The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-08
SHE FROWNED AT HIM
Then Her Husband Knocked Her
Down Once More.
HE HAS A VICIOUS TEMPER
When the Little Daughter Took
Sides With Her Mother, Down
She Went From a Blow-A
Divorce Was Granted.
He HAS A VICIOUS TEMPER

Proofs were taken before Judge Speer
| yesterday in the divorce case of Nancy
A. Norris against John Norris, and a de-
cree entered in favor of the plaintiff.
| Mrs. Norris testified that she has been
a resident of Butte for 13 years and was
widow with one child when she mar
| ried the defendant on June 80, 1891. In
April, 1892. while they were living on East
Broadway. the defendant came home one
evening and Mrs. Norris little girl was
visiting with a neighbor. He demanded
| to know why she was not at home and
grew very angry. He said he was boss
Of the house and would not have such
about 1t the angrier he grew, and, al
though the little girl soon came home, he
raved and stormed until morning and
threatened to kill Mrs. Norris If she did
not obey him. He called her a id fool
and other vile names and threw her vio-
lently against the wall and said he would
as soon Kill her as a rattlesnake.
One evening in February, 1s93 he came
home angry again because he had had
some trouble in the mine. She tried to
talk to him and asked him IL, perhaps,
he had not been in fault because of his
quick temper, and then he became vio-
lent and said he would not be dictated
to by her.
Il can argue with a sensible person."
he said, but not with d-d fool" Then
he kicked her twice and told her she had
to obey him or he would kill her and the
child.
On the 11th of last month he came home
IN another fit of anger and swore and
cursed while they were at the supper ta-
Die. She asked him not to do 1t on ac-
count of the little girl but that made him
swear even worse When he got tired of
swearing he looked at his wife and de-
manded to know why she had a frown on
her face. She didn't answer him and
that made him warmer
III teach you not to frown at me-"
he said, and then he grabbed her by the
hair and dragged her around the room.
The little girl began to cry and begged
him not to hurt her mother and then he
turned on the child and knocked her
down and she became insensible. The
brute then said he would kill them both
before he got through with them, and
uhat he would as soon kill his wife as he
would rattlesnake. That seemed to be
a favorite threat with him, as he made A.
frequently. He told her that she must
obey him. Mrs. Norris also testified that
the defendant contributed very little or
nothing to the support of the family. He
didn't work more than about four months
in year because he could not hold anv
position very long.
The plaintiffs daughter about IA wears
of age, also testified about the affair Of
the 11th of November. He knocked me
down because I tried to help mamma"
she said.
The decree of divorce restores Mrs.
Norris to her former name of Mrs. Gala
way. An attorneys fee of SIS was also
granted her counsel z. B. Howell. who
VIII try and collect 1t from the defend
ant.
Defaults were entered yesterday in the
divorce cases of John B. Harris against
Kezish Harris and Elizabeth ]. Bennetts
against John Benefits. and the proofs in
both cases were set for hearing before
Judge Speer next Saturday.