The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-30

time" said Mrs Cray HE says !
called him a liar.tI never did anything
of the kind. for L would not have
dared to call him liar"
On Dec. 16, said Mrs Gray, her hus-
band accused her OF having been GRIM
inally intimate with her cousin She
said her father was the brother OF
Thomas mother. and that he came
from England about I'VE years ago
She had known him since childnood.
and he had often visited her fathers
house. On Dec. IL he first accused her
OF having criminal intimacy with her
cousin. She denied the charge ana ne
repeated IL. and threatened to stab her
to the heart. In referring TO the Wat
son. avenue incident. she said her hus-
band rushed into the room and swore
at her. struck her on the mouth with
his fist, threatened to kill her and ac-
cused her of having committed adult
terry with Thomas.
Were the charges false or true
"They were falses absolutely false
After relating other instances of cru
city. and stating that her husband had
| frequently urged her to take medicine,
her attorney asked her II she had told
all she could remember regarding his
cruelty.
well" she said, ION Oct. he
| forced me to go to a Doctor" tl
Never mind about that" interrupt
ed her counsel, and she did not finish
| her answer.
| She said her husband abused her
| so that she cried till her heart was
sore, and in relating this fact she
| again burst into tears. She said she
| remained with her husband for the
| sake of her children and for her CHAR
acter. until she could no longer stand
| it, and when he broke into her cousins
| room and threatened to kill her she
| decided to leave him. She then went
/ home to her parents, and has lived
| with them ever since.
|. On cross-examination by Mr.. Cottcr
the witness said she took some '.medi-
cine" given her by her husband ana
she became unconscious and was sick
| for q long time afterwards. Her hus-
| band was absent when she took u.
| IN October of last year she bought
j some medicine herself and used IL.
Mrs. Gray then said she was torced
to go to a doctor and named a we'll
known physician as having performed
| a criminal operation on her. She was
sick for seven or eight weeks.
Getting back to the Watson avenue
episode. Mrs. Gray said II was on Dec.
25 and she went to visit cousin. Mrs.
George. She did not meet Mr.. Thomas
| until she started to return home, about
Q O'Clock, and when they missed the
Il car he invited her to his room. Tney
were there about 10 minutes when her
| husband appeared on the scene. Dur
ing all their married life her husband
had struck her three times. the last
time being when he caught her In her
cousins room. When he threw her on
the cellar door she might have falien
of her own accord, she SAID, as sne
| may have tripped over something. AT
| another time he choked her till she
got black in the face and could not
talk.
did you do anything or say any
thing when he was choking your
asked Mr.. Cotter.
IT screamed" replied Mrs. Gray, but
she instantly corrected herself and said
she screamed after he got through
;, She could not remember why he
choked her. unless 1t was on account OF
| her cooking. He swore at ner all the
days of her life"
HE does not drink or gamble. does
her" utftill,,r
that did"
, mo doubt you would. but want to
know about this ONE said Mr.. Cot
ter and Mrs. Gray replied that hei
| husband did not drink nor gamble but
that he was always growing and com
.. planning.
about twice a week and her husband
| did not object to 1t until Dec. II. wher
| he accused her of sustaining improper
| relations with Thomas. lie apollo
gized to Mr.. Thomas for il after
wards" said Mrs. Gray.
"How do you know he apoloSised.
MIR. Thomas told me So"
Mrs. Gray admitted that her hus
band told her that the men In tn
| mines were talking about her ant
| Thomas, and had informed him tina
| she went to the California wine rooms
| with her cousin, and that she replies
! that she would not shun Mr.. Thoma
to please any one. On Dec. IL her hus
: band came home from work about
: O'Clock and found Thomas there. HI
! would not speak to Thomas put IN
latter remained there until about j
. o'clock, and while Mr.. Gray went Z
town on business. After Thoma
| went away Mr.. Gray accused her o
improper conduct and threatened Z
stab her. She knew he did not wan
: her to associate with Thomas, but not
: withstanding that fact she visite
c Thomas room on the second floor O
| house. She did not know whethe
I. the door was locked or not when he
/. husband broke 1t. She had her ha
!. and cloak on and was waiting for tn
!. car. That was the first time she wa
: ever afraid to go home.
On redirect examination Mrs. Ora
? | said that on Christmas evening sh
? left her parents home to visit he
y cousin, Mrs. George ]. She left he
: husband at home to take care or tn
children. She went alone and RENAME
!, with Mrs. George about an hour, an
= when she left for home Mr.. George aS
y companied her until they met Thomas
!, | when George returned home. She sal
= there had been no understanding be
tween her and Thomas to meet on tina
| occasion. Mr.. Thomas room containe
! one bed and but one chair. Mrs. Ora
!. occupied the latter and Thomas SO
. on the former.
J Mrs. Jane Major was the next wi
= ness and testified that she was we
J, acquainted with the Grays and live
: with them for several weeks. Sh
: | heard Mr. Gray frequently complai
about the grub" and about the wa
y his meals were served. At anotht
:: time he called her a id fool becaus
= she would not get his supper. On on
= occasion he called her a bloody fool
\, because she laughed so loud that, h