The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-21
MRS FRANK GOULD
OBTAINS DECREE
OF DIVORCE
Order of Court One Of Longest
on Record
HOW CHILDREN WILL LIVE
Custody is Divided Into Remarkable
Schedule of Months Weeks and
Days

New York, ay 21.-Supreme Court
Justice Gerard signed an interlocu'
tory decree of divorce yesterday III
favor of Mrs. Helen Kelley Gould and
against Frank j. Gould. This fol.
lowed the filing the day previously OF
the report OF Edward G. Whitaker,
the referee appointed to take the
testimony in the suit. The decree was
one of the wordiest handed down IN
some time, dealing fully with the
custody of and provision for the two
children of the marriage, Helen Mar
garet and Dorothy Gould.
Under the decree, Justice Gerard
finds that Mr.. Gould has been guilty
of such misconduct as to entitle Mrs.
Cloud to a divorce. The marriage Is,
therefore, dissolved. and the plain
tiff is freed from it's obligations. They
were married on December 2, 1901.
The decree provides that the plain
| tiff shall have the sole custody and
control of the children, Helen Marga-
ret Gould and Dorothy Gould, from
| December to April. both inclusive, in
eaca year, and the defendant from
May to November both inclusive,
with certain exceptions.
These exceptions are set forth in
the minutest detail by the court
Mrs. Gould is entitled to the children
for four consecutive days in the first
| fifteen days OF June each year, and
| for a similar period during the last
| fifteen days in September. provided
she gives Mr. Gould five days notice
prior to June l and Sept Is. On the
first Friday in October and November
Mr.. Gould is directed TO have the two
children left at the house of his for
mer wife, or other suitable place she
may designate. before O'Clock in the
afternoon. and they are to remain
with her until the following Monday
morning, when she is to return them
to Mr.. Gould at his home before 3
O'Clock a. m.
On each alternate Friday during
December, January, February, March
and April Mrs. Gould is directed TO
leave the children at Mr.. Gould S
home. where they are to remain until
the following Monday morning, when
he is 10 return them to her before 3
O'Clock a. m. On each alternate Fri
day in May Mr.. Gould is ordered TO
do likewise. The decree goes on to
provide that between Sept 10 and
the following June 10 neither one
shall remove the children TO a great
er distance from this city than 100
miles without the written consent of
the other. The children are to spend
part of the Christmas holiday with
each parent.
In the event of t1e remarriage of
Mrs. Gould, Mr.. Gould is to have the
custody of the children from May to
January, both inclusive, and the pro
visions relating to the visits in Feb
ruary, March, April and at Christmas
are TO remain in full force and effect
The decree provides that Mr.. Gould
is to pay for the instruction of the
children, provided they are sent to
his home, or some other place desig-
mated by him, for such instruction.
When they are old enough to be sent
to school Mrs. Gould is to submit a
list OF ten schools to Mr.. Gould. all
of which are to be within radius of
800 miles of New York City, from
which to choose.
As the children grow older and
their educational requirement.
change. Mrs. Gould must, at her for
mer husbands request. furnish him
with anew list of schools suitable to
altered requirements of the children
Mr.. Gould must pay for their educa-
ton.
There is no provision for alimony
for Mrs. Gould mentioned in the de-
cree.