The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-30
8. b. Stewart Wants Damages to
the Tune of 100000.
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY
Divorce Gases Heard by Judge Lindsay.
Annie A. Cotton Got Her Decree.
A Rush for Naturalisation
Papers.

the district court by Samuel H. Stuart
against the Singer Manufacturing COM
pany. The complaint in the case al
leges that the defendant company. in
the conduct Of its business employs a
horse m wagon for the delivery of
goods and hat the horse was known
to be a runaway. yet In spite Of hat
knowledge the defendant on the Sth Of
last February permitted the horse to
stand unhitched on Main street. He
ran away and struck Stuart on the
right side. dislocating his arm and in
fiicting other injuries of a permanent
character and which are likely to cause
his death. At the time of the accident
he was foreman of the Moulton COM
pany and earned $500 a month. He
claims to be now incapacitated from
following that employment and con-
siders himself damaged to the extern.
of 500. 900, for which amount Judgment
Is asked. George Haldorn is attorney
for Stuart.
Judge Lindsay yesterday afternoon
heard the proofs in the divorce ease of
Annie A. Cotton against Edward Col
ton. h testified that they were mar
ried at Philipsburg Oct. 30, 1888, and
that for Is years she has lived in Butte.
She said the defendant struck her with
an iron bar and inflicted severe injuries
on her in October. 1892, and at other
times he threw at her sticks of wood,
basins OF water. cans of condensed
milk, n threatened to kill her and
h children. This was OF almost every
day occurrence. An s-year-old daugh-
ter OF the parties corroborated the
mothers testimony. Attorney Howell
asked the child II she understood the
nature of an oath. and she said she
did not. He then asked her IL she knew
what became of persons who told an
untruth. They get burned up was
the reply. The courts decree granted
Mrs. Cotton the custody Of the two
children.
Maud r. Chase was also granted a
divorce from Theodore +. Chase on the
ground of non-support. According to
her testimony they were married at
Tacoma on May Is. 1893. and the de-
PENDANT never did contribute anything
TO her support and about IL months z
left her and is now living in Spokane.
Another witness testified that Chase
had a natural aversion to work.
A divorce was granted by Judge
Clancy to the plaintiff in the case of
Ida Lacasse against Napoleon Lacasse
on the ground of cruelty.
Judge Lindsay yesterday heard a
number of applicants for naturalization
and admitted the following:
John Murphy. Thomas Martin. Peder
Tranaas. Dennis L. Joyner. John F.
Anderson, Moses SCHNEIDER. Fedine
Quay. Herman Meme. Frank p. Greene,
Peter st. John. Christian Milstead. Rob-
ert Magee. Swan Nordberg, r. Henry
Bunny, Frank Skolberg, Martin John
son. Martin Gianott. Herman Person.
John Thomas, William Wilson, Andrew
Nelson, George Scott, Joseph johnson,
william Wanck. George A. Breadhoft,
aurice Cummins, John III. Simtich.
Edward Austian Christmas, Frank Co
gan. Toni Saras, Richard Trinnmon,
John McGwein, Paul Bocach.
A number failed to pass because of
unsatisfactory testimony. Jacob Hal
version, George +. Ordayno and Charles
Gassman sat In the court room and
waited from early morning until 6
O'Clock at night before they were
reached. and then they failed to pass.
Maurice Kelly failed to pass because
he said 1t had not occurred TO him to
become a citizen until about six months
ago, while the law required that an ap-
plicant must have had an intention for
at least two years.
Judge Lindsay yesterday appointed
william Matthews administrator of the
estate Of Oliver Matthews. deceased.
In the John O'Donnell estate. Hayes
Cannon resigned as administrator, and
Daniel Yancey was appointed in his
place. amor final report. showing
that he has $685. 6 on hand, was APP
proved. The will of Susan Hess, de-
ceased. was admitted to probate, and
w. j. Jameson appointed administrator
under a bond of 81. 900. The contest over
the estate of Patrick ]. Regain came up
before Judge Lindsay yesterday after
noon on motion of Michael Regain, one
of the applicants for letters. to strike
from the objections filed by Kate Ryan
the allegations and charges Of drunk
mess n failure to support his fam
lily. The motion was sustained and the
objection now stands on the charge
that Regan Is insane and will be heard
next Saturday.
Judge Lindsay yesterday called his
calendar and set the following cases for
trial.:
Nov. 7-Samuel d. Martin VS.. Fred
Richie. j. F. McEvery VS.. Ben circuit,
George w. Vineyard VS.. John Cole ct al.
Nov. 9-Louis Hetu VS.. A. Delmo,
Mildred Miller vs. Grace McGinniss.
Jerry X. Sullivan VS.. o. III. Dogge ct al.
Nov. 10-Bridget Hurley ct al. VS..
Walter Mcdonald eft al. j. III. Leyson
a0"hF A'tfo Vs. Ed-
ward Ducie ct al. J. w. Gilligan VS..
James p. Smith ct al.
Nov. III. NJ. Lewis VS.. Emma
Courtenay. First National bank VS.. the
city of Butte. Godfrey Lavelle ct al. VS..
Hattie Frost. administrator.
In the case of Dogge against Bat
tego. in which the judge gave the
plaintin a verdict for 81 damages, At
torney Bachelor, for the plaintiff. got
up In court yesterday and stated thai
he had talked with a number Of Jurors
and they informed him that IL was
their intention to give the plaintiff a
verdict for $50. besides the 81 damages,
and he suggested that the court recall
the jury and question them as to their
intention The judge said he would en-
terrain no such a thing. He said the
jury was asked IL such was their YER
dict when IL was read in court and
they answered in the affirmative. The
only motion that could be entertained
was n to change h form of the ver-