Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-18

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The following pesitioa for divorces
wss written b. Col. Dan UptbeErove
and presented In the District Court
i 1874 II hiss been Published en-
teuxively. bot 10 one Of those dccu-
men.s that never grow old.
TO the Hon. W H Andrews:
1udre 81 he 18th Judicial District OF
ne sfsfe Of Texas: Your uniorlu-
nate petitioner. William Esier. wn2
4 generally known - Bill Akeys and
wko "a been before Your Honor In
t5n,es past. and TO whom Your Hon
ar cranfed ! new trial when The petit
tio5er believed he was gone where
ssthe woodbine tMfneth, and who .
: resident citizen Of the county o.
liant and State af0resaids complain
ing 81 Sarah Jane Etier. who = also
rexideut citizen Of said county and
sssfe ana who was formerly. and
slways should have remained, Sarsh
lane MARVEL. Petitioner states that
ii the year 1874 he lost his beloved
wife. leaving him disconsols'e wid-
over with seven children TO mourn
Win him their loss. Petitioner states
thai the respective ages and names OF
his children are ss follows: William
Henry Harrison, nay first born, y
years old: Nap. my second born, ~
years old; Franklin. my third born,
ID wears old: Myrs, my fourth born,
II. years old: Boston, my fifth born.
I: Nancy, 5. and Henry. :. 10 the
falI OF 1872. Sarah Jane Maxwell
crossed my way. and II your pet.
TONER had followed the advice OF
Tony Weller to his con Samuel, this
suit never would have been brought
Petitioner would further state that
The said Sarah Jane was widow and
the mother Of seven children, begot
ten by her former husband, thank the
Lord.
Petitioner would further state that
the said Sarah Jane was . woman Of
mighty winning ways before we were
married, and one VI the miidest man
nered women he ever saw. Petition
err would further state that the said
sarah Jane told him that her chil-
fren were angels, and that she be-
lieyed petitioners children were an
gels. for they looked just like their
dad. Sarah Jane told petitioner
thai che was raising up her children
In the fear and admonition OF the
Lord and ths. she required her chill
dren 10 repeat The Lord's prayer every
night: all of which the petitioner be-
lieved, for the said Sarah Jane re-
pcatcd 10 petitioner the said prayer
which begins. Now / lay me down
to sleep. etc. Now, right here, let
petitioner state that the said Sarah Jane
e the last woman that viii ever
wheedle him into matrimony on the
piety side of the docket.
Petitioner would further state that
on Sunday morning 10 December,
1872, the said Sarah Jane came 10 the
house OF petitioner, and by her fasci.
mating walk and pious conversation.
induced petitioner TO 60 10 the house
Of that Cody man, Thomas Beedy,
and there they were united In the holy
bonds of matrimony; aud your petit
TONER, believing be had q Dorcas Tor
wife, thought il his duty to follow
the Injunction OF the Scriptures, and
leave home, father mother aud cleave
unto his wife, so ! left my home, TAX
ing with me my seven children, and
went TO the home OF Sarah Jane. In
Tidwell thicket, and here the petit
tiener would like for the veil of OBJ
livion to fall upon the scene, and
what followed TO be lost to history
aud TO man, but as the veil OF obliv-
ion will not fall, petitioner 10 bound
10 tell what happened.
Petitioner soon discovered that
when he went 10 the home of the
said Sarah Jane his Dorcas was gone,
aud that he had q Mary Magdalene
with her seven devils-for soon the
Maxwells wanted To know II the
Akeys would mix; and IL is well
known that when the Akey blood Is
up. they will not be imposed upon
and 90 mix IL was. Your petitioner
Jumped upon the head of barrel,
and In the language Of our President,
he cried out, Let US have peace"
But about that time Sarah Jane mo-
toned stick at petitloner--and here
petitioner makes bis head exhibit A. !,
10 show the result OF that fight.
Petitioner would further state that
in order TO have clear aud compre-
hensive view OF this case, We must
understand the geographical position
Of the home of the said Sarah Jane.
Sarah Jane IL the middle man Of
Tidwell thieket. Plump in the cen.
ter Of said thicket Is where she lives,
and 10 this place was petitioner con-
Quoted, and the place was gloomy
enough, indeed, for the sun only
shone two hours day, and then was
let down by lead troughs; but this
darkness would have been suffer
able to q newly married man, II Il
had not continued so long. For
three long weeks petitioner worked
night and day before he saw the sun.
Pelioner believes, and thinks the Sc
quel will show that he said Sarah
Jane wheedled him into matrimony
for no other purpose than TO get him
10 clear up the thicket. because from
the first she was abusive. but at first
she was bearable, but just In proper.
ton as petitioner elearedupt the thick
ct she became moro abusive, and
when petitioner had cleared and
fenced good field, and planted and
raised q good crop, the said Sarah
Jane-putling on full head OF steam
told petitioner 10 take bis Akey
brais and git up and git, and IL Is
needless 10 tell anyone who knows
Sarah Jane that petitioner had Il to
do,
Petitioner would state that he al
WAYS made the said Sarah good and
ehedient husband. aud did all In his
power TO make her happy; but for
every kind word an insult would re.
turn: and when Sarah Jane was not
abusing petitioner, the children were