.-These
parties were married about eight years ago
at East Montpelier and went to live at East
Calais. The libellant testified to her hus-
bands continued cruelty, commencing soon
after their marriage. Her evidence was
corroborated by the testimony of her sister
and her father The bill was granted upon
the ground of intolerable severity, and the
custody of the children was decreed to the
petitioner, the court remarking at the time
of ordering the entry that the father was
shown to be too much of a brute to have
the custody of his children. Heath g. Fay
for petitioner.
Ellen A. Batchelder u.s. w. j. Batchelder.-
The parties to this cause live in Plainfield
village, where the petitionee is a merchant.
They have been married yer fifteen years.
Some few years ago there began to be
trouble between them on account of young
unmarried woman of that locality of whom
Mrs. Batchelder, from some real or imagn-
ary cause, was Jealous. The breach widened
between husband and wife, until it culmin-
ated in the present cause. The ground
upon which Mrs. Batchelder sought to OBJ
tain degree of separation was that of the
willful neglect and refusal of her husband
to provide for her support Her own testi-
mony, which was very meager in respect to
this claim, was supplemented by the test-
mony OF two witnesses who gave evidence
in regard to certain statements made to
them by the husband to the effect that he
had got through providing for his wife and
should do so no more. The petition was
dismissed, the court making the remark
hot no D.l oh.
cree should be granted. He thought the
best interests of the parties would be served
by an effort to come to some amicable ar
rangement and resume their relations.
Heath & Fay for petitioner.
Lucy Sommers rs. Charles ID. Sommers.-
This couple were married in the year 1877,
and went to reside at Stowe. The libelee
on several occasions ill-treated and abused
his wife, and became involved in some dep
relations with other thieves He was ar
rested and lodged in the Lamoile county
Jail. While he was waiting for trial he got
a file, sawed through the iron bars and es-
capped Since then he has not done any
thing in support of his wife. The bill was
granted on the ground of desertion. Chas.
NJ. Bennett for libellant.
A. b. Parsons u.s. Eliza L. Parsons
couple were married March II, 1882 and
went to live at Mr.. L, T. Mallory's at East
Montpelier After staying there short
time, Parsons obtained work in Canada,
and went there with his wife. After stay
ing about year he noticed that a man
named Sunbury was frequent visitor at
his place in his absence. One morning he
found his wife had gone away. and at that
time a bundle of letters was sent to him
showing that his wife had kept upa clan
destine correspondence with Mr.. Sunbury,
with whom he afterwards learned she had
fled. The parties went to Boston and STAYED
for time at low hotel as man and wife
The bill was granted on the ground of adul-
terry and also on the ground OF desertion.
Heath Il Fay for petitioner.
w. g. Faunce u.s. Carrie l.. Faunce These
parties resided at Barre and the petitioner
of his wife for leaving him; he
had been to see her and asked her to come
back TO his roof. Her reply was that she
would not come unless her mother could
come with her, There were certain reasons
existing why Mr.. Faunce declined to have
MS wife's mother live at his place, so he
would not accede to his wife's request.
other evidence was introduced tending to
establish the ground of desertion, as set up
n the petition, and the divorce was ac-
granted
Lucy Belville Us. Edward Belvlle.-Mrs.
Belville was widow at the time she mar
led the defendant and took to him quite
little property. She testified to all sorts of
brutal treatment by her husband. The
more she would make of him." the more
he i'll used her. On one occasion he chased
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