Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-30

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in Cornwall. At the last December
term, on the ground that the woman was
not Il proper person to have charge of the
child, which is now three years of age,
the custody of the child was changed by
order of Judge Ross and vested in the
father. At night, after the hearing on
the application and before the decision
was rendered the mother took means to
get her child beyond the jurisdiction of
the court, and it was never again within
the courts jurisdiction until the latter
part of last September, when, after long
search and going to much expense, Mr..
Spaulding found it at Fort Plain, n. Y,
where the Virgils were living under the
assumed name of Potter. They were ar
rested and bound up in the sum of 5000
each on their own Iecoguizance to an
swer a charge of kidnapping and Mr.
Spaulding was given possession of the
boy. The hearing on the petition to set
aside the order for alimony took up a
good share of Friday. Only 800 of the
$50 had been paid into the hands of the
trustee, Judge Bingham of Cornwall,
leaving $3.50 unpaid. Judge Rowell or
dered that $3.50 more should be paid,
thus cutting $3.50 of from the $3.50 ali
mony decreed and giving the woman
$500 in all, and $50 of this was ordered
to be paid at once and the balance within
30 days. Mrs. Virgil was then called to
tho bar and fined $40 for having taken
Nand kept the child beyond the jurisdic-
ton of the court and not delivering it up
to Mr.. Spaulding when so ordered. This
is probably the last appearance of the
case in court in any phase. Mr.. Bliss
and Mr.. Wilds represented Mr.. Spauld-
ing and Mr.. Cushman of Burlington APP.
peared for the woman.
The dockets were cleared of every
thing ready to be heard at this term at
:l5 o'clock Friday evening, when an in
formal recess was taken to 10 O'Clock
Saturday morning, at which time cour,
finally adjourned without day.
During Friday and Saturday decisions
were rendered in divorce cases which hat
been heard Oh preceding days, as fol
lows: Matilda Baker VS.. Edward Baker
bill granted for wilful deserton; Bernict
o. Wheeler VS.. Hattie NJ. Wheeler, bill
granted for adultery; Sarah +. Winslow
vs.. Eugene NJ. Winslow, bill granted fol
wilful desertion, and custody of the two
minor children given to petitionee; ROs,
NJ. Sprague VS.. Heman Sprague, bill
granted tor adultery and petitioner de
creed $50 as alimOny, this sum to b
paid In Is days. In Ada c. Collett VS.
Lewis Il. Collect, the petition for divorce
which had been heard, was, by agree
meat of the parties, entered as dis
missed ard petition for a separate main
enance for Mrs. Collett and the Gus
tody of the two youngest children va
substituted. After considerable consult
alton the court awarded Mrs. Collett 81
per month and directed Mr.. Collett I
pay it in quarterly payments, beginning
with January, and also gave her the Gus
tody of the l0-year-old boy, while tn
custody of the l3-year-old girl was give
to the father, who was also ordered t
pay over $50 of overdue temporary al
mony, which was done. There is stron
, hope that these parties will settle thei
differences and become reconciled.
For Il grand jury term it was quite
/ short one, lasting only sixteen days &
parts of days. Only three civil cases an
, one criminal case were tried by jury, OIL
, was tried by the court, nine bills of d
I vorce were granted. two petitions for IL
annulment of marriage were killed and
dozen or more criminal cases were di
posed of without going to trial. Tw
, criminal cases, State VS.. Buttles. for il
toXication, and State vs.. Peter Trud'
= for assault with deadly weapon, wei
over to the June term.