The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-13
ALIM0NY QUESTION
HARD TO SETTLE
But Finally Judge Miles Granted Mrs.
Dora E. Douglas SO Per Week
Until Next May and 500
Court Expenses.

Until Next May and 500
Court Expenses.
st. Johnsbury, Dec. l3.-The Deem
Der term of Caledonia county court is
practically closed, though it will not be
closed in form for few days. There are
some matters to be heard a little later
and Judge Miles concluded to take re.
cess and not adjourn finally until after
the holidays.
Considerable time has been taken with
,fhe hearing on the question of alimony
...k.wsen Mrs. Dora Il. Douglas of Con-
s'I|.|3A. ID her husband, William Douglas.
M" defendant is a well-to-do farmer in
the, yewn Of Concord. The hearing was
held here before Judge Miles with the
jurisdictional question of the ease be-
longing in Essex county being waived.
II appeared at the hearing that the par
ties were married about three years ago
and that a separation came about
Thanksgiving time. The marriage con-
tract is the second by both of the par
ties. Both have children by their first
marriage. Mrs. Douglas asked for suit
money, money for clothes and also for
the expense of maintaining this suit
pending divorce. Her story on the wit
ness stand was in the way of enumera-
tion of the many articles she said she
needed to make herself comfortable.
Attorney Howe for the defendant ex-
hibited five suit cases of her wearing
apparel in court to show that she was
Gar from destitute. The case was very
earnestly pressed on both sides by coun-
sci and the result was an order from
the bench that the petitionee pay Mrs.
Douglas SO per week for board until the
hearing at the May term of Essex county
court, together with $50 suit and $50
for expenses of the preparation Of the
trial
In ALL eleven divorces have been grant.
ed. A twelfth has been heard but no
decision rendered as yet. In Estella
Howlette VS.. Ernest Howlette, bill
was granted her for willful desertion,
her husband being in parts unknown.
She also has leave to resume her maiden
name of Estella Beck Another case
from st. Johnsbury that of Hazel Good
win from George r. Goodwin, revealed
the fact that young wife was left by
husband with a child on her hands
She was granted a bill for neglect and
refusal to support She has the care and
custody Of the minor child, George w.
Goodwin. The st. Johnsbury case Of
Helen E. Ellis vs. John Ellis was dis
continued.
Clara B. Smith VS.. Samuel b. Smith
was heard and bill granted for intol-
cradle severity. The father keeps two
of the children and the wife has Ger.
aldine v. Smith with her. Petitionee
has also to pay the petitioner 800
alimony.
Gertrude Davy was divorced from John
Davy ON the ground OF willful desertion
The two children were decreed to the
care Of the petitioner. The petitioner
resides in Lyndon.
Elmer jock, a railroad man from Lyn-
donviIle, was divorced from Ida Jock
on the ground of willful desertion.
Emily Wentworth was divorced from
Elmer Wentworth on the ground Of will
full desertion. The minor child, Helen,
was deereed the libellant.
Bertha Brockway was divorced from
A. w. Brockway on the ground OF will
full desertion. The petitonee is mer-
chant at Burke. The petitioner was de-
creed $50 alimony and leave to resume
her maiden name.
Two other divorce cases grew out of
the alleged adultery cases which were
brought to light and the respondent ar
rested and bound up last September.
The respondents in the alleged adultery
were Maynard J. Coe and Salomia Cos
ley. Now come Mrs. Maynard j. Coe
and also Thomas Gosley and procure di.
vorces from the respondents on that
ground. These parties came from New
ark The two respondents in the Grim.
inal charge have been out on bail for
some time.
Considerable state work was cleaned
up before the states attorney was called
away to testify in another state.
An order was made by the court in the
case of State VS.. Thomas Cowdry of
Sheffield, who is held on the charge Of
malicious mischief to animals. II APP
pearing that the respondent was to in
terpose plea on the ground of insanity.
the order OF the court was to the effect
that the respondent be taken to the
Vermont state hospital for the insane at
Waterbury for observation and keeping
until the June term of this court.
Cases where the period of probation
has expired and where the cases are prac-
ticaIly at an end were entered mot to
be brought forward" This was the en-.
try in the following cases: Elizabeth
Rossi, Charles Croce (alias Cross), Nor
man Michaud, Jannett Garcia, Jerry Ne.
Intire, Arthur and Oral Langmaid, James
McGill, o. D. Kingsbury.
Cases nolle pressed; James Harrine-
ton, John Doe talias John Roel. VIM
Michaud talias Ettienne Michaudl, Alice
harrington, Ernest Monroe, Charles Bag:
ley, Roy Orcutt