Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-17
Equity No. I5498
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION

PUBLICATION
The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a decree Of divorce vinculo
matrinonii by the Plaintiff from
the Defendant, custody to the
Plaintiff and maintenance from the
Defendant for the infant child
born of this said marriage, and for
genera! relief. The bill of COM
plain states:
~ That the Plaintiff is an
sdult citizen of the United States
end resident of Montgomery
County, Maryland, and that she
las resided in said State and Coun-
ty for more than one year i'm
mediately preceding the filing OF
this Bill of Complaint.
~ That the Defendant is an
adult citizen of the United States
but is a nonresident of the State
of Maryland and is now residing at
l476 Center Street, Hillside, New
Jersey.
49, That the Plaintiff and De
PENDANT are wife and husband hav
ing been married on the 26th day
of December, 1916 at Washington
District of Columbia.
A. That a male child, William,
A. Blanchette III, was born as a
result of this marriage, that he is
still living, and that the Plaintiff
rrays that she be granted absolute
custody of said infant child, and
that she be declared to be entitled
to maintenance from the Defend
ant fer the care and support of
the said infant child.
81 That although the conduct of
the Plaintiff toward the Defendant
has always been that of an affec-
tionate. faithful and chaste wife,
yet, nevertheless, the Defendant
has treated her with extreme cruel
ty by beating, cursing and threat
ing her numerous times during
the marriage and partakin g
in excess of alcoholic beverage
and has at time forced himself up
on her body against her will. That
he has refused and does still re-
fuse to provide her with separate
domicile although he is financially
able to do SO and has forced hei
TO return to the home of her par
ents to protect her physical and
mental well being. That the De-
PENDANT has left this jurisdiction
and has not properly provided for
the support of their minor child
William A. Blanchette III. That
the Plaintiff is advised that the
said conduct of the Defendant con-
stitutes an abandonment and de-
sertion of her; that such abandon
ment and desertion has continued
uninterruptedly since June rs
1949, being more than eighteen
months Immediately preceding the
filing of this Bill of Complaint, ard
that said abandonment and deser-
ton is final and deliberate, ana
the separation of the parties is be.
yond any reasonable hope of re.
concil;otion.
Thu Bill prays for divorce a
vinculo matrimonii in favor of the
Plaintiff against the Defendant
that the Plaintiff be awarded alb.
solute custody of their infan;
child, that the Defendant be re.
CURED to contribute to the support
and maintenance of said infan.
child and such further relief as
the nature of the Plaintiffs case
may require.
IT is THEREUPON, this 11tL
cay of January, 1862, by the Cir.
cult Court of Montgomery County
Maryland, Sitting as a Court o.
Equity, ORDERED that the PLAIN.
tiff, by causing a couy of this Or.
DER t. be inserted in some news.
paper published in Montgomer,
County, Maryland, once in each OF
four successive weeks before the
18th day of February, 1862, give
notice to said nonresident Defend.
ant of the object and substance OF
this Bill, warning him to appear II
this Court in person or by solicitor
on or before the 7th day of March
1862, to show cause, if any he has
why decree should not be passed
as prayed, or in the alternative
ny the service of copy of this Or.
der Of Publication personally or
the Defendant on or before one
month before the said 7th day OF
March. 1862.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS.
Clerk
True Copy-Test:
Clayton X. Watkins, Clerk. 77C