The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-19
LOOKS LIKE A Josh
Marriage Is q Failure According to
4 These Accounts.
MISFITss AND THE LIKE
The Divorce Referee Is Kept Un-
usually Busy These Days and
Marriage Knots Are Ripped
ard Torn, to Pieces.

Butte. May 1s.-This was another
toms court. This afternoon the judge
passed ON the jury's findings In the
case Of Martha Gray against Thomas
II. Gray.fin which both parties were
found guilty of acts by which the
other was entitled to a divorce. The
court said that under the statute a
divorce should be granted. and con-
sidering the fact that the charges
proven against the plaintiff. Mrs. Gray.
were the most serious the divorce
would be granted to the defendant,
who would also be awarded the Gus
tody of all the children and given alb
solute possession and ownership of all
the property. Mrs. Gray was cut of
from any claim to 1t.
In the case of Blume against Blume
the defendants attorney was given by
consent so days additional time to pre-
pare and file a bill of exceptions and
Mr. Hamilton also announced that the
grounds on which a trial would be ask
ed were newly discovered evidence and
misconduct of the jury. and he asked
for an extension of time in which TO
prepare affidavits. which was denied by
the court.
|, & Ida Farraday, the victorious defend
ant in the notorious case, filed a pc
tition to have her unlucky husband
pay her attorneys for defending her In
terests, and the matter was set for
hearing next Saturday.
A defauH was entered in the Walker
divorce case, and the matter referred
to Il. o. jackson to take testimony.
Judge Mediation approved the ref
ehee's report in the divorce case OF
John Engel against Annie Engel, and
| ordered decree of divorce entered In
| favor OF, the plaintiff. Engel testified
that he was 36 years of age. and thai
he was married to the defendant a.
| Mfssoula on February 2, 1884. There
are four children. three girls and one
| boy, On December 9. 1893. the defend
ant left her home and took three oi
| the children with her and left them al
| the children's home in Butte. without
| theiplaintifrs knowledge. At that Tins
| they were living 10 miles from Butte
| She left. the city in company with one
| John Brady. and, the husband Is in
| formed, is now living with him. En-
| gel said he had not seen his wifi,
| since, He had always treated her wei
and hs had no idea why she left him
She Just left me and ran away will
John Brady to live with him" he said
The court awarded the children to th'
father.
| Maggie Sullivan was also granted
| divorce from Michael Sullivan and wa
| given possession of an the property
| consisting of houses and lots In Center
willie and Aberdeen, Wash. and wa
given the custody of the children Mrs
Sullivan testified before a referee tina
sha married the defendant in Lead
Vile, Sept. 30.~fss3. and that they live
in lCentervillef sirics 1854. For tw
| years, she said, her husband had bee
| guilty OF cruelty, fussing and fightin
/ and threatening TO kiln her. on on
occasion he pulled razor on her an
chased her and her little boy from tn
house and'they had TO stay out a
night. n At. another time, while she ha
a baby i'm her arms, he struck her wit
his fist and knocked her down an
threatened TO kill her. Mrs. Sulliva
told a long story OF repeated acts c
cruelty and was supported by othe
witnesses.
The referee in the case OF Henriett
lC. Thoring against Andrew THORN
fled his report in Judge Speer's coui
this afternoon and was taken undo
consideration by the judge. Mrs. Thol
ing testified that she was 22 years {
age and was a typewriter and stenot
| rapher by occupation. She was ma
ried to the defendant In Butte in Jul,
| $685., and last saw him in Denver
January. 1894. At that time he toll
her that ne did not desire her TO liz
with him any longer and told her
| go back to her mother. He bought M
| a railroad ticket and put her on n
train and told her not TO come bac
again., She got a letter from him r.
Gently and he again told her not
return to him. He was still at Denv'
wheH-he wrote. She said that IL Wa
at his express command and desire thu
| she left him, and against her ow
wishes. She asked TO be restored
her maiden name of Henrietta Creigl
/ ton Pearse.
" G. l. Campbell. counsel for Charl'
Carpenter, asked Judge Speer for tin
to. set dispositions from Canada
show <that Mrs. Carpenter was not
, fit person to have control OF the l
, year-old daughter. but the court r
fused II and said the question wou
; be decided next Saturday. He int
mated very strongly tnat Mrs: ca
penter would get the child and tn
Mr.. Carpenter was not MT person
have anything to do with the girl