Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-07-05

In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
Nd. Holding an Equity Court. Equity
No. z647.
THE OBJECT of this suit is to procure
decree granting the plaintiff Agnes E.
Melton an absolute divorce from the bonds
of matrimony from her husband, Vance
Melton. the defendant; that the plaintiff
have the guardianship and custody of
their infant children. Florence E. Melton.
Mari aret F. Melton and Joseph T. Melton
that the plaintiff may be declared to be
entitled to receive, by way of alimOny,
such an allowance out of her husbands
estate as may be proportionate to his
means and station in life; and that, in
the meantime. the defendant may be re-
quired to pay unto the plaintiff reason
able sum for her support and maintenance
during the tendency of this suit and such
sum or sums Of money as may enable the
plaintiff to employ counsel to prosecute
this suit and TO defray the necessary costs
and expenses thereof.
The Bill alleges in substance as follows
l. That the plaintiff is a resident of
Silver Spring, Montgomery county. Mary
land, and has been citizen and resident
Of Maryland since the year 1907.
2. That the defendant is nonresident
of the State Of Maryland and his last place
OF residence known to the plaintiff was
Cherow. South Carolina.
8. That the plaintiff and defendant were
married October 80, 1903. in Alexandria,
Virginia. by Rev. John H. S. Ewell; that
after that they lived in Washington, D. c.,
until in the gear 1907, when they moved
to Berwyn. Maryland, where plaintiff has
resided until September, 1911, when she
and her mother moved to Silver Spring
MONTGOMERY county, Maryland, where she
has lived ever since.
4. That three children have been born
to them, who are are now living with the
plaintiff, to-wit Florence E. Melton, AGED
nine Joseph T. Melton, aged seven, and
Mar|eret F. Melton. aged six.
S. That before a nd after she left Wash
ineton, D. c., the defendant became and
was rough and abusive to plaintiff in his
actions and language and after moving to
Maryland he frequently beat her and
made her Ill on several occasions. That
as result Of rough treatment she was on
two occasions confined to hospital. That
she feared for her life and safety. That
he threatened on several occasions to kill
her and her children and on one occasion
attempted to kill her with gun.
6. That defendant failed and refused to
provide adequate support or food for her.
self and her children and she had to seek
employment to sustain herself and chill
dren.
7. That defendant deserted plaintiff on
or about October IL. 1908, since which time
he has not provided for her and made any
arrangement for the support and mainte-
nance of herself and children. That he
has never communicated with complainant
and she has no hope of reconciliation with
him and does not believe he will come back
to her or make any provision for her and
her children. That the last she has heard
of him he was living in Cherow, South
Carolina
8. That during all the time of their mar
ried life she has been a faithful, dutiful,
chaste and loving wife and her conduct
was always above reproach.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of June,
1912. ordered by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery county in Equity, that the plain
tiff. Agnes E. Melton. by causing a copy of
this order to be inserted in some news
paper printed and published in said Mont
gomery county, once in each of four sue
cessive weeks before the goth day of July,
1912. giving notice to the said absent de-
PENDANT, Vance Melton. of the object and
substance of this bill, warning him to ap-
pear in this Court in person. or by solicitor,
on or before the 10th day of August, 1912,
to show cause, If any he has, why a decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
JOHN L. BRUNETT.
Clerk
CLAUDE W. OWEN,
Solicitor for complainant.
june 21-td