Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
DEYETTE CASE RESUMED
Defendant Tells Why His Home
Life Was Not Happy.
Alleges That Wife's Relatives Made
Too Extended Visits and That Male
Friends Were Too Much in
Evidence.

The hearing Of the divorce suit of
Mrs. Eugenie Deyette VS.. John r. Dey-
cite of this city was resumed at Tues
day afternoons session Of county
court, and from present indications
seems likely to occupy the attention OF
the court for some time to come. With
the exception Of a chancery case. this
is probably the last case which will be
tried at this term of court. Mrs. Dey-
cite occupied the witness stand for a
brief time Tuesday. while j. j. En-
right, attorney for her husband, com =
pleted his cross-examination. which
was halted by the recess of court. a
week ago. The only other witness yes
terday was John E. Deyette, whose d.
rect examination had not been COM
pleted when court adjourned for the
day.
NET OLD FRIEND AT ALBANY. N. Y.
Mrs. Deyette. dressed all in white,
appeared rested and composed, much
more SO than she did when on the wit
ness stand a short time ago. Although
apparently cool and collected when the
court opened, she showed frequent
signs of agitation during portions of
her husbands testimony, and wept.
Mrs. Deyette at first denied, but after
wards recollected meeting former
friend. one Roy Steele in the station
at Albany. N. Y, while on a trip to
Gloversville, N. Y. in the fall of 1912.
The meeting was a casual one and es-
capped her recollection at first, she said.
She denied that she had made trip to
Massachusetts, just prior to her mar
riage. to secure some compromising
letters which she had written to steele.
HUSBAND TESTIFIES
John L. Deyette occupied the witness
stand the greater part of the after
noon. His testimony was concerned
mainly with that portion of the couples
married life from 1912 until they sep
arated In September of 1916. Accord
ing to him, there were too many Of his
wife's relatives continually residing in
his home; Mrs. Deyette threw dishes at
him, struck him and threatened him
and neglected her daughter and home.
He also testified at some length regard
ing an alleged attempt of his wife to
have an illegal operation performed.
After telling of the visits of Mrs.
Deyette's mother, Mrs. willetts. two of
her sisters, and a brother at his home.
Mr.. Deyette told how he had planned
to take his Wife to his fathers camp
at Malletts Bay in the summer Of 1914.
He thought that his wife his daughter
and himself would constitute the
camping party, but on the day which
they were to leave, Mrs. Willetts APP
peared, then the late Miss Rose will
let's, and before he recovered from
| this, he received a wire stating that
another sister, Mrs. Grant was on the
way with her children. He wired Mrs
Grant not to come, but Mrs. Willetts
and the late Miss Willetts accompanied
them to camp.
The witness also testified that Mrs
Deyette left him in the fall of 1914
taking the baby. and did not return
until Christmas eve of that year. He
took his wife back, he said, on condi-
| also. and upon her promise to look at.
ter the home better. According to the
witness. this promise was not kept.
THREE MEN.
Another circumstance that Mr.. Dey-
cite said he objected to. was the fire..
quency with which his wife received
men callers during his absence. One
was a collector for the international
Correspondence School named Clark
who called while his wife was taking
a course in English in the school; an.
other one Jubell Of Winooski, who
called frequently, and who was finally
| employed by his wife to work about
| the house. when they moved from 2!
North Champlain street to s Monroe
street The third was an insuranc,
man who called to see Mr.. Deyette. bu
whom Mrs. Deyette wanted taken will
| them when they went boating.
Mr. Deyette also testified that hi.
wife was supplied with money and thai
she had credit at all the stores. He
differences concerning household mat
tera