Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-11-06

To the Hon the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court
next to he holden at Belfast within and for County
Of Waldo, on the fourth Tuesday of July, AID 1851.
| A BBA STAPLES of Montvlie in said County. wifi
n of John Staples, of Bath, in the County Of Lin
coin, trader represents that her maiden Abba
True that on the 23d day of May AID 1919, Montvt
aforesaid she lawfully married said John he ther
having his home and residing the town of ariiner il
the County Of Kennebec That she continued to v.
with said John his wife, from the date OF their mar
rage aforesaid, until the month Of June AID 1885, during
which time she conducted herself towards said John as
kind, faithful and aectionate wife and that saiC
month of June for the causes hereinafter FORTH she
hath not lived with the said John, but her fathers home
in Montve aforesaid that the only issue of said mar
riage is daughter who born the llth day o
March, AID 1850, who is now in the custody of your IL
bellant.
And for before referred to- and for reasons why
the prayer of your belan in the premises should be
granted, your libellHnt assigns the following:
l. Because, she verify believes professions of az
lection and esteem made her by said John and relying
upon the sincerity of which she consented become
WIFE, untrue and because the motive which
actuated him in procuring her TO become mis- wife, to
promote his pecuniary interest the said Iohn
pectng and believing that upon their ntermarriage
he should into possession of certain property
longing TO your hellan, which expectation not having
been fulfilled hath caused said John conduct himself
towards your lbeant in an unknd, morose and cruel
manner.
2. Because said John, being possessed of violent
and ungoyernable temper, which was unknown to your
belan the time of their intermaraee, hath divers
days between said time and the LIST day Of June aforesaid
with harsh and unkind language addressed your beant
heapng upon her unjust reproaches Threatening with
personal violence and by words and acts putting her in
fer for her life.
Because said John on divers days and times between
the time of their said incrmarriaGe and the first day of
juno aforesaid. and particularly the first day Of
November AID e49 and the 29th day Of April AID 1850,
yielding the impulse of violent temper regardless Of
his marriage vows, and without any case provocaon
thereto the part of your lbelant hath laid violent
hands on her and beaten her. p
And ibelant further represents that there is
couson between the par les for the purpose procuring
divorce but that it will be for the good of BOTH condu
give to domestic harms ny, consistent with the peace and
morality of society, and she verify believes
Bile and proper that her prayer in the premises should be
granted.
Wherefore she prays that divorce from the bonds Of
marmony between her and the said John may decrsed
by this Court and that the sole custody and of her
daughter aforesaid may be given hei and that said
John may be joined from interfering with deprivng
her of the custody of said daughter during the tendency
of this process and that the property which said
John received in virtue of the marriage aforesaid,
value OF the same in money, and such alimony the
Court may be deemed reasonable, may be decrced to
her. ABBA STAPLES.