The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-07
TWO SIDES OF A STORY.
Eliza Folh Asks The Court 10 Divorce
Her From William
Foih
There Ia Said TO 10 "A Great Falls
End 10 the Family
Affair.
False Friend Figures Ia . Domestic Dis
agrsemsat PROM sun River Cross
ing, Cascade County.

E'ixs Foth has brought suit In the dis
triat court for divorce from william Foth,
and the custody Of their two children. The
grounds alleged ore habitual drunkenness
and cruelty. The particular acts com
planned Of are that on Dec. n, 1891. in a
cabin in the Priekly Pear valley no struck
her with a chair and she was forced 10 fee
from the house pursued by a rock which
he threw Al her; and that on Jan. 30 last 81
Sun river crossing. Ia Cascade county, while
drunk Foth threatened 90 kill her and the
children with rifle; and that at various
times he had used abusive language. The
parties were married az New Ulni. MINI,
April II. 1856.
AocO ding to Great Falls dispatch In
the Anaconda Standa d, FOth has another
story 10 sell OF his family troubles. The
dispatch, which Il dated Thursday, says:
William foth arrived from sun River
Crossing this afternoon In search OF his
wife aud two children, who lett that place
on Sunday last for Great Falls. From this
point the family we're 30 have taken the
ain Monday for Helena. 10 visit relatives.
Foth IS blacksmith, and being rather
busy a. this season. na engaged the services
of a Young man namoI Weight 10 dive ths
family dOwu, the understanding being that
NoiRht was 10 return Monday. The young
man failed 10 appear at she Crossing - yer
agreement and Mr. foth oame down 10
ascertain the cause.
"A visit 20 ons OF the hotels resulted In
finding that Weight had registered a. VIM.
Foth and wifi, and that during thsir
sojOurn AZ the hotel the couple had oocu-
pied the Same room, the woman leaving
only yesterday for Helena. while her com.
panion yet remained in town. toth was
greatly shocked, and had 10 not been for
the intCrfersuce OF friends he would urOb-
ably have shot Weight on sight. but the
latter haa got out OF the way, aud the hus-
band took a freight train for Helena to-
niaht 10 interview his absent spouse. lie
has declared war and claims that Mrs.
Foth 10 not only In possession of all bis
money, but has q valuable lot of rapers
that money can be raised on almost any
whore.
''Foth is a hard working man Of about 40
years Of eee, aud his wife Is Described 10 a
very attractive woman, perhaps 20 yeas
old. IL IL alleged that Weight aud the
woman have been 10 telegrapho communi-
cation to-day, and that tue Intention was
10 skip out with her husbands Doodle"
The Great Falls Tribune OF yesterday has
the following about the matter On Mon.
day a man came TO this city accompanied
by a woman and two children, and put up
at botol, reRiste ing as husband and fam
lily. OF course eve ything was considered
correct, and no notice was taken OF the cti-
cunstance. On Wednesday night the
woman aAd children took the delayed west
bound train for Helena, the man remain
ing in the city Yests daJ. however, a
man came 10 this city from SUI River and
claim q the other one had registered his
name, and that the woman was his wife.
\ ON his atsrY 10 10 learned that he tut his
false friend in charge of his team aud
wagon 10 bring bis wife and children TO
Great Falls 90 they might 90 east by way Of
Helena. When the conhdinR husband
learned the true state of affairs he was
furious and inAuRu Ated . still hunt for the
gay LOthariO. Both parties accidentally
met 81 q saloon on Central avenue and but
for the intsi Vention OF btstande there
would undoubtedly have been bloodshed.
4 he affair Is by no means settled and blood
may yet be spilled"