The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
CHELSEA
Many Divorces Granted and Some Grim
inai Prosecutions Resulted.

During the second week of the Decem.
Der term of Orange county court the iol.
lowing cases were disposed of; mol
pros was entered in State vs.. William
Roberts, State v. Ada Clogston state
IS. Freeman Byessino and State vs. Prem
tice {. Dodge. The following probation.
ers were discharged; Lafayette A. Duval
and Haskell r. Carlson. In the case oil
State vs.. II. X. Wenzel, who was charged
with keeping intoxicating liquor with in.
tent TO sell contrary 10 law, the respond
ent pleaded guilty and was sentenced TO
serve term of six months in the house
OF correction al Rutland. which sentence
was suspended and the respondent placed
on probation. $. c. Wilson appeared as
counsel for the respondent. In State vs.
A. =. Worthen, which was prosecution
growing out of claim of the three negroes
who were brought here on eXtradition
from Maiden, Mass. of the charge of
breaking Jail to the effect that this re-
spondcnt who was the chief OF police and
custodian of the keys TO the Bradford
| lock up, unlocked the doors and set them
free and gave them directions for getting
out of the state. :. C., Wilson appeared
for the respondent and moved for con
tinuance on the ground that it was case
in which large amount of time must be
consumed in looking up evidence and pre-
pairing a proper defense and that several
important witnesses were out OF the
state and not available at the present
term of court. On such a showing the
case was continued and the three ne
groes' cases which had not been disposed
of were required to furnish bail in the
sum of 500 each for their appearance
at the June term of court when they
will be improved as the star witnesses
for the prosecution in the case of State
VS.. Worthen.
Bills were granted in the following di
vorce cases: Carl W. Fits was granted
a divorce from Marion +. Fits for the
cause of wiIlful deserton. David S. Co
nant appeared for the libellant. Mary
Kidder Shumway was granted divorce
from Charles ]. Shumway for the cause
of intolerable severity and the custody of
the minor child OF the parties was de-
creed to her. F. S. Williams appeared
for the lbellant. Mary f. Gale was
granted divorce from Orville Gale for
the cause of willful desertion, and the !
custody of the minor children of the
parties was decreed to the petitioner, |
who was represented by NJ. NJ. Wilson of /
Randolph. Gertrude Vie Edison was
granted divorce from Clinton Ray Ed /
son for the cause of intolerable severity /
and the custody OF the minor children OF /
the parties was decreed to the petitioner
n. l.. Boyden appeared for the petitioner.
Eunice r. Sanborn Va. Archie +. San
born. a bill was granted for adultery, and
the custody of the minor child OF the
parties was decreed TO the Iibellant.
Stanley c. Wilson. counsel. Leon W.
Bugbee VS.. Stella Nadine Bugbee. bill /
granted for adultery. Stanley {. vii. !
son appeared for the libellant The EVIL
dence i'm the two latter cases was of
such nature that the states attorney 4
felt it his duty to take a hand and
,traightway filed informations against
the ibellees in the two preceding cases,
them with the crime of adultery
and they were arrested and brought into
court and bail fixed in the sum of $500
in each case. which was furnished, and =
they were released from custody, both
returning to the home OF Milo NJ. san
born. where they have been living for
several months, and who recognized as
surety for each of them.
In the case of Cornelius Tucker vs..
Bertha L. Tucker, bill was granted
Mr. Tucker on the ground of desertion. I
". II. Sprague was counsel for Mr.. Tuck
IT. In Ernest Messier VS.. Bessie Messier ,
/ bill was granted Mr.. Messier for the
'ause of adultery, d. 5. Conant for Mr..
Messer. In Bertha L. Putnev VS.. Walter ,
J. Putney bill was granted for the