The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-30
NEWS FROM HELENA
lhe Unfolding Of a Long Tale Of Do
meSuc Unpleasantnsss.
NO PARDON FOR JOHNNIE
Young MoDermott Must Remain
In the Reformatory-The Close
of the mace Mee,ing-One
Event Declared OFF.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Helena. Aug. o.-Judge Blake to-day
I'm Department NJ the distr,ct court bad
a tale OF domestic trouble unfolded to
him by Frances +. Charlesworth. wife
OF George II. Charlesworth. who IL chief
clerk in. the general land office OF tho
Montana Central at Butte. Mrs. Charles
worth sad that she had been married TO
her husband only 10 days when he DESERT
ed her. leaving her to support four Of his
children by a former wife. besides two
children OF her own. Mrs. and Mrs.
Chariesworth were married In this city
June n and on July |, she says, he de-
serted her without reasonable excuse and
refused 10 support her or their children.
although well able TO do so. Before the
plaintiff married Charlesworth she was
Mrs. Frances +. Lathrop. and resided in
this city. Where she still Is. She did not
want n divorce. but asked the court to
grant her aiimony OF s7S per month for
the support OF herself and children. She
told the court that her husband received
from sioo to $50 month and that the
company owed him large sum For
that reason she asked for an injunction
restraining MN from uspos.ns oi any
pay. The court granted the order.
| Charesworth Is expected TO arrive from
| Butte to-day and the matter may not
| proceed any farther.
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Governor Richards to-day refused to
pardon Johnnie McDermott a tough lad.
who was sent to the reform school fror1
Butte. Mrs. McDermott who arrived IN
Butte Friday from her home in salt
Lake CITY Ia search Of her son, appealed
/ fb lar fhs. hny hfa
said that she would take him out OF the
state II he was released. and wrote a pa
thetic appeal for clemency. The letter OF
Mrs. McDermott accompanied another
letter stating the circumstances OF the
| case that was signed by John ORourke,
| ID. j. Hennessy and Pat Mullins. Cow
| ernor Richards. TN reply to the mothers
| appeal. said that he was unable to grant
the pardon on sympathet!c grounds only.
He had no evidence before him why the
| boy who had been regularly committed
| from court, should be pardoned, and
while ne es5ed sympathy TOR the
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| ''e "'r" OF n nrown'
The funeral of Hon &. X Brown. mas
| ter mechanic M fhe Montana railroad
who died In this city Thursday from the
result Of an accident at Castle Junction.
took place this afternoon from st. Pauls
Methodist church. The church was filled
by friends Of the dead man. who accom-.
pnnIed the body 10 the Odd Fellovs'
cemetery Or A n Raleigh preached
the sermon nj the church The ODD Fel-
lows and knights OF Pyth.as were pres
ent in a body and the latter organization
conducted tho services at the grave Mr.
Brown was AZ wears old and was horn Al
pock Island IN Ve leaves a wtfs and
two cbi,dren Ue was ana os the oh,ese
engineers ON pbe Northern Pacific road
For the mart ne took In the strike ON the
road two YEARS rpo ne was discharvea.
Two years aVo he was elected 70 ,ba Iex-
,sla,,ire from This county Ne had a
| great MANY friends Covernor Richard.
and Secretary OF STATE Rotw,tt c,osed
their offices this afternoon out Of respect
,o the dead man and attended the IN.
neral.
good programme to-day at the race
track closed one OF the most successful
meetings OF the state Fair association
mas had for several years Three tnou-
sahd people at'enned, tue weather WIS
hne The day was not marked by any
exciting events OF the knd that attended
yesterdays races. There were no acci-
dents ana no surprises rhe tavor'tes
won every race and the betting was NOT
particularly active. nor were the winners
much ahead when II was all over Those
VINO played the right horses Tor place
In the mutuals made the most money but
straght mutua's PAD nttie. The nrst
race OF the day. trotting. free-for-ali.
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