Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-11-24
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
Beatrice Combs, Plaintiff,
VS..
Shady H. Combs, Defendant.
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
as Court of Equity No. 40O1 Equity.


The object of this suit is to procure a
divorce vinculo matrimonii for the plain
tiff from the defendant.
The bill alleges in substance, as follows
That the plaintiff is resident of the city
OF Philadelphia. in the State of Pennsyl-
vania. and the defendant is a resident of
Clayhole, in the State Of Kentucky
That the plaintiff and defendant were
married on the 18th day of April. A. d,
1917. at the village of Rockville, in Mont
gomery county. in the State of Maryland,
by the Reverend o. c. Barnes. a minister
of the gospel.
That the plaintiff and defendant lived
together as husband and wife in the city
of Washington. in the District of Columbia.
as well as in the city of Philadelphia, in
the State of Pennsylvania, until on or
about the 10th day of November. in the
year 1918, when the defendant without
any just cause or reason abandoned and
deserted the plaintiff while they were lv-
ing in the city Of Philadelphia. in the State
of Pennsylvania.
That the separation between the parties
is deliberate and final and beyond any
reasonable expectat ons of reconciliation.
That there was born as result of said
marriage one child. namely, Marcia Combs.
That the defendant, Shady H. Combs. on
the 22nd day of February. A. d. 1919. at
the VILLAGE of Rockville. in Montgomery
county. in the State of Maryland. by the
name of Henry Shady Newcomb. without
having first obtained a divorce, entered
into marriage contract with a certain
Nora Edna Stevens, of the village of Rock
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minister of the gospel. pronounced said
defendant and the said Nora Edna Stevens
as man and wife, by virtue of marriage
license issued out of the Circuit Court for
Montgomery county at the village of Rock
vile, in said county and State that the
pretended marriage was in fact not valid
or legal marriage. but bgamous marriage
because the plaintiff in this cause was then
living and the said defendant had never
! procured divorce from the said plaintiff,
I That the true name Of the said defend
ant Is Shady Combs and that the name of
Henry Shady Newcomb was a fictitious,
false and assumed name, and for the pur.
pose of an illegal and invalid marriage.
That after said pretended marriage as
aforesaid the said defendant by the name
Of Henry Shady Newcomb and the said
Nora Edna Stevens lived together as hus-
band and wife in the village of Rockville.
in Montgomery county. in the State of
Maryland, as well as at the city OF Phila-
delphia. in the State of Pennsylvania, until
on or about the 26th day Of July, A. d.
1920. and while so living at the city of
Richmond. in the State of Virginia. on the
28th day of July. A. ID. 1920, the said de- |
PENDANT abandoned and deserted the said |
Nora Edna Stevens. and at the time of |
said abandonment took unto himself by |
another false, Illegal and void marriage |
another woman to wife, whose name is
now unknown TO the plaintiff. but the
plaintiff has been credibly informed and
believes and therefore charges the truth
to be that theIdefendant by fctictious and
assumed names entered into marriage with
third woman in the city of Richmond in
the State Of Virginia. after having aban-
doned and deserted the said Nora Edna
Stevens.
That the plaintiff therefore charges the
truth to be by reason Of the said Illegal,
void and bigamous marriages committed
certain acts of adultery with the said Nora
Edna Stevens at the village of Rockville. |
in the county Of MONTGOMERY. in the State
nf MARYLAND. as well as in the city of |
and at the city OF KICnnIOro, ss,l,.s..,ia
Of Virginia. between the 22nd day of Feb
ruary. A. d. 1919. and the 26th day Of
July. A. ID. 1920.
That the plaintiff has been credibly in
formed and believes and therefore charges
the truth to be that the defendant COM
mitted certain acts Of adultery with an
other woman whose name is now I'M
known to the plaintiff at the city of
Richmond. In the State of Virginia. as
elsewhere, on certain days between the
26th day Of July. A. d. 1920. and the day |
Of the filing this suit.
That the plaintiff has not lived or CO.
habited with the defendant since learning |
Of his bieamous marriage to the said Nora
Edna Stevens. nor did the plaintiff con-
done Of said illegal or unlawful marriage
or the acts Of adultery committed by the
defendant at any time or place with any
women.
That there was born 10 the said Nora
Edna Stevens and this defendant on the
nth day of March. in the year 10 20, a
son. by the name Of Joseph Eldwood New
comb
That the plaintiff has been Obliged to
support and maintain herself by her own
personal labor and efforts and the defend
ant has in no wise contributed toward the
support OF the plaintiff or their infant child.
That the plaintiff was always a dutiful
kind and loving wife and did everything
within her power to retain and hold the
affections Of her husband. but nOtwith-
standing her best endeav0rs the said de-
PENDANT abandoned and deserted her and
took unto himself other women 10 wife as
herein before set forth.
1t Is thereupon this 18th day OF Novem-
Der, A. ID. 1922. ordered by the Circuit