The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-02
This IS OUR BUSH
And Mrs. Tunnel and Her Male Friend
Continued Picking CurrantS.
SHE WAS A FRlSKY DAMSEL
Sensational and Not Altogether
Somber Hued Testimony IN
Livingston Court A Far BUT
Reckless Equestrienne'


has heard in many day came up
hoforo his honor on Wednesday. The
de,,olonnents were rich. rare and racy,
ond attracted a large crowd Of curious
snectators. 1t was the habeas corpus
,,asa ~ T2eatrice Irene Tunnel against
har husband Reese Tunnel. a Mis-
s,o, crael, rancher. Mrs. Tunnel asked
for an order of the court giving her
,ha rossession OF her 3-year-old daugh-
fer whom she left with her husband
whom she deserted him about month
ago.
Mr. Tunnel set up the answer that
his wife was not a proper person 10
have the care and custody Of the child
and charged her with lewdness and
immortality. The evidence was corrob-
orative of the answer. and Judge Hen
nv denied the writ to-day. The child
will therefore continue TO remain IN
the possession of its father.
Mr.. Tunnel testified that his wife
left him without provocation, and that
he had provided a good home for his
child with his sister, Mrs. Hodgins
He denied that he had ever i'll treated
his wife or given her any cause what
ever for leaving his bed and board. lie
became greatly affected while relating
the story of his domestic troubles, ana
affection he had always treated his
wife. broke down and cried. He soon
regained his composure, however, and
the spectators smiled as he proceeded.
He said he and his wife lived very
happily together until his brother put
in his appearance at the ranch. He
accused him of having alienated his
wife's affection, and told how she ar
ranged for a clandestine meeting with
her brother-in-law lover upon every
possfble occasion. At one time, while
they were enjoying a tete-a-tete
among the currant bushes in his gar
den, he surprised them in their love-
making while they were ostensibly en-
gagged in picking berries. He said
when he walked up to them his wife
endeavored to get rid OF his presence.
In freezing tones she said
you had better go off and hunt a
bush OF your own; this is our bush"
Continuing. the witness told how his
wife planned 10 be alone with his
brother on every conceivable occasion;
that she seemed perfectly infatuated
with him and would accompany him
10 the barn and follow him wherever
he went. He said she repulsed all OF
his own advances toward her and
would not suffer him so much as to
lay his hands upon her. On one &C.
casion she told her sister-in-law that
as soon be bitten by a snake as to
have him touch her.
Mrs. Tunnel, the petitioner. denied
that there had ever been anything inn
proper between herself and her broth
er-in-law, and the latter in his testi-
mony corroborated her statements.
Sha accused her husband Of being I'M
faithful TO her, and made the specta-
tors laugh by repeating a story which
she said her husband had told her. She
said:
zone day after my husband had re-
turned from trip 10 Elliston, we
were lying across the bed. and he said:
If ! tell you something you won't
be mad, viii your
IT promised him I wouldn't, and
asked him what II was
"Wel,' said he I met an old friend
OF mine while / was gone that 1 used
10 know before we were married. She
is married now, and her name is Mrs.
Blockmer. / stopped at her house on
Trail creek. where she is living on a
ranch with her husband, who had gone
10 Bozeman. and staid all night with
her.
At this stage Of the proceedings the
attorney for Mr.. Tunnel introduced
some very racy evidence, connecting
Mrs. Tunnel with improper conduct.
Inc witnesses who testified to having
-.
Mays, Roberts and Teeters of SPRING
dale Mr. Mays testified as follows:
ABOUT six weeks ago, while on my
ranch, 1 saw Mrs. Tunnel in company
with her sister and Mr. Waldbauer
who is single man and resides i'm a
cabin near my place. All three were
on horseback. with Waldbauer's horse
In the center. She was riding astrile.
They went 10 Waldbauer's cabin, and
remained some time. On another oc-
casion saw Mrs. Tunnel go TO Valid
bauer's cabin alone and remain over
an hour"
The attorney for Tunnel then cues
TONED the witness more closely about
the horseback affair. and said:
You may state In what condition
Mrs. Tunnelfs clothes were when you
saw her astride her horse in COMPANY
with Waldbauer"
The witness replied: Her dress was
up a good ways; her clothes were In
astride horse"
Gould you see the tops Of her stock
ings?" asked the attorney.
Yes. said the witness, land more
than that"
Upon being cross-examined the wit
ness said he stood and watched the
proceedlngs until the equestrian party
reached Waldbauers cabin.
You say you could see the tons OF
MIS-. Tunnelfs stockings" requestion.
ed the attorney.
Yes; sir replied the witness, worse
than that"
And you stood and took IT all in p
You bet / did"
Mr. Roberts was then placed on the
stand and testified in response TO cues.
tons as follows:
was at Waldbauer's cabin prac.
ticing on a telegraph instrument on,
day, when Mrs. Tunnel rode up OF
horseback. She got off and came in
she and Waldbauer got TO fooling and
carrying on in familiar manner. TheS
had their arms around each other.
nechs, ana she said TO him: This Il
the way married folks live I went