News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-07-27
lamolIIe countV Court.

| last saturday morning and adj
Journed without day" Among the
matters of interest in the closing
days were the following
Violetta L. Ashley of Elmore was
granted divorce from Fred D. Ash
ley on the grounds of neglect and re-
fusal to support. She was given the
custody OF the child. Ashley is pen
sioner OF the war with spain, having
served with Co. G, 1st Vt, and lives
at Northumberland for petit
toner.
The divorce case of Geo. J. Slayton
VS.. Marion Slayton was heard last
Thursday. The petitioner, who re-
sides at Morrisville, is afeeble octo-
genarian and contracted a second
marriage with the defendant, a mid
die; woman. Very soon after
the union she tired of the task of car
ing for her feeble spouse and left him.
Their relations were anything hut
harmonious. This was over thre Zee
years ago, and preceding that period
she had endeavored to secure adj
vorce in Caledonia county, butli&r
petition was dismissed. The avoid
ance ofpossible acknowledgements in r.
gard to the property of Mr.. Stay ia
after his decease seems to have b En
the basis of his present petition. Is
long as the wife could stave off a
separation until the time when PARTED
By death, she would, as his widow,
inherit a good share of his estate
Propositions were made to her which
she accepted and for 5000 she de
parted and the case became an UNI
contested hearing, the petitioner be-
ing granted legal separation,-Hul-
burd and Fleetwood for Slayton;
Taylor & Dutton for Mrs. Slayton.
A divorce was granted Frank W..
Gale of Stowe from Lucy c. Gall for
observation-disclosures for petitioner.
Betsey Sherwin of Wolcotq was
tried on the charge of breech Of the
peace in entering a district school
house and assaulting a twelve bear
old boy. In mitigation it was claI med
that the boy attacked had i'll trd ated
Mrs. Shewin's eight-vear-old son.
She was given some sound advice by
the judge and fined $40 and costs,
amounting to $48.-W. A. Dutton
and Judge Grimes appeared for the
respondent.
The case of Margaret O Brien VS.. !.
A. Mcconnell of Elmore was an in.
teresting one 1t seems that these
parties had traded farms; but John
soon got sick of his trade and went
back to his old farm and took pos
session. Margaret sued on the ground
of forcible entrance and secured iudg-.
ment for restitution of the premises,
while John was fined $10.-Cheney
for plff.; Grimes for deft.
The case Of II. NJ. Mcfarland VS..
G. D. & M. E. Cleveland was an ac-
ton to recover on a note. Judgment
for plff.; Clerk to assess damages.
In the case of State VS.. Warner
Lawrence, the youth who had the
adventure with the silk samples at
Morrisville last winter, the respond
ent Piled guilty and was fined 500
and costs, making total of $2S.-
Col. Sawyer for respondent.
In the McGinnis case the bonds
were called and forfeited and court
ordered a bench warrant issued.
In the case of c. E. Haskell VS.. c.
D. Gilchrist of Wolcott, book acct,
judgment was rendered for Plff. to
recover $5S.O4 Fleetwood for Plff.,
Taylor & Dutton for Deft.
In case of Agricultural Chemical
Co. VS.. Chas. T. Sibley, judgment
was rendered for PIf. and certified
execution granted. H. NJ. McFar-
land for Plff.
The Grand Jury made its annual
inspection of the Jail and court build
ings and recommended that several
Improvements and repairs be made
upon the Jail and jailor's residence.
Everybody regrets that this is the
last official appearance of Judge
Thomas. He has been a valuable
Asst tant Judge for four years; has
served faithfully. Jap" has made
many friends.