The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-02
And Divorce Case Of Mary
Ethel Button VS.. Worth
en- Button Is Halted
LATTER HAS SUED
w. G. KNIGHT FOR $4,000
Mrs. Button Had Brought a
Divorce Action for In
tolerable Severity

The trial Of the divorce suit Of Mary
Ethel Button, now of West Topsham,
against Worthen Button of Barre Town
in Washington county court seems to
have come TO a sudden end although no
entry was made in the matter to-day
1t is possible that the case has been con-
tinued. lntolerable severity was the
ground set up for the divorce action.
However, there is new development
which is said to have some connection
with the case, the charge of alienation
of affections having been brought against
w. G. Knight, who is now in county jail.
According to information given out this
morning, Deputy Sheriff H. j. slayton
was at East Barre yesterday afternoon
when the Knight automobile, which was
carrying the plaintiffs party in the di-
vorce suit, reached East Barre Papers
were then served on Knight in $4,000
suit, the proceedings being brought by
Worthen Button, the defendant in the di-
vorce case. The defendant in the aIiena-
tion suit was not able to furnish bail
last night and was lodged in the county
Jail for the night.
The divorce suit was heard yesterday
afternoon 1t was testified that Mr.. and
Mrs. Button have lived together many
years, having children aged l6 and is
years. An effort was made before the
trial started to avoid the trial but Mrs.
Button opposed this action on the ground
that she had lived with Mr.. Button only
for the purpose Of bringing up the chill
dren and that there now was no reason
why she should live longer with him.
The case did not vary a great deal
from the general trend Of such suits,
abuse being claimed by the plaintiff ever
since short time after marriage took
place. The petitioner testified to this
and was substantiated by her mother
and Mrs. Smith, the latter of whom
said she heard Mrs Button called names
by her husband They own a $4,000
farm jointly, while Mrs. Button signed a
mortgage on their farm that her hus-
band might buy another small farm.
Much of the testimony was relative to
notes and loans of money.
1t was stated in court this morning
that the case Of H. w Kemp, as trustee
of the fund created from the estate of
the late c. G. Putnam for Harriet Put
nam will, against the administrator Of
tic SSLhtt Oi u. w. DIONk Will kU 10 Bu-
preme court, that the facts will be filed
in court shortly and that then the case
viii be carried to supreme court for a
decision on points of law II is claimed
that Mr. Brock as bondsman for the
trustee before Mr.. Kemp took the ap-
pointment, was liable for the bond, the
fund having disappeared.
The cases of John A. Parker vs.. the
estate of James Demeritt and the estate
OF Martha A. Town VS.. the estate of
James Demeritt, which have been on the
court docket for some years, have been
settled and discontinued and the decree
will be certified back to probate court
In the case of Nichols VS.. Foley
judgment, which is practically for the
defendant, was given this morning. The
court read at some length the decision it
had reached. The plaintiff brought suit
for Sla6sS for wiring and electrical work.
A contract had been signed for 500 to do
the work, it is claimed. The court al
lowed S25 of the Sl96.SS, if any part of
that pertained to work done on a ga
rage, but dsallowed the remainder of
the amount named as claimed due the
plaintiff. The defendant admitted owing
the $50, but claimed it never had state
ment; therefore the bill had not been
paid.