The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-13
RACY DIVORCE SUIT.

House-The Public Declared.
There was no let up in business in the
district court yesterday, two cases being
tried by a jury and a third started.
j. E. Little VS.. j. w. Lindsey. con
tinued for the term.
Farwell, Oman, Kirk a. Co. VS.. j. f
eastman ct al; court ordered a stay Of
proceedings for twenty days pending 8
motion for a new trial.
H. +. Collett VS.. Ontario Mining com
papy; judgment by default.
G.. E. Cresswell vs.. Montana Central
railway; thirty days stay of proceedings
granted pending motion for q new trial
G. Kokolis VS.. Nelson Holmes, Jury
trial; verdict for defendant.
Harriet A. Durham VS.. Z. Il. Durham
suit for divorce; trial by jury. The jury
after being out a few minutes returned
a verdict for the plaintiff.
John H.. Evans vs. Lizzie Evans, di.
vorce suit now on trial. Leslie q Dow.
ming appear for the plaintiff and Ewing
e. Green for the defendant.
The following compose the jury: j.
r. Ross, p. Epperson, j. f. Bush, j. &.
Bundy, c. II. Campbell, Il. b. Largent,
w. Ii. Ulm, James d. Young, d. Il,
White, L. +. Bonney, n. Il. Wilson, Geo.
A. Goodman.
The plaintiff who is proprietor Of a
a hotel in Sand Coulee sets up in his
complaint the charge of adultery naming
one AL Heaney, a cook, as correspondent.
The defendant in her reply alleges in
human cruelty and drunkenness. In
anticipation of some sensational evidence
a large crowd was in the court room
when the case was called in the after
noon. Little trouble was experienced in
selecting a jury as every talesman
strange to relate confessed entire ignO.-
ance of the facts in the ease. BY the time
the plaintiffs attorneys were ready to
introduce evidence standing room was
at a premium. A wave of disgust swept
over the faces of the throng when the
room Of everybody except the members
hour afterward the crowd hung around
the corridors ready to pick up every
stray morsel of evidence hat might be
disclosed by any of the favored few who
had occasion to leave the court room.
-hi uuuoudlly iutSC huulDtl vi dltOIutyS
seemed to have pressing business in the
court ROOM, and it was noticed that they
tarried longer than is customary.
The following witnesses were exam
ined in behalf of the plaintiff: Thomas
Becker, Leslie Bacon, William Wagner
and the plaintiff. The %latters testimony
was decidedly crotic especially the part
tallir,r HON In ,,,nJ, :, f,,ot ,f ,,,o;.. -,
Great Falls and hen returned and
found his wife in a compromising posi-
ton with the correspondent. After Evans
had been cross examined the court ex-
cused the jury until Monday and then
listened 10 "a motion by the defendants
attorneys for Il non-suit on the ground
that plaintiff ''cunnived' at her adultery
in leaving his wife for the express pur-
pose of returning to eaten her in the
crime. Mr.. Green claimed he could pro-
duce a new Jersey authority to prove
that such connivance made the plaintiff
til Monday to bring the authority into
court.
State vs.. Edward Dougherty; defend
ant appeared in court with his attorney,
W. G.. Downing. The latter asked to
iluNo liz jail hhCu dl Cpb' III
stead Of $1,000. lie argued that the lat
ter amount WAS excessive in view of the
fact that the defendant had always
borne "A good reputation, while at the
preliminary examination it was shown
that James Irwin, the complaining wit
ness, was Il dangerous man. Mr.. Down
ing stated further that the physician
said Irwin would recoverfrOm the effects
Of his wounds. The county attorney
eaid tina: at one time since being taken
to the hospital Twins pulse WIS up to
l0G and he had a high fever. but he IN
derstood he WAS better. The man wag
50 and had three bullet-holes through
him. As to his recovery, that was hard
to tell Just at present.
Sheriff Hamilton testified to Dough
good character. The court agreed
to accept a 500 cash bond until next
Monday, pending the production of a
physicians certificate as TO the probable
ity Of Twins recovery, Dougherty fur
nished the bond and returned to Belt
with Frank Lewis and William Watson.