The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-11
A PECULIAR DIVORCE CASE.
"Uncle Sa m" and Celia Davis the de-
PENDANTS.

rehuahts.
Special to the Standard.
H ELENA, Sept. 10.-Jaeob Katok, alias
Jacob Karatofsky. and better known in
Butte and Helena as Uncle Sam, with
Celia Davis, have been made the defend
ants i'm peculiar divorce case. Since he
has been in Helena he has done we'll in
business. He is now running pawnshop
in the building formerly occupied by the
First National bank and which he pur-
chased from the bank. He Is also build
ing $1,000 residence on Fifth avenue.
The papers filed IN the district court
give the following history: Rebecca
Katok, the plaintiff, married Jacob Katok,
or, as he is better known in Helena, Jacob
Karatofsky. about the LIST OF April, 1857,
at the village of Washilishok, Russia.
They lived together there about eight
years, carrying on business. Three chill
dren were the outcome OF the union, one
of whom died in infancy. About 1855
Katak left his wife, having, she claims,
| first induced her 10 dispose of their busi-
ness, saying they would go somewhere
else where the prospects were better.
With their two children-lsaac, aged
about years, and daughter, then baby
Of 5 weeks-they left Garodnas, where
they were then living. Katok came TO
America and travelled west TO St. Louis,
where he engaged in business, prospering.
About IL years ago he sent for his son,
then boy of Is years, and had him come
TO st. Louis.
Father and son lived together for
| about two years, when Katok became
enamored of Celia Davis. After sending
the boy away Katok married her. The
boy heard OF the marriage later and sent
| for his mother and sister. They came 10
America about eight years ago, landing in
New York, where Isaac had gone TO meet
them. But the husband and father had
also learned of their coming and was
there TO receive them. Accord.
ing to the statement of the
two women katok requested them moi
to make any trouble about the matter
The son, with his mother and sister, wen,
TO st. Louis and there and at other places
had hard struggle for existence for a
while. The father went TO Butte, where
some time later he sent for his daughter
and started in business under her name
Isaac was also with his father at the time
Katok failed in business i'm Butte, ant
his daughter, who was not satisfied will
his management OF affairs, left him ant
went to New York and later To San Fran
cisco. About a year ago she came I,
Helena and married well.to-do mer
chant. The son went to San Francisco
and about four months ago returned I,
Butte and is there now in business
About two months ago the wife came b
Helena.
Warren Toole was engaged as counse
and drew up the papers in the case, sci
ting forth the above facts. In the applica
ton il is claimed that Katak, or Kara
tofsky, is worth SlJ0,0OO and is conductin
loan Office here; further, that he ha
transferred all his property to Celia Davi
or Karatofsky.
The court is asked to dissolve the Ru,
sian marriage and restrain defendant
from disposing Of any of the propert,
Karatofsky will claim he was divorce
/, from his Russian wife by Jewish rabt
in that country.
Mrs. Katak will claim, however, tina
she declined y accept the proceedings.