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THE Petition Ehtch an URhNppy
Epsbaad Tiied Ia t. Texas Conf
RiI Akey's Life Ia tne Tidweii
Thichet.
Gresnyille Texas Independent.
In the District Court, summer
term, 1874-To the Hon. W. II.
Andrews, Judge of the Eleventh
judicial district of the State of
Texas: Your unfortunate petition
er, William Etier, who is generally
known as Bill Akey, and who has
been before your honor in times
past, and to whom you granted a
new trial when petitioner believed
he was "gone where the woodbine
twineth," and who is resident
citizen of the county of Hunt, and
State aforesaid complaining of Sa-
| rah Jane Etier,who is also a resident
citizen Of said county and State,
and who was formerly, and should
have always remained, Sarah Jane
Maxwell. Petitioner states that in
the year 1871 he lost his beloved
wife, leaving him a disconsolate
widower, with seven children tC
mourn with him their loss. Pc,
titioper states that the respective
ages and names of his children art
as follows. William Henry Harri
son, my first horn, twenty-five
years old; Nap, my second born.
twenty years old; Franklin, my
third born, eighteen years old
Myra, nay fourth born, sixteer
years old; Boston, my fifth born
seven years; Nancy, five years, aGC
Henry, three years. In the fall o
1862 Sarah Jane Maxwell crossed
my way, and if your petitioner hat
followed the advice OF Tony Weller
to his son Samuel, this suit would
never have been brought Pe
titiOner would further state that
the said Sarah Jane was 3 widow
and the mother of seven cbildFen
begotton by her former husband
thank the Lord. y
Petitioner would further stat
that the said Sarah Jane was WO
man of mighty winning ways befor
we were married, and one of tn
mildest hammered Womdfl he eve
saw. Petitioner would further stali
that Sarah Jane told him that al
Of her children were angels, fol
they looked just like their dad
Sarah Jane told petitioner that sht
WIS raising up her children in th,
fear and admonition Of the Lord
and that she required her children
to repeat the Lords prayer eEerl
night; all OF which petitioner be
lieyed, for the said Sarah Jane re
peated to petitioner the said prayer
which begins, "Now lay me dow
! to sleop," etc. Now, right here, le
petitioner state that the said Saral
Jane is the last woman that vii
ever wlieedle him into matHmon.
on the piety side Of the docket
Petitioner would further stat
that on a Sunday morning, in DE
cember. 1872, the said Sarah Jan
came to the house of the petitioner
and, by her fascinating walk an
pious conversation, induced peti
) toner to 90 to the house Of tha
godly man, Thomas Ready, an
there We were united in the hOl
bonds Of matrimony; and your pc
! titioner, believing that he had
Dorcas for a wife, thought it hi
duty to follow the injunction
the scriptures, and leave hom,
r father and mother, and oleqYe Hpt
: his wife; go ] left home, takin
with me nay seven children, an
! went TO the home Of Sarah Jan
Q in Tidwell thicket. And here pet
Q toner would like for the veil {
. oblivion to fall upon the scene, an
what followed to be lost to histoT
and to man, bat o. the veil of obli'
ion will not fall petitioners boun
10 tell what happened
Petitioner soon discovered tha
when he went to the home Of I'll
said Sarah Jane his Dorcas Wa
gone, and that he had a Mary Mas
a dalene with her seven deyils-fC
: soon the Maxwells wanted to kno
t. If the Akeys would mix; and it
: we'll known that when the Axe
i; blood is up they will not be in