The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16
IN THE BLOOM CASE
The Wife Wants a Division of Prop
erty and AlimOny.
SEBASTIAN MAY BE INSANE
At Any Rate II Is Declared That
Many of His Relatives We're Men,
tally observation-disclosures Suit
Against the City-Notes.


the mayor and city clerk, to compel the
latter to issue warrant for $3,00360,
due to Vogel, the Central avenue paw
ing contractor and alleged to have been
assigned to Palmer, the court to-day
denied the writ and assessed plaintiff
s14 costs.
The Bloom divorce proceedings took
another turn to-day when J. II. Blooms
attorney withdrew the action for legal
separation from his better half This
afternoon, just as Clerk of the Court
Cockerill was about to close his office.
Lyter g. Green, attorneys for Mrs.
Bloom, hled an action entitled Bessie
Bloom VS.. ]. II. Bloom, alleging that
her husband deserted her last Novem-
Der. after having failed to support her
since July, 1895. She also alleges cru
city on the part of the defendant. She
claims the defendant owns lot 3, block
S6. this city, reasonably worth s., $780,
for which plaintiff furnished most of
the purchase money. She asks the
court for decree partitioning the prop
erty and enJoining the defendant from
disposing OF the same until her rights
have been protected The defendant is
asked to pay the plaintiff $3.50 attor-
ney's fees, also $50 a month alimony for
such period as the court may desig-
nate.
Ing rTcuuenInal, manager OF the
Mint saloon, was arrested tonight on q
warrant charging him with carrying on
gambling without license. He gave
bonds In the sum OF $500.
on application of Stanton e. Stanton,
attorneys for John Sebastian, who will
betried at the March term of court on
the charge of killing his wife In this
city last October, Judge Benton has or
dered that commission to take the
dispositions of w. G. Stanton, Mary
Breed and Mrs. c. L. Gray of st. Paul
be Issued to Walter Holcomb a notary
public Of that city. Sebastian's defense
will be that he was insane when no
committed the crime, and his attorneys
have served upon Prosecuting Attorney
Freeman copy of the questions that
VIII be submitted in behalf of the de-
PENDANT The interrogatories to be pro-
pounded are designed to elicit the fact
that the defendant was employed by
deponent; that, while so employed, de-
fendant frequently complained of pains
In his head; that his memory was de-
fectiVe, he at times doing things OF
which he afterwards had no recollec-
ton; that deponent observed that de-
PENDANT had unusual and abnormal
mental peculiarities, and that fellow
employees of defendant often spoke to
deponent concerning defendants aber-
rations. Mary Breed and Mrs. c. l..
Gray are defendants sisters. The in
terrogatories to be propounded TO them
are intended to elicit replies that the
defendants mothers grandmother was
insane and died in an insane asylum;
mat defendants mothers father was
insane and at one time tried to kill his
wife. claiming that she had endeavored
to poison him. in order to obtain the
insurance on his life, when, in fact,
his life was not insured; that defend
ants great-grandmother's sister, his
mothers uncle and mothers aunt were
insane; that defendants mother is It
times insane, and, at one time, while in
sane. tried to kill a boarder with a
butcherknife; that he was insane Just
prior to the birth of defendant, and de-
remnants youngest sister; that defend
ants youngest sister, Mrs. Dooley. is
at times insane; that defendant has fire.
quently complained of pains in his
head; that he once sustained an injury
or fracture of the skull; that he was in
sane after his marriage to the woman
whom he killed; that, at other times
when he and his wife, now deceased.
We're a congenial couple and defendant
was an attentive, considerate and low
ing husband.
Stanton & Stanton also filed notice
that they will, at 10 o'clock next Mon
day morning. apply to Judge Benton
for an order that j. r. MCGEE of Mar
shall, Mimi, may be examined in behalf
of Sebastian on a commission to be is
sued to John z. Burchard, a notary
public of Marshall; and, further, they
gave notice that the interrogato tories to |
be propounded to MCGEE will be sub |
United at 10 o'clock next Thursday |
morning to the court for approval.
George w. Bashford. a peddler, paid |
a fine of S25 and costs this morning for |
stealing a gold thimble from the resi- |
dence of Mrs Robert Diamond and !
selling the same for 50.
-
Fort Assinniboine, is in the city. the |
guest of friends.
Z. r. Mcneil, a well-known civil en-
gineer from Boulder. is in town to-day.
More than $4,000 were paid 10 en-
ployes Of the b. & NJ. smelter to-day and
tonight the streets are thronged and
business houses enjoying a rushing
trade.
Monday will be pay day at Belt and
more than $4,000 will be distributed
among employees OF the Cashier Coal *
Coke company.
The Woman's Relief Corps held a So
cial in Masonic hall tonight. which
was largely attended.
The trustees Of the Electric City club.
a social organization composed OF bust
ness and professional men, have elect
ed the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: Ira Myers. president: Gold.
T. Curtis, vice president: c. H. Clark
secretary and treasurer. Il. r. Collett |
O. r. Wadsworth and James O'Grady. |
mouse committee. The report Of the |
retiring treasurer showed that the in
debtedness of the club had been reduced I
since the organization eighteen months |
ago from $500 10 S1,I0O. a vote Of
thanks was extended 70 the retiring
officers and trustees Of the club.
The following citizens. with their |
postoi1ce addresses. have been sum
moned 10 serve as jurors al the term If
court. which cOuvrnes ia THIS CITY !
Monday. March =.
Great Fails. -. hlngsbury.
Charles +. Stork. +. r. C'Se4l r. T !
Overman. Henry Tietjeu. Pltrl, K
Kelly. II. J. skinner. ". J. Delaney. |