Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-07-21
ADDISON COUNTY COURT
Four Divorce Suits the Last
Business Transacted.

Inc June term OF lne AuulsOn IOunl,
court came to an end last Friday fore
noon, Work had Jagged somewha
during the two preceding days, but al
of the business ready to be brought oil
was cleaned up in good shape, in spit
Of broiling weather.
The last civil case to come before thC
court was Edith B. Crockett and George
w. Crockett VS.. Allan Calhoun, al
ejectment suit which had been trans
ferred from the general docket to The
court calendar. The Crocketts claimed
to own 72 feet of a lO0-foot lot which
Allan Calhoun Of this town purchased {
couple of years ago from the Meehar
property on the shore of Lake Dunmor(
in Salisbury, and for which Mr., Calhoun
paid $1,000. Judgment was given Thurs
day evening in favor Of the defendant
and the plaintiffs were ordered to pay
Mr. Cahoun's costs. f. S, Marsh Of
Brandon had charge of the plaintiffs
case and L. C. Russell of Middlebury
represented the defendant,
Four divorce cases were heard during
the closing days. These were:
Viola Fletcher VS. Walter A. S.
Fletcher. This case came down from
Ripton where they lived together until
the husband departed for parts unknown,
This petition was brought on the ground
of wilful desertion and the bill was
promptly granted on that ground, while
the custody of the minor children was
decreed to the petitioner. Button and
Sturtevant had charge of the case for
the petitioner.
Emma NJ. Tatro vs.. Lewis j. Tatro
was the next case to be heard. This
case came from Lincoln and the cause
alleged was adultery, The court
thought the case abundantly proven and
the bill was granted at the close of an
hours hearing. The custody of the
minor child was decreed to the petition
er and she was also decreed alimony in
accordance with the stipulations on file.
Button and Sturtevant were the coun-
sci for the petitioner and M. c. Taft of
Bristol was the attorney for the hus-
band, but did not make any contest in
court. The cross-bil filed by the hus-
band was dismissed.
Alstine A, Briggs vs.. Gertrude A.
Briggs came next. This case came over
the mountain from Granville, where the
man has been for several years a pros
porous farmer and business man, and
the cause set up was adultery. At the
June term year ago the suit for d.
vorce of the wife against the husband,
on the ground of intolerable severity,
and with a prayer for alimony, was dis
missed after spirited trial lasting sew
eral days. At the same term there ap-
peared on the jury calendar the case of
Alstine A, Briggs VS.. George Beeman,
a Lake Placid, N. Y, man, in which the
plaintiff sued to recover damages for
the alienation of his wfe's affections.
This suit was settled out of court by the
payment 'of $500 by the defendant to
the plaintiff.
In the case at bar the court found
that Mr.. Briggs had amply made out
his claims and the bill was forthwith
granted on the ground set up. Messrs.
Button and Sturtevant also represented
the petitioner in this case and there was
no appearance for the defence.
One more divorce case was started
Friday forenoon. This was Charles
Doner VS.. Addie Doner, and the grounds
alleged were desertion and adultery.
This couple were married in Middlebury
sixteen years ago this month. They
lived first in this town, then for some
years in Leicester, where the petitioner
is now located, Several years ago Mrs.
Doner left her husband and took with
her their boy, now Is years old, and
settled in Burlington. 1t took only half
an hour to hear this petition and the
bill was granted on the adultery charge,
the custody of the boy being granted to
the father. Mr.. Russell conducted the
case in behalf of the petitioner and no
defense was put in for the woman.
This completed the cases ready for
trial at this time, and under the direct
ion of the court Sheriff Smith declared
the June term of the Addison County
Court and Court of Chancery adjourned
without day.
C. C. CHAFFEE SUICIDES.