Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
WARNING ISSUED TO
STACKER HUSBANDS
Mans WEAKNESS of Marriage Not
Identical with Wife's Losing
Her Rights, Says Judge Stan
ton as He Increases Deserted
Wife's AlimOny

A divorce was granted by Judge Zed S.
Stanton In Chittenden county court Thurs
day to Lucille Martelle Gadue. in her
petition against Albert Gadue, the grounds
being dosertion and refusal to support.
Mrs. Gadue was awarded the care and
custody of her nine year-old child, and
aliinony of $40 per week, Sc for herself
and Sc for the child. The case was uncon-
tested
The alimony was more than that for
merry agreed upon by the parties them
selves The husband had claimed to his
wifes attorney, +. G. Webster, that he
was not able to pay $40 per week, and an
arrangement had been made whereby a
less amount could be paid but the court
was not satisfied with this arrangement.
as 1t was shown in the testimony that
Mrs. Gadue had been sickly and not able
to work all of the time, and also that
her husband had left her without any
reason except that he was tired Of being
married man. 1t was testified. also that
Mr.. Gadue is earning around S2S week
as transfer foreman on the railroad.
In view Of these facts, Judge Stanton
ordered the extra alimony and warned
that the order must be enforced. In
handling this matter, the Judge said:
theii women and children. without any
cause refusing to accept the RESPONSE
bilities of marriage-if there Is any
way to make them know that the law
grips them and holds them responsible
we want to make them realize It,"
Only one other case that of Frank
w. Foster against Goldie Foster. was
heard Thursday, the day being a quite
one in court.
The story of Lucille Gadue, who re-
ceived her divorce yesterday, as told
by her on the stand. is not unlike many
other cases of apparent matrimonial
misfits. Forced into marriage in Oc
tober. 1910, the couple lived until March
of the following year with Mrs. Gadue' s
mother in this city. Then they went
to live with his people in Winooski,
where the young wife was compelled
to do all of the work for large fam
lily, and take care of her little child
according TO her testimony. The pc
titioner's husband refused to buy her
clothes. and all that she had were sent
her by her sister
on February %. 1918. according to tes-
timony, Gadue left his wife, for no other
reason than that he was sick of living
in wedlock At that time. she had been
sick in bed for three weeks, and there
was nothing in the house to eat. She
went to her mothers home and was sick
in bed there for two weeks after her
husband left her.
Later she found that Mr. Gadue was
in White River Junction and she tele-
phoned him that, unless he sent her
money to live on. she would have him
arrested. He had left a number Of un-
paid bills when he went away. After
that she had received $500 month from
him, which he claimed was all that he
could spare. Later, however the court
had made an order for temporary all
mony of SO per week, and he had been
paying that.
Louise Baker, a sister Of the petitioner
testified in confederation to the princi-
pal points of Mrs. Gadue's story.
In the case Of Frank Foster against
Cioldie Foster, heard Thursday morning
two witnesses from st. Adams, Tony
Brace Il colored man, and Amanda Miner
testified that Mrs Foster had lived a,
one time. since she married Foster. as
the wife of a colored man by the name
| of Frank Brown, in st. Adams. Max
Powell appeared for the petitioner, and
the case was not contested.
The first appearance of this matter In
court was in the form of case entered
by Goldie Foster against Frank Foster
for divorce. The cross-suit was then
brought and difficulties began. At the
hearing for temporary alimony early IN
the summer, evidence was brought out
which made Mrs. Foster decide to with.
draw her case and ii was discontinued
Thursday. Meanwhile the husbands case
will go on.