Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-06-21
LEGAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE STATE on TEXAS.

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10 me SisriF Of DIiiIs e9'NfY-GresiiRg
WHEREAS Rebac-a HiHon. who resides
W a Da.n, county Texas, by her altur.
uey,. NuC.r 81 Nicholson, mas heretofore filed
m the clerk, office OF he Dallas District cour
her petition, among other things, stating that
in the month at February, D 1874, she was
the owner and pOssessor OF property in the
States Of North aud South Carolina Of the
value OF two thousand eight hundred dollars,
consisting Of lands, slaves, and personal prop.
crty-That on the day OF February, 1914,
one John 5. Tucker. nov of Dallas county,
Texas sought aud obtained her hand in mar.
rage, he, the said Tucker, representing TO the
said Rebecca Harton that he was single man
and capable Of contracting marriage with pei.
tioner-Thnt petitioner and said Tucker were
married in Lancaster district, South Caroinn,
according 10 the laws Of said Statc-That they
continued TO live together as man and wife ill
in the month Of ,Ap lSIi, when the
said John S. Tucker abandoned her and left
for parts unknown That during the time said
Tucker lived with petitioner he tool, charge OF
and managed and disposed Of her property, as
aforesaid, TO the amount OF snid sum OF two
thousand eight hundred dollars, md appropri.
atcd the proceeds thereof 10 the use alone OF
himself, the said John S. Tucker with the
exception Of three hundred and fifty dollars
That by the acts of said Tucker the said Re.
beccn was left totally destitue-That said
Tucker, ut the time he contracted marriage
with petitioner, was and still is married man
and the husband of one Agnes McNew, now
Tucker to whom he was legally married at
and before the said day Of February. Dl
lSil-That she has since the time said Tuck.
er abandoned her until the day Of January
1856, been in ignorance of his whereabouts ),
and knew nothing Of his having been previously
married rs aforesaid to the said Agnes by
reason of which said acts and doings of said
Tucker said petitioner says she is damaged in
the sum of ten thousand delars, and prays
judgement for the damages and for the amount
of said property so disposed Of by said Tucker
as aforesaid and for general rellef-and James
Hnev Harton, as the agent Of said Rebecca
having made oath that the said John s. Tuck
er is now absent from the State of Texas, these
are therefore to command you to summons the
said John s. Tucker, by publication in the
Dallas Herald for four successive weeks, to be
and personally appear before the Honorable the
District court of Dallas county on the first day
of the next term thereof to be holden at the
courthouse in the town of Dallas in the county
of Dallas on the sixteenth Monday after the
fourth Monday in March, D 1856, there and
then to answer said petition.
>6r1sz> Witness, Ed. G. Browder, clerk of
Mr ga said court, and the seal thereof at
10Y 10y R 1s!s this. ss'h day of May AID
ED. G. BROWDER, elk C, c, TEX.
Came to hand May 29th and ordered to be
published for four successive weeks in the Dali
las Herald. John S. Tucker will take notice
of the above publication and appear as therein
directed, at the time and place and for the
purposes therein set out.
A. c. Taught, shift c, TEX,
By w. CARTER, deputy.
June 7, 1856. -3:4t.- print. fee SOY