The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-24
MORE Kp7S UNITED
Three Divo,ss Were Granted by the
ourts Yesterday.
vERA,GRANGE A sLUGGER
Sara ICoggin Deserted Her Joseph
,-pbIe Nicolas Says Her Hus-
oand Totally Disregarded
His Sacred Vows.

.hree divorces were granted yester-
dy-one by Judge Mediation and two
! y Judge Speer. The latter heard
roofs in the afternoon In the case Of
harence Grange against Vera Grange.
There had been no appearances for the
defendant and only the testimony OF
MFR. Grange was taken. He testified
that he was married to the defendant
at Salt Lake on April 30. 1894. The
charge he made against his wife was
extreme cruelty, beginning soon after
their marriage and ending only when
he left her on the 25th of last month.
On the 18th of last October she made
an attack on him, both with her nsts
and with a knife, in their bed room In
the Albermarle' house. On Dec. 20, 1894,
she assaulted him with a plate. which
she threw at him and cut his head,
the mark of which he still bears. IN
fact she threw a whole set of dishes at
me-" said Mr.. Grange and cut his head
and face. On the 18th of last April
she threw pair of scissors at him put
fortunately missed her aim and only
succeeded in cutting his face. Nov.
25. last, she threatened to kill him with
a knife she held in her hand and had
to be disarmed by force. He then left
her and has not lived with her since.
At numerous times between the occur
rences mentioned she threatened his
which would break out on the most
trivial cause and then she would
threaten to kill him. Mr.. Grange said
he has been a resident of Butte since
Sept. 20 of last year.
Judge Speer also heard proofs in the
case of Joseph Goggin against Sarah
Goggin. The plaintiff testified that he
was married to the defendant in Can
ada in 1874, and she deserted him in
November of 1898. One day he went
to work as usual and when he returned
home in the evening he found his wife
and two of the children missing. The
remaining three children informed him
that she had gone away and did not
intend to return, and he has not seen
her since. About a year after she left
he received a letter from her. She was
then at Vancouver, but he has not
heard from her since. She had often
| told him that she intended to leave
| him, but he did not expect her to go
| at the time she did. He said they
never quarreled and that so far as he
| knew she had no cause for leaving.
| The decree of divorce gives him the
| care and custody of the three children.
The proofs in the case of Abbie L
| Nicolas against John Nicolas were
| heard by Judge Mediation yesterda,
morning. The defendant was charged
| with cruelty and infidelity. Mrs. Nico
las testified that they were married a
| Mitchell, s. D., in 1885. During thei
residence In Minneapolis the defendan
was a frequent visitor at an assigna
ton house conducted by one Madam
| DeLong When she learned of II an,
on the advice of physicians she lef
him. Mrs. Martin, mother of Mrs. Mic
olas, testified that she learned from
other parties that her son-in-law Wis
tied houses of ill-fame, and concludes
that her daughter should not live witt
him any longer. A decree of divorc
was granted, and three minor childrel
| were awarded Mrs. Nicolas.