Rains County, Texas

Bryant Divorce 1896

 

District Court
Rains Co., Texas

J.W. Bryant
Vs.
Mollie Bryant
#408
October 1896 Term

Citation
Suit for Divorce upon the grounds of cruelty and treatment.
Citation delivered to Mollie Bryant August 5, 1896

Bond
J.W. Bryant as Principal & James Coats and Ras Magee as Sureties, bound to pay officers of said Court.
August 1, 1896
J.W. Bryant
James Coats (his mark)
Ras Magee (his mark)

To the Honorable Judge, District Court, now comes J.W. Bryant, Plaintiff, complaining of Mollie Bryant, Defendant; Plaintiff complains:
1. He and defendant were lawfully married in ______ Co., Texas on the 4th day of August 1895 and that he and Defendant have lived together as man and wife until October 1895.
2. Soon after he was married to said Defendant, the treatment of him and his children by a former marriage was such as to make his living with Defendant insupportable. Said treatment was cruel and outrageous.
3. There are no children, the issue of said marriage.
4. There is no community property belonging to Plaintiff and Defendant
Filed August 4, 1896

Amendment
J.W. Bryant amends his original petition, filed August 4, 1896 with the following:
1. Plaintiff and Defendant were lawfully married in Rains Co., Texas on the 4th day of August 1895 and lived together as husband and wife until October 7, 1895.
2. Plaintiff complains said Defendants the treatment of him and his children by a former marriage was such as to make his living with Defendant insupportable. Said treatment was cruel and outrageous in that:
a. Defendant refused to cook the meals for Plaintiff and his children and that Plaintiff had to prepare them himself before going to work in the morning and after returning from his work at noon and in the evening, and that
b. Defendant willfully refused to perform any of the house work for Plaintiff, whatever, such as washing, ironing, etc. either for himself or his children, and that
c. Defendant was a stout, able bodied woman, and that
d. She did all of this for the sole purpose of rendering him and his children miserable.
3. Plaintiff represents that he married Defendant in good faith and he believing her to be a true and virtuous woman and knew no better until October 6, 1895, at which time it became known to Plaintiff that Defendant had been guilty of the crime of adultery before his marriage to Defendant with various partners, to wit: one Danl Northcutt with whom Defendant committed adultery the week before her marriage to Plaintiff; also with John Wise, Edgar Hudson, Barney Bibb, and Eli Snell, having committed the crime of adultery with the above named parties prior to her marriage to Plaintiff, and wholly unknown to Plaintiff.
4. Plaintiff avers that he has not admitted Defendant into his society or embraces after he knew of those criminal facts.
Filed October 5, 1896

Subpoenas (as witnesses for Plaintiff, J.W. Bryant)
Dan Northcut
Olliver Allen
F.M. Hudson
F.M. Hudson
Bessie Dill
Dona Hogan
(all of above subpoenaed September 5, 1896)
Lou Davis (subpoenaed February 4, 1897)
A.F. Williams
T.M. Dungann
(both above named subpoenaed February 25, 1897)

Now Comes the Defendant, J.W. Bryant, in the above entitled cause and represents that he had had Dan Northcutt and Olliver Allen duly subpoenaed and that their testimony is material evidence.

List of Parties who have cost in said J.W. Bryant vs. Mollie Bryant and amount due each:
A.P. Fitzgerald (Feby 23, recvd on this date 7.50
Sheriff (recvd Feby 22 the amt. Opposite) 7.40
T.M. Hudson 4.96
D.W. Northcut 4.08
O.H. Allen 1.36
Dona Hogan 3.20
W.S. Bevers 2.00
M.M. Hudson 2.48

Bill of Costs
Filing 5 papers 0.25
Issuing writ 0.75
Docketing case 0.25
Entering appearance 0.15
Issuing 2 subpoena for 7 witnesses 1.10
Taking 7 affidavit 1.75
Swearing and empaneling jury 0.50
Entering final judgment 0.75
Taxing costs 0.25
Issuing attachment 0.50
Total Clerks Fee 4.75

Executing writ 1.70
Summoning witnesses 7.70
Total Sheriffs fees 7.40

Witness fees 16.08

Total fees 24.23

 

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