The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17
TOM Is A TOUGH ONE
That Is, II Mrs. Gray Tells the Truth.
About H.
HE THUMPED HER HARD
Blood Was What He Was After and
He Generally Wound Up BY Get
ting Plenty OF It-Marriage Is
Failure Here.

| BUTTE, March 16.-Martha Gray,
through her attorneys, Wines & Wines.
to-day commenced an action for divorce
against her husband, Thomas f. Gray.
In her complaint she alleges that they
were married in Butte in June, 1856, and
that they have four children, three boys
and girl, ranging in age from 4 to 3
years. The ground upon which divorce
Is asked is extreme cruelty. The plaintiff
relates that in August, 1891, the defendant
became greatly angered at her without
cause or excuse and threw her violently
upon the floor, and caused her head TO
strike the iron hinge of the cellar door,
causing her great pain and soreness. In
tho fall of 1891 he violently choked her to
such an extent that she was unable to
speak for some time. lie called her vile
and obscene names, and heaped great
personal inGisnities and insults upon
her without cause or provocation.
In July of last year he cursed
her aud inundated her and threw a table
knife at her. The knife struck her upon
the eye, cutting severe cash just below
the eye, and bruslng her to such an ex.
tent that the eye was blacked for many
days. About the first day of last December
he again choked her, threw her on the bed,
pushed his clenched fist against her face
and called her a liar. He cholxcd her I'M
til she was speeches.. On Christmas day
he struck her with his clenched fist on the
mouth until the blood flowed, cutting her
lips, and would have struck ner again If
some one present had not Intertered. Ho
called her a vile name and said If she
ever crossed his path again he would
blow more holes in her than she could
count. Mrs. Gray says her husband often
falsely accused her of being criminaly
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Thomas, and said that on Dec. IL, You
were IN the front room with Tom" inti-
mating that she had had carnal inter-
course with said party, all of which was
wholly false, and when she protested
against such charges being made against
her he locked the doors of the house and
would not allow her to leave.
"You are a lar" he SAID, ''and have a
notion to stab you through the heart"
On last Christmas day the defendant
attempted to obtain pistol and threat
ened 10 kill her. By threats of violence
he compelled her to leave the house and
live separate from him and their children
ever since.
Mrs. Gray makes other and more serious
charges of cruelty against her husband
and says she believes that her life would
be endangered if she longer lived wit"
him. She lived with him as long as she did
for the sake of the good name and reputa-
on OF herself anu children. She ofIen
asked hlin 10 ueSlSt IN MS cruel treatment
and threatened to leave him and go homo
to her parents but he answered her by
saying that her parents did not want her.
He circulated charges that she was in
innate with Thomas W. Thomas, know
ing that such accusations were false and
malicious and circulated for the purpose
of injuring her name and standing in the
community.
Mrs. Gray says she is entirely without
means, but is willing TO try to support the
youngest child, girl, and asks the court
to award her the care and custody of it.
She also asks the court to compel the de-
PENDANT to pay her $50 for attorneys
fees and such an amount for permanent
almony as the court may deem proper.
She says her husband earns good wages
and owns the residence in which he lives.
Judge Mediation issued an order citing
the defendant to appear in court and
show cause, if any, why he should not be
requ red to pay alimony.