Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
A VERDICT FOR $4,000.
Mrs. Melvina Prunier Receivers
Damages From Mrs. Lillian Ash.
Claimed $500 as the Price OF Her
Husbands -Prunier Tes-
titles as to His Great Love For
His Wife.

The trial Of the case of Mrs. MelViua
Trunicr of this city vs.. Mrs. Lillian An
OF FishkiI n. y, for tine alienation OF
ihe affections of Ms. Prurier's husband,
J. j. Pruner, was completed in New York
city before Judge Shipman Friday Of
icrnoon, when the jury rendered Il verdict
Tor the plaintiff to recover damages of
$1,000 j. T.. CuShman of this city ana j.
7, Ross OF New York, son of Senator
Ross. represcnted Mrs. Prunier while
lowe & ilummcl of New York Hppcaced
Tor the defendant. The case asked $4,000
damages.
The case is more or less familiar 10 poo
pie in this section from the taking of de-
positions TO he used at the trial in this
city and the events in the Prunicr home,
which led 10 the petition for a divorce "!
Mrs. Prunirr aud latec the action for
Aliena ton of affections. Prunicr accord
ing to the testimony which has been used
in the case was employed 10y Mrs. ASH rs
a nurse ana travelled with her a.so spend
ing much of his time at her home la Feh-
Kill, when he acted as her private secrc-
tary PrunioC and Mrs. Ash came to THIS
ely some time ago and it was shown by
the plaintiff that they occupied rooms
adjoining each other at the hotel
The basis of the case was the grief and
annoyance which this state of aifaiS
caused Mrs. Prunicr at her home in this
city. Mrs Ash was named as co-reSpon-
dent in suit for divorce brought by Mrs.
1Tunier. which was granted in Chittend"n
,,,dnr6d to u,,. nIimonv hut if l. is claim
cd lie has failed TO do this ana has re-
,he Ia, ,orr, of no Cbi,tar,io,,
,.nrnt, Cntri pruuipr yya.. indicted n,. I'M.
.r,,,d irrv fo. at,nrntiu,r ,o l,idnan o,,r nj
his children but afttC being arrested and
,>troditiou nanaru yroro brorl,od ,u1 I've
D,.l moi hroupbt to Vermont and n -
,,..var had , t,ioI
Mrs prunjor ,vbo hoe bc.r n, \a,,
N,rt dnc.i,,,r tho t,.ial It.os a., ri,r,,.,.
+,,d ,,n,.ra,o p,.H,,i,, t,, br,,b.,,' nd
several otbor relative. i'm mis- .it,.
Under thc headline 81 .,,n ana Nu.so. 70
I'm the Pr1Inie,, cnsn,' tbo Nov York world
,ivcs tho follov,irc accom-. Of rb,iIr.
avs nroc,ndinps t,fora .t1dre Sbiumau-
ltrodarirk / prrnior for mo los. of
,,hosc affections his ,riro is s,eIsinp tn
,,,o,.ar g. mn from Nir- riIli,,, ieb
\, dow Of TN. lato ~ :, rannb,u nil
1;onaire and ,y.ll uauc. mlt,ufacturer.
,,laved a du1l ,,lo Yesterday d,,ri,,, the
i.ro,rass If tho euii horcro Justic slim
MN in tho f-nited STATS circuit com.
uc conrns.,d m, mo witness stand that
aitbourh -.uar,tod IRON his vito hfs love
flr her was mt d,,d yof a few minutes
i,to,. bo tes,i,iod in Tcbalf If f., iilinn All
Mrs Pruniai. went sofIlv as ,ho listened
g. bor huab,nd's words Mrs Ash cold
md st,tu.enun boar mo ,ocItal ,ln,nov.d
LAWYER Htlmmol told the Jury mat in
order ia find for tho rlointiff tbcv must
49, cor,.ircsd tbat Mr. Heh L1d artic,d
urinia. from mis- wife lie said he would
dow that Mrs. Prunicr had been an un-
,,,,,n,th,tir ana ,,rIn,.i,r r.ifo 1hrn no
:,I,d PRINTER to the stInd ms the first
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