Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-09
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". s. Pendleton is Now Free to
Wed His Addie.
Judge Beckham Yesterday Granted the
Divorce Petition of Mrs.
PendletOn.
The Proceedings were Informal-Mrs. Tanning
on the stand-Ths Money settlement
Made by Pendleton.

Yesterday was enacted the last chap
ter in the great Pendleton- Cullen sensa-
ton, and now it appears probable that
W. S. Pendleton will sink into the OBJ
livion which his conduct has earned for
him.
In the district court Judge Beckham
rendered decree of divorce on the petit
ton OF Mrs. Pendleton; end in the
county court were filed two deeds COIL
veying to Mrs. Pendleton all tn g real
property in Texas belonging to Mr.. PEN
dleton.
The divorce proceedings were as in
formal as the legal necessities Of the
matter would permit. During the morn
ing, while the courtroom was deserted,
there entered Messrs. ]. Y. Hogsett and
H. NJ. Chapm an aud Mrs. w. L. Fan
ming, the sister of Addie G. Gull
len, the telephone girl whose charms
lured Mr.. Peudletou to ruin and gave
both n national reputation. Mr.. Hogsett
appeared for Mrs. Pendleton, Mr.. Chap
man for Mr.. Pendletou.
Both parties announced ready for
trial. Mr.. Hogsett stated that the petit
toner would waive all that part of the
petition relating TO the partition OF the
property. This being arranged MIR.
Chapman took the stand for the petit
toner and testified to the marriage aud
living together of Mr.. aud Mrs. Peudle-
ton.
Mrs. Tanning was put Gu the stand to
prove the allegations in the petition re-
lcting to the form of marriage conducted
at New Orleans. Mrs. Tanning testified
IN substance that she was present when
W. s. Pendleton went through the form
of marriage with Addie q. Cullen at New
Orleans, that the ceremony was con-
Quoted by u judge of that city, and that
she now has in her possession the certid-
cate of that marriage. She stated fur
Their that after the ceremony Pendle,on
and the girl began to live together is
man and wife.
So concluded the evidence. No aTgu-
ment was gone INTO, and :he judge ell
tered decree for divorce.
The decree grants the divorce rs
prayed for, gives to Mrs. Pendleton the
custody of the children; and states that
as that part of the petition relating TO
partition of property has been waived,
no order will be made in that regard.
In the county clerks office were filed
for record two deeds bearing the sigma
ture of w. S. Pendleton, one dated ct
Chicago, the other OF New York, grant
ing Mrs. Pendleton all the community
property of q real nature.
The deed, signed at Chicago, is dated
September 8. Its consideration is $40
and other valuable matters, and conveys
to Mrs. Pendleton all the bottom farm
two and one-half miles east OF Fort
Worth, containing l60 acres; thirty-one
acres mile and a half northeast from
the city, and l440 acres OF land near
Lampasas; the conveyance, however,
being subject to the payment by Mrs
Pendleton of all debts owing by Mr.. Peu-
dleton.
The second deed, dated New York,
September 90. conveys to Mrs. Pendle-
ton the homestead at the head of Cherry
street on West Seventh, and MIR. PEN
dleton s interest in the David Odem sur
vey, five miles north of the city. 1t is
expressly set forth In this latter dOcu-
ment that it does not include Pendleton S
undivided interest i'll fees due the law
firm of Pendleton & Chapman, all books
of every kind, Office furniture, including
the type writer, his membership In the
Commercial club, and l43 shares in the
Suren hotel annunoiator and time alarm
owned by the Fort Worth electrical man
ufacturing company.