The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
MORE MISFIT MARRIAGES
People Found Love Wasn't What
1t Was Cracked Up to Be.
RELEASED FROM BONDS
Mrs. West Says Her Husband Chased
Her Out OF the House and Other
Women Into It-Other
Cases Heard.

Judge Clancy heard testimony in sew
eral divorce eases yesterday and grant
ed DEGREES of separation 10 the COM
planning parties. Agnes Mary Con-
stance Edith West, secured a divorce
from her husband, William West, a
Cornwall drover and butcher. She tes-
titled that they were married in Eng
land on March q, 1884. and that she
LETT her husband ON account OF his
cruelty, Oct. g. 1896, and came to Butte
with a relative. she said her husband
had trea,ed her cruelty, and that she
had been afraid of her life while living
with him. one day he chased her out
of the house, and on numerous occa-
sionS he chased other women who We're
not chaste. Mrs. West named Eliza
Shepherd as one of the latter class, and
she said her husband brought the wo-
man home with hnm and compelled his
wife to make tea for her. Two other
witnesses testified that West never
treated his wife right. but that she was
in every respect proper wife.
James Burton was granted a divorce
from Ella Burton on the ground of de-
seruon. The plaintff haa an idea thar
ms own testimony was sufficient To
secure Il divorce, but the judge said he
could not grant a divorce on the un-
supported testimony Of the plaintiff.
Burton Went out and rustled up an
other witness, and then came BACK and
testified that he married the defendant
at Hancock, Mich. In 1898. ana lived
with her there about a year. He was
out of employment. ana she left him
and refused to go with him to Dakota,
where he went in search Of employ
ment. Burton's witness testified 10 the
same effect
'fhe defendant in the case of G. Addi-
son Plumley against Mary +. Plumley,
asked for an allmony allowance and the
matter was TO have been heard yester-
cay, but owing to the fact that the
plaintiffs attorney did not have sutti-
cient no,ice, the hearing was continued
until next Tuesday Attorney Grice
asked the court 10 issue q restraining
order to keep the plaintiff from leav-
ing town in The meantime, but he did
not get il.
In the case of Rueger against the
Kenyon-Connell Commercial company
and others, an order to show cause
why the receiVership should not be ex-
tended, had been set for hearing yes
terday but there was no opposition 10
the petition and an order was made
that the receiver take possession OF all
the accounts and books of the COM
pany.
the suit of p. II. Miller>against ex-
Mayor Thompson and the city of Butte,
an action to recover half the amount
represented by forged city warrants
discovered by Miller was knocked out
as to eN Mayor Thompson, on u demur-
rer, on the ground that the action
had been brought prematurely. for, ac-
cording TO the allegations of the COM
plant, the amount sued for was not
due until the fact of the forged war
rants is established, and that matter is
involved in several suits now pending
in the court. The city did not raise that
point. and will have to go to trial on
The allegations OF the complaint.
IN the case of the John Capliee Co.
against the Snow Drift a. Silver Lick
company. a stipulation between the two
parties was entered into i'm 1895 that the
plaintiff should have judgment with in
teTest for the amount sued for, at the
expiration of two years The time has
expired and judgment was awarded the
plaintiff yesterday for $39 652.i3 and
costs.
Ralph A. Louis yesterday commenced
an action against James j. Thomas and
others for $500