Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-21

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and he told her to shut up and struck her
twice in the face with his fist, and then
left the house. She asked him where he
was going and he said: ""l'm going, and
that's enough" and he never came back.
Since then he has given only $40 toward
the support of the family and a short time
ago he stopped all their credit at the stores
and left them without any means of sup
port.
Mrs. Williams said she had been in poor
health for years, but had returned to Butte
in May in perfectly good health. This
trouble, however, has made her health
worse than it ever was. She testified that
according to Mr.. Williams own statement
he takes in $50 to $50 a day in his saloon
and that he took in over $1,800 during
June, and that 80 per cent. of the total was
profit.
On cross-examination a number of bills
were presented to Mrs. Williams for the
purpose of showing that Mr.. Williams had
paid out money for his family during the
past month. Among the bills were some
for straws, glasses, lemon squeezers, and
other ware evidently only used in a saloon.
Other bills were for wood. a stove and
some drygoods. Mrs. Williams said her
cridit was stopped even at the drug stores
so she couldn't get needed medicine.
Miss Annie Williams, the handsome
adopted daughter, testified that the she was
present when Williams slapped his wife,
and left the house.
Miss Annie said she saw him make up
his accounts at the end of the month and
knew that sometimes he took in 50, 1000 a
month. Her mother, she said, needed shoes
and she went to her father and asked him
for money and he refused it. She went to
a shoe dealer and he wouldn't let her have
them because credit had been stopped.
She took a prescription to a druggist to
have it filed for her mother and she was
told that that would be the last she could
get filed on credit. On crOss.examination
Miss Annie said she was 10 years of age
and was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
Is years ago.
John Lufkin, a man who had been en-
ployed in Mr.. Williams saloon recently,
testified that on his shift to took in $18 to
500.
MI. Williams went on the witness stand
in his own behalf and denied that he has
refused to support his wife and daughter
and said that he gave them $50 last month.
He stopped their credit at some stores be-
cause he learned that they were running
extravaganza bills. In regard to his Bis
marck property, Mr.. Williams said that it
was scarcely self-sustaining. The income
from his Butte business, he said, runs from
5000 to 81, 800 a month, the net of which is
from $50 to 800 a month. He did not stop
the credit at grocers or butchers, but on
cross-examination by Mr. aldron he ad-
mitted that he STOPPED his wife from get
ting medicine on credit. He said they had
been married for 81 years. On his receipts
of $1,5OO a month his profit, he said, was
not more than $75 a month.
WILLIAMS RELEASED.
The Butte Miner of Tuesday says:
Charles r. Williams, who was arrested
Saturday night for refusing to obey an
order of Judge McHatton, directing him
to pay q certain sum of money to Mrs.
Williams, who is suing for separate main
tenance,was in court yesterday to answer
to the charge Of contempt. Mr.. Will
Jams stated that he was unable to pay
the amount, $3.50, and that his business
had been attached for debt. He agreed
to pay what he could, and disclaimed all
intent of contempt of the courts order.
His statement was accepted, and he paid
the sum Of $45, all the money he claim
ed to have, and was released from GUS
tody. An order to show cause was issu-
ed, and the defendant cited to appear
next Saturday and make answer.
f=H.s-s 1898