The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-03
BEDFORD ASKS A DIVORCE.
He Wants 20 Get Rid OF the Wife
Who Fooled Him With
the Baby.
The Kellogg Appeal From the
Medical Board Comes Up
on Monday.
An Information Against an EiRht-Year
old ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for His
Fse-Court Notes

Adelbet Bedford. through his attorney.
X. h. Purcell. hlsd suit In the district court
yesterday. asking an absolute divorce from
his wife. Dora M. Bedford. who recently
sought to impose on him somebody else's
baby az their own. The complaint states
that the parties we're married a. bet oil,
Mich, Jan. IL 1893. IL alleges that At var
ious timer betwesn that date aud the pres
ent time she had been guilty Of intimacy
with numerous men whose names are IN
known. The alleged Offsasss are located 81
Helena.
DIR. Il. =. Kellogg aud bis counsel we're In
the district oourl yesterlay, prepared 10 90
20 trial on the doctors appeal from the ae-
tiOn OF the state medical board In revokinR
his license. There Was other business be-
fore abe court al the tims aud Judge Hunt
said that as he and Judge Back would sit TO-
gsther 10 she case the trial would be set for
Monday afternoon. As neither side asked
for jury the court decided 20 call one Of
its own motion. II is expected that the
trial will last some days. and that there will
be some very interesting testimony. County
Attorney Nolan aud Lewis Psnwell will
represent the medical board, the latter In
/
W. Kinsley aud I. j. Walsh will appear
| for DIR. Kellogg.
County Attosnsy Nolan haa hled an in
formation against Arthur Riley. aged eight
! years. charging him with being inooFriRibis
and bsYond the control of bis parents.
Judgs Huntset the case down Ter hearing
this morning. Riley has spent some time
in ths county jail, aud now tina, the state
reform school is ready to open, 4, 10 CON
sidered best 10 have ths boy sent there.
The county attorney told Judge Huat yes
tsrdaJ that the only way the boys PARENTS
could control him was 20 take all his
clothes away. when his stsD-father had
attempted 10 ohAAtiss him the boy had said
that he could do 10 because he was str ongsr.
When he got little bigger he would put
on ths boxing gloves VITA his step father.
Riley will enjoy the unique distinction OF
being the fret boy committed 10 the re-
/ form school from Helena, and very likely
from the slate.
The case Of A. G. B0tkin versus r.. H.
| Kleinschmidt was called In the district
| couft before Judge Hunt yesterday after
noon. Ons Of the jurors being challenged
by the defense, and thee being no others
present from whom 10 select another, the
case went over till to-day. Col. Botkin,
With George +. Shelton, were counsel for
Klsinsehmidt in a suit involving the Gran
ite block. They asked a fee of $1,000.
which Kleinsohmidt would not pay. Hence
the suit. kleinsohmidt 10 rep sssntsd BY
Massena BullsTj. Col. botkin appears for
himself.
Er-Gov. Leslie has taken the oath OF
office as United States district attorney be-
fore George W. Sproule, commissioner. and
has entered on the discharge OF his duties.
The calendar will be called In Judge
Bucks department of the district court
sAtuI daT. March 10, and cases set for trial
william McDermott the new United
States marshal, is expected here on Mon
day.