Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-26
ORANGE COUNTY COURT AID.
JOCRNED.

JOl kNED.
The June term of Orange County Court
was adjourned last Saturday noon, June p.
1902. after a 10 days session, constitut-
ing the busiest term on record in this coun-
~. Court trials began on Monday, June
loth the petit jurors having been discharg-
ed the preceding Friday. The first case
with witnesses was II. +. Sanford vs.. J. G.
Mann, apt. q trs, an action of assumpsit
Tor an account contracted by hired man
on the defendants farm for which the de-
fendant claimed he was not liable. Judg-
mert was for plaintiff to recover Of defen-
dant slO5.0l and costs taxed at $3.50, and
judgment also against the trustees by de-
fault for the amount Of damages and costs
recovered OF the principal defendant. The
next case was f. w. Tewksbury VS.. ]. G..
Mann, apt IL trs. also an action of assump-
Sit for claim similar to the first in which
ase was a like defence. The Judgment was
for plaintiff to recover of defendant $40
and costs taxed at 3l.72 Trustees were
discharged without costs. Then began
the hearings in divorce causes ard 1t has
seemed to be the most like a divorce court
Of all terms held within the last IS years
more than 20 cases being heard. In the
following causes DEGREES we're granted:
Frank Rope VS.. Della Rope for adul-
terry, custody of Grace Rope, the minor
child being given to petitioner; Mary f.
Vs. iHhWIH ouIHeT IOT Wlllul
desertion, care of minor children being
given to petitioner: Dena l.. Cross VS.
Fred Cross for intolerable severity with
care of minor child decreed to pc
titioner; Jennie f. Woolcock VS.. Robert
Woolcock for intolerabe severity with
care of minor child given to petitioner
Jennie b. Fordham VS.. Alfred Fordham
for intolerable severity with custody OF
children decreed to petitioner; Jennie s
Lee vs.. Jim Lee for refusal to support with
care of Leona and Hattie Lee minor chill
dren decreed to the petitioner; George c.
Osgood VS.. Mary Osgood for wilful deser-
tton; George M Sawyer VS.. Mary l.. Saw
yer for wilful desertion: Ernest T.. Sawyer
vs. Mary NJ. Sawyer for .wilful desertion
Cora E McDufee VS.. Ed ! rd e. McDuGcc
for intolerable severity; Ella G. Hutchns
vs. Ernest "a Hutchins for intoerablt
severity, care of minor son. Scion Jason
being given to petitioner; Minnie v. Tan.
ner vs.. Bert Tanner for refusal to sup
port; Bertha II. Burridge VS.. Ernest G
Rurridge for refusal to support. Gust ody
Of minor child, Ruth o. Burridge. giver
to petitioner; Raymon III. Hall VS.. Celia
NJ. Hall for wilful desertion: Florence A.
Colby VS., Lewis Colby for refusal to sup,
rort; W. NJ. Nation for adultery. All the
above DEGREES were granted without any
appearances upon the other sides In the
several cases. In the case Of Hattie T.
l'anister We Albert r. Bannister there was
a contest which consumed two days in the
hearing A divorce was granted for in
tolcrable severity and the custody OF
Leonard A. Banistcr, not yet three years
old. was given to petitioner and the court
also decreed almony in the sum Of $500
In the criminal cases. Herbert II. Bean was
convicted of assault and battery for ex-
cessive force In Furnishing his IA years old
girl and sentenced to pay fine of $40 and
costs, amounting to about $50 Eroe Ly-
ford was convicted of adultery with Willis