Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-14
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT
Adjournment Taken Saturday after
Dsposnp of Several Cases.

Montpelier May 1o.-Aftor session Of g.
days the March term of Washington
county court reached final adjournment
at noon on Saturday.
Judge stafford announced decisions in
the following divorce cases heard during
the term: Carrie j. CuShman vs..
Charles W. Cushman. petition dismissed.
The petitiorce in this case WAS convicted
at the present term of court of robbery in
Barre and vas sentenced to a term in
States prison at Windsor but has been
held in Jail until decision WAS rendered
in this divorce case lie will be taken to
Windsor on Monday.
Edwin A. Shonio vs. Nellie V. Shonio
hill granted for intolcrable severity:
Darie! w Smith W. Matte +. Smith
bill granted for adultery. This was the
case growing out of the marriage which
was brought about through II corrcsron-
dorcc club in Chicago and in which tha
parties only lived together in Barre for
hve days; Arthur / Churchill vs.. Lizzie
W. Churchill, bill granted for intolcrGple
severity. Alice l." Nye w. f. J.. NNc, bill
granted for neglect and refusal to sup
port. Custody of minor girl granted to the
petitioner, the petitiOneo ordered to sup
port the minor son and pay 81 per month
towards the support of the girl. Mabel
T.. Stevens vs.. Charles w. stevens. hill
granted for intolerabfe severity. Peu-
toner is given leave to resume her maiden
maine ana 10 ner Is uccTeeu tle custody
of IA minor child; Calvin c. Pratt vs..
i.mma A. Pratt, bill granted for adul-
terry. In the contested divorce case If
Muriock Meier ". Mary \. Newer.
the petition was dismissed.
The contested divorce case of irattini
vs.. Frattini was continued until nest
term.
In tho case Of John a. Hall vs. estate OF
Margaret L. Turner judgment Tor
plaintiff was given with costs for the sum
found in the report,
/ The following cases were entered, set
tied and discontinued: r. w. Egan vs.. f..
! T. jenkins: Henry H. Mills VS.. city of
/ Barre; +. T.. Fin vs. a. w. Prescott.
Orvis Batchelder VS.. City of Barre
Michael Iicrlihy VS.. Ranney & Magoon;
| Robert clark vs.. Montpelier & Wells
T., River railroad.
In the case of city of Montpelier ". G.
| VI. More 4 co. +. j. Martin of Barre was
| appointed special master. In the casc OF
| Charles Scott vs., Clark Thorn. a judgment
| was entered for the plaintiff to recover
! S24C5 and costs.
In the road case of Stafford & Holden
! Manufacturing Co vs. city Of Barre II.
W. I.yford OF Warren. w Il. Bliss of
Calais ana II. j. Deavitt of Montpelier
were appointed commissioners
| f.. |. Laird and assistau Judges Dana
and hathaway were appointed commis-
sioners in the case of Mills vs.. City of
Barre.
Charles Gctchell Of Cabot. who has been
in Jail for several weeks charged with
malicious mischief in killing II cow was
committed to the State hospital for tho
insane At Waterbury by Judge Stafford
20 ascertain whcthcr or not he is INSANE
After court adjourned yesterday noon
Judge Stafford paid Sheriff Evans and
his deputies the high compliment OF say
ing that the sheriff service during tn,
term Just closed had been the best Of any
court over which he has presided. TN,
deputies who came in for share Of thi,
praise with Sheriff Evan were a. Smin
ana benjamin Gates of Montpelier aut
w. +. Shepard of Barre