Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-06-14
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
. Tie Sheriff of DaliaS County, Greet

To Tie SherG Of D1llas ccHNhy-Greeting:
VIZ HEREAS Rebecca Harton, Who resides
w in Dallas county, Texas, by her attor-
neys, Mccoy g. Nicholson, has heretofore filed
in the clerks Office of he Dallas District court
her petition, among other things. stating that
in the month OF February, \ 1914, she was
the owner and possessor Of property in the
States of North and South Carolina of the
value of two thousand eight hundred dollars,
consisting of lands, slaves, and personal prop
erty-That on the day of February, 1914
one John S. Tucker, now of Dallas county,
Texas sought and obtained her hand in mar
l'riuge, he, the said Tucker representing to the
said Rebecca Harton that he was single man
and capable of contracting marriage with petit
tioner-That petitioner and said Tucker were
married in Lancaster district, South Carolina,
according to the laws Of said State--That they
continued to live together as man and wife till
lin the month of ,AD lSll, when the
said John S. Tucker abandoned her and left
for parts unknown That during the time said
Tucker lived with petitioner he took charge Of
and managed and disposed Of her property, as
aforesaid, to the amount Of said sum of two
thousand eight hundred dollars, and appropr-
ated the proceeds thereof to 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-
becca was left totally destitute-That said
Tucker, at 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, D
IS44-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 as aforesaid to the said Agnes by
reason or which said acts and doings of said
Tucker said petitioner says she is damaged in
the SUN of ten thousand dollars, 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
Huey 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, 10 be
and personally appear before the Honorable the
District court Of Dallas county on the first day
Of the next term thereof, 10 be holden at the
court.hou in the town Of Dalasin the county
of Dallas on the sixteenth Monday after the
fourth Monday in March, 1856, there and
then TO answer said petition.
~<@xs~ Witness, Ed c. Brow1er, clerk Of
Gr - said CONT, and the seal thereof at
sILlEaA Dallas-ihis 2S.h day OF Nay D
60 1856 Attest,
En-. c. BROW DER. elk DC, D c, TEX.
Came to hand May 2gih and ordered to be
polished Tor foor s1cccs sive weeks IN The Dal-
las Herald. John 5 Tucker viii take notice
Of tie abore Publication and appear a. therein
directed, at the time aud place and FOR The
purposes therein set out.
A. c. HAUGHT, sh'g D c, rex.
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