The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-18
GRANTED A DIVORCE.
Joseph N. Bedard Gets One, and Wife's
Suit Was Dismissed.

In Washington county court late yes
terday divorce was granted to Joseph
n. Bedard of Montpelier from Margaret
Bedard on the ground of adultery, the
correspondent named being Edward p.
johnson of Montpelier. At the same
time, the divorce petition brought by
Mrs. Bedard on the ground OF intolerable
severity and refusal to support was dls-
continued. In announcing the decision
Of the court, Judge Miles said he be-
lieYed the case ought to be investigated
by the states attorney.
Mrs. Bedard's case in the cross-suit
was heard first, her father, Leon Perry,
sister, Mrs, Almeda Hall of Lyndon,
and the petitioner testifying for her side
in the refusal to support allegation, and
Attorney George w Wing presenting
evidence to show that his client, Bedard,
had always been good provider Aft
er that Judge Miles dismissed the count
Of refusal to support.
On the count of intolerable severity,
e. w Luce Of the Jangraw barber shop,
where Bedard had been employed, testi-
fled that Bedard was a hardworking
man, industrious and never seen by the
witness to be under the influence OF liq-
uor
When Mr. Bedard went on the stand
he told about discovering the alleged in
fidelity of his wife by means of bot
tie Of medicine, which he marked at va
rious intervals. He said that he sus-
pected nothing till camping trip to
llighgate, when johnson accompanied
them That fall, he testified, johnson
came to the Bedard house to board after
Mrs. Bedard had insisted on it. Later
he had his wife watched, aud when he
accused her she denied it. The witness
said johnson made many presents to
Mrs. Bedard, incluing a gold ring.
Bedard said that January 10, this
year, he left home and went to live else
where. Mrs. Emma Smith testified that
after Bedard left his wife, Mrs. Bedard
Went TO the home OF her parents and
later returned to Montpelier, taking
room in the Massueeo block next to
room that johnson was occupying and
next to room occupied by Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Smith said she had often seen the
door between Johnson's and Mrs Bedard's
room open and had heard them talking
together in Johnson's room at night
After the testimony in Bedard's be-
half was concluded, Mrs. Bedard was
again put on the stand and she denied
all allegations made by Mrs Smith, say
ing that the door between her room and
Johnsons was never open and that she
never at any time had had improper re-
lations with Johnson
Mrs. Clara Fowler, Miss Marion Luce.
Floyd w. Hayford, Forest Bruce, Mrs.
Gertrude Ferrin, Mrs. Mary White and
Bruce Mcdonald were also called to tes-
tify for Bedard. Some of the wit
nesses who lived near Mr., and Mrs Be
dard and said they knew nothing un-
pleasant in their home life Others said |
Mrs. Bedard used much profane language
about the house and still Others that /
she had called johnson up on the telc-
phone.
Entries in the case were made as an
above, and the divorce suit Of |
William Clark of Mortified VS.. Helen /
Clark was heard. 1t was continued on
the count of desertion but dismissed on /
the count of intolerable severity.
Judge Miles has refused to hold Frank /
Sprague IN contempt in ncglecting to
pay alimony in the divorce suit brought
by Florence Sprague OF Woodbury., who
secured a divorce and afterward married
She sought ahmony of $3.50 a week
from November, 1909, to May 1910, for
the support of q minor child.
The case of Warren r. Leonard, ad-
against the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad, Kate NJ. Phmkett
against William Leqier and William
Leqier against John Plunkett have been
without costs.
An appeal has been entered in the
viii case of Lueretia Lyfords estate.
The case of n. D. Green against Gil
ett and Hill was taken up this morn
ng. This is a trespass case in which
he plaintiff sues for $3.50 damages for
he filling up OF a well. The defendants
lain that the well was filed by order
If the board of health J. G. Wing ap-
bears for Greene and Benjamin Gates
md L. NJ. Harvey for the defendants