The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-19
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IL 81. Adams, NOV. 17.44From the mat
rimonial bureau to the divorce court
is the four ana half years history
Of the case of Mrs. Martha Esmond
VS. Or. Henry h. Esmond, trial OF
which was suspended in Franklin
county court late Saturday morning
when q recess was taken TO the first
Monday in January 1920, after the
libellant had rested and the libelee had
stated that it would be Impossible to
put in his evidence in less than two
days. Judge 'Harrie b. Chase, WHO
is presiding, was Obliged to leave here
Saturday and his time Will be occupi-
ed in other courts until next year.
After the libellant rested. the libelee
made a motion for dismissal, which
was denied
Trial OF the case was begun last
Thursday afternoon. The grounds al
legged are intolerable severity and neg
lect and refusal TO support, and Mrs.
EsmOna bases her accusation of IN
tolerablc severity partially upon the
Doctors alleged deception and fraud
regarding his past life
II appeared, according to the libel
lant's testimony, that, although DR..
Esmond represented himself, when he
replied TO her matrimonial ADVERTISE
ment. as man of good character and
standing, he was arrested while he
and Mrs. Esmond were on their we'd
ling trip 10 Toronto, and also vari-
Gus matters regarding her husbands
past life have come TO Mrs. Esmond's
attention from time to time. She
testified that on her second visit TO
him when he was in Jail she received
a message before she reached him tell
ing her 10 call for Marcus Eastman.
In the TRIAL of the case Policeman
Dawson of Toronto testified that the
man gate be naTneAof Marcus East
man when no was arrested Mrs. Es-
mond testified regarding to the use
OF proiane, abusive and vile langu-
age as the result OF which she suffered
from loss Of sleep could not eat, her
nerves were impaired and she was
Obliged to seek advice from doctors.
II was brought out that to this date
date she does not know on what
charge her husband was arrested at
Toronto.
A series Of exhibits were offered by
he libellant a6 follows
a copy Of an indictment filed in
1890 in the United States district
court in Boston, containing a plea of
guilty, by Henry Freeand Bradbury.
setting up that Bradbury undertook
to make fraudulent use OF the mails by
sending out pamphlets advertising
falsely that there was a medical
schGcl at Bennington. VT. known as
Trinity university. OF which he was
dean. The purpose was 10 get people
to purchase from him bogus certifi
Gates and diplomas to practice medi-
cine.
a certificate of probate records in
Boston. subsequent to the plea of gull
~ whereby Henry Freeland Bradbury
changed his namo to Henry Bradbury
Esmond.
Copy of decree of divorce secured
at the june 1907 term of Bennington
county court by Anna s. Esmond. for
intolerahle severity.
Copy Of a hill ol divorce granted to
Floda G. Esmond at the June. 1914.
term OF Windsor county court for in
'tolerable severity
Saturday morning The indictment
and plc1 of guilty In T.. S. court were
admitted temporarily by the court but
later IN an attempt to expedite the
rial the admission was withdrawn and
he court SUSPENDED during on any of
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