The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-26
TWO FAITHLESS ONES
W. ]. Mullins Obtains Divorce With
out Much of an Effort.
HIS WIFE is VERY SPORTY
William Williams Deserted His Wife
After Being Married 20 Years
or More-Summons VIII Be
Fublished-Fox VS.. Fox.

A faithless wife and a faithless hus-
band were defendants in two divorce
| cases in the district court yesterday
| Proofs were taken before Judge Nc
Hatton in the case of William ]. Null
Inns against Clara NJ. Mullins. Mr..
| Mullins, young man, testified that his
wife was 81 years of age and that he
had married her in Detroit on Sept. IL,
1898. On the fifth of April OF last year
she confessed to him that on the previ-
| Gus day she had been criminally inti-
| mate with one Con Hurley at the Monte
| Cristo, an designation house on West
Broadway. She promised to reform and
he was going to give her another
| chance but she did not keep her word
and repeated the offense. One evening,
in company with a friend named Ke-
OCH, Mr.. Mullins occupied a room in the
Monte Cristo for the purpose of OBJ
tanning evidence against the woman,
and heard a man inquire of the land
lady for Mrs. Mullins. She told him
Mrs. Mullins was not in. and the man
requested her to inform Mrs. Mullins
that her husband had called to see her
The landlady appeared surprised and
exclaimed. Her husband" The man
replied, Yes, she will know what that
means" He said he had an engage
ment with her. Mullins did not live
with his wife after that He said she
was now an inmate of the Little Club,
a house of prostitution on East Mer-
curry street.
The man Keogh also testified regard
ing the affair at the Monte Cristo and
said he saw Mrs. Mullins at the Little
Club few days ago. Under Sheriff
Young testified that he served the sum-
mons in the case on Mrs. Mullins in
room of the Monte Cristo. A decree
of divorce was ordered in favor of the
plaintiff.
The parties TO the other suit, which
was commenced yesterday, are Ann
Williams and William williams. In
her complaint Mrs. Williams recites
that they were married at Holyhead,
Wales, on May 16, 1878, and they have
one son, aged 20 years. On Nov. 16,
1883, says Mrs. Williams, her husband
deserted her and went to live with one
Jane Roberts and has ever since lived
with that woman in open and notorious
adultery. The plaintiff has been a res
ident of Silver Bow county since Jan.
2, 1893. She asks for decree of divorce
and the custody Of the 20 year old boy.
Richard Fisher, who was divorced
from his wife and compelled to pay
alimony and then remarked her a few
days ago. called on the clerk of the
courts yesterday with his marriage GER
tificate and made a demand to be re-
leased from the alimony obligations.
The order will probably be made when
Judge Speer holds court again. Fisher
had promptly paid the alimony every
week
Kathleen Fox last evening filed her
complaint in a suit for divorce against
Edward Fox, to whom she was mar
ried in Butte on April z. 1890. About
three months later on July 4, 1890. he
deserted her without cause or reason,
and has since lived separate and apart
from her. She asks for a divorce. ALI
mony and counsel fees.
In the Williams case an order was
signed for the publication of the sum-
mons, Mrs. Williams alleging in an
affidavit that she did not know the
present whereabouts of her husband as
he left Holyhead about five months
ago.