Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Windsor County Court.
DECEMBER Term, 1896.

Hon. LovELAND MUNsoN, Presiding Judge.
Hon. CHAs. II. MAINTAIN, Assistant J,does
Hon. HENRY j. PARKER, f,''''"n' o''se''
r. A. STAFFORD, Sheriff.
JAMES G. HARVEY, States attorney.
j. III. MIMMs, Reporter.
j. r. PEMBER, Clerk.
The divorce mill has continued to grind,
and divorces have been granted as follows
Ida Andrews from Willie Andrews of
Reading, for confinement in state prison,
g. A. Davis for petitioner; Walter c
Chambers from Belle Chambers, for wilful
desertion, A. G. Cox for petitioner; Oretta
c. Foster from Edward D. Foster, for
intolerable severity, Stickney and Sargent
for petitioner Emma Gage from George
w. Gage, Jr., for adultery, Southgate for
petitioner; kit U. Walker from Minnie
Walker, for adultery, q. A. Davis for
petitioner; Agnes E. Morgan from j. E.
Morgan, for refusal to support, r. b. Finn
for petitioner Lewis M. Merritt from
Nellie M. Merritt, for adultery, William
Batchelder for petitioner.
The contested divorce cases of Kate l..
Bowen VS.. Charles l.. Bowen OF Spring
field aud Frank M Deering VS.. Nellie M.
Deering of Bethel have taken up the atten-
ton Of the court and the spirited and spicy
answers of the defendant in the Deering
case afforded intense amusement to a
crowded court room. Decisions not yet
announced.
There was sharp contest over the
petition of Nancy A. West for separate
maintenance from her husband, Lorenzo
O. West OF Woodstock; Enwright and
Blanchard for petitioner; Stickney and
Sargent for defendant. Decision not yet
announced. The case of M. l.. Lawrence,
assignee, vs. Wilson S. Lowell came on for
hearing on 23d, but was not completed and
went over to the week commencing the
Goth Gilbert A. Davis for plaintiff and
E. B. Finn and w. B. G. Stickney for
defendant.
Fred Savage VS.. George w. Hall, Jr.,
was heard on the 23rd. This action was
brought to recover the amount of an
accommodation check for $500 which
defendant, who is cattle dealer at Ches-
ter, had given to Robert French of Hart
land, and he had transferred it to plaintiff.
Henry S. Britton and Robert French were
witnesses for plaintiff. George L. Fletcher
and J. c. Enright appeared for plaintiff
Fred G. Davis appeared for defendant.
In the chancery case of The South Read
ing Meeting Houses Association against
the administrator and all the heirs OF
Washington Reyes, Benoni Buck, and
Ebenezer Robinson, Jr., deceased, late
of Reading, decree has been entered
appointing Calvin Robinson, Charles S.
Louis, and Abel Ray, trustees of the meet
ing house property at South Reading, in
place of Reyes, Robinson, and Buck,
deceased trustees, thus settling the long
contest over that property that was decided
to the original trustees in May, 1874
Gilbert A. Davis for the orators and for
the heirs of Ebenezer Robbins, Jr. w.
E. Johnson and Wade Reyes for the heirs
of Washington Reyes and Benoni Buck
There was long hearing on the 23rd
inst. in the case of Fred II. Austin VS.
Wallace H. Campbell and George L. Gree
ley. This was an audita querela to SET
aside Judgment by Justice Campbell rem.
dered at Rochester, when Fred ii. was
absent on account OF the birth and death
of an illegitimate child for which DIR. j.
Ryder was tried and acquitted in Deem
Der, 1895. 1t was claimed that this Judg,
ment was irregular inasmuch as there was
no legal notice to Fred Austin. j. j.
Wilson for plaintiff. w. b. c. Stickney
and Edward H. Edgerton for defendants
The business of the 9th was the hear.
ing before Chancellor Munson of a motion
for an injunction against Eliza A. and
Benjamin F. Chapman Of Springfield, ii
favor of Richard Longworth, of the same
place, to restrain them from carrying for.
ward about half dozen suits already
brought, and from bringing about % more
suits for alleged trespasses on certain
gate and fence in lane in Springfield vii
lage. A suit at law had been tried which
it was claimed had settled the rights ii
controversy. Decision reserved. Gilber
A. Davis for orators. johnson and Finn
for Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman.
A recess was taken from the morning o
the 9th to the 29th.
On the assembling of the court with the
Ijury, on the 29th, the case of the stat,
against John w. Armstrong of Norwich
was taken up, jury empaneled and thu
case tried. The case was an Indlctmen
tor selling liquor and cider at Norwich ano
occupied the entire day. The details vii
not be OF public interest. Verdict, guilt,