The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-10
THE STATE OF I

THE STATE OF I anSoUN-
i TY OF TRSs -.
To the sheriff or eny constable
You Y; st are hereby commanded III
publication of this CITATION in
Travis, for four weeks previous
day hereof, you summon Emily
whose residence is unknown, TO BE
before the district court to be no
for Travis county, at the court hons
the city OF AUSTIN, on fifteenth NC
the first Monday in July A. ID. 1875,
fourteenth OF October. istS S, tnen an
court against Emily A. Morley, and ain
substance: That plaintiff is resident
county OF Travis, State OF Texas, ana tina
q bona fde inhabitant of said State, and *
months next preceding the fling of thisXstt-
ton has resided in said county OF Travis; that
The defendant is now, and for nearly two years
past, has been q nonresident OF said state; that
on or about March 10, 1874, at New Orleans.
parish ef Orleans, State Of Louisiana, plaintiff
and defendant, whose name was Emily a. ur-
~, were legally married; that or or about the
second day or July. 1874, plaintiff and defendant
removed to Austin. Travis county State of Texas
and lived and cohab ted together as husband and
wife until about the twenty ninth day of Octo-
Der, 1876, when defendant voluntarily and will
fully abandoned plaintiff and still continues
tin and defendant lived and cohabited together
as aforesaid, defendant had by plaintiff one
child, Alice Morley, now about three aud one
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during the time plaintiff and PENDANT lived
together aforesaid, plaintiff provided liber-
ally for defendants wants and those OF the house
hold, and treated her with kindness and consid-
Grafton, affection and forbearance; that -fend-
ant, disre gardlng the solemnity of her marriage
vow and her obligation TO treat plaintiff with
ately after entering into the estate
OF matrimony, q systematic course Of unkind
S DaTsa which SontiSHed uniDternptediS nni
her abandonment Of plaintiff as aforesaid; that
on divers occasions, while plaintiff and defend
ant 9T gsa Sgesass crae lesmen
and outrages OF such nature
as to render their living together unsuppo' table;
that the following, in particular, are among the
instances of sad excuses, c,uel treatment and
outraRes: urofane, abusive. insulting and OBJ
tcene epithefs and language, addressed and APP
knife al his head at his hons in Austin, in the
presence OF his servant, on or about the = day
OF May, 1875; similar language and continuous
refusal during plaintiffs illness in April and
May, 1876 to minister TO his physical wants and
| comfort; an attempt during the month OF Octo-
her, 1876, to induce plaintiffs servant, Dicey, 10
steal his child. Alice Morley; sharpening razor
/ in The presence OF Others during said month OF
October, 1876. and rem 'rking, with oaihs, that
/ she hated him and intended TO xii him. fre-
| Quenfly threatening during the period plaintiff
| and defendant lived together 10 openin New Or
| leans . house Of III fame; refusal daring the
month Of Janu Iry, 1S55. to care for or nurse AZ
tue breast the said child Alice; the repeated ard
| continuous threst 70 take his life, and the I'M
interrupted indulgence in obscene, abusive, pro
| fame and insulting language; reckless waste OF
| money.
| PRtrKE-That defendant be cited eonfo-ma-
bly, 10 law 10 answer this pet'tion; INA. the
/ bonds OF matrinOny between plaintiff and de
| Se1dsnr he dissolved and annulled: that the
care custody and education OF the child Alice be
| granted him, plaintiff. and that he have snch
other relief - the court may see proper 10 grant
him.
i Court OF Travis coraty-
| Given under my hand and seal Of said c5urt,
in the city OF Austin. this the niEfh day
l. = OF September. ISIS
Clerk District Court Travis County
Came 10 hand September 9, ISIS. and hereby
order the puhhration Of this citation In the
/ WrrxIy DE- AocRArIc STArEsNAN, newspaper
/ published in the city OF Austin. Travis county,
/ Tor four successive weeks. this September r.
l ISIS DENNIS CORWIN.
Sherta Travis County
By Jozx P. kirk. Deputy. sepis ~