Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-23

To the Hon the Justices Of the Supreme Judicial Court
be holden at Belias within and for the County
of Waldo, the fourth Tuesday of July, AID 1851.
A BBA 7 STAPLES Of Montville, in said County, wife
n of John X Staples, of Bath in the County Of Linz
cor trader, represents that her maiden Abba
True that the Esd day Of May, AID ls49 Monvlle
aforesaid she lawfully married to said John he then
having his home and residing In the town OF ardner
the County Of Kennebec. That she continued live
with said John his wife, from the date OF their
rage aforesaid until the month of June AID 1850 during
which time she conducted herself towards said John
kind faithful and aectionate wife and that since said
month Of June for the hereinafter set FORTH she
hath not lived with the said John her fathers home
in Montve aforesaid that the only issue Of said
rage is a daughter who was born on the 18th day Of
March, AID $780, who is now in the custody Of your IL
belant.
And for causes before referred to- and for reasons WHY
the prayer of your beant in the premises should be
granted your lbeant assigns the following
Because, she verify believes, the professions of a
lection and made her by said John and relying
upon the sincerity of which she consented to become his
wife, untrue and because the true motive which
actuated him IN procuring her to become his wife,
promote his own pecunary interest hethe said John
pectng and believing that their said ntermarsge
longing to your helant which expectation having
fulfilled hath caused said John to conduct himself
towards bellant in an unkind morose and cruel
manner
q Because said John, being possessed of violent
and ungovernable temper, which was unknown your
bellant the time of their nermarriaae hath divers
days between said time and the LIST day of June aforesaid
with harsh and unknd language addressed your belan
heapng upon her unjust reproaches threatening her with
fear for her life.
8 Because said John divers days and times between
the time of their said ntermarage and the first day of
June aforesaid and particularly the first day of
November AID ls49 and the 29th day of April AID $780,
Welding to the impulse of violent temper, regardless Of
his marriage vows and without any cause provocaton
thereto on the part Of your beant hath laid violent
hands on her and beaten her.
And your belant further represents that there is
cosion between the par for the purpose of procuring
divorce but that will be for the good of both, condu
give to domestic harmony consistent with the peace and
morality of society, and she verify believes, reasona
Bile and proper that her prayer in the premises should be
granted.
Wherefore she prays that divorce from the bonds OF
by this Court and that the custody and of her
daughter aforesaid may be given to her, and that said
John may be enjoned from interfering with or depIving
her of the custody said daughter during the tendency
of this process that the personal property which said
John received in virtue of the marriage aforesaid or the
value OF the same in money, and such almony as the
Court may be deemed reasonable, may be decreed TO
her. ABBA T STAPLES.