Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-01-17


A resolution was adopted allowing VIZ. Hut
fingion seat on the floor. Tie Rev. Thomas
Mprphy was appointed Chaplain OF the House.
Five hundredeopi OF the Governors Message
were ordered TO be- printed, The Clerk was
directed to prpyide for the use oil the members
two copies ol each newspaper printed IN the
State. That part Of the Governors MessageI
relating to The boundary line was referred to al
committee Of Aree. Messrs. Scribner, Rogers
Powell and Mason, were appointed commiilef
on claims.
A resolution was adopted granting the use
of the Hall ofthe House OF Representatives on
the evening al the 2lsl Inst , 10 the ladies' Of
Dover, for thu purpose Of giving an amateur
concert, for-4e benefit Of the Presbyterian
Church.
The Speake laid on the table the report Of
the commissioners, authorized to direct and
: revise the labs Of this State, this has been
read second lime.
Mr.. MARTA, Chairman of the Committee on
; elections, reported lhst all the Members OF the
House in attendance had been duly elected, as
appesfed by me proper certificates OF election
. from the several counties
Mr.. Boys presented petition from Chariot
| lie Bailly OF M. &. Comfy, praying divorce
from her Husband Nathan Baly who had i'll
{ treated and deserted her, and asking to be al
! lowed to hold the properly which was in her
possession at the time OF her marriage.
e Mr.. Rogerspresented the petition OF Elenora
Sarah HUI, Al, alien, who had purchased Of
: Henry g. Banning, real estate of the value Of
I $500 for WIZ she has the deed OF said Ban
lning and VIE and praying the Legislature to
e pass an act Eciaring said deed as good and a
e variable in NV as il she had been citizen OF
It the State al tla.iims it was made.
9 Mr.. Pride lfg-sented Tire petition Of Robert
nlA at,l,-
} stance, that on the 9Th day of July, 1919, he
= was legally married TO a certain Jeanette Long
d that while paysg his address to her and about
IL one month before his unfortunate marriage, he
!, observed that she was much swollen so as ic
II have the arpe4~ance Of pregnancy; but as he
IT had always believed her to be virtuous and
,e chasie, he could not bring himseflo believe
,r the contrary. -fsher persons, however, suspec
m ting that all was not right. one week b. fore ih'
p marriage he veDtured to speak Of The sublec
|. TO the said Jeanette, who replied that she knew
and God knew that she was innocent of an,
a, Improperly Of agi kind, that her swelling wa
Il accustomed by afever. on which account sh'
"A had consulted Doctor Suddler who had givei
= her medicine for it, and said that she woul'
~ soon be relieved from her disease, Of which sh
, had partly recovered and soon expected to b.
enufely well. Being ignorant in such matter
70 and having entire confidence in her integrity
'l' he became only anxious for her health and mar
y ried her as afore~id. That six weeks after he
~ marriage she wwSdelivered of male child, be
III ing al the time gifts delivery out oil his sigh
behind the smoke house, and that he hau nc
al suspected her prasiols situation until the chill
. was born. That tie child was found in a hedg
=. with bruises about its head and person indica
ID ting that an attempt had been made to destro
its life.
he He had The child carried to her and aske
d. why she had acted IN this brutal manner TO he
= offspring, 10 which she replied she had though
o. the child dead wbsn she put It in the hedge
That noiwiths,afd ng the gross fraud Practise
r. upon him, he determined still to allow his vii
ed toremain with lfm as such and she continue
all TO reside ia his lbuse, and that he would hav
. looked ever her aIlence, had not the said Iear
il cite become exceedingly cruel and ever beaun
v. towards his chilSen by former marriage a
a wall as to himself. That she often beat hi
4. chldran and hinyclf with chunks and stick
NJ and once threw ~ boiing contents OF the ca
yvrrssy re- Ri bsTsis
re- nrHour days at a nmel and about ~, ~
H. ihe following Sepembtr she took all her c tf,e
as and bed which she iiad brought with her. al
went into the State Of Maryland, where 81
ur- has since resided. Ill prays relief by bill
"a. divorce.
Is So much of the Cover nors message as refers
~ las Maui.
~ Smi,bers. I,odee Martin nd p"rnsn -'s"'o"
at M sc,b"as ,'.~,,'n a'' II, u a';,
,,u Workman praying divorce from his wife for ii
w cause Of adultery and other gross misconducts
y, petition was presented for an additional iu
'rd tice of the peace from New Castle county to r
ny side in MddIeiown
ed Mr.. Boys presented the petition Of James Mon
gomery and SO other citizens of Wilmington an
IT. its vieintyepresenting society called the sos
he Of Washingtt NJ praying tue Legislature 10 pas
sr- sn act exempting from seizure BY execution an
in sale reasonable portion OF personal property.
Mr. Boys reported bill entitled can act
ce divorce Charlotte Bailey and Nathan Bailey lro
ia the bonds OF marimony
I'M INTHE SENATE
Is. resolution wss sdon,od ;nui,;,,. H.. a.,
no ernor. Secre,arv n, tha $50 I Wy 20
olthe Judiciary ~ seats on hs a a"u meSers
nj during The orsso1, az .e noo, T., sae ee"a
on lhe f1oor If Tho Ss $685." 80 %'o"'"e sea-
M of The Nswsnansrs ,yho mo-, dpoi ~, az
Haze "'o "''J uos"e '"a' P'''
is On mott IN of NJ, so,don ;o., ss,.n.
Dis to examine the acconn,s nt a V ;,, u,
Sta,a 'rrsas,,s ~ anu SUE WIN III
mt was read end adopted
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