Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-11
ADDISON COUNTY COURT
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Robert w. McCuen appeared for the
husband. Judge Butler made an order
continuing the order made by Judge
Miles at the last December term allow
ing the wife So week for the support
of the child, the father to have the
privilege of seeing the child at all
reasonable times.
In the case of Celia Nichols VS. Will
liam Nichols the grounds were lntoler-
able severity and refusal to support.
These parties were married in Bristol
in December, 1907. Mrs. Nichols testi-
fed that in the six years she lived with
her husband he never came home sober
but twice. Since she left him she has
supported herself by her own work and
the assistance Of her parents. There
are no children. The bill was granted
for intolerable severity Frank w.
futile of Vergennes appeared for the
wife and no defence was made by the
husband
In the case of the State VS. Henry
Larrow Earring was held to determine
whether the respondents mental condl-
ton was such that he should be sent to
the State hospital at Waterbury.
Larrow is charged with having com
mitted a criminal assault upon young
girl in Panton on May 8th. He has been
confined to the county Jail here. r. W.
McCuen and Judge Donoway looked
after the interests of the accused man
and Mr.. Sturtevant represented the
Stata. Prominent people of Addison
and Panton testified that the prisoner
had worked for them as farm hand at
times during the past eight years, that
he was strange and peculiar IN MS
actions and speech on occasions, that
he would play with children rather than
associate with grown people, and that
he was good worker when not in one
of his freak spells. All testified that
he was quiet and inoffensive man and
that they considered him below par
mentally. Larrow himself was placed
on the stand. He stated that he was
born in Providence, r. l., and lived
there until eight or nine years ago, when
he came to Vermont. He was i'll for
three years in Providence with st.
Vitus' dance and has never been wholly
well since. His memory was bad on
many points and he did not remember
anything that occurred on the day of
the crime except that some time on that
day he had been in Vergennes and had
met one or two people whom he knew.
Larrow thinks he is thirty years of
age.
After an hour and half hearing the
prisoner was remanded to the custody
Of the sheriff and the decision on the
motion was deferred to Wednesday
morning, when the decision was again
deferred Just before noon the prisoner
was brought into court and the motion
for transfer to the Waterbury in
stitution was denied Then, on the
advice of his counsel, Larrow pleaded
guilty to the charge of rape. The SEN
tence was that Larrow be confined at
hard labor in the State prison at Wind
sor for not less than II years and not
more than 10 years.
A contested divorce case was got
under way Tuesday evening. The case
was Gertrude A. Briggs VS. Alstine A.
Briggs and the ground alleged was in
tolerable severity, with a prayer for
alimony These parties were married
in Ticonderoga N. Y, October 7, 1892,
and have ever since lived in Granville
The wife left Briggs three or four times
but after staying with her parents for
short periods was induced to go back to
him. On May 80. 1914, she left him
finally and has since lived in different
towns and cities. Mrs. Briggs was en-
ployed at the Bread Loaf Inn in Ripton
for three months last season and during
that time 1.-THE other man" turned up
twice. The other mans name is George
Beeman and Mr.. Briggs had brought a
suit against him for the alienation of
his wife's affections before the petition
for divorce was brought. Mrs. Briggs
was on the witness stand in all three
hours and half. The case was closely
contested all day, with Judge Donoway