Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-03
THE PATTERSON TRIAL.
P1aintiff Rests Her Case and Appellants
Open Their Side-Casarlini Settles.

P1aintiT Rests Her Case and Appellants
Open Their Side-Casarlini Settles.
MONTPELIER, April 2j.-The trial of in re
estate of James Patterson, H. F. Brown ct
al apis, still continues. Mrs Patterson
has the plaintiff side of the case and is now
engaged in putting in her testimony to es
tablish the fact of her marriage to the de-
ceased Prior to the alleged marriage her
name was Lurs A. Barrett. and she was in
the employment of the deceased as u domes-
tic servant at that time and for quite Il
while previously at Cabot, Vt. Mrs. Jane
Ware testified that the marriage in question
was celebrated at her house and where she
now resides, in Windsor, Conn. in the lat
ter part Of January, 1880, and that she was
present on that occasion. About so wit
nesscs have already boen examined. their
testimony mostly relating to occasions when
the deceased recognized the said Lura as his
wife. The attendance in court is large.
consisting mostly of witnesses to be used OH
one side or the other
All the jurynen not sitting in the case on
trial were this mCrnng discharged from
further attendance upon the court this term
There are a few criminal cases which have
not yet been disposed of. AS the case on
trial promises to be long one the action of
save expense to the State.
MONTPELIER, April 26.-About 80 wit
nesses have been examined in behalf of the
plaintiff, Mrs. Patterson, in the case involv-
ing the settlement of the James Patterson
estate before the Washington County
Court Mrs Patterson is now undergoing
rigid cross-eXamination by III. A. Huse,
but Yet her testimony has not been
shaken. She testifes that she was married
to the deceased, James Patterson, at Wind
sor, Conn, Jan. 81, 1880, by a Rev Mr.
Iincoln-that up to the time of the death
of her husband she lived with him and was
recognized by him as his wife-that they
had two children, both still living, Mary
Ann, born March II, 1881 and Grace, born
Nov. 3, 1883. Tho childrou have both tes-
titled and are two bright girls. Thev say
that their father always introduced their
mother to people as his wife. The expense
of the witnesses of this suit are being paid
for the plaintiff by the administrator. Hiram
Wells of Cabot. The testimony of the
plaintiff is about closed
The divorce case of Almon Joslin vs. Mi
randi Joslm, was heard at private session
of the court this afternoon. The libellant
resides in Waitsfield, The libcllee is said to
be now in Massachusetts, and she was un-
for willful desertion. j. W. Gregory ap-
peared for the libellant.
In State VS.. Michael Kingdonner, the re-
spondent was bound up last November by a
Barre Justice upon charge of grand lar
ceny, to await the action of the grand Jury
at the next September term of court, and
being unable to obtain bail he has been living
III W ashngton county Jail since. He filed
request to the States attorney that an
information be filed against him. which was
done, and as the State was unable to pro.
duce its witnesses at this term of court, the
respondent was allowed to 90 upon his own
recognizance of 5000. j. q. Wing appeared
for the respondent
MONTPELIER, April 21.-The evidence for
the plaintiff Mrs. Patterson, in the James
Patterson estate litigation was closed this
forenoon at ll:1J O'Clock. The cross-ex-
animation Of Mrs. Patterson was closed this
morning. She testified that her marriage
certificate was ruined at the time her things
were moved from Cabot to Montpelier in
November, 1893, by the breaking Of some
glass cans containing jelly, and in conse-
quence was destroyed. Her daughter Grace
testified this morning that she saw her
mother destroy what she said at the time
was the marriage certificate and that it was
in such a condition as not to hold together
The testimony Of the plaintiff was closed
by the Introduction of a number of letters.
among which was one sent by Mrs. Patter-
son to Jane Ware of Windsor, Conn, dated
June 8, 1880, referring to her marriage at
the house of Mrs. Ware, and explaining why
the marriage was for time being kept
secret and why she signed her name in the
letters she wrote as she did prior to her
marriage. The letter was signed Lura A.
Barrett.
The appellants, II. F. Brown of lshlip,
n. Y, and his sister, Mrs. Agnes Homan,
of New Canaan, Conn, are now engaged in
putting in their testimony. 1t relates mostly
to declarations that the deceased and the
plaintiff had made, stating that they were
not married, their reputation as to their
marital relations in the Deghborhood, and
letters written by the plaintiff after her al.
legged marriage, signed Lura \. Barrett
At the March term, 1898, of this court
Joseph Fratini obtained a judgment after a
trial, against Severino Casarlini for the
alienation Of the affections of his wife. The
Judgment and costs amounted to 81 250,
and the court granted a certified execution
against him. At the last January term of
the Supreme Court the defendant petitioned
for new trial. but the court decided
against him. and in consequence, failing to
pay the judgment, he was lodged in Wash
ington county jail. The case was settled
to-day by the defendent paying $3.50 in sat
isfaction Of the Judgment aud paying the
jailor his board for 33 days, and he was set
at liberty. The case was brought by II. A.
Hoar.
League Standing.