The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-10-25
IMMACULATE CLARK.
How He Pleads the Cause
of the Orphan and
Widow.
One of His Legitimate
Schemes" a $780,
600 Steal.

Which the Law Mad,
Him Restore.
Like thunderbolt out of clear SIX
fell yesterdays Helena Record upon tn
placid minds Of her citizens, who, a
their matutinal meal, were struck q
with terror dumb at the disclosur
of the dastardly fraud perpetrated b,
VIM. A. Clark upon Mrs. Mamie H
Jones, widow of John H. Rogers, de
ceased, whereby he wronge,
her to the amount of over &100, 900, which
after fair and, full trial he wa
compelled to disgorge. And this man i
the democratic candidate for delegate t,
congress from Montana Territory
1t must be understood that Granvill,
Stuart was in no sense connected will
the fraud or robbery of the widow. Le
the voters rise in their might and rebuke
the monster who by his own bad faith
has courted and deserved this scathins
expose of his perddy; while his trem
bling henchmen hunt their nest-hidinq
lairs and with white lips to each othel
whisper, the foe-they come! they
come!
THE COMPLAINT.
Territory of Montana, Deer Lodge
county-Second judicial district court.
Richard s. Jones and Mamie H. Jones
plaintiff, vs.. VIM. A. Clark and Samuel
E. Larabie, defendants.
The plaintiffs Mamie H. Jones and
Richard S. Jones complain of the de-
PENDANTS William A. Clark and Samuel
f. Larabie, for that the said plaintiff
Mamie H. Jones is the wife of said plain
lift Richard s. Jones, having heretofore
o-wit: in the year 1877 married him the
kaid Richard s. Jones, and for that there
ore to-wit: on the 28th day of July, A.
,. 1874, at the county of Deer Lodge, she,
be said Mamie II. Jones, was the wife
one John II. Rogers who then and
here died, and was at the time of his
hid death seized in fee simple of There
blows description of the property and
hat by virtue Of the law of said covert
res with him the said John H. Rogers
nd his said decease, she the said Mamie
i. Jones, then Mamie II. Rogers, be-
anne and
WAS ENTITLED TO DOVER
and to the said premises and each and
very part and portion thereof, and from
he time Of the decease as aforesaid down
the time of the making of the convey
nce by deed hereinafter more particu-
Frly set forth and described, she the said
annie H.Jones was seized and possessed
her dover therein of the undivided
ne-third of said property and premises.
nd the plaintiffs further say that on the
pd day of June, A. y. 1877, upon an Or
er OF the probate court duly made and
ven upon proper proceedings therein,
eretofore instituted and had, the inter-
OF the said John H. Rogers was sold
public auction to the highest bidder
cash by the administrator of the es-
e OF the said John H.Rogers, deceased,
{ such sale was subject to the right of
said Mamie H. Jones to dover in
q to the said premises which was ex-
essly recognized and reserved and ex-
pied out Of the said sale.
And the said plaintiffs do further al
ge that heretofore, to-wit, on the 25th
y OF October, 1877, the said Mamie H.
(nes, then
MAMIE H. ROGERS, WIDOW,
M .ae and executed to the defendants
'lllam A. Clark and Samuel E. Larabie,
'eeo OF quit claim and conveyance, and
IN and there delivered the same to
e'l'' whereby in form she conveyed to
e'l' the said William A. Clark and
n'uei Il. Larabie, defendants, her dover
ptesald' and each and every part and
'cel thereof, for the consideration, and
vi Tile payment by them of two hun
- ana flfty dollars, to the said plain
Mamie Fl. Jones, which said sum of
'nes these plaintiffs here and now Of
~ return to him the said William A.
iA upon the cancellation by a decree
nls court Of the said deed, or upon
conveyance by the said defendants to
sne said Mamie H. Jones, of the in
.s' SO by her conveyed, and quit
,H,ea by her said deed to them the
q defendants.
a''a the said plaintiffs allege that the
ue OF the interest of the said plaintiff
"u'e Ii. Jones in and to the said prem
was at and before the execution by
-. VI The said deed to them the said
.''am A. Clark aud Samuel E. Larabie
YET is greatly in excess of the said
~ ny them paid as the consideration
e4oie' and the said deed 80 made. ex-
a ana delivered by her the said
e H. Jones then Mamie H. Rog.
~ them the said William A. Clark
samuel E. Larabie, was obtained and
u'.eo from the said Mamie H. Jone.
pugh the ~ 49, 'o"e'