Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-24
LISTER 10 THEIR TALES OF WOE
nrsEn MANY lEAns or wEDLocK
THEY SEEK SEPARATION
In the Divorce conrt--1wo Couples
who Found Marriage ifniiure
After "a Quarter OF u century's
rrini-storics OF Troubled Lives.

Trini-storics OF Troubled Lives.
The question which IS OF 10 great i'm
portnncc TO the large majority OF the
human race, rs marriage n faiinre|
finds nn answer yes, II ", In many In
stances, II wo are TO believe the records
Of the courts or divorce. II would GER
tainiy seem to those who have never
experienced the good fortune or the
misfortune. as the case may be. TO
enter Into the marriage state. that
after couple had been bound together
MS man and wife FOR more than n quar-
ter Of century. that In so long time
they would become wise enough to ad-
tust the differences which must con-
Htnnlly arise TO trouble their lives. nnd
TO live amionbly IL not happily togeth-
err. without coming to an open rupture,
II would seem that to such as these
the old Irishman'a advice 10 his terma-
giant vito would apply: BE aiHy, viii
ycz2 An II yo can't be aisy, be as
uisy as ye can"
Dut there were two parties who md
been wed to their respective gpouaes
since 1896, who fiod bills for divorce
IN the district court OF this county yus-
terday.
Sol Pace vs.. Mary Francis Pace ~
the title Of ono OF these auitg which
met the court roportef'a eye yesterday
Mr. Pace relates that he married Lis
wife IN january 1866, IN tho town "
ftanklin, Georgia, and they removal
TO the town of Pccon Ga, about tivo
1. UaHal 49,
nnd billiard hail. which he operated.
though na for himself he was a tent
perntc man and ala not drink lufaN-
eating liquors. But he says hla wifc
was o woman OF high and ungoV0rua-
BILE temper, and that She wna higntrd
ana intolcrant IN her religious views.
10 tlnt shortly after they moved to
Pneos she commenced a cour8e " be-
hnylor townrd him that made his Ito
an intoicrhble burden to aim. She
would address him with tho most on
problous epithela charging lin With
adultery, and continually vllilncd and
nbuFed him, both privately nul pub
licy, She never allowed him uin ienrt
dnmcniic TRANQUILITY. but nude hin liff
vulnerable with cruel and veNntioua
Insults, For his part lie Haya hr never
uliArrelled back 10 her. but would sim
ply deny her chnrgca ana cntroa' her
10 dcgiBt from her cruel nnd abusive
forts md even luNurlca, hai servants
10 wait ON her. sold out his HOlnpn,
haNN her fine plano, gave hnr $50
head OF cattle and about $500 IN good
notes, and triDd IN every possible way
70 induce her TO ntop her cruel ways.
liut all Ills lsenoroaity wna IN vain, ~
~ July, 1898, hc loft her, after giving
her $685. IN cash. $500 or 5000 IN nuc0unlA,
and deciding hJf three houaen and lots:
M tnct gave nor nearly nt h phHstBs-
ed, for the ben" IL Of hcrslis tnd their
chidron, She hal Hlcd sui Tor III.
Vnree from him charging him with
adultery, but this suit was diamlsscd
a9 thore was no proof. lie nayH her
naanrtlpns were utterly false. nnd were
cauard ny almost insane Jealousy ana
religious fnnnticlnm.
Another couple that hll boon long
nnlted wcru 'iarah J, PigR and Alec Il.
plgg, This lmp 1t ~ tho wlr. WHO
sues for divorce, She rolaaa IN hrr Nh
that thoy were married Jhnutry t.
1861 near Nevada, Mo, nrd nypd 10.
Heihcr untll August, 1878, l1uing l.e
fall Of lS7 abe station IA. w. cbin-
menocd "A cou go Of vei$ cuisl trent-
mont toward hsr ana shp loei HIN Ia
ArNiiHt, lWs She nays threw Nor
Gown ana boat her with hin fgta on
one occasion. ana another time ne
ihlenioncd 10 shoot her Nifh plgtot
ana ran her away from home. She
went 20 her t.thcr'H, lu rctvinad &,
Ter husband, ar nu induced hor 10 20
~ w ms promises To trEg; her bcttor.
anu Tor thn RNho or her ihil hon put
M dld not keep hia promises to treat her
pettcr FOR not long Hftur snr tetutn tu
nm ne one duy not into "a Vi,,pus r.te,
ana struck her In the mo .ta AMI he
t.Nuhrel To abuse u Il itsstt hef nm
w ihe llth las OF Ausua,, ,NYs when
j. bncanln ~ Violently mLvy with nrr
tnut no MNlINtfnH hHp