Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-13
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MONDAY 'jEV5ENING JA a d AIRY Is:
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Divorce and NedlOcK.

We can but remark on the strides '5 the Bu-
reau ismaking IN reconstruoting the sEthiops
of this section. difficulty occurred at Mr.
q u 10 this county, the, particulars OF
which briefly state as follows :iz5;z, .'a5
Early Is last yea Year, George Brown and Fanny,
his vile. and Sam --------, we're hired by Mr.
8 70 tend a crop Sam 4falls in love with
Georpe's vile Repeated quarrels followed,
and occasional skifmishes; finally, George and
his wife came to open battle, and as is always
the case, the woman came off first best. Final;
", Mr.. s. told The parties that they must all
leave or settle their troubles; so they went to
see Justice, and each reported the other tor
having threatened his life The Justice talk
ed of committing them both to jail 10 the ao7
sence of any aecurity, and they PROMISED to
keep the peace chen and severmore, Ups - q
But inia q few days love .obliterated all the
horrors Of prison life, which had. only a short
time before filed them with dreadful thoughts,
and to blows they go again. George suffers
more seriously, and leaves the held to Sam, and
quits theopremises. d-4 - a I'd ~, 80
Tn few DAYS he returned, and asked Mr.. S.
to 20 with him to see Sam, and bear witness to
what he had to tell him. MIR. s. went
George formally, announced to- Sam, that
Magistrate William James Trent, a colored
man, said chat if l3he SAM did not let his
(George' )twife alone, he would have him put
in s.Castle Thunder" after which be again
left. In d few weeks, negro with his arm IN
sling, camIe where Mr.. s. was at work and q !
inquired if George Brown, Fanny, bus wife, land
Sam -, were there; being told that Sam
and Fanny were at the house, he obtalned per
mission. and proceeded thither.- Presently Sam
came tss@Mr. s. TO borrow a dollar. Mr.. S:
said YES, but asked what he wanted with it. =
He said dat one han man had come to try de
case, and he say if I pay de koss, he cass
George, as he war not dare with his witnesses:
Nh. g.. walked down to the cabin and
asked this Magistrate 90 William James
Trent, ,tRhom you may recognize as the
hospital i imam who apwas In Frederlcks--
burg in care of the Bureau last winter and
summeT,) by what authority he was there to
settle the difficulty between. Sam and George,
He declared he was sent by, Lieut.. - ---7 :, OF
Fredericksburg, and that. he had all the papers
On examining his papers, it was found THAT
the Justice had an old Bible and a piece OF
writing entirely foreign to the SUBJECT; but
between Sam anxiety to have the case set
tied, and Magistrate Trent's desire to have the
.koss paid, 1.-The following oath was admins
tered: Fanny you swear on dis Bloe here
fore God, and Mr.. 8, DAT You don GiuO george,
and dat you does Tub Sam, Zen how long you
soy George bin gon and dat De relashun
with George was. not soasedusive to your hap
piness as with Sam, fen how many. children
you got by George? answer nonc.) den 1
pronounce you de happy wife of Sam --- - :,
after the Law and the Gospel which says:
"Whom God hath joined together, must al
ways lub each other. With a like oath to
Sam the dollar was paid and the case dismissed
So you see we are making good speed out
here in tho county, under the construction act.
fredericksburg Herald.