The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-09
FIVE DIVORCE DEGREES
Judge Clancy Untangles Mar
riage Ties.
FOUND HIS WIFE MISSING
The Unpleasant Experience OF I. II
McEvoy-A Woman Who Did as
She Pieased-The Other.
Cases.

Judge Clancy opened his court yes
terday after a long vacation and in
augurated the session by granting i've
DEGREES Of divorce. T. H. McEvoy was
granted a legal separation from Annie
E. McEvoy. to whom he was married
on March i, 1889. He testified hat he
came home from work on the night OF
Jan. Z, 1893. and found his wife missing
and he never saw her or heard from
her since. although he had been in
formed that she remained In Butte for
seine time after that. He declared that
III never gave her any cause to leave
him. Another witness testified that a
day or two before Mrs. McEvoy left her
husband she told him that she intended
to go away. The witness tried to dis
suade her, but she said she would do as
she pleased. and she did.
In the case of Pinkey NJ. Johnston
against Sarah Johnston. the testimony
showed that the couple were married
in Aspen, Colo. In March. 1892, and
that the plaintiff came TO Butte to
locate. but his wife refused to come
with him. She left him at Cripple
Creek in September, 1894. He did not
? know why she left him and said III had
always treated her to the best of his
ability"
Julia Bechtel secured a divorce from
John Bechtel and told the court that
she was married to the defendant at
Cheyenne in 1877. She said her hus-
band had treated her cruelty ever since
their marriage. n In December of
last year he abused her because she
would not give him the money she had
earned. She said he never worked and
never would. although he was a strong.
healthy a He contributed nothing
to the support of herself and two chill
dren In seven years.
Carrie A. Schemes was granted a d.
vorce from John r. Schemes on the
ground of wilful neglect. The plaintiff
testified that they were married at Hell
ena on Oct. 20. 1887. and that he left
her to support herself over two years
She said the defendant was a
locomotive engineer. but that for five
years he had done no work. although he
was a strong and able-bodied man.
Mary Kohler was divorced from Au-
gustine Kohler on the ground of deser-
ton. They were married in 1878. and
for seven years she has received no
support from the defendant.
Edward Wilson yesterday afternoon
commenced an action for divorce
against Allie Wilson. alleging adultery
and naming Jerry Clifford as CORE
spondent. The complaint in the case
says the parties were married at Salt
Lake, on June u, 1871, ana mat on req.
I, 1898. in room No. 3 of the D'Acheul
block. the defendant committed adul-
terry with Clifford and is at the present
time living with him. Wilson says that
he and his wife are the owners of a
house n lot i'm Ogden valued at 81, 500.
and the furniture i'm the D'Acheul
block. worth 81. 1000. all standing in the
name OF the defendant. The rents and
profits from the property amount to
5000 n month. and the court is asked
to enjoin the defendant from disposing
Of or in any way i~ncurpbering the prop
erty. Y. T. Cason is attorney for the
plaintiff.
Judge Lindsay yesterday granted the
divorce in TIE case of John Butovich
against France Butovich. which he
had had under advisement for several
days. The evidence in the case was
that Butovich left his wife in Austria
and came to Butte. and when he sent
for her she refused to come. He went
bach to Austria to see what was the
trouble. and found her living with an
other man.