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

~ ADDISON SOONIY SOOHls y
NE erred in saying last week thar
tStewart q Wilds were counsel for the
plaintiff in Severance VS.. Spaulding, as
the case was tried on that side by Mr..
Bliss assisted by w. ii. Button, Esq.
MIR. Button made his maiden speech IN
county court in opening the case to the
jury, and made very favorable impress
sion.
When we went to press last week the
case of NJ. A. Munroe V. Ii. G. Potter ct
al. was on trial by the court, the set al"
in the case being Frank Smith of New
Haven. 1t seems that in 1888 Mr.. Mum
roe got Judgment against the parties on IA
note, and the present suit was brought
to collect the amount of the Judgment.
Potter, the chief defendant, fought the
suit on the ground that the Judgment
was outlawed, but the plaintiff claimed
and proved to the satisfaction of the
court that Mr.. Potter had in fact been
for several years a resident of New DIRK
city and had not only voted but had
acted as an inspector of elections there.
1t appears, too, that Potter voted in New
York last November. The case took up
the greater part of the day Thursday and
Friday evening Judge Rowell rendered a
decision in favor of Mr.. Munroe, who
will recover the amount of the original
debt and interest, In all footing up some
thing over $1,000, and his costs. Bliss
and Haselton for the plaintiff; Hard and
Slade for the defendants.
just after dinner the divorce case of
Homer j. Nimblet v. Carrie M. Nimblet
was heard. These were Bristol PARTIES
and they were maeried in that town In
1882. Nimblet alleged that his wife,
treated him with intolerable severity IN
that if he happened to be little late to
dinner she would clear off the table and
wouldn't give him anything to eat, and
also in that she hadn't spoken to him for
over three years, although all the time
living in the same house. She left last
Thanks giving day and took some of the
household belongings with her. Nimblet
was so anxious to get rid OF her that he
told the court that if the divorce were
granted he would not only let her keel
the articles she had taken away, but
would also give her $500 in money
Judge ROwell handed in ii decision Satur-
day morning dismissing the bill. Mr.
Wilds appeared for the petitioner and ut
defense was made.
Two more divorce cases were heard be-
fore the adjournment Thursday evening
The first was Ida Nj. Blair VS.. Levi,
Blair, and the cause alleged was wilfu
deserti0n. The parties were married Il,
Ferrisburgh in January, 1881, AID lived
! together more or less until March, 1880
when Blair went off in ii pet aud left hL
wife to shift for herself as best she
1 might. From the testimony of Mrs
blair and Il number of other witnesses il
appeared that Blair was ''petulant,
cranky" "freaky," Jealous "stub
r born" and addicted to getting angry
or "mad." Blair went away into IOrl
a State with Il family named Reed, whose
: reputation would stand some polishing.
and at last accounts was still making hi
y home with them in Peru. this State. Mr.
Fish, representing the petitioner, bracct
p uD his case with some more testimony OF
I Friday and the bill WAS then granted OF
the ground alleged, the lady being als'
ALLOW ed to resume her maiden name o
= Ida NJ. Siple. There was no defense.
=, Next came Julia Piper VS.. ALDER
:. Piper, who were made one in Granville
:. Ia September. 1874, since which time ant
up to May, 1891, they lived together II
man and wife in Granville, Hancock
Salisbury and other places. Mrs. Pipe
- alleged that Piper would occasionally
:. get drunk and have "A celebration, whicl
o would usually consist of his pounding
Il and kicking her and threatening he
a Piper also broke up housekeeping il
It May, 1891, and has never since contribu'
:. ed penny's worth toward her support
+ The petition was granted for both cause
II set up and the custody of the miro
child was decreed to the petitioner
J., Judge Slade appeared for Mrs. Piper; II
= defense.
d Friday morning the case of Ezra Tucl
l. er VS.. Kate Tucker, petition for tn
e annulment of their marriage, was heard
a Last simmer, while Tucker was sti
% under ~ years of age, he Was arrested o
a the charge of being father of the vi
born child of the girl, whose made
name was Tredo. Tucker claimed to /
:, innocent, but finally. understanding tina
, he would either have to marry the girl {
!, go to Jail, he chose the former bitter pi
:. to swallow and along about IL o'cloc
, one night the happy couple were mad
= one in the office of Squire Tuttle dow
y, in the city of Nergennes, the squire hin
" self performing the ceremony. III
'' young people never have lived togeth,
and young Tucker claimed that he ma
Al ried Miss TredO through fright and
N order to keep the affair from reaching Il
IL ears of his father, but Judge Rowell W,
10 unable to see the point and refused
u. break the bonds; SO the two are sti
oi one. Mr.. Bliss for the petitioner; 4
ar appearance for the defense.
e. The last case to be heard during Il
y term was the old divorce case of Ellie
ht Spaulding VS.. Loyal w. Spaulding, Jr
* which came up IN court again on Nj
RS Spaulding's petition to have the ord
lie for alimony set aside. 1t will be remen
p bered that at the December term, tw
IL years ago. Mrs. Spaulding secured IA d
IN vorce from her husband and was Civ,
X the custody of their infant child and Il
al lowed $500 alim0ny, which, upon +
presentations of Mr.. Spaulding's counst
r. was subsequently AT the same term I
IL duced to $3.50. Mrs. Spaulding In Il
Int summer of 1891 married man of Il
lie name of Virgil and the pair have liv,
v, since then In Canada and in dffere
IA places in northern aud eastern Ne
tx York. A couple of months ago tn,