Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-01-12
COUNTY COURT.


chester VS. William Manchester and
halls from Cornwall. where the parties
were married in 1875 and where they
lived together as husband and wife,
with the exception of five years in
Rochester, Vt, until about eight years
ago, when Manchester went to Caifor-
MIA and did not come back to Vermont
until last summer. They have five
children, all grown up. The grounds
set up in the petition were intolerable
severity and refusal to support. Ira H.
LaFleur of Middebury represented the
petition and Charles |. Button of Mid
dlebury watched over the interests of
Mr.. Manchester, as there are stipua-
tons for alimony on file, but he inter-
posed no defence. After hearing the
testimony, Judge Butler gave the
petitioner leave to file all amendment to
her petition, and the case was con-
tinued.
The afternoons work came tn a close
at 1920 O clock, as there were no cases
ready to be brought on.
Wednesday morning the case In re
appointment of guardian for minor
children of Truman Wisell, Truman
Wisell, appellant, Fanny and Levi
Pigeon, appellees, was taken up and
disposed Of The appellant is the same
Truman Wisell of Bridport who was
tried three weeks ago on the charge of
having administered to his wife certain
drugs and from whose effects she was
alleged to have died, and who was pro-
nounced not guilty by the jury after a
very brief consideration of the case;
and the appellees are the mother and
father of the deceased wife, to whom
the custody of the children had been
awarded by the Probate court, from
which decision the case came up on APP
peal by the father. The entry made on
the docket was: BY agreement, prayer
of petitioners denied; appointment of
guardian refused; petition dismissed;
case certified back to the Probate court.
Frank l.. Fish of Vergennes represented
Mr. Wisell and MIR. DonoWay was
counsel for the appellees.
After these matters had been disposed
of the divorce calender was taken up,
and the following cases were dismissed
for want of prosecution: Elvira H.
Williamson VS. Charles M. Williamson,
Matilda Codair VS. Louis Codair, and
Mary H. Ploof VS. David Ploof.
These cases were discontinued:
Lottie Jerome VS. Frank jerome, Belle
S. Lee VS. Robert E. Lee, Emma Taylor
VS. Deforest Taylor, Effie M. Lawrence
VS. Herbert c. Lawrence, and Ida May
Scott VS. William Scott. In the case of
Mary A. Mclean VS. John j. Mclean,
in which bill was granted the pc
titioner at the June term, 1910, hear
ing was had on petition as to the care
and custody of minor children. Mr..
LaFleur appeared for Mrs. Mclean and
Judge Button for the husband. The
petitioner was held up as a women I'M
fit to have the care of a child, and the
husband was represented as drunkard,
Judge Butler stated that an order will
be made in the case hereafter, and in
the meanwhile Deputy Sheriff Frank
M. Hill of Starksboro was appointed
receiver to sell the real estate of and
take charge of the proceeds until
further order of the court.
The criminal docket was next taken
up and the remaining cases on the old
docket were disposed of in one way or
another. In the following cases, mol.
presses were entered: State VS. Pearl
Sanders, adultery; State VS. Jessie E.
Brooks, same charge; State VS. Lena
lockwood, same charge; State VS.
Sarah Hallock, same charge; State VS.
Fred Barnard and State VS. Loren Shaw,
keeping intoxicating liquor with intent
to sell contrary to law. These cases
were all thus thrown out of court on the
recommendation of States Attorney
futile. The remaining criminal cases
were all entered continued.
Nothing of consequence was done
Wednesday afternoon. The Court re-
manned in session until clock waiting
for business, but as no business turned
up work was suspended until nine
O'Clock Thursday morning.
Nothing was done in Court Thursday
forenoon. At the afternoon session the
divorce case of Lillian c. Goodrich VS.
Elmer l.. Goodrich was heard The
petitioner lives in Whiting and the
cause set up was desertion. Goodrich
went to California seven years ago and
has never since been seen in Vermont.
The court took the papers and judgment
was reserved. Charles f. Kingsley of
Salisbury appeared for the petitioner,
and there was no defence.
Fred Flanders, who on December 20
was found guilty of one offence Of
furnishing Intoxicating liquor, was
brought up for sentence. On represen-
tations made by Judge Button, his
counsel, and acquisced in by States
Attorney futile, the sentence was that
VIC icspohueHI pay d hhe VI 9oOO anu
costs of prosecution; but the mittimus
was suspended and the sentence finally
was that Flanders pay tine of $50 and
costs and be placed in the hands of
Probation Officer Olin A. Smith for one
year, during which time he must neither
drink nor furnish intoxicants.
AT $3.50 O'Clock a recess was taken to
8 O'Clock this morning, and the court
will adjourn for the term sometime to
day.