Marriages/Divorces, Dallas County, Texas, 1898 (Incomplete)

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DIVORCES.

     Mary Cornett vs. Wallace Cornett, desertion.
     Addie C. Carver vs. J. G. Carver.

- January 16, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 8, col. 4.
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PLENTY OF DIVORCES.
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Several Granted and a New
Batch Filed.

    Yesterday was a fairly brisk day in the divorce line. Judge Gray tried four cases, as follows:
    Annie May Bell against Zack T. Bell, divorce granted and maiden name restored, on the ground of cruel treatment.
    Lula Goodson Collier against Lee Collier, divorce granted, maiden name restored and children given to the plaintiff.
    J. W. Herne against Frances Herne, been married 36 years, divorce asked on account of cruel treatment, and refused.
    R. W. Robbins against Cordelia Robbins, marriage contract annulled.
    The following applications for divorce were filed yesterday:
    Margaret Hearon against William W. Hearon.
    Ada N. McNally against E. McNally.
    Frank Rocco against Susie Rocco.
    All this, against one application for marriage license.

- January 23, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 3, col. 2.
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HE RELENTED.
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Col. J. T. Gwaltney Gracefully
Accepts His Son-in-Law.

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AND PUTS UP FOR A BRIDAL TOUR.
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Big Crowd of Women and Men Dis-
appointed Because the Habeas
Corpus Didn't Come Off.

     Long before the appointed hour for the Ewing-Gwaltney habeas corpus case in Judge Smith's court yesterday afternoon, the room was packed to its last inch of sitting and standing room by eager women and men who were bound to see how a man would go about getting his bride out of the hands of her father, if the latter refused to let him have her, for that was the size of the case.
     To restate the case, Mr. Hugh F. Ewing and Miss Marietta Gwaltney were secretly married on New Year's day. The father of the bride, Col. John T. Gwaltney, fired his son-in-law off his premises in Oak Cliff, and told him not to return, as he should never have his daughter.
     Thinking Col. Gwaltney would cool off and think better of the matter in a little while, Mr. Ewing concluded his wiser course would be to keep away from his bride and not make any attempt to get possession of her for a few days. He tried this scheme until last Friday, when he became convinced it was no good. So, he applied to Mr. Ross Clark, a lawyer. Mr. Clark told him he could get his wife for him with very little trouble. Mr. Ewing told him to proceed. An application for a writ of habeas corpus was at once filed by Mr. Clark in Judge Smith's court. Judge Smith set 2 p.m. yesterday to hear it.
     At the appointed hour, Mr. Clark entered the court room without his client, and, to the great disappointment of the vast crowd, asked permission of the court to withdraw the suit, as Col. Gwaltney had not only relented, but had actually given the couple the money to pay their expenses on an extended bridal tour. This announcement was at first greeted by the crowd with murmurs of disappointment, which finally broke into rounds of applause in endorsement of the substantial and graceful manner in which Col. Gwaltney had yielded.

- January 30, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 3, col. 3.
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THE COURTS.

     In Judge Smith's court yesterday, Ada N. McNally was granted divorce from E. McNally on the ground of cruel treatment.
     Judge Gray will begin a new term of court Monday.

- April 3, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 3, col. 1.
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THE COURTS.

    In Judge Gray's court, divorces were granted as follows:
    Ella Ming against J. E. Ming.
    Ella Bolden against Ned Bolden.
    Drew Emma Shuck against A. L. Shuck.

- April 17, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 3, col. 3.
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THE COURTS.

    Wm. Wyatt was granted divorce from Annie Wyatt.

- May 15, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 5, col. 6.
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THE COURTS.

    The following suits were filed in the civil district courts:
    Mrs. Charlotte Kennedy against Wm. H. Kennedy, divorce.
    Wade Mercer against Lena Mercer, divorce.

- May 22, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 3, col. 4.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

     The following suits were filed to-day in the civil district courts:
     Ex Parte Mrs. J. T. Linn against George McKenzie, et al, for custody of child.

- August 1, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 1, col. 6.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

     Mrs. Mollie Rexrode, yesterday, filed suit for divorce from Martin Rexrode on the grounds of drunkenness and cruel treatment.

- August 21, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 5, col. 5.
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THE COURTS.

     The following new suits were filed to-day:

     Evalena Nelson against J. W. Nelson, divorce.

- September 20, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 8, col. 4.
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THE COURTS.

    The following new suit [was] filed:

     Mary White against Joseph White, divorce.

- September 25, 1898, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 8, col. 6.
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