The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-02
Washington County Court.

ALMoN JosLIN V. MIRANDA JosLIN.-Libel
for divorce This case was heard at a pr-
vate session of the court. The libellant re-
sides in Waitsfeld, and the libellee is said
to be in Massachusetts. She made no ap-
pearance in court. The marriage and res
idence were proved and the bill granted for
wilful desertion. j. w. Gregory for the
libellant.
STATE V. MICHAEL KINGDoNNER. - The
respondent was bound up last November
by Barre justice upon a charge of grand
larceny to await the action of the grand
jury at the next September term of court.
The respondent requested that an informa-
ton be filed against him, which was done.
AS the state was unable to procure its wit
nesses at this term of court, the respondent
was allowed to go upon his own recognizance
of 5000. j. G. Wing for the respondent.
JOSEPH FRATINI V. SEvERNo CAsALINI.
Judgment amounting 81 go was obtained
at the March term. 1893 plaintiff claim
ing that the defendant had alienated the
affections of his wife. Defendant petitioned
the supreme court for new trial, and, fail.
ing to obtain one, was lodged in Washing
ton county Jail. The case has been settled
by the payment of $3.50 in satisfaction of the
of his board for thirty-three days he was set
at liberty.
THE PATTERSON CAsE.--The trial of this
case began April a. The claimant, Mrs
Patterson, claims to have been married to
the deceased at Windsor Conn, January
81, 1880, at the house of Mrs. Jane Ware,
by Rev. Mr.. Lincoln, an Episcopal minis
ter from Georgia, who at that time was
supplying various pulpits in the vicinity of
Windsor, and that she read newspaper ac-
count of his decease about six years ago.
Her story was corroborated by the said
Mrs. Ware, who testified that she was pres.
ent at the wedding. letter was intro
1npG0 6Ata6
dressed to Mrs. Ware and written by the
claimant, referring TO the marriage and ex-
planning why she was compelled for the
present to sign her name Lura A. Barrett.
There are two children-Mary Ann, born
March ii, 1884, and Grace, born November
3, 1888 The destruction of the marriage
certificate has been one of the strong points
OF the appellants. Grace testified that when
her mother moved from Cabot to Mont
| polier, in November, 1898, some glass cans
| containing Jelly were broken and caused
the ruin of what her mother said at the
time was the marriage certificate, which, as
| IL woald not hold together, her mother de-
strOyed. Prior to the alleged marriage, the
claimant had been for some time in the EN-
| ploy OF the deceased as a domestic, and from
that time to his death in August, 1893, had
| lived with him as his wife. Eighty-six
| witnesses testified in behalf of the claimant
the greater part Of whom gave evidence as
| to incidents when the deceased referred to,
or introduced the claimant as his wife
The appellant, IL. II. Brown, resides in Is
lip, N. Y, and his sister, Mrs. Holman, in
New Haven, Conn. Their testimony re-
lated mostly to declarations which the
claimant or the deceased are said to have
made, that they were not married, and az tt
their reputation as to marital relations In
the neighborhood 1t appeared that there
was no official record Of the marriage, and
they endeayor to impeach the claimants
testimony. The appellants produced Rev
G. e. Lincoln of Riverton, Conn, towI
near Windsor, and who was located in the
vicinity Of that town at the time Of the al