Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-07
SUPERIOR COURT.
September Term, Hon. Oliver G. Hall
Presiding.

". s. CHoArE, Clerk.
A. l.. MCFADDEN, Sheriff.
GEO. w. HEsELToN, County Attorney.
F. A. SMALL, Stenographer.
Augusta, Oct. 6.
The case for trial. today. was a libel
for divorce, and as the counsel agreed to
try It before the judge. the jury was ex-
cused until Friday morning.
Vesta +. Moores. libellant. VS.. Henry s..
Moores. Whitehouse & Fisher for plain
tiff Enoch Whitcomb for defendant This
is libel for divorce on the ground OF
cruel and abusive treatment and failure
to provide suitable support. The wife
asks for the allowance of reasonable
sum as alimony. The husband also
brings libel against the wife, asking a
divorce on the ground of cruel and abus-
i've treatment and adultery with one
Charles Albee of Vienna. where the par
ties live. By agreement of the counsel.
both libels were tried together
The plaintiffs story in brief is that she
Is q years of age and was married to the
defendant in January 1896. the II months
preceding having kept house for him, his
flrst wife having obtained divorce; that
his treatment of her was kind for the
first four months: that he then COM
menced twittng her of her relations and
said she didn't earn her salt and he re-
CURED her to rake hay besides doing the
Homework for the family consisting of
herself, her husband and the hired man,
Albee, and most of the time others being
IN the family; that he compelled her to
COOK and put on the table tainted meat
when would have smelt half a mile away
u Inc wind had been right. and when she
demonstrated, he struck her in the head
ana told her to shut up, and said it was
GOOD enough for anyone that in Decem-
per iast. while several persons were pres
ent at their house some of them began
we swapping of apple seeds and throwing
nts OF apple at each other in play. and it
Niiily terminated in her striking him
win a stick and throwing some footwear
az him, and he angrily threw her upon
tne moor and sat upon her, where he kept
seI lof long time, and later, when he
naa allowed her to get up. she struck at
I'm with the broom, but only hit the
Ssor; ne then knocked her into a trunk
IN I'M Albee took him away from her. She
s shca packed her trunk and left him. At
aas elrnest solicitation and promises to
9etter, she returned in a short time.
AZ a.sanuary she was very destitute of
sMo.nng and appealed to him to get her
1n ~. put he not only refused but forbade
so o Trader giving her any credit on his
1Xts..ooht, and for this she left him again.
h h..er short time she again returned to
thu upon his promises TO do better, but
~ ne was no Improvement in his conduct
ba. Ia f ne struck her in the side of the
miIL,, .ot demonstrating with him for
"''o tle Soou Illlk the milk or q
silrs e.y COW. A long list of quarrels fin
Mo, illuminated in final separation on
~tS :. On May d he was finding fault
Cn iH d ner and finally wanted her to sign
to,S claim cain deed of his property, and she
hor - sim she would do SO if he would pay
for =. a week for the work she had done
reco; n,m' and to this he agreed. and she
d., eNe &c, VIA and signed the deed on that
ton J., Inc deed, it appeared from inspec-
taras. court was release of all her in
and IN IA MS real and personal property
toTo a' GAINS against him. She testified.
lsss:S mat she understood it to be a re-
her ~ y. only his real estate. He had told
that h sne said. when they were married,
there y" h was worth $780, She denied that
betro0n.ad ever been any improper conduct
wit~ssean her and Albee. Nearly a dozen
corrnl,s ses were examined in her behalf to
was E Ste her Statements Among them
imnr onarles Albee, who testified that no
twatu %r conduct had taken place be-
'w cs him and her N'NNN
n ne uelendant first introduced evidence
N. u" mat the deed was read to Mrs
an, ', res. before she signed it. The defend.
vio,o testified that he had never used any
or,n'sic. toward his wife except on the
II M ~ OF Tie apple seed affair. and
~ =, ~ was only TO restrain her violence:
"erA.iE In Tie field was volun-