The Anaconda standard., 1895-03-30
BUSINESS OF THE COURT
The Great Northern Defendant In a
Damage Suit.
WANTS TO QUIT HUBBY
More Evidences That Marriages Are
Contracted In Haste and
Without Considera-
ton, etc.

BUTTE March 29.-Michael Egan to-lay
commenced a SUIT in Department /. of the
district court against the Great Northern
Railroad company for S30,0 900 damages for
pei sonal injuries sustained. Egan relates
in his complaint that on Sept. 30, 1891, he
was employed in and about the Hope
mine and boarding and lodging in the
central portion of the town of Basin. In
going TO and from work he was in the
habit of walking on the railroad track, OF
which fact the defendant aud its employees
were cogniz ant. On the date mentioned.
between II and ! o'clock, while walking
along the track on his way to his board
ing house, freight train approached him
from behind, running at a high rate OF
speed, within the town limits, and ran
upon him, knocking him off the track,
crushing and mangling his right arm so
that ii had TO be amputated and paralyzed
his left arm so that it is permanently use
less. At the time he stepped upon the
track there was no train IN sight and he
had 10 notice. 1t is alleged that the
company knew the railroad track was
used by pedestrians and miners and
especially AT the hour when the plaintiff
Eyan's attorney.
proceedings against her husband, and
in her complaint states that they were
married at Colorado Springs June IL,
1891. For year or more the defendant
has been guilty of extreme cruelty to-
wards his wife. On May l, 1891, while
they were occupying rooms in the States
Savings bank building, he frequently beat
her with his hands and closed fists and
cursed and swore at her and called her
I a -.
PEELED to leave him on account OF his
cruelty, and while she was living in the
Lizzie block and earning her own living
he called on her and again beat her. and
repeated the performance on May 81, and
that, too, without cause or provocation.
Mrs. Banks says her husband Is q strong,
able-bodied man and has a most violent
temper, and has been in the habit of cru-
ely beating her ever since her marriage.
On account of his conduct she is afraid to
live with him any longer and Is now earn
ing her own living as dressmaker. she
asks permission to resume her maiden
name of Julia Pelkey.
Lena A. White also began suit for di-
vorce against her husband, John White,
| to whom she was married at Granite OIL
| July Is. 1892. Extreme cruelty and nom
| support are alleged. In January, 1888,
while they were living in Granite, the de-
fendant struck her several times with his
| INST, called her vile names and tried to
| throw her out OF the house. In November
| of last year, in Butte, he struck her in tho
| face and choked her and then threatened
| to kill her. She had an S-months'-old
| baby in her arms at the tirle. During the
greater part of their married life the de-
| fendant has been addicted to the habit of
| gambling and remained away from home
| all night. On Nov. - last, he left her aud
| the child and returned to Granite and has
| since contributed nothing to their sup
| port. Mrs. White says she is destitute.
while her husband is earning So day as
| q miner in the Bi-Metalic mine, and she
| asks that nc be compelled to pay n rea-
| sonabie sum as alimony and counsel fees.
The following matters are set for hear
| ing in the courts tomorrow:
| Department William Hamilton. set
| tlemcnt.of annual account; Edward Fiiz-
| gerald, return sale of personal property
| G. III. Palmer VS.. William O'Nell and f.
| A. Heinze, return of restraining order; l..
L. Dubois VS.. Felix Alx, demurrer; Mar
tina Gray VS.. Thomas Gray, order to show
| cause; Joseph Boiler VS.. +. Morris ct. al.
| motion for leave to file amended com
| plant; {. Swanson VS.. ID. j. Hennessy,
demurrer; NJ. Humm VS.. Z. Humm, mo-
| ton.
| Department II-John Yank, motion for
| new trial; Johnson, demurrer; McCin-
Miss ct. AL, demurrer; city VS.. Hum Tum,
| motion for arrest of judgment: Jacobs VS..
| Jacobs, order TO show cause; Nixon VS..
Nixon, order to show cause; Murray VS..
Casey ct. al, demurrer; Forester VS.. city
| of Butte, demurrer; Coburn VS.. Baker.
murrer of Ellingwood d Reznor.