The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-09
Butte Department..
LONG TALES OF WOE
Married Women Who Say They Have
Been III Treated.
MRS. ORTON'S SAD PLIGHT
Some Startling Accusations Made
in Her Complaint-O Other APP
peals for Divorce on Various
and Sundry Grounds.
MRS. ORTON'S SAD PLIGHT

A pitiful tale Of cruelty was related
TO Judge Speer yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. Ida orion in giving her testimony
in her divorce suit against her hus-
band, Fred orion. The suit went by
default and the defendant was not in
court. NJ. L. Wines represented Mrs.
orton and after reading her complaint
stated TO the court that he would
prove. by testimony, that the defend
ant had been subjected TO almost in
credible cruelty by her husband; that
she had always been a true and faith
full wife to the defendant hut that she
became sick prior 20 June of last year
and her husband insisted on sending
her TO an eastern hospital for treat
ment, although she was too 81 to trav-
81. He coerced her into going and pro-
Vided her with a second class scalpers'
ticket. and without a berth. and with
barely sufficient means to provide
necessary food on the way, he put her
on the train and then refused 10 have
anything more TO do with her and has
ever since refused to recognize her as
his wife and compelled her to beg for
charity while in the East Mr.. Wines
said the proofs would also show that
the defendant had associated with I'M
chaste women.
Several witnesses testified that they
had seen him in the Irish World in
company with a female inmate of the
place, and also testified that Mr.. or
ton was doing a good business and
was well able TO support his wife.
At the conclusion of this testimony
Mrs. Orton took the stand and related
her story. She said she had been n
resident of Butte for seven years ana
was married to the defendant I'm Butte
n TGQO
June when he sent her away to a
hospital in Baltimore TO have an ope-
ration performed on her.
He gave me a scalpers' ticket and
SIS in money" she said, "and three
conductors were going TO put me off
the train because l was riding on an
assumed name"
Mrs. Orton said that when she
reached Baltimore she was entirely
without money and had TO go to a pub
lie hospital. where she was placed in
a paupers ward among lot OF Polish
Jews and Italians. The place was
filled with Vcrmin and she became COW .
cred with il. She said the hospital at
PENDANTS treated her badly and she
wrote to her husband for money So
that she could go TO another hospital
but he refused 10 send her any. She
couldn't stand the treatment any long
or, 50 she went 20 The National hotel
and wrote her husband again He an
swered her letter and pretended to be
very angry because she left the hospi-
tai and refused 10 send her any money
or write 70 her again. Mrs orion said
she was very sick at the time and was
still sick and that the doctor told her
she would have To go 10 some eastern
hospital again, as she could not get
well In Butte. From Baltimore She
went 10 New York on money provided .
through charity and in New York the
mayor furnished her with shelter
through public charity funds ana sent
her to Cincinnati where she called an !
me mayor and was again furnished I
WIN money 10 get something to eat
\ correction was taken M en- the may
'F oilce To secure her some under
wear ana the mayor wrote TO the may }
OF OF Butte about her case and tried }
10 get her transportation home but
me Butte mayor paid no attention II :
IL. she was placed I'm n charity hospi- 2
-al IN Cincinnati and afterwards fur q
llShtd with transportation to Butte 4 j
w men She arrived i'm the city she djd q
not nave money enough TO pay car $
.afe 10 the city and she AGAIN became . ]
4 subject or charity. She called on q
ler husband and ne refused TO SEQ hc,. q
N have anything TO do with her She O
men brought "A suit - compel him to {
support tner hut some kind of rlp,r..3- 4
Mise was reached and She withdrew Z
ne suit and begged him to take hor d
Jack which he refused to do She a
aid she has pleaded with him almost a
ialiy 10 take her back. but without fl
success. When she was in good health
ne said. She helped him with his
work and in every way tried TO he a
'o'd Wife 10 him. Mrs. Ort0n testified 4
hat while she was in the East b.r "a
husband wrote 70 different parties that h
ne mad been in a house of ll-fame II
M published false accusations !,
gainst her for the purpose OF iniur-
ne her reputation and degrading her
IFS orton frequently broke down and
RED while she was relating her story 4
ne couple have no children. Jud@a
peer granted a decree Of divorce.
FRED Orton IS well-kn0wn and 70
pected young business man OF Butte ].
M mas any number Of friends Nh, 81
Npress admiration for his course in II
ne divorce case in nO; fighting Mrs u
'rton. for they claim he could have o.
lade good and meritorious defense
M one that would have placed hin, i'm
Tar less unfavorable light lie pre- 'l
erred however, 20 accept all tho -
lame and allow the case to go by de-
ault as the best way to end the mat !,
ar. n