The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-04
Butte Department.
BARBARA'S SIDE OF IT
She Denies Her Husbands Allegations
and Makes a Few Herself.
MAGGIE DESERTED EBERT
For the Seventh Round Adam Far
raday Comes Up With a Call
for Separation = Other
Court Business.
MAGGIE DESERTED EBERT

Barbara Lamuth yesterday filed an
answer to the suit for divorce brought
against her last week by her husband.
John Lamuth. and denies the serious
charges of infidelity ne made against
her. She also makes a cross-complaint
and demands a divorce in her favor.
In her answer she denies that her hus-
band has in all things observed his
marital obligations or that he has been
a true and faithful husband, and de-
MES that she ever committed adultery
with one Peter Kootze or any other
person. In her cross-complaint, Mrs.
Lamuth alleges that she has always
been true and faithful wife and in all
things observed her marriage VOWS.
The plaintiff, however, treated her in a
cruel and inhuman manner, especially
on July l, 1895, while she was living
with her sister at Meaderville. when ne
assaulted her with a knife and threat
ened to kill her. He was only prevented
from infiicting bodily injury upon her
by the timely interference of her sister
On the 4th of July he came home drunk
and abused her with vile and abusive
language and compelled her to leave
the room to avoid being injured. on
Nov. IA, While living at Walker
vile, he beat her until she was black
and blue. and on the following morning
he again whipped her. By reason of
the various acts of cruelty on his part
she was compelled to seek the prOtec-
ton of her sisters. She also alleges
that by reason of his idleness, profit
gacy and dissipation he has wilfully
neglected 10 provide his wife and child
rem with the common necessar!es of
life for more than one year, during all
of which time she has taken care OF
and supported the children. She asks
the court for a decree of divorce and
the care and custody of the children.
In Judge McHauton's court yesterday
morning the case of John ORourke
against Mary Schultz was called for
trial before a jury. Some time ago
O'Rourke secured a judgment for s. 900
against the Northwestern Brick & Sup
ply company for services as manager
The judgment was not satisfied and he
sued Mrs. Schultz al one of the trus-
tees of the company, seeking to hold
her liable personally because the trus-
tees failed to file for record an annual
statement of the company's affairs.
The plaintiff offered in evidence the
judgment roll in the first case and j.
l.. Wines. counsel FOR Mrs. Srlui,z, OBJ
jectad 10 il Cn the ground tE2t L was
not evidence aga!nst the defendant, and
the court sustained the objection. The
plaintiff then attempted TO prove SER
vices performed by O'Rourke, bu, that
was also ruled out because il had not
been set out IN the complaint. The
plaintiff then Obtained leave to amend
his complaint. which necessitatcd
postponement f the trial. and the case
was continued.
Ebert n. Bell, engineer at the Colo
RADIO smelter, commenced an action for
divorce against mis- wife. Marguerite X.
Bell on the grounds of desertion. Mr.
and Mrs. Bell are well known in Butte
and have been married only a little
over a year. The complaint says they
were married on Jan. H. 1895. They did
not live together long, and tne defend
ant, Il is said, is at presen; in Califor-
MIA.
The seventh suit I'm the noted Farra-
day case was instituted yesterday.
Adam is again plaintiff. but this zine
he charges Ida only with ies rt.on. He
says she left him on Aug. IS. 1894.
j. l.. Gaylord, one OF the defendants
in the damag e suit of Amelia Sloan
against the Kenyon-Connell company
and others, filed his answer in court
yesterday. He makes a general denial
of knowledge of respons !bility.
Judge McHatton yesterday impan-
eled a new trial jury composed of Will
liam Bailey. John Barrett, l.. w. Bel
veal, Dan Brown, Timothy Crowley. Jo-
Stpll ~ La ltS' Il. D. Il iilIltsdIs w
Graves, James Kilham, John Lynch,
James McNulty, Joseph Mass. Peter
Mateoce, John Meek. A. I. Morgan.
Henry Olson. c. NJ. Palmer, Dominick
Sallxi, John b. Sattes. William Shields,
]. T. Shinnick and c. r. Williams. The
usual number were let off on various
excuses. One man said he had lived
in Butte II years; but could not talk
English.
can you talk United states?" asked
the court.
NO England, no United States" was
the reply. And he was excused.
The sheriff yesterday sold a number
of mining claims under an execution is
sued in the case of Timothy Murray
against w. l.. Farlin. The property
was bid in by MI Murray at the fol-
lowing figures: The Czarina lode claim,
SIS. 900; Metallic, $500: Magnolia. $500;
Portland, 81 900. Reserve. Sl.l24S5; the
east 655 feet Of the Columbia, $4,000.
The total was S36.O24S5. being the
amount of the judgment and costs.
A few days ago a suit for the fore
closure of lien was commenced
against one John II. Morong, but the
pencil made the name JOAN @. M0rony,
10 which the latter gentleman, VINO is
clerk of the courts in Deer Lodge, takes
an exception.