Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18
ADDISON COUNTY COURT

y lNttu vs. MyIOu INecu, anu lue JellllOI
was based on charges of infdelity and
severity. The bill was
granted on the intolerable severity
charge, with aimony as per stipulations
on file. L. c. Russell represented the
petitioner and there was no appearance
for the husband.
Mary E. Bannister VS. George 0.
Bannister came next These parties
were married in Weybridge March l,
1906, and have lived variousy in Wey-
bridge, Burlington, Bennington and
Middlebury The bill was granted for
intolerable severity and Banni,ter was
ordered to pay his eX-wiie $l2 per
month towards the support of the
children, beginning on the first day of
July, 1915, and $50 towards expenses,
S25 to be paid in six months and the
other $25 in one year. Robert w.
McCuen appeared for Mrs Bannister
and there was no defence.
In the Goodro divorce case, heard
Thursday forenoon, the decision was
announced. The petition was dismissed.
The last case for the day was Willard
G. Hill VS. Winifred E. Hill, the grounds
being adultery and intolerable severity.
The Hills were married in Panton,
April Is, 1896, and made their home in
West Ferrisburg. There are four minor
children. The decision was handed
down Friday afternoon, and Mr.. Hill
was given a divorce on the sole ground
of adultery, and was also given the
custody of the children. Judge James
B. Donoway handled the case for the
petitioner and there was no defense.
With the approval of the court, mol
presses were entered in the following
cases by States Attorney Sturtevant:
State VS. Harry Siples, illegal sale of
liquors; State VS. Frank Domino, rape;
State VS. Charles Leno, illegal killing of
deer; State VS. Michael Shea, breach of
the peace; State VS. Sheridan Lowell,
assault; State VS. Arthur LaFountain,
intoXication; State vs. Mark Hutchinson,
illegal liquor selling; State VS. Goodsell
Greenough, intoXication; State vs.
Patrick McCabe, disturbing a public
school, and State VS. Homer Hewett ct
al, killing deer illegally.
Two more divorce cases were heard
Friday forenoon. First came Lee
Vanderbilt VS. Eva X. Vanderbilt
and the cause set up was de-
sertion. The bill was granted On the
ground of wilful desertion. Messrs
Donoway and McCuen represented the
husband and there was no defense by
the wife.
The next case was Harold c. Newton
vs.. Holly G. Newton, which was based
on the grounds Of intolerable severity
and adultery. The bill was granted on
the ground of adultery. Mr.. McCuen
had charge of the case for the petitioner
and there was no defense.
The last divorce case for the term
was heard Friday afternoon. This was
Martha f. Benedict VS. Raymond H.
Benedict. The petitionee is a well
known Middlebury young man and the
petitioner is a member of prominent
family of Shoreham, where the couple
were married February 4, 1913. This
petition was brought October 80, 1913,
within eight months after the marriage,
and at the December term that year the
petitionee was ordered to pay to the
County Clerk $500 per week for the
wife's benefit, which order has been
complied with. The court granted the
divorce on the grounds of intolerable
severity and gave the petitioner the
right to resume her maiden name Of
Martha +. Leonard.
Judge Butler did not get to town in
time to open court at II o'clock Tuesday
morning. 1t was two O'Clock in the
afternoon when the sessions We're re
sumed, and then it was in chambers,
instead of in the public court room. Two
cases were heard, without final deter
mination in either, and at 1885 O'Clock
the court came in and instructed Sheriff
Smith to adjourn the June term of the
Addison County court without day.
The court was in session on only nine
days and there was only one Jury trial
that a criminal case. Most of the jurors
drew pay for three days, but few who
couldn't get home on the third day were
paid for four days. 1t was a rather
short term for Addison County and yet
a lot of telling work was done An IN
usually large number of divorce cases
We're heard. There We're II in all, and
IA petitions We're allowed In two cases
the petitions We're dismissed and in the
last one heard, Gertrude Murray vs.
Henry Murray, from Ripton, the case
was held up for further light.