Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-11-02
ORLEANS COUNTY COURT
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that her confession to Mr.. Farman
was untrue.
Another important witness for the
respondent was DR.. P. C. Temple
ton, the family physician. His tes-
timony showed that upon his learning
of the trouble in the Messier and Nit
chell home he called at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Mitchell early Friday
afternoon, following the arrest of
Mr. Wood on Wednesday,. That upon
chell only, but that later in the day
he received call to again visit the
home, at which he had a talk with
Mrs. Messier, who again denied that
she and Mr.. Wood had conducted
themselves improperly on that Mon
day afternoon.
The next day DR.. Templeton and
Frank D. Thompson called at the
Mitchell home, and at that time Mrs.
Messier denied the charges and asked
what to do. Mr.. Thompson advised
her to get counsel. Acting on this adj
vice DIR. Templeton brought Mrs. Mes
sier to Newport Sunday forenoon,
where the doctor interviewed Lawyer
Redmond in her behalf.
1t appeared in further testimony
that on Sunday afternoon States At
torney Farman, in company with Sher-
iff E. j. Hill, went to the Mitchell
home, where Mrs. Messier claimed to
Mr.. Farman that the story she first
told him was untrue. Following
Mr.. Farman's interview with her hus-
band, he returned to Newport and
made out writ and late Sunday
evening Officer SWEET placed her I'M
der arrest. Her husband accompanied
her to Newport, where in the Jail Of
flee more information was filed and
she was allowed to go with her hus-
band to the Raymond house for the
night, being requested to appear be-
fore Judge Wright on Monday after
noon. Early Monday afternoon Mr..
and Mrs. Messier were on hand at
the jail office where she plead guilty
to adultery.
Testimony was introduced showing
that Mr.. Messier, who had ordered
his wife from his home on the 18th,
roomed with her at the hotel that Sun
day night and that while they were
in the Jail office before Judge Wright
he was holding his wife in his lap.
Following her pleading guilty, Judge
Wright suspended sentence upon re-
quest of Mr.. Farman, her husband
going surety for $1,000.
Clayton Webster of Irasburg, who
resides just across the street from
the school building, testified that Mr.
Wood called at their home before
school let out at o'clock for his week
1y check, his mother being the church
treasurer.
Mrs. Annis, housekeeper in the
Webster home, also testified that it
was prior to o'clock that Rev. Mr..
Wood called for his check, which cor
roborated Mr.. Webster's statement.
1t was in line of testimony of Rev.
Mr.. Wood when he testified that in
stead of being at the Messier home two
hours, as claimed by Mrs. Messier,
he was there about one-half hour. He
claimed he left for the Messier home
at about 2:15 and walked the dis
lance of three miles, and that he left
A p. m.
The last witness on the stand was
States Attorney Albert Farman, who !
told of being called to Irasburg on
Wednesday when Mrs. Messier signed
the statements secured by him.
Orleans County court reconvened !
Monday afternoon to take up the hear
ing of divorce cases. Only one case
came up Monday afternoon and court
took recess until 9 o'clock this morn !
ing. ALI petit jury drew pay Sat-
urday and were excused subject to
call.