Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02
COUNTY COURT.
End OF tho Spring Term After an Unusual
ly Short Session.

Divorce cases were the order of the day
in County Court Thursday, the following
bills being granted: Streeter vs. Streeter,
for wilful desertion: Cclestia A. Livermore
vs. Rollin NJ. Livermore, for adultery. In
tolerable severity and refusal to support;
James H. Muzzy VS.. Maria Muzzy, for
adultery and intolerabe severity; Celia
Drolette VS.. Jasper Drolette for deser-
ton; Peck VS.. Peek, for intolerable Sc
verify and adultery: Guyette VS.. Guyette,
for intolerable severity, in this case mar
riago being bad failure, married at IL
and divorced at IS; George A. Wiley VS..
Hattie II. A. Wiley, for adultery. Hattie
Wiley Is better known as Hattie Robin
son, who pleaded guilty in City Court last
summer to the charge of keeping n house
of ill-fame, and Open prostitution. The
bill was granted by the court before the
best witnesses had been heard.
There was also a further hearing in the
case, re Oliver Wells estate, Lucia h.
Ward apt an appeal from probate
Edward Come also appeared In court and
was fined 500 and costs and sentenced to
five months at the workhouse for selling
liquor.
The spring term of County Court closed
Friday noon, after an unusually short
session. The cases which were held open
were disposed of as follows The petition
of Robert Poworth for a divorce from
Mary Ann Polworth was dismissed; the
case of Ella f. Hayward vs.. II. r. Conger,
assumpsit, was settled and discontinued;
In the case of Kate l.. Page vs. Clarence
II. Warner and Emily Warner, assumpsit,
a judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
for 1921 60 and costs of s17.55; bill of d.
vorce for wiful desertion was granted in
tho case of Della l.. Ward VS. Neal w.
Ward; the case of s. 8. Rosenberg. by next
friend, vs.. Max Agel. apt, for trespass,
was discontinued; judgment was rendered
for plaintiff clerk to assess, In the case of
John b. Parry. VS.. II. c. Smith, apt. the
case of Bryan Foley, apt. VS.. Thomas
Hart ct ais, was continued on terms as
to plaintiff; tho two cases Of e. b. Beers
VS.. Boyden, Esterbrook and Allen,
apt, were settled and discontinued.
Nolle prosecute was entered In the follow
Ing cases: State VS.. Henry McCabe for
breech Of the peace, State vs. Frank Hal
lock for burglary, State VS.. James McCabe
and Henry McCabe for breach OF the
peace State vs.. Alexander Croto for SELL
ing liquor. State VS.. James MCGOWAN for
selling liquor, State VS.. John Donahue for
selling liquor. State VS.. Thomas Fitzsim-
mons for selling liquor, State VS.. Ida Yeti
for breach of the peace. The case of the
Montpelier seminary apt, VS.. Eliza
Smiths estate, and appeal from from the
commissioners was referred to w. d. c.
Stickney to be settled according to law.
M. a. Bingham was appointed referee In
the case of r. w. Thorp, exr.. VS.. T. II.
Porter, book account The case of Mary
f. Plant VS.. the Consolidated Electric
company was settled and discontinued.
Tho case of ]. j. Enright VS. Sid. Roberts,
apt, was discontinued. Judgment for
plaintiff and clerk to assess was entered
in the case of Warren G.. Dodds vs. H. c.
Smith, apt. Judgment for the plaintiff
was rendered In the case of the Page Bros.
Buggy company. apt, We. w. II. Clark
and j. j. EnriBht, tr. and also In that of
j. +. Burke VS.. II. c. Smith. The case of
Mabel Houston VS.. Frank Denney for bas-
tardy was settled and discontinued also
the case of the Union Poor Farm associa-
ton VS.. town of UnderhiH.
There was also chancery hearing in
the afternoon, Of two cases, State va. Pat
rick McGreavey and JOSEPH. Campbell, and
State VS.. John McGreavey and Michael
Mclaughlin proceedings to abate and en-
join liquor nuisances under the last liquor
act. The court refused to grant an in
junction.