The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-17
SHEWASMUCH ABUSED
Mrs. Jane Carpenter Proved How She
Had Been Wronged.
HE WAS CRUEL AND MEAN
The Jury Decided That the Woman
Should Be Released From
Such q Tough Customer
and They Cut the Knot

the family troubles OF Jane ana Cnartes !
Carpenter. This is the case where MRS.
Carpenter. several years ago. ran away I
from her home in Canada and deserted
her husband and little daughter
and came to Butte. About a year ago
she began divorce proceedings and ask
ed for the custody of the child, but as
n was necessary to get her husband
within the Jurisdiction of the court she
resorted to a clever but heartless ruse
| nv having a telegram sent to her nus
hand telling him that she had met
| with a fatal accident by being thrown
from a carriage and that she wanted 1
| TO see him and their child before sne
| died. 1t was the first fntimation Sar-
| penter had as to his wires wnere
abouts, and he FASTENED TO her, nopins
to arrive in time to see her sun an,e.
| He left home in such hurry that ne
| ala not provide himself with sufncient
funds. and on the way he was com
pelled to pawn his watch. When ne
finally reached Butte and FOUND tns
home of his dying wife ne rushsu
fully. A few moments later he was
| served with the divorce papers, ana on
. hearing before Judge Speer Mrs. Car,
penter was granted temporary coneIoi
of the child. and since then they nave
been f,ehting back and forth over the
girl. -, x,,, xva. 4
forced listener to the testimony re-
lating to her parents trouoies; A..
G. C. barrow was attorney Tor Mrs.
CARPENTER and c. L. Campbell Tor the
defendant. The jury in the case was
| composed of r.. H. Nearing, James
Bailey. c. R. Williams. J; n; wi1 IasnnS
Knotwell. w. b. Jenkins. Thomas NC
Arthur, Ed c, Jones. ]. w. kemper
and Morgan James.
Mrs. Carpenter testified that she had
been married to the defendant over .ts s
wears ago. and until she came to Butte
r in December, 1893, they lived tosetneI
near st. Thomas, Canada. On august
j - they made arrangements 10 go 70
picnic, but Carpenter missed GOMEZ
lions and Mrs. Carpenter went alone
and returned late at night. She 1ouno
her husband at home and In a drunken
condition. He told her to leave NONE
or he would kick her out. she starteo
n to go and he ran after ner' causn. sd
: and knocked her down and dragged
her back into the house. He swore at
her and abused her. and she started 70
leave the second time, when ne again
ran after her and struck her with an
umbrella cutting her head and causing
. the blood to run down her face. she
finally got away and went 10 some
= l1atives. The next day she returned -
her home and stole her clothes, anc
then her husband had her cousin ar
rested for larceny, and she had him ar
rested for beating her. Both SUITS Mer'
withdrawn on a compromise: Sne ive'
set | with her relatives for while ana thei
e went to Detroit, and from there cam
.d. to Butte and took rooms at the East
OF | man house Later she went 10 Nv
with a brother. Mrs. Carpenter sal.
nd her husband was drunk more than nal
WIS the time and neglected his famliy am
business On cross-examination sh
said her husband always provided we
to enough for her and the child. She ais
ay. said that when Carpenter hit her VIII
the umbrella she took IL away fror
oh him and gave II 70 MN anu anu. he, T.
nd furry was received in a struggle for pos
session of the umbrella, but insiste
that her husband struck her.
'1' During her testimony Car ,l,rn,e
around In his chair until the coul
ok. threatened to exclude him from II
7is' room IL he did not conduct himse
properly. , ss.,
an 81 the narties. was the next witnes
acn and gave evidence of her companion
ship and association with her motne
Her testimony was identical ana .
most word for word like that or MI
the Carpenter. She said she was pre &c
eet. during the umbrella battle and IN
as she asked her father not 10 XIII
sell mother. She said her father W
tail drunk about half the time and that
,ar- often called her vile names put 2.
this never struck her before the time
used the umbrella on her. !,
r. The little girl said that when .
mother came home from the picnic .
title father was in bed and he told her
pur- leave the house or he would KICK
and ont she replied he would not need TO
that and she started to go out ana
iumped up and ran after her
knocked her down. He picked ner
rth- and brought her back into the hou
day. She got away again and he once ms
brought her back, and when they
m into the house he picked up the
brella and hit her. They tnen wen ~
he'd. and when he was asleep MIS-. ~
nenter got up and ran away Inc :
IT. remained with her 1ather' ohe
,r;.h not afraid of him. ,
WIN IN cross-examination she SAID
rudy father was never SO drunk tnat ne
not know what he was aoins OF y
he could not walk or talk rauoHa
,,sIv The girl denied tnat ne 10 " She Is =
"a Years of age and was 10 at the y
- the umbrella battle. she Knew
was on the 18th of the month. peea
any she had been away TO scnooi al m
re of treai ,oi
tab A brother of Mrs. Carpenter. mar
at.er Doane. testified as to the time she
: a. rived in Butte.
onv A number of dispositions from
ut by sons IN 81 nne from Elijah Mo
who said ne had heard that Carpe'
free abused his wiie anu ,oS hss ~
Is 43 Isaac Hammond aiso - toid ,
nday. mony on wnat soi ,ieo'1,h,nr he he,
vo,, Roth men were of the opinion that
o1se penter drank to excess. and Juol
e All from his general reputauoh, ,nsy
not consider him fit to be the nusp
of Jane Carpenter.
Harrison Kipp made deposi
n, that Mrs. Carpenter came 70 his NJ
49, the night she ran away from n'
AVS. she nau se..-aar and chemise {,
49, torn. Kipp said Carpenter was