The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-03
WOES OF MRS. FISHER
According to Her Story She Has Suf-
fered Much.
THEY SAID SHE WAS CRAZY
Her Husband. II Is Alleged. Treated
Her Inhumanly - Divorce
and Alimony Granted
Another Case.
THEY SAID SHE WAS GRAZ

Mrs. Jane Fisher, according to the
story she told in Judge Speer's court
yesterday during the hearing of proofs
IN her suit for divorce against her hus-
band, Richard Fisher. has suffered al
most Incredible crue1ties at the hands
OF her husband. Mrs. Fisher Is the
mother of six children, the eldest of
whom Is only IL years Of age and the
youngest about months. The defend
ant did not appear In the case and. an
Though he Is living In the city. he did
not attempt to deny any of the charges
Ids wife made against him. She testi-
fed that they were married in Lead
willie IN May, 1889, and soon thereafter
came to Butte. On Feb. 2, 1892, five
days after the birth of a child and
while still confined in bed, he beat her
with his fists and picked up little =
yer-old boy who was sleeping by her
side, and using the child as a club,
struck her with IL. On Oct. 20, 1884,
Just OTTER they had moved to a place on
jackson street, the boy wats taken with
CONFUSION fits and the mother sat up
with him night and day for seven days
without rest or sleep, while the defend
ant remained away from the house.
One day Mrs. White, matron of the
Children's home, came to her and told
her that Mr.. Fisher had brought the
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Mrs. Fisher asked her to bring them TO
her at once. Mrs. White kissed and
Rugged her and said she would bring
them at once, but she deceived her.
Mrs. Fisher said she had not known
Mrs. White and did not understand
her actions, and the next thing she
knew the sheriff called at the house
and told her her husband was in Jail
and wanted to see her. She did not
know the sheriff at that thine. but when
Mrs. White Offered to remain with the
sick child she accompanied the sheriff
When she reached the JAIN she found
that her husband was not there at ali,
and she was locked up. Soon thereaf-
ter she was taken Into court and some
proceedings were had which she could
not understand and then she was taken
to the asylum, under the pretense that
she was being taken to the springs for
q few days for rest. On her arrival
there she learned for the first time that
she had been charged with insanity and
had been convicted. The doctors at the
esylum told her she should never have
been sent there, and after keeping her
for 20 days, she was discharged. Mrs
Fisher said DR.. Wells, who had never
been their physician and had not
known her, was the principal witness
against her at THE hearing. and had
been brought by Mrs. White. Mrs.
Fisher DECLARED that she was only worn
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her sick child and with her other cares.
She also had an infant child to take
care of at the thine. You may not be-
lieve me-" she said to Judge Speer,
but / was as sane then as l am now,
and j believe 1t was a scheme on the
part of my husband to get rid of me-"
Mrs. Fisher said THAT after she was
discharged from the asylum she return
ed home, and her husband renewed
his inhuman acts toward her and fire.
qhently kicked and beat her. She had
another baby and when 1t was about
three weeks old. and while she was still
suffering from the effects of childbirth,
he threw her down and kicked her in
the back and exhibited billy" and
said he would kill her with 1t. She
saad she would have him arrested as
soon as she was able to get out and did
go down town for a policeman, but
could not find one. After that he beat
and kicked her again. and she did have
him arrested. One day a Cnnaman
wsth vegetables to sell came to the
house and Fisher said ITO his wife
THAT Is one Of your fellows; you sleep
with him." and then ne picked up a
piece Of stove wood and struck her
over the shoulders so That she carried
the marks of the blow for a dong time.
Mrs. Fisher testified THAT when her
husband Learned that she was going to
leave him he threatened to cut the
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said Fisher was at present, and had
for a long time been employed at the
Combination gambling house and was
earning s. a day.
DIR. c.. w. Monroe testified that he
had attended Mrs. Fisher for a long
time prior TO her arrest and trial for
insanity and had always considered
her perfectly sane and never saw any
evidence of insanity in her. He did not
know that she was ever suspected of
being insane until after she was tried
and ordered committed to the asylum.
He had visited her and the sick child
only short while before her arrest.
A 12-year-old daughter of Mrs Fish.
er also testified TO various acts of cru
city her mother had been subjected to.
She often saw her father strike and
kick her mother.
Judge Speer ordered a decree of di-
vorce TO be entered in favor of Mrs.
Fisher and ordered the defendant to
pay into court weekly alimony in the
sum OF $3.50 and $50 as an attorneys
fee. Howell & Harvey were Mrs Fish
er's attorneys.
Another divorce case heard before
Judge Speer yesterday was that OF
Mrs. Winnie Robinson against Harry
w. Robinson. The plaintiff was not
present, but sent her deposition from
Los Angeles. in which she testified that