The Anaconda standard., 1895-05-14
ida AND HER ADAM
She Said BE Was No Coed and He'll
Have None Of Her.
THAT'S THE WAY 1T GOES
The Farraday Divorce Case Again
Up for Discussion In District
Court-They'res q Queer
Set Sure Enough.

Butte, May lathe Farraday case.
ancient and notorious, is on trial In
Judge McHatton's court before jury
composed of J. r. Robinson. W., ].
Borthwick. Morris Powers, p. ]. McAr-
thur. A. ]. Daum. Richard Payne, John
Yank, j. c. Baker. NJ. p. Dryden. A. q.
Dahl. Daniel zimm and Fred Orton.
The plaintiff. Adam Ferraday. is rep
resented by Levi ]. Hamilton and Rob-
inson & Stapleton, while the defend
ant. Ida Farraday. had John Kirk and
Lawyer Barr as counsel. In May. 1892.
Ida left her pisturesque husband be-
cause of his alleged cruelty and sued
him for separate maintenance. Soon
thereafter she dismissed that suit and
brought another for absolute divorce.
Then she took several months to con-
slider 1t and made up her mind that
separate maintenance was the thing.
so she dismissed the divorce case ana
brought another action for separate
maintenance. Every time Ida changed
her mind in regard to the nature o. ner
suit she also changed legal advisers,
until finally she had nearly every at
torney in town in her case at one time
or another. The last counsellor she
had persuaded her that what she real
ly wanted was a divorce and a big
Sllce Oh AudH . NdiudDit PAOPCteys 1ht
evidently agreed with him. and once
more changed the nature of her suit.
Over a year ago the case came up
for trial before q jury in Judge Speer's
court on her suit for divorce and par
tition of property. The jury decided
against her and, as Adam had not suf-
ficient forethought to ask for afnrma-
tive relief, they were as much married
as ever and in February of last year
Mrs. Farraday concluded that the
home and husband she had left were
not half bad. SO she went back to them:
but Adam received her not. He would
have none of her and held himself to
the den of his lawyer and sought ad-
vice, for which he was willing to pay.
Divorce is the thing, he was told, and
he was further advised not to receive
his wife unless he wanted her. He did
not want her. but she refused to leave
him or the house. so Adam left and
took up his abode in another quarter
of town and brought suit for divorce
on the ground of desertion. He will
probably know by tomorrow night
what the jury thinks of the merits of
Il his case.
/ The first witness on the stand to-day
was a Mrs. Allen, a lady with a mouth
full of golden teeth. She said that she
had a conversation with Mrs. Farra-
day when she left her husband in 1892
and Mrs. Farraday told her that she
What did she mean by being no
| good?" the witness was asked.
We'll. she said he was no good as
husband"
Mrs. Allen had another conversation
with Mrs. Farraday later on, during
| which she said she would never return
to Adam unless she lost her suit in
court, but IL she lost IL she would go
back and work him for his property.
On cross-examination Mr.. Kirk called
the attention of the witness to an. affi-
davit made by her in relation to the
case. She denied that she "swore" to
the affidavit. The instrument was Of
fered in evidence, but ruled out and its
contests were not divulged.
Jack Hammer said he had been
| rooming with Farraday, and Mrs. Far
raday left because she would not live
| in a house with a lot of hoboes and
| tramps.
| Mrs. Britten testified that in 1894
| Mrs. Farraday told her that she had
| returned to her home and had been
| foolish for ever leaving it. She said
If she ever left again they would have
to carry her out. A year previous Mrs
Farraday had told her she would never
| live with Adam again as his wife.
Ex-Policeman John Hooper testified
that he had been called to the Farra-
| day house, but when he arrived he
could not learn what he was wanted
Il
allow a doctor to visit the house and
Mrs, Farraday was picking up her
''duds" to leave.
Adam was the next witness. He said
that his wife sent for the police and
| when he heard of II II made his hair
| stand on end. She left the house and
never said a word to him. He did not
| know she was going until he saw her
| leave the house. This was in 1892 and
she remained away for two years and
| then came back Feb. IL, 1894, but he
did not want her then. Adam wanted
| to tell the whole story of his blighted
| life. but the court would not let him.
Then I'll cut 1t short" said Adam.
You had better" replied the court.
| When his wife came back and In.
sisted on living with him again he
| moved out of the house and left her In
| sole possession.
why did you leave the house ?"
well. because did not want to mix
in with her again." replied Adam.
He said he never took her back to
| his bosom, never consented to her COM
| ing back, and did not want her. He
| was also afraid of her.
did you have some words with your
wife on the day she left your" asked
the attorney, on cross-examination.
| mot a word; only five or six days
before that when she jumped on me
| with a hot poker and like that"
| Adam wanted to tell all about the
hot poker episode. but he was not per-
| mitted. He also wanted to tell about
| some suspicious of adultery, but as he
| had made no such charges against his
wife in his complaint, the testimony
was ruled out and the court adjourned
| for the day.
NEW TIME CARD. So