The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-20

The interpreter objected to asking any
more questions on that point.
IT thought you were trying this
case" said Mr.. Callahan.
II thought 50. too" replied the IN
terpreter.
The court ordered the interpreter to
proceed and attend to his business, and
after few more questions and an
swers the witness was excused.
A Mrs. Evans testified that she wit
messed the Meaderville episode and
saw Lamuth chase his wife with
knife.
Mrs. Mcconnell also saw the chase
but she said Lamuth caught his wife
and threw her down ana then the sis
ter interfered with the stick of wood
and Mrs. Lamuth got away and took
refuge in Mrs. McConnells house. Her
face and hands were scratched and
bleeding as a result of the encounter
with her husband.
Mrs. Simonich was the next witness
and told about Lamuth being arrested
at one time for beating his wife for
which he was fined IN a Walkerville
court. The witness said Lamuth never
supported his wife and children we'll
Mr.. Callahan asked the witness III II
was not a fact that she and her sister
frequently got drunk together. She
denied II but said she took a drink OF
Mike Strotzel the interpreter told
what he knew about the Lamuth family
troubles and said he frequently heard
Lamuth swear at his wife and saw
him chase her with a knife and heard
him tell her that she could go to Peter
Kootze.
Mrs. Strotzel was the next witness.
do you understand the English
language" asked Mr.. Kirk.
mo, SIR"
Can you speak English?"
mo"
Upon her statement that she could
neither speak nor understand the Ian
guage an interpreter was called into
service again and through him Mrs.
Strotzel said she was a sister of Mrs.
Lamuth and that when she tried TO
keep Lamuth from carving his wife he
cut her (the witness) with the knife.
He called both women vile names.
In rebuttal Lamuth explained the
knife ARRAY. He said he had the knife
in his hand and before the quarrel
started. His wife told him to go TO
work and he took offense at the insult.
He told her to shut up and she
wouldn't, so he gave her a push and
she fell across a pile of wood.
Did she keep still after that?"
asked Mr.. Lindsay.
Yes: she keep still"
Lamuth got started on a new tale OF
woe and was not interrupted until he
had told everything he knew. He
claimed that he always supported his
family and paid for the groceries when
ever he had money. He said he and
his wife had property worth several
thousand dollars, which is all in her
name, and that the county supported
her while he was around the state look
ing for work.
The plaintiffs attorneys wanted to
waive the arguments, but Mr. Kirk
said he wished to say "a few words"
The jury was out about half an hour
and returned with a general verdict
for Mrs. Lamuth and by lot of special
findings declared that she had not been
guilty of adultery and that she had
not committed adultery with Peter
Kootye since Nov. ], 1895. as
charged by the plaintiff on the other
hand the jury found that Lamuth had
treated his wife in a cruel and inhuman
manner and had wilfully neglected to
provide her and the children with the
common necessaries of life. Judge Nc
Hatton approved the verdict and find
ings, entered a decree of divorce in fa-
vor of the defendant and awarded to
her the care and custody OF three chill
dren,