El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-27
CITATION ~ PUBLICATIONS


TO the sheriff or constable OF Fl Faso
county. erecting
You are hereby commanded % summon
James VS. ll-r ty making publication c-
rt.9 citation once iu ea-h week Tor Your
successive weeks previous % the return
day hereof BOB some newspaper plb.ishtl
ln yo1r county. 90 appear az the next reg
l..r taEG nc me ia4fLt -Lu4r-N l-a-E---
court H- El Eas1 county. 90 be holden ~
fEa .Hl-- house thereof -l The cl-F Of J..
Fssa. Tex. .u tha first Monday iu ser-erl-
--..i-a.r. A. l'.- 1914 La-- ana L--le t'
answer petition f.sI lu said court un
Pho srl dag 10 January A. DE- 1917 iu "a
SUR numbered .u The docket o. said court
$50. If.ss. wherein Della Hendrlczsol
Parr is plaintiff and James W. Farr Isl
defendant and said petition alleging mat
ou or about the -5th day OF December,
A. D. ls2- az Laredo, Texas, plaintiff We.
. legally married 90 defendant and continued
to live Elrh him as his vie uu-u on or
about The f-l day % January. A. d. 1919.
rff. leaving her iu destitute Circurlstaures
and has nor returned tl her or 90 tn.lr
home That 20 the time OK sad H1rfi-ii
p.4-ltl-t ana defendant were iE-ial ltar.s %
The state % Texas That plaintiff during
the tlUs she lived and coEatiled VITA
the defendant there was born % Plaintiff
and defendant by said marriage. SIX cEi.-
lreu. five boys ralgiuE from - 90 u
years % age. and one girl that SIS dead
THAT during an Of said time ~ said
marriage she conducted herself with pro-
uriely and managed the household affairs
~ her said husband vita prudence and
r-luplug END az al times treated her said
husband with kindness and f1-uearance.
F.ltl-.fl further alleges -l4r - me
time ~ her said marin g. 10 rhe defendant
She was mere child. only about rhirr-el
years o. age and that the defendant ives
nam about twe1-y-flur years ~ age.
and that defendant disra sarliuE the SOLE
Cmlity of his marriage vows and the ten
der years 90 The plaintiff az the time %
their said uarIu rs and his obi CATION O.
treat the plaintiff with kindness and at-
teuticr. within a few months after their
said marriage thc defendant commenced
course Of ursiud. harsh and tyrauuicai
conduct toward her. which continued win
slight iuraruissiuu until th- defendant
finally abandoned her on Ur about the
4-1 day % January. A. T.. 1915
Plaintiff further alleges that on divers
and suul-y uerlsious while plaintiff lived
with defendant as aforesaid the defend
aat was E-.-ty 20 cNeess-s- cruel treatment
and 1ur-lEa7 toward her OF such o. nature
as Co render their living together iusup-
portable and that within few months
after the plaintiff and defendant we've
married the defendant would lose his
temper and would curse the plaintiff
applying Co. her vile and vulgar euichets
and tlar OBJ frequent occasions the de-
PENDANT would become angry without cars.
ON tho part Of the plaintiff and work him
self into tyrauuicll ra &c and would slap
and strike the plaintiff in the face and
on one occasion the defendant struck the
plaintiff with "a Bride l1tlictluE upon E"-
bruises and causing her great pain. and on
anothsr occasion the defendant whipped
the plaintiff with razor strap iuf.ict.nE
upon her bad bruises and causing her great
phg -ic1- palm That on or about the -9-
day OF January. a. u-. 1916. at their home
ia EI ta-u. Texas. defendant cursed and
abused plaintiff and among other things
struck her five times in the face with his
fist, under DlrcLms rauces which show cd
utter DISREGARD OK plaintiffs health, ana
while be- was In the tyranuical rage o.
anger and while De was striking her The
defendant threatened her life and told
her that De- would kill her. and there
after the defendant remained su-len toward
the plaintiff until on the 9Th day ol
j arlar5s A. ID. 1916. early IN the morn
luE and Immediately after breakfast. the
defendant packed his grip and abandoned
the plaintiff sul she has u0t seen him
since and she does not know his where
abouts. save from rumor
Plaintiff further alleges that defendant
is a man ~ violent passion and ungove-r-
aule temper and uu many occasions during
the time plaintiff lived with him. defend
ant addressed Co her the most cpproulous
epltEets and threats % personal violence,
and repeatedly threatened 20 take her lie
ana char-.l her with iuiide.lty and used
every means Co humi.iate her and 90 pur-
isl her and tn make her lie one colt.uu-
Gus burden That iu Consequence of The
cruel AND .uhuu.l treatment above rncn-
toned. together with rhe threats afare-
said. and such brutal conduct toward her
has rendered DO unsafe Cor hsr to live w.rn
him ur iu remain within the reach 20 his
violence.
Plaintiff further alleges that she has
mot sought ta- defendant Co return. bug
has thrulEh tha efforts o. her children
managed t1 provide means % sustcuauco
and she h1s continued t1 live iu EI paso
fnr best elH could. depending upon her
sad children for support and that since
tho defendant lle ierL her house be- has
refused and failed to provide Tor her
support and maintenance or 90 support and
maintain ans of their said children.
Wherefore plaintiff rry- tine court thar
LHl.HauU. M" cited