Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-15
ADDISON COUNTY COURT,
Divorce Cases Occupy the Atten-
ton Of the Court.


All Of the petit jurors were excused
for the term last Thursday evening
after the verdict in the Backus anC
Crockett VS. Calhoun case, with The
reservation, however, that they might
be called back later
Three divorce cases were heard on
Friday and were the exclusive business
of the day, At 1880 O'Clock in the
forenoon was started the case Of FREQ
A. Smith vs. Mable M. Smith, which
was based on the ground of wilful de-
sertion This couple were married in
Forestdale December "A, 1912, The
young lady complained Of suffering much
from headaches after coming to town
and after two weeks went back TO her
former home in Forestdale.
The husband had been married before
and his first wife died in Ripton eleven
years ago. There were no children
from either marriage and the bill was
Immediately granted on the ground set
up. Ira II. LaFleur Of Middlebury was
counsel for the petitioner and there was
no appearance on behalf of the wife.
Two more divorce petition were heard
in the afternoon. The first was Claribel
| M. Bame VS. Wendell H., Bame, This
couple were married in Addison on Oc-
tober 2S, 1912, and the grounds set up
were adultery and refusal to support
The young couple lived for short time
following the marriage in Whitehall,
/ n. Y, but the woman has been most Of
the time since living with her parents
/ in Addison. The court after hearing
the testimony decided that they could
not make any finding on the adultery
charge and that more testimony should
be provided on the ground claimed of
refusal to support. The case is held
open for the present on the non-support
plea. L. S. Platt of Fair Haven was
the attorney for the lady and the hus-
| band was not represented.
Sophrona l.. Brusso VS. Joseph
Brusso was the next case, and the last
one for the day The ground alleged in
this case was wiful desertion. She
testified that she was married to
Brusso in West Cornwall by Rev. Mr.
Stebbins about so years ago. 1t finally
turned out that she was married %
years ago by Rev. Mr.. Stebbins and
there are two children of the marriage.
No judgement was announced. Mr.
Pratt was also counsel for the petitioner
in this case, and there was no appear
ance on behalf of the husband.
This case closed the work for the day
and the court took recess until ten
oclock on Tuesday morning
Upon the reassembly of the court at
that time a very important case was
taken up and occupied the attention of
the court on Tuesday. This case was
docketed as in re-estate of Charles N.
Hayward, Emma C. Eldredge, Trustee,
Rose Lucia, Administrative of j, II.
Lucia's estate, trustee and appellant.
This case goes back to the death of
Charles N. Hayward in Bridport in 1874
and has been in the Probate court in one
way or another ever since. The case
involves the estate of j. II. Lucia, orig
inaly Bridport man, and the question
to be decided by the court is whether or
not the payment of $4,000 made to Mrs.
Emma C. Eldredge, daughter of Mr..
Hayward, was proper and legal pay
ment under the will.
Edward Holcomb of Vergennes was
brought into court and on his plea of
guilty to stealing some lead pipe was
sentenced to serve not more than five
nor less than four months in the House
of Correction at Rutland