Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-01-21
70 tie Sheriff or sny CSnstsbh u DALAI
County, -GREETIEa:-

70 tie Sheriff or sny C1nstsSls II DALAI
County, .GREETIHa:-
A MANDA 3. THOMAS, plaintiff, has
"A fled her Eetition against JAMES
THOMAS. defendant, In the District Court
Of said County, alleging, in substanse,-
That shells q resident Of said county that
on tho 10th Of Juue, 1909. shs was legally
married to attendant; that she continued
to live with defendant, as his wife, until
the 18th day Of December, 1869, performing
Ill the duties Of . devoted wife; that on
said 25th day Of December, defendant
abandoned plaintiff and has not sine. W. wed
with herr that durin. :. N. tin. dsfsaasnt
",'1 4er, his .vuduet towards her
=. ont . Continuation Of abuse, threats
and violence; that on the 9th Of September,
1869, defendant cursed and abused plain.
til while she was sick in bed and unable
to rise, and while she Was thus confined,
approached her bad and did thrice strike
plaintiff on her naked back and legs, using
great physical violence, producing black
marks upon plaintiffs body, which was
yery painful TO plaintiff for over week,
and were Visible for many days thereafter;
that about the 18th Of ssid month, defend
Ant cursed and abused plaintiff In presence
Of Ann Watson, Rebscca Thomas and others,
and charged her in the presence Of said
witnesses with inconstaney towards him
self and their bridal bed, and did then and
there apply to plaintiff such epithstS ~
slippery fingered bitch, and declared that
=. lad often seen nicer and better women
~. v.re puS.....ee prostitutes in houses Of
;,i I In tho city Of New Orleans, and
he. and there threatened to Kill End muir
S.r aid plaintiff; that on the 10Th Of Do.
csnbsr following, defendant DID curse ena
abuse .p....::s..isI publicly, n presence =
Warrington Ford and others, aad did then
and there threaten to waip and beat plain
iii: that all his charges and aocusationi
.gsinst her are false, and that defendant
knew said charges were bsssly false when
he made them - -,
That ali the time plaintiff lived will
defendsnt, ~ Aforesaid, she was meek anc
submissive to him, yielding TO oil his az
m.rSs: .: :..e.. mt. z-.:.s, .stwishstana
ing she WAS in feeble health; that durinl
| ali the time shs 20 lived with defendant, o
Aforesaid, his conduct toward her was 0
such character ~ to entirely dsstroy he
pesce, 20 that she was continually apprs
bending danger 10 her life and limb, sst
that the excessss, cruel treatment and out
rapss Of defendant toward her, - sfers
aid. are OF such character - to rsnde
hsr further living with defendant - hi
wife wholly insupportsbls 10 plaintiff.
4 plaiptiff prays that defendant Be cite
A The law dirscts, and for decree grant
tipe TO her Q divorce q vineute mdfrimsns'
res,oripr her to all the rights and privilege
AZ 4 f.s,s sole, for costs and for general an
snecisl relief, &c.; and the said Amand
H Thomas having made oath the defendss
Jsues Thomas Il . non-residsnt Of u
| STATE Of Tsxas,-
Van Are therefore ommsudsd 10 summe
the said james Thomas, BY pnblisstion,
the Law rsquires, 70 b and spPssr oe,ci
lths Houorsbls District Court OF Dsls
\ County, on the FIRST day Of the nsxt ter
thereof 10 be held Of the Court-Houss, !
the town Of Dallas, In the County aid sta
aforsssid. on the frst Monday in Fsbruar,
A. o. 1871, thsn and there 70 answer sai
petition.
witness: John u, Law
.lIsEAIl Clerk Of the District Court I
lO0O Dallas County, snd The se'
thereof hsreen Impressed, this sist day
December, A. D. 1870.
Attes,: JOHN n. LAWS,
II Clsrk D. c., D. C., fszas.
Came 10 had the same day issse1 ~
srecu,sd by publishing the zane In q
Dallas HEskEp for four suessssiss vssk
Jsnesry I'd, ISL.
]. n. BROWN,
ehsrif, Dallas csssty, 1srss-
ifrinter's fee, so Csrrsney. fAid
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