The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-06-20

girl" ''stinking SOW" little bitch,
'honey," etc. and often gives vent tc
the most lover-like language. Many OF
the letters contain some allusiOn of mas
tiness, though couched in sort OF
cipher language. It must not be sup
posed however that the letters are made
up of mere terms of endearment or Of
: fensive language. Most of them are
lengthy and describe in an entertaining
and interesting way the events OF his
every day life-business, social affairs,
the writer's physical ailments, spiritual
ism, in which he at one time reposed
great faith, and what he saw on his
travels. She seems to have taught him
something Of the Spanish language for
after his stay in California he frequent
ly uses Spanish words and calls her my
dear wife, in the Spanish phrase. He
often speaks to her of the time when,
having rid himself of the pressure of
business, ne can join her and make a
home in California, Florida or South
America where they can live and be
happy. Almost every letter contains
remittance Of money-twenty, thirty,
fifty dollars and upward-and Mr.. Nc
Adow stated in his evidence that he sent
her in that way between 5000 and
$1,000 When he first became associated
with her she placed $1,000 Of her own
money in his keeping. In 1883 or "a
she applied for this money with which
to buy vineyard in California and he
shortly afterward sent it to her with
$500 in addition. In none of the letters
does there seem to have been any defin-
ite proposition of marriage.
On January 9Th, 1884, P. w. Meadow
was married to Mrs. Clara L. Tomlinson
Of Billings and they went upon bridal
tour to the east and south. This mar
riage was not mentioned by defendant
to Imogene Dupont but some one in
Bozeman sent her paper conveying
the news which seems to have reached
her in February. He kept writing to
her from various places in the course of
his wedding tour and even addressed
her as his wife but with much less fer
vor of expression and with no prurient
illusions whatever. AT this time he
conveyed the impression to her that he
was very i'll and in imminent likelihood
of early death. He said he was going
from place to place in search of health,
but was constantly becoming worse.
He still sent her sums Of money. She
in her turn began playing deep game.
She wrote to him without evincing any
knowledge Of his marriage, (though she
possessed it), and on pretext of wishing
to show the letter to dear lady friend
who doubted her respectability, implor-
ed him to address her as his wife and
sign as her husband. In the summer
Of that same year she arrived in Mon
tana, and first sought the advice Of
Lawyer Sam Word, of Butte. She then
came to Billings and demanded repara-
tion in money for her injured prospects.
Mr.. Meadow steadily refused such
propositions. About that time she
wrote him the two or three letters read
in court, in which, among other strong
expressions, she tells how all her burn
ing love has turned to hate.
She lived in Billings under the name
of Mrs. McAdon, and rented the Park
hotel, which she since been operating
with Spaniard named Ramon j. Lava,
as her assistant While there has been
no evidence of an unfaithfulness to Mr..
Meadow since their first acquaintance,
the inuendo is cast out by the defense
that her relations with this man Lava
have not been entirely innocent. The
plaintiff, Miss Dupont, evidently arous-
ed some sympathy in court by her ap-
pearance and manner. In giving her
evidence and in the reading Of the let
ters she several times broke into weep
ing at appropriate moments. During
Judge Congers scathing and somewhat
brutal denunciations Of her, she several
times betrayed violent emotion that
may have been hysterical or a natural
display of feeling, or may have been q
dramatic effort to produce effect. In
the latter case she is certainly good
actress.
The case was heard before Judge Co.
burn and jury of twelve good men.
OF. Goddard, of Billings, andl ANDREW
F. Burleigh, Of Miles City, appeared for
the plaintiff; John McGinness and E. j.
Conger, late associate judge of the SUI
preme court, conducted the defence.
In closing his case Mr.. Burleigh made
what those acquainted with him de-
scribe as the greatest effort of his life.
His address was indeed eloquent. When
he dwelt upon the pathetic aspect of
the case, not only did many of the spec
tators burst into tears, but suspicious
moisture sprang into the eyes of some
of the jurymen and over1o owed upon
their cheeks.
After deliberation of several hours
the jury came into court on Tuesday
night at IL o'clock with verdict
awarding that the defendant pay $1,000
damages to the plaintiff and the costs of
court.
Glandered Horses.
New Northwest: Mr.. Thomas Stuart.