Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-19
ADMITS DRINKING BEER
Mrs. Deyette Says Husband Or.
dered 1t for Her.
Denies Giving Cocktails to Child
Dcyettc Introduces Cancelled
Checks to show Where His
Money Went.

The suggestion that Judge Waterman
might adjourn county court yesterday
Tor the remainder of the term caused
local attorneys to bring up large
number of cases for the courts consid-
GRAFTON. so that it now appears likely
that the term will last at least a week
longer The testimony in the suit to
decide which parent shall have the
custody of the three year, old daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. John e. Deyette of %
North Champlain street. pending the
trial of the divorce suit which has been
filed by Mrs. Deyette, was finally com
pleted yesterday afternoon and the case
taken under advisemcnt by the court.
Mr. and Mrs. John r.. Deyettc. DIR. J.
B. Lund. DR.. +. j. Arnold, Postmaster
j. r. Burke. Albert Deyette Miss Dor
othy Langlois and John II. Grant testi-
fed yesterday in the Deyette case.
number OF cancelled checks. signed
mostly by Mr.. Deyette. and made out
to Mrs. Deyettes order. were also
placed in evidence to rebuff the testi-
mony of Mrs. Deyctte that her husband
had given her only 81 to spend during
their married life
The testimony of Mr. and Mrs. Dey-
cite was decidedly contradictory on
many points Mr.. Deyette testified
tails and beer. She also gave cock
tails to the child said the witness
When the checks were introduced in
evidence Mr.. Deyettc said that the
money which they represented had been
given to Mrs Doyette and that he had
required no accounting Of them. He
admitted that some Of them might have
been used to pay household expenses.
Mrs. Deyette admitted that she some
times had drunk beer, but said that II
had been ordered for her by her hus-
band The drinks which were given to
| the child were composed merely Of tea
/ and sugar. Many of the checks she
{ said had been used to pay household
/ bills and one of them, which was drawn
/ for ss1.37. represented bank balance
which she had drawn and given to her
husband as he directed Her husband
| had her take this money out of the
bank to avoid having it attached. She
/ had only received 81. which came in
small amounts, to spend.
/ Miss Dorothy IanElois. who had for
mcrly worked for the Deyettes. testified
/ that Mr.. Deyette washed the child's un-
/ derClothcs and that the little girl was
frequently left in her charge during
the afternoon. while Mrs. DeYette went
/ out. she admitted however, that Mrs.
Dcvettc was "A good mother.
I Or j. r. I.und and Postmaster ]. f.
! Burke testified as character witnesses
, for Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander j. Deyette
parents Of John T. peyctte. at whose
| home the Deyctte child is now living
Both Of these witnesses stated that
they had known Mr.. and Mrs. a. ]. Dey-
cite for many years and had very
hi"h regard for them.
Albert D,y1tta brother n John. tpsti
fed 10 seeing his brothers wife drink
cocktails and beer. Or. +. J. Arnold
who has treated the witness for an in
lection of the ear. testified that the dis
charge from that organ was not tubecular
but might be considered offensive. Albert
Dcycttc makes his home with his parents
where the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. +
Deycttc is now living.
John H. Grant of Glovcrsville, y. Y.
husband of Mrs. Grant, a sister of Mrs
Deyette and n former witness in the case
testified that in the II years of his mar
red life, he had never known his wife
to smoke Mrs. Grant had been asked or
the witness stand if she did not smoke
and denied it, and John l.. Deyette tcsti
fled that she had smoked some of hi.
cigarettes.
OTHER HEARINGS YESTERDAY.
a Judgment for the plaintiff was giver
in tort action of Bracket, Shaw & Lun
company vs.. c. II. Howard company. ant
the case left with the court on a motion
for a certified execution, filed by the de
PENDANT 4 demurrer was argued In thu
case Of G. Berry Il Co. VS.. estate of j. l.
DcVno. late of Colchester. an appea
from commissioners, but no judgmen
was pronounced by the court Judgmen
for the defendant was given in the cast
of Eugene |. Allen VS.. o. q. Phelps & Co.
an action Of assumpsit. The case of thu
w. .. Reynolds company vs.. Mrs. w. c
Hazelton and the chancery case of l.. T.
Davis vs. Morton Williams and Charlie
, A. Berry We're discontinued.
{ Tho divorce suit of Amy n. Gill VS.
William T.. Gill was heard and the divorc
, suit Of Alma John VS.. Nartan John wa
. concluded Both Of these cases wer
taken under Amusement by the court Il
, was the petition for separate maintenance
, brought by Bessie Holt Shepard agnins
, Samuel q. shepard.
, The case of Willis V. FAIR VS.. Free
: c. Rand was left with the court. judg
meut to be given as OF this term.
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