Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-01-18
duct OF the case throughout the trial.
From Tuesdays Daily

AS stated in The Alert last evening,
the State, OK rel S. L. Glaspell as states
attorney, against Richard E. Giese, Hen
ry Danner and Kate Danner, was tried.
Fredrus Baldwin appeared as attorney
for the defendants. BY stipulation OF
attorneys for both parties, made in open
court, judgment against MIR. Giese was
sdjudged and the action dismissed with
out costs US to the defendants, Kate and
Henry Danner Costs to the amount OF
$51.15 we're ordered against r. f. Giese.
The Intoxicating liquors found in the
Danner brewery, consisting of % half
barrels, 6l quarter barrels and 80 cases
of beer, together with ten barrels of
bottled beer, and one small box and one
case, the contents of which are unknown,
are ordered destroyed by the sheriff
The divorce case of Chauncey H.
Afford against Mary f. Afford was taken
up for consideration. The greater part
| the morning session was consumed in
the reading and fling of dispositions of
different parties pertinent to the action.
The complaint charges cruelty, desertion
and ETC., for which a legal separation is
asked. Tie couple were married in
February. 1859 or 1860. near Hamburg.
Illinois, by justice Of the peace.
Shortly after the marriage the plaintiff
entered the army and served for three
years. Headquarters were then made at
St. Louis, Mo-, where for eighteen years
the plaintiff was employed IN railroading.
Los Angeles, Cal, was the next place of
residence for several years, after 1892.
The family difficulty originated over
pair Of bunting dogs which, together
with litter OF pups, the defendant in
sisted in keeping in her sleeping apart
ments. rendering sleeping practically
impossible for the plaintiff The latter
vas told that if he did not like it he
could 60 away. The defendant. the
plaintiff stated, was irritable and sulleu,
and for weeks at time would hardly
speak and would rot remain in the same
room with him. Opprobious and pro-
fame epithets we're frequently applied to
the plaintiff by the defendant for trivial
reasons. At least a dozen times during
the year 1891, his wife threatened to Kill
him, and threatened to poison or kill
him. Plaintiff was afraid to partake of
dishes unless first the defendant had
also eaten of the same. The numerous
difficulties of such domestic life, which
1ol e..
we're entered into and the details-pro-
duced at length. The examination of
the plaintiff occupied most of the courts
time during the afternoon.
The court room today wore a discon-
solate aad detected air. The few stray
spectators found little to interest them.
The papers in habeas corpus case,
involving local parties, have been placed
in the hands OF Judge Rose, bnt are not
yet made public.
From WedneSdsy'e Daily
The Afford divorce case has occupied
the attention of court all day. The at
torney for the defense. Fredrus Baldwin,
performed the arduous task OF dis
sectlns about 240 pages Of type
written dispositions. The dispositions
are those of domestics and friends of
Mrs. Afford, who at different times have
lived with the defendant, a Mr.. Frank
Ruez, a mutual friend" DR.. Geo. r.
Weeks OF Los Angeles, Cal, and others
too numerous to mention.
Attorney Camp, who is managing the
case for plaintiff, had an engagement
also with about IS pages of type written
dispositions of Mrs. j. B. Hooper, an
} other mutual friend;" Jennie Lambdln,
Mrs. Amelia Hascall, a lady acquainted
with Mrs. Afford Dr. Geo. X. Weeks,
and domestic, Ellen Anderson. The
deposition OF the latter stated that the
; defendant kept an old rusty hatchet on
the floor near the head OF her bed. and.
: when this article of furniture was re-
moved, told the girl to bring it back, as
she was gong to kill Afford with that
"Cld Ratchet" The case. it is under
stood, was tried once before, in 1891. but
the legal separation not obtained. Mrs.
Afford, in consideration of Il certain
amount of property or money, 1t Is said.
agreed not to fight the divorce proceed
ings. but at the last moment appeared
on the scene and successfully resisted.
The fight over the case here would seem
to indicate that the defendant has not
changed her mind.
Ponto has been having a tough time
of it lately. He has again met the dog
posoner and come off first best after a
hard battle with dose OF strychnlne
, firmly lodged in his vitals. This is the
third time Ponto's system has withstood
these attacks of his enemies. He was
set upon also last week by some 10 other
CANNES at one and the same time, but a
rugged constitution and friendly rail
road man helped him out of dangerous
fix again althouch there are several bare