Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-16
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
A Dozen Divorces Were Granted
Last Week.

I08y week.
The two state cases set for the first
business Of last week were not tried as
both respondents pleaded guilty. These
were State VS.. Cleveland Russell and Fred
Valley. As to the latter, application Was
made for probation. The charge was stat
utory rape. Lille Shepard and Harry
Shepard pleaded guilty of adultery and
were sent to states prison for not less
than two years nor more than two and
one-half years. There being no other
state cases ready, the jurors were excused
until July 20, when State vs.. Edward
Hickey, rape, and State VS.. Toney
Bsikey, Joe Balkey, Tony Menck and
George Remaiko, the four Russians Of
Bethel, indicted for the killing Of George
Bardak at Bethel Sunday, June IA, will
be tried.
Monday, the 18th, the special jurors
were in attendance on the case OF Hicks
VS.. Jones, hanson Co., an action to re-
cover damages for injury to property
said to have been caused by the raising
OF defendants dam. The case will no
doubt take the week.
As soon as the jurors were sent home
last week, court work was at once taken
up. The divorce mill ground out q
heavy grist as follows
Lille J. Bedell vs.. w. w. Bedell. This
was Bridgewater case. Bill granted for
desertion. F. A. Walker for petitioner.
Bert A. Balch vs.. Mary n. Balch. Bill
granted for desertion. Stickney, Sargent
& Skeels for petitioner, who lives at Lud-
low.
Ethel A. Greene VS.. Chauncey 8.
Greene. Cause alleged, desertion. Petit
toner lives at Cavendish. s. Z. Emery,
counsel.
Alice C. Elliott VS.. Elgin NJ. Elliott.
Causes alleged, neglect to support and de-
sertion. <. r. Buck for petitioner, who
resides at Windsor.
Hattie NJ. Wissel VS.. Charles s. wissel.
The petitioner lives at Springfield and
seeks a separation for desertion. r. II.
Spaulding, counsel.
Lena Thresher vs.. Calvin Thresher, a
Rochester case. Causes alleged, non-sup-
port and desertion. Edgerton for petit
toner.
Jennie L. Field vs.. Warden l. Field.
Desertion and non-support- Z. r. Buck
for petitioner.
Josephine whitney vs.. Edward n.
Whitney. Bill granted for adultery. w.
y. BatcheIder for petitioner.
Edgar II. Blossom vs.. Lena NJ. Bios
som. Bill granted for desertion. II. w.
Hoyt for petitioner.
Hattie J. Stebbins vs.. Joseph stebbins.
Bill granted for intoierable severity.
Cudworth and Pierce for petitioner.
F. w. Kingsbury Us. Helen ID. Kings
bury. Bill granted for adultery. NJ. s.
Buck for petitioner.
Two cases were tried by the court and
are not yet decided, namely
American Agricultural Chemical Co.
VS.. Myron q. Armstrong. The defend
ant lives at Norwich and is sued for :75,
amount of bill for fertilizers sold by
him as agent of the plaintiff company to
one X. @. Place. The only question in
the case is whether the state agent of the
company, who had also sold q bill OF fer
tilizers to Place, had agreed to look after
both accounts. Place later became insoi-
vent. VIM. Batchelder for plaintiff; +.
r. Buck for defendant.
Charles A. Browne vs.. T.. X. Slack and
wife. The plaintiff is a physician in
practice at Ludlow, and made many visits
to the defendant at Plymouth to treat q
foot injured by piercing with q rusty
nail. The wife was Joined as q party be-
cause she is the "monied" part of the
affair and plaintiff says she guaranteed his
pay, he knowing defendant had no
means. The defendant husband claims
the doctor didn't do a good job, but
whatever delay or prolonging of the trou-
BILE there was the plaintiff testified was
because Mr.. Slack would not abide by the
advice of the plaintiff and follow it. The
case il with the court. stickney, Sargent
& Skeels for plaintiff; @. w. Davis,
Charles Batchelder and Julius Wilcox for
defendants.