The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-10

The Jury Decides That She Owns
tho Land.
1T STOOD NINE TO THREE
siegsl Had No Valid Claim TO thu Prop
srty-Ths Findings An In the wife's
Fsvor-Alvira 0usti Gets
Divorce.

4nC july Az NbC C0oC u EiiaS 0iS8ci
against his ex-wife. Phoebe siegei, over
the possession Of some valuable resi-
dence property on the west side. re-
turned . verdict in favor Of Mrs. Sieg-
Ell. The verdict, which was opened in
Judge Clancy's court yesterday MORN
ing. declared that the defendant was
the owner of the and and premises in
controversy. and that the plaintiff had
no valid claim thereto. The special
findings submitted to the jury were an
swered as follows: That the plaintiff
did not buy the lot in controversy with
his own money: that the lot was not
bought with money belonging to the
plaintiff: that the plaintiff did not build
a U on the property with his own
money; that tho property was not
placed in the name of Mrs. siegel by
her husband to be held in trust by her
for him: that the plaintiff did not give
the Inc in controversy to the defend
ant: that h plaintiff paid part Of the
purchase price out of his own money to
the amount of $3.50; that the defendant
was not trustee of the plaintif of the
lar In controversy; that the plaintiff
did not by letter demand OF the defend
ant q conveyance OF the property: that
II Mr.. Siegel paid any part Of the money
for the purchase price of the property
in controversy he intended to make q
gift thereof to the defendant. The jury
was polled, and stood nine to three in
favor of the verdict and findings.
On the first ballot taken by the Jury
after retiring Wednesday evening the
vote was nine to three and ten to two
on the verdict n findings. but the bal
lot was only informal, and the jury was
then taken to dinner After their re-
turn the vote was seven to five,
remained SO for a number of ballots.
The last vote AXE was eight to four.
but when the jury was polled nine re-
sponded In favor of the verdict and ind-
ings.
Alvira GUST, the young woman from
Anaconda who made plans for another
marriage before she had been legally
separated from her former husband.
Reno GUST, was granted a divorce yes
terday morning by Judge Clancy. In
her testimony she told the court that
she was married in Anaconda in July.
1897. She said that on the 18th day
Of December and the 9Th Of january
last her husband got drunk and beat
her and threw her out of the house. On
the 18th of last February he kicked her
out of bed and threw her out of the
house at 2 o'clock in the morning. That
was the last straw, and she left him.
A Mrs. Williams also testified that she
saw Gusti strike his wife.
In Judge Lindsay's court yesterday a
suit of M. Meyer against M. G. Cohn
was on trial, but resulted In a motion
for a non-suit being sustained at the
conclusion of the plaintiffs evidence.
The suit was for $50 i'm expenses in
Cured in collecting two drafts. Sever
al years ago Mr.. Meyers loaned Cohn a
considerable sum Of money on two
drafts. payable at some future date.
collect one of them before 1t was due.
When due the draft was paid. There
was no evidence that the other draft
had ever been presented for payment.
In a suit of z. 7. Brookman against
the Montana Liquor company, the jury
gave the plaintiff a verdict for 31s due
for labor and material furnished the
defendant.
The suit OF Joe Berti against George
A. Clark was dismissed for want Of
prosecution.
The court appointed William O'Brien
guardian ad Item for his son, George
O'Brien, for the purpose of bringing a
damage suit against the electric light
company. The boy wal burned and
crippled by a live electric wire.
Pauline Gray yesterday brought suit
for divorce against Elmer Gray on the
ground Of non-suppoYt. They were
married in Butte just n year & yes
terday, and she. say he has not sup
ported her since their wedding day. She
asks permission to take her maiden
name again, which was Pauline Boeh-
mer-