Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-06-19
TIES THAT BIND AND ALSO GALL
Mrs. Sarah A. Knight Loses No Time
in lnstitutlng Suit for
Divorce.
Marital Woes Of Several Other
Couples Aired in the Dis
trict Court.

Tuesday seemed to be "divorce day"
in the district court.
Sarah A. Knight Tuesday instituted
suit for divorce against George f.
Knight. She may be slow to anger,
but the complaint shows that she is
quick to act. She alleges that they were
married in Baltimore, Md, in April, 1876;
that, on June IA. 1896, at defendants
ranch, defendant beat and struck plain
tiff, knocked her down and kicked her,
pulled her hair, threatened to take her
life and ordered her to leave home and
to never come back; that they have five
children-M Maggie, aged l5; Eflie, aged
II; Sadie, aged 8; Johnnie, aged 4; and
Georgia, aged 2; that, last Sunday, de-
fendant struck Maggie with d chair and
threatened to throw Eflie down a we'll.
Plaintiff asks for divorce, the custody
of the children, and that defendant be
required to pay into court the expenses
of the suit
Fl. II. Ewing is attorney for plaintiff.
Judge Benton ordered that plaintiff be
permitted, as poor person, to prosecute
the suit without costs
III tuo buit VI AulllC w Dlt-
ford vs.. John H. Whltford, Judge Benton
heard testimony, but reserved his de.
cision. The plaintiff alleges extreme
| cruelty of an unusual nature, and de-
fendant denies all the allegations. Stan
ton & Stanton are attorneys for plaintiff
and j. G. q, Burns, w. H. Smith and
Largent & Huntoon for defendant.
In the suit for divorce of George w.
Bingham vs. Malvina G. bingham, the
defendant Tuesday withdrew her an
swer and gave notice that she would not
resist the plaintiffs application, This is
| the suit in which the plaintiff alleges
| that the defendant deserted him, and his
complaint was met with an answer from
his wife, who is in New Hampshire, that
she intended to return to Great Falls
and live with plaintiff.
In the suit of Alex ID. Campbellc vs..
Jessie Canpbelle, default was entered
and decree of divorc" was granted.
They were married August ID, 1896, in
White Sulphur Springs. February II,
1896, defendant deserted plaintiff.
April II. she entered Il house of illfame
at Belt and the evidence showed, is now
in such house in Great Falls. q. w.
Taylor and A. =. McAnelly were plant
ifs attorneys.
Peddie Gross, charged with grand
larceny, in that she ''roled' j.. LacroiX
while he was in the house of ill-faue of
which she was an inmate; Stella Wood
son, Emma Jameson and Charles Cam
eron, each charged with receiving a
portion Of the money which Peddie
Gross is charged with stealing, were
arraigned and all pleaded not guilty.
Stella NOodson was released, on bail OF
800, John +. Little and Nate Wheeler
being suretics, and the others were re
manded to custody, to await trial. T
| +. Brady is Stella WoOdson' S attorney
Judge Benton settled and allowed the
bill of exceptions in the case Of the State
of Montana VS. Edward }. O Brien and
for the second time, the case was sent t.
the supreme court. The etate appoRIs
from Judge Bentons order, rcmandiu2
defendant for trial on the charge Of man
slaughter. Tho state contends that he
should again be tried for murder in tn.
first degree,