Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-22

girl babies, whom he took back to Indiana
In the fall he returned to Montana, wher
he was engaged in a number of jobs, fnall.
turning up in Butte, where he married
widow, Mrs. McCluskey, July 5, 1886. Ii
August he went to Granite. where he wa
engaged chopping wood for the Grant
mine, and Ills wife followed him two months
later. He then details several instance
of his
wIFE's THIEv1NG PROPENsITIEs
among neighbours, how he was 10th to be
lieve it and how finally it became eviden'
that his wife was unfaithful to him. SOM
men who occupied a tent e his house
accused his wife OF having stolen a clock
and looking glass besides some other arti
cles and they were found concealed by hel
in his house in September last. He wanted
to leave her then but could not dispose o.
his goods readily. He then continues
"She never was the same woman to me
after that. She would drink all the
whiskey she could get, and when under the
influence OF whiskey was very abusive,
While matters were running along in that
way I made up my mind to sell what little
I had and send her to her folks, seeing
could have no peace with her. Mr.. Proven
and wife we're my near neigbbors. He was
working on the Granite mine. l asked him
to see if he could find me a buyer for my
house and what there was there. This
was in November-on Saturday, the 18th.
WAS VERY SICK
at tho time, in fact, but had a change OF
clothes put on me q few evenings before. not
expecting to live through the night, and had
been sick, as I have stated, all summer. On
this Saturday evening my wife was on one
of her sprees. and was talking very loud
and using bad language. Mrs. Proven,
hearing the loud talk. came in. This made
her worse. Says L: "You will rouse all the
neighbors. She called me a name, and I
slapped her mouth with the back of my
hand. She went out OF the house cursirg
no more of her until morning. John Hickey
came up to my house in the morning, and
told me my wife had com to his house the
night before drunk. and had
AYE THERE ALL NIGHT
and neither he nor his wife wanted her
ner. ne saao,; willy uoh' Z. yuu eAive- NTH
l told him l would as soon as 1 could settle
up what little business I had. While we
were talking she came mp and asked me if
she might go in the house to change her
dress. said. "Yes," and she went in
and did 80. She was sober then and told
where she had been. All went along
veil until Monday, when the constable
to my house and told me that he
wanted me to come down to the Justices
ohice, as there was a complaint there
against me for assaulting my wife. l said, |
Ill right" and went with him. At the
RAJ my vile and Mrs. Proven wore just
Isl have stated. : did not deny the |
barge and was fined $25 and was turned |
pose to raise the money to pay the fine.
his was Monday at 10 O'Clock. Tuesday |
got $l4, and ON Wednesday l went to get
he balance OF the money to pay my fine,
HAVING MY RIFLE WITH ME,
8 was my usual, custom, to kill a bird or
If l should see one. When l returned
ONE it was dark. about Z O'Clock. and on
pening the door l was knocked over and
ii IN q washtub which was sitting at the
DOR. At the same instant. the light in the
ouse was put out, and as l reused ND |
assaulted again. Being weak from long
ckness, l tried to protect myself from the
'sault by striking out with my gun
ubbed, which l still held to, although it
40 broken in my fall, at some person;
d not know who, that l believed was
aking the assault on me. l could not see $
neither the man that assaulted me was in |,
e house yet or not. After striking several -,
mes with my gun, l tainted and fell down ,
the bed, which stood close to the door. !
me time afterward -.
WAS AROUSED c
some one grooming in the house. I
en- got up. and on striking u light dis
vered that my wife was hurt and making
nolse. She was lying with her head on t
tools that lay at the foot of the bel. p
RED to lift her and get her on the bed, s,
= sne was too heavy for me to lift I'D. :,
CHING 10 pounds. l then turned her -
'und and did all l could for her, but did y
THINK at all that she was badly hurt. T
new NJ once that she had drank d great cs
OF whlskey. There was a quart bottle tt
lr'y empty standing on. the table. re
'eo ner where IT came from and she said al
1om the Butcher brought it there, CT
zen ne dld not deny at my trial. He W;
i mat he was in my house when l came OE
me- out denied having assaulted me, frt
lie my forehead showed afterwards until tn
me into Jail, that ne
HAD BEE STRUCK.
my wife told me after I was aroused
t it was tom the Butcher" that as.
tied me when I opened the door. She He
told me that night OF the wrongs she an
zone with several men, which 1 would WI
hive believed il she had not told mo W
eli. She talked to me until abont < +"
'ck IN the morning. never struck her M
any OF the tools and clubs that wero No,
lght into court. The only weapon
with was the gun which I had carl
out with me that day, and as God is
udge did not know it was her I was n
ultlng nor did l strike her after I fonnd y
.s my vile that was hurt. I did all ma
ply could for her then, and'world have men
LOT help had 1 thought her seriously sne
HAD NOT THE LEAST IDEA
ything going wrong at home that even. n
aSll opened the door and was as. ~"
ed. Ny wife and I had not had as maj
" MI since the Saturday evening be. Kin
ene absolute truth that who
told you, and whatever nav he don. b;m
employ counsel ga l was o swai
I'LL l could get the witness here WIN eaus
ave helped to put the matter in a 0h's
mt hight from what it has appeared walls
lot deny the deed as I have given f ~ lnto
)ut where ia the mon vbo-. ann
have do,. a;x.--. WV "oulo' or tens
\ not 10y unqer the cir. girl
ed for + .ItJhuuGLisve l should be to b,
Il me no. us everything is mon
R LoDcr. the (
Il. Mart;n T. g. H., repruary Is, mad
With co-rec+;o." .'' having read the had
James n MIL as submitted to swor
ali that inn. I.'iare III the pres. Cent
ia absolntalv po.oa over me that the and
ano true IN all time
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