Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
MRS. DEYETTE AIDS COUNSEL
Makes Notes as New Bedford
Witnesses Testify Yesterday.
Mrs. Stanbridge and Daughter. John
vincent, "Politician," and Three Po-
lice Officers ON stand-Case
Continues To-day.

its slow length along from $3.50 a. m. to
500 p. m. yesterday. while John Z. I!
Deyette's attorneys tried by a detailed
recital of his wfe's relations with var
ious men to show evidence of infdelity.
Messrs. Billiard and Fnright examined,
and A. L. Sherman re-examined Mrs. H.
c. Stanbridge and daughter. Miss Minnie, |
with whom Mrs. John e. Deyette stayed
while in New Bedford for six weeks in |
the fall of 1912; John Vincent who ran
for the Massachusetts, Legislature at that
time and whom Mrs. Deyette aided in can
wasting for votes; William Glennon, a
police inspector. and Messrs. Tanning and
Saunders, members Of the force, in New
Bedford. The examination Of Mrs. Deyette
was concluded. and she then took pencil
and paper and followed her husbands
example in assisting her counsel. dozen
times during the day Mrs. Deyette, In
spite of her many self-confessed indis-
cretions with various men. broke down
and wept as her honor was reflected upon
directly or by insinuation during the ex-
animation Of her and the New Bedford
witnesses
The testimony Of the New Bedford wit
nesses brought out the fact that Mrs
Deyette had consistently played the part
Of single woman, and had used her
charms to obtain entertainment and gifts
from various men in New Bedford. The
prosecution tried to show, by multiplied
instances, that Mrs. Deyette had been un-
true to her husband.
The examination Of the chief witness
was delayed by her failure to answer
promptly the two or three headed ques-
lions that Attorney Enright flung at her,
and by her caution In abstaining from
giving any testimony that might prejudice
her interests. She denied ever hav-
ing acted improperly with two
young men-"they were mere children"
she said-whom she and her young sister.
Rose Willette, met at Malletts Bay while
in camp. She admitted recollection of a
note. which had been left for the two
youngsters just before camp was broken
up. She denied having gone in bathing
with them.
1t was not until January IS. 1913, that she
revealed to Mrs. Stanbrdge in a letter
that she was a married woman. Before
that date she concealed the fact, out of
sympathy. she said, for Mrs. Stanbridge
in her bereavement over her sons death.
The relations of Mrs. Deyette to Wallace
Stanbridge were practically neglected.
except that the evidence brought out
again that she had put flowers upon his
grave at the time of the funeral in New
Bedford.
incidentally the fact came out, as stated
by Mrs. Deyette, that she gave to
Deyette the annullment papers of her for
mer marriage before their marriage took
place. and asked him to look up the facts,
and II he had any objection to their we'd
ding to say SO then. She admitted having
had the authority while in Gloversville,
N. Y. to sign Deyette's names to checks.
but denied knowingly having overdrawn
his account
Mrs. Deyette wept a protesting no again,
when the prosecution asked her IL she
| hadn't taken rubbers and umbrellas from
| houses she had visited in canvassing.
Questions, the answers to which might
have tended to show her extravaganza,
did not affect her.
NEW BEDFORD WITNESSES.
| Mrs. Stanbridge was the first witness
when the afternoon hearing opened at two
o'clock Dressed in a gown of black net
with a white hat. she made a smart ap-
pearance. John f.. Deyette assisted her to
| the witness stand. She appeared lame
and short-winded, but made a good wit
ness. She told Of her relations with Mrs.
Deyette from the time when she first
came to know her in Hartford. Conn. in
1902 Between May. 1910. and October. 1912,
she never saw Mrs. Deyette, she said.
Mrs. Deyette came in October, 1912, ito
talk over old times.' ito make some
money" and visit her. She stayed six
weeks During that time she had men,
toned n brother Ed. Willette.
This lire of relationship was not fol-
lowed up by the prosecution but they said
they expected to show that Mrs. Deyette
had on another occasion introduced him
as her cousin.
Mrs. Stanbridge described the house and
the floor of the house at 1859 Whitman
street, where she lived She testified that
she had paid all of Mrs. Deyette's expenses
during the six weeks. Mrs. Deyette used
to go out collecting. occasionally, but
came back fairly early. On one occasion
John Vincent came with a nice team"
and took her out. 1t was only once that
Mr.. Deyette had returned to the Stan
bridge house late at night. Vincent was
a widower About the only damaging evil
dence Mrs. Stanbridge gave against Mrs.
Deyette was when she quoted the latter
as saying that she'd like to get fur coat
from Vincent and skip"
MINNIE STANBIDGGE TESTIFIES.
Miss Stanbridge the daughter. said she
was a filter. The witness wore n gown of
white duck and smiled frequently as her
mother had, showing more or less gold.
prosecution tried to involve Mrs. Deyette,
was a patient whom her mother was nurs-
ling.
The mother and, to a less extent per-
haps the daughter, admitted that Mrs
Deyette's relations with men had been
perfectly proper. but there was an argu-
ment between the opposing counsel as tc
whether this meant proper in view of the
fact that she was a married or single
woman.
Miss Stanbridge said she had been some.
times on good terms and sometimes moi
with Mrs. Deyette in New Bedford at this
time-October. 1912. She said she herself
had been friendly with only one man.
Attorney Sherman cross-examined Miss
Stanbridge. largely with reference to the
location of the pharmacy at Belleville road
and Acushnet avenue. Before the two at
torneys were done with her she said hel
present feelings toward Mrs. Deyette wer,
not of a nature to incline her to tell any
: thing but the truth concerning the latter
! John Vincent. instead of being tn,
smooth spoken. we'll dressed politician
that might have been expected. turned gu
to be an individual who looked more Xix,
a Maine farmer. Mrs. Stanbridges hous
was not part Of the election district from
which he was seeking election as repre-
sentative. Mrs. Deyette took down tn
Names he said. when he canvassed amonl
voters. She had always acted in a lady
like manner. Both Mrs. Stanbridge AM
Mrs. Deyette. however had introduce,
the latter as Miss Eugene willett, tn
q daughter Of former Judge Wilett. FL
A gave her and her sister "a cordial invita-
Al