The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
Nellie Nat hsws IN Ghauncery,
VS.. Washington Go.
Frank Tracy It al. Mar. Term, 1907

FRANK Tracy 81 al. Mar. grm, t7Vi
Whereas, Nellie Matthews of the City
0f Barre IN the county of Washington
has this day filed in the office Of the
clerk Of the court of ehancery OF the
county Of Washington her bill Of com
plant against Frank Tracy and i. >.
Deavitt Of Montpelier in the county of
Washington, Henry + Matthews, for
merly Of Berlin in said county, Geo. F..
Bales of Wilton in the state of New
Hampshire, and George Emerson Of Ber-
lin, state Of Vermont, and y, r. Gale
of Gale, N. Y., setting forth In sub
stance: That the oratTix was lawfully
joined in marriage with the said Henry
K. Matthews, that he owns farm in
the town of Berlin and the buildings
thereon, and other personal property to
the value of forty-five hundred dollars,
and that he has large sums OF money
deposited in certain other banks in De-
troit and elsewhere; that she lived and
resided on said farm in said town Of
Berlin with the said defendant, Mat
thews; that while absent from said
farm, securing medical assistance, the
9tead %dabANIMH iEiAbNu p6tM III oH Nv
claims to the said George Emerson, and
then said Matthew's absconded from the
state and has secluded himself SO that
process could not be served upon him
either within or without the state, and
Whereas, the said defendant, Mat
thews, left the oratrix destitute and un-
able to take care of herself. That on
the day of August, 1902, she
brought her petition Teturnable to the
next term Of the Washington county
court, for divorce, praying therein for
temporary and permanent alimony, and
that said cause IL now pending in said
court; that the defendant, Matthews, so
secreted himself that notice of severaI
motions for temporary alimony could
not be served upon him; that he also
gave out in words and speeches that he
would not support the oratrix, nor all
nor assist her in any way, and that
he would sell or dispose of his prop
erty 70 that the oratrix would be de-
prived Of her rights In and to the same.
and would place his property beyond the
reach OF process; that in pursuance Of
said threat, the said defendant, Mat
thews entered into certain arrangements
and agreements with said defendants ex-
cept Tracy to the end and for the pur
pose of bringing suits against the sain
defendant, Matthews, attaching HIS saiu
property, to sell and dispose Of the same
and thereby defeat the rights "a the
oratrix in and to her homestead III said
property and her rights az aIimony in
and to the same that all OF said suits
were brought BY said r. j. Deayitt, at
torney for the said plaintiffs, and said
real estate was attached on said writs I;
that no one appeared for the said de-
PENDANT, Matthews; that two of said
suits were brought bv relatives OF the
said defendant, Matthews; that the case
of George =. Bales VS.. Henry Matthews
was entered in court in due course, and
continued from time to time until the
March term OF Washington county court.
1906, when Judgment was entered against
the said defendant by default; that the
suit Of Gale against the said defendant,
Matthews, IS now pending in said Wash
ington county court, and that the said
defendant has not appeared nor has any
person entered their appearance for him.
! Judgment was entered in the Bales case
for the sum Of $760 damages, and costs
lin the sum OF S44, that an execution
was issued and delivered to Frank Tracy,
sheriff Of Washington county. That he
levied upon the property Of the defend
ant, Matthews, that he advertised the
same for sale on the goth day of Decen
Der, 1906; that your oratrix on the 2sth
day Of December 1906, secured a re-
straining order signed by George NJ
! Powers, chancellor. restraining and for
bidding the said Tracy from selling and
disposing Of said property until the mo-
tion for a temporary injunction could
be heard and disposed of, and
Whereas, the oratrix alleges that she
has a homestead interest in and to said
property that she has never sold or in
numbered the same in any way or man
ner. and
Therefore, yonr oratrix prays;
LIST. That the premises considered a
writ of subpoena be granted 10 your
oratrix TO be directed to the said de-
PENDANTS, commanding them to appear
before the court OF chancery to be held
at Montpelier, within and for the county
of Washington, on the first Wednesday