Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06

at another time threw her on the floor
and kicked her. She also said that she
mad to sell her piano In order to get mon
ey enough to go to her home at the time
she was H.
AT the time she was married the petit
toner lived with her people in Winooski.
AT that time, Mr. Boyd was then a SOL
iler at Fort Ethan Allen. After their
marriage, the greater part of their mar
RED life was spent in Montreal. In 1917.
MIS- Boyd came to Burlington, where
she has since lived with her parents. Dur
ing this time, she has supported herself
by working in the wooden mills. She tes-
titled that she has not been well during
this time, owing to injury to her health
at the hands of her husband. for which
she finally left him. The inevitable tri-
angle, involving another woman, also fig
ured in the case, but was not pressed as
grounds for divorce
The petitioner also testified that she
took a trip to Montreal about two weeks
ago, on the advice of her counsel, and
there looked up Boyd. She found him,
so she testified. living with another
woman, to whom he said he was married
and there was child with them. which
he claimed as his own. He seemed
that he had thought she was dead.
At the opening of court Monday after
noon. Judge Zed S. stanton, presiding,
went through the jury calendar with the
lawyers present to ascertain If any cases
would be ready for trial this week.
There seemed to be no prospect of any
such cases, and States Attorney Allen
Martin stated that he would probably
have no state cases ready until next
week, at least not until the attorney gen.
eral was through at Montpelier. Under
these conditions. Judge Stanton remarked
that 1t would not be worth while to call
the jury this week. and unless there were
enough court cases to keep the court
busy all the time, the court would adj
journ until such time as the members of
the bar were ready TO do business. There
are few divorce cases in sight for trial
and possibly one or two civil cases, but
none of them have been set definitely for
trial
Judge Stanton and Assistant Judge c.
a. Barber held court alone Monday
Assistant Judge c. II. Hayden sending
word from Jericho that he was too lame
to stir from the house, and that it would
be impossible for him to be present.
Two witnesses were put on the stand
DV NJ G Leary in the civil case in re VII
of John Beau, Arthur Martele. specia
administrator, against Mrs. Edward Grit
fifth ct al. an appeal from probate. The
Will was proven and certified back to the
probate court.
Announcements were made Monday OF
the dscontnuance of the following cases
Chancery docket, Thomas Reeves, guard.
an. against Charles Beau, ct al; jury
calendar, Frank b. Houston against Aus
ia ID. Sturtevant; Henry Bellrose against
Elijah T. Brewster; Paul Robinson
against w. o. Robinson; B. n. Bear
against w. A. Robinson, apt: and viii.
liam Robarge against A. B. Kingsland
ct al.
1t was announced by 7. f. Hopkins thai
/ the City of burlington had agreed &c
stand by the report of the street commits
sioners in the court cases of John Mil
.ette, ct al, against the City of Burling
| ton, and w. b. McKillip ct al. agains
the City of Burlington. Judge Stanton
ordered that Judgment as per report OF
commissioners be entered in each case.