Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-19


To the Hon. County Court next to be holden
at Middlebury within and for the County Of
Addison on the first Tuesday in December,
1906
The Petition of Emma Clark of Hancock in
said County OF Addison, respectfully repre-.
sents, that your petitioner was lawfully
united in marriage with The respondent.
Harry. Ii. Clark, then OF said Hancock but
now of parts unknown, at h ontpelier in the
County OF Washington in said state. on May
81, 1898, by Rev. Andrew Gillies, minister OF
the gospel, then and there engaged in preach
ing the gospel and duly authorized by law to
perform such marriage ceremony; that your
petitioner was so married under and by her
maiden name OF Emma LaFrance; that your
petitioner was born and has always resided
in said State OF Vermont; that after said
marriage the parties resided in said County
wife until the 2sth day OF November, 1904,
when they moved to Rochester in the County
of Windsor in said state, and there so lived
together until the respondent deserted the
petitioner, which he aid on the 4th day of
May, 1905; that your petitioner continued to
reside in said Rochester until the 18th day of
March, 1905, when she took up her residence
in said Hancock and has there ever since
resided and still resides.
And the petitioner AYERS that ever since
said ma rage she has at all times well and
faithfully fulfilled and carried out toward
and with the respondent her said marriage
G. ntract, and has ever been to HIM true and
faithful wife; but that the respondent has
not kept toward the petitioner ms marriage
contract, but has broken the same In this.
that being of sufficient recuniary and ply 81.
cal ability to provide suitable maintenance
for the petitioner, without cause, grossly,
wantonly and cruelty refused and neglected
so to do.
And the petitioner shows that she has
worked for wages ever since said marriage,
and that the respondent has worked only a
part OF the time, though always able physi
cally to earn money; that for eight months
before leaving the petitioner he was wholly
idle. although well and able to get employ
ment for pay that he was at times dissolute
and drunken and spent money foOlishly that
on the 4th day OF May, 1865, the respondent
left the petitioner at their home in said
Rochester and went to California, claiming
that he could earn more money there, and
that he would send his wages 10 the petition
er; that she received a few letters from him
from Fortuna, California, the last in Decem
ber 1905, but he never has sent her any
money or other thing of value; that when he
went away he took all the money with him
that they had in the house, being two hun
dred and ninety dollars OF their savings,
most of which had been earned by the peti
TONER; that late in 1905 the respondent wrote
her pitiful letter to the effect that he had
been robbed OF about $50000 and was wholly
destitute. and begging for money, whereupon
she sent him nifty dollars which she had
saved from her earnings after he left, which
he acknowledged. but about the same time
ceased to answer her letters or to write to
toner has learned nothing OF or from the
respondent since December last. During all
this time she has supported herself by work
ing for other people. No child was ever born
OF said marriage. The petitioner has no