The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-17
CRAZY LITTLE CUPID
His Franks Recorded Here Prove HIM
a Monster.
BERTHA KENNtY HELPED HIM
And Annie Jenkins JollIed Poor
Follows Heart Until He APP
pealed to the Courts for
Legal Conso. alton.

BUTTE, Feb. 16.-Judge Speer this morn
ING granted a decree OF divorce TO Henry
S. Kenney from his wife, Bertha Nj. Ken
ney. In his testimony before referee
the plaintiR stated that he was IN irfied TO
the defendant in Butte on July 4, 1881. TN
Sept. 4, 1898, he left Butte on a business
trim 10 Lynn, Mass, leaving his wife ana
infant child at their home in Wa.kervllIe'
we'll provided with the necessarles oil lie.
On Dec IL he returned and found that
the defendant had deserted their home,
sold all the furniture and went to live
with her parents. lie called at the latter
place and was refused admlttance to the
house. He demanded his wife and she
finally came to the door aud informed
him that she had lett hum for good and
would never live with HIM again anu said
he should not visit her and speak to her
or their child again. She then SHUT inc
door in his face and he has been unable
10 get her to return to him. henney SAID
he knew of no reason why she deserted
him.
Bennett W. Clark testified that he
roomed with Mrs. Kenney before and
after the plaintiff left for Massachusetts
and continued TO do so until Oct. o.
When he left Mrs. Kenney told him that
she was going to leave too, and Intended
TO live with her mother.
The charges of adultery preferred
against Mrs. Kenney 10y her husband were
stricken from the complaint and no testi-
mony offered IN reference TO them.
A decree OF divorce was also ordered en-
tered in favor of Alfred Jenkins and
against Annie Jenkins upon tue payment
of fees. The plaintiff testified that lac
was married to the defendant at Rock
land, Mich, on Jan. 3, 1919. In Feb, ls9-,
he come to Butte IN search OF employ
ment, and after securing II and making a
home he sent for his wife, but she wrote
TO hun that she would not come to
Butte and would never live with him
again. lie said he never gave her any
cause for refusing TO live with him, as lac
had always treated her kindly and alice
tionaiely and supplied her with the neces
saries of life. He wrote to her repeatedly
but she refused to recognize or answer
them.
Miss Lizzie Page testified that she was
running a boarding house on East Mcr
curry street and that Jenkln had boarded
at the house since So, and always spoke
about his wife. He wrote her number
of letters, which the witness addressed
but they were never answered. Miss Page
knew Jenkins To tie a hard working man
who did not drink to excess.
Judge Mediation held a short session oil
court this afternoon and set number oi
civil cases for trial. In the damage case
of Darby Hastings, administrators. against
the Montana Union, the defendants mo
ton for a new trial was overru eel. ln'
defendants in tho case of T.. L. Congdor
against l. r. O.ds and others were alsI
denied a new trial
In the case of G.. J. Davis against ). j
Reynolds. the defen liant was grant &c
leave to file an amen led answer and II
the case of 4. Mcmillan and other
against II. l.. Frank, demurrer was sus
tanned and 10 days granted to iiie al
amended complaint.
On motion of the plaintiff the three Ia
title cases OF j. 4. Talbot against Ma no
ney. Maloney and Morgan arc dlsmlsse,
without prejudice.
Brannlgan & Caplice to-lay commence
SUIT against , owan * Talbot for S2,is %
claimed to be due on four different aC
counts.
The sheriff TO-DAY sold fourth intcres
IN the Nora quartz lode claim to satisfy
judgment for 1897 % granted the plaintiff
IN the case of Mary Bush against Jerr
Roach. The property was bid in for TN
plaintiffs.