Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-02-03
STATE OF VERMONT,
Essex County Court,
April Term, 1921.
GLADYS M. BANNER
LIONEL II. BANNER

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Essex County Court her libel for
divorce, setting forth in substance
/ that on the 9th day of December,
1911 she was legally married to Lion
ell H. Banner, then Of Brighton,in the
County of Essex and State of Yer.
mont. That during the coverture
she on her part, has faithfully kept
the marriage covenant and performed
all the duties pertaining thereto; but
that the said libellee on his part has
not kept the marriage covenant, but
has violated the same, for that the
said libellee, during said coverture
did at Berlin in the County of Coos
and State of New Hampshire, and at
divers other places on to wit, the 1st.
day of June, A. D. 1917 and on other
days and times, commit the crime of
adultery; that on to wit, the LIST. day
of January, A. D., 1917, and for a
long time thereafter, to wit; from
said first day of January A. D. 1917,
to wit; the 26th day of August A. D.
1919 the said libellant continually
treated the libellant with intolerable
severity, and that on the day and
year last aforesaid, the Libellant, by
reason of such intoerable severe
treatment, was forced to and did
cease to live and co-habit with the
said libellee.
! And the Libellant further AYERS
that she is at present without employ
ment, that she has no means with
which to support herself and her mi
nor child hereinafter mentioned ex-
cept by the fruit of her labor; that
she has mother who is totally blind
ard who is partially dependent upon
her for support; that she has no mo-
ney or property with which to prose-
cute tins Ehel or attend The hearings
on almony and that the Iibe|lee
. ought to be ordered 20 pay to her or
to her attorneys reasonable sum
Of money for the support Of herself
aGa said mincy child and for the eA-
pense CT this litir.tlon.
Ard the Libeiiant further shows
that she has child. he fruit of sail
marriage who is still living, whose
name and age is as follows: Phyllis
I Elaine Banner, aged four years. And
that the interest of said child would
be best promoted by granting to the
llbellant the care and custody during
her minority.
That she is resident of the town
OF Brighton in the County CT Essex
and has resided in said "--nty of Is
ex for the sixteen years last past and
that she has not lived or coha5itcd
with the said libellee since to wit, the
10th day of August, A. D., 1919.
! And the Libellant further ayers
that the libellee is man Of in emrer
ance habits, associates with immoral
women and that by reason of his i'm
moral and Incorporate habit, he is
not fit person to have the care and
upbr1nging Of said minor child, and
! the libeliant further AYERS that the Ii
belize is able to and does earn at least
i fifty dollars per week.
WHEREFORE. the Libellant prays
! that the bond Of matrimony between
/ her and the said libellee may be dis
solved and bill Of divorce granted
unto her; and that she may have the
custody Of said minor child during
her minority and during
! the pendency hereof the Libeliee may
be ordered and decreed to pay to the
Lloellant reasonable sum OF money
each week 1or the support OF herself
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reasonable sum OF money for defray-
ing the expense OF this litigation and
that ne may be further en!oined from
IN any way interfering with the Libel
liant or her care and custody OF said
minor child or for doing. either or
both or them violence or threatening
them violence, all during the penden-
cy hereof or until further order of
me Court, and that upon final dispo-
sltion OF this cause the care and Gus
tody of said minor child may be de-
creed to the Libellant herein during
the, minority of said child and for
such sum or sums of money. payable
in such manner as to your Honorable
Court under the circumstances shall
seem meet for the support of herself
and said minor child and for such 9th
err and further relief as to law and
justice may appertain.
Dated at Brighton, in the County
o. Essex this 10th day Of June, A. D.
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