The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-16
SHE CHARGES CRUELTY
Mary A. McGovern Begins a Suit
for Divorce.
TO KILL HER
She Alleges hat He Knocked Her Down
and Drove Her From the House,
Telling Her Never to
Return.

Mary A. McGovern yesterday COM
menced divorce proceedings in the dis
trict court against Frank McGovern
on the grounds of cruelty. The couple
are quite well known. Mrs. McGovern
relates in her complaint that they were
married at Grand Creek, in Madison
county, Aug. II. 1898. ON one occasion
in 1896, she says, her husband struck
her and knocked her down and threat
ened to kill her IL she did not leave.
h says that from that time up TO the
second of last month ne continuously
threatened and abused her and drove
her from home. Finally. through fear
of her life and on account of the an
bearable abuse, and being ordered to
go, she left her home and has remained
away ever since. When she went he
told her that IL she ever came back
he would AXE a revolver and blow her
brains out. During 1896 and 1897 n
up to the time she left her home, her
health was very poor and she needed
the attention of a doctor and medical
treatment, which the defendant re-
fused and neglected to obtain for her,
and told her that whenever she got
so that she was not able to work., and
to run the house and dairy and make
money, she could go.
There is the road, take IL and leave"
he said.
Mrs. McGovern says that she AMI her
husband, by their work since their
marriage, accumulated all of the piop-
erty now controlled by the defendant,
consisting of about s. head of cattle,
a 16O-acre ranch, known as the Nc
Govern ranch, all under fence and ditch
and 40 acres under cultivation, to-
gether with improvements consisting
of a two-story 10-room house. and
many outbuildings. the ranch being To-
Gated in Madison county. on the South
Boulde river, about a mile from Mann
moth. The ranch and improvements
are valued at $4,000 and the cattle at
$4,000. In addition to the ranch prop
erty the defendant has various mining
claims in Madison county of consider
able value. The rents and profits of the
property are about 800 a month. Mrs.
McGovern say she always conducted
herself toward the defendant as n duti-
full wife and used her best endeavors
to do her part and avoid being turned
out of her home, but the defendant did
turn her out without giving her sufn-
cient money or property to maintain
herself or to pay the expenses of her
suit or to employ an attorney. She
further says that the defendant has
threatened to dispose of all his prop
erty. IL she brought a suit for alimony
from him. and she Is unable to give
bonds to enjoin him, but She believes
that unles he is restrained by the
court he will dispose of the property
and defeat any recovery of alimJny
or maintenance from him. She asks
that a portion OF the common property
be set apart for her and that the de-
PENDANT be required to pay her 80. coo
for herself and $500 to her attorney,
and to support her during the tendency
of her suit. Judge Brantly made an
| nrdar that NrG MnCpyopn he nIlnuraI
to prosecute her suit without costs.
An action for divorce was brought in
Judge Lindsay's department of the
court by Pinkey NJ. Johnston against
Sarah Johnston. The complaint al
leges that they were married at Aspen,
Col, in March 1890. For more than
three years the defendant has wilfully
deserted the plaintiff and left him with
out cause. In an affidavit for the pub
LEGATION Of summons. Johnston say
that when he last heard of her his wife
was living at Cripple Creek.
Dora O'DonnelI, who claims to be the
owner of a two-ninths interest in sew
eral lots in block IL of the original
townsite of Butte, yesterday brought
an action against the city to Dust the
latter from asserting an alleged ad-
verse claim to the same property. The
property I'm question belonged to the
Humphrey estate, of which Mrs. O'Don-
nell is one of the heirs
r. o. Freeman went into the dis
trict court yesterday with a suit
against Lena Johnson for 81, which he
claims is due him for labor performed
for her on her boarding house, and for
which he put a lien on the property.
His attorney. J. NJ. Hinkle, asks for a
s15 fee. and Judgment is demanded
against the defendant for that sum in
addition to the 81.
The following matters are set for
hearing in the two departments of the
| district court:
Department I. at 10 a.. m.-Estate of
John O'Donnell. order to show cause:
c. +. Dutton VS.. George A. Cobban ct
al, order to show cause; state ex rel.
j. NJ. Hinkle VS.. John l.. Davis, Gun
~ auditor, order to show cause; es-
tate of John II. Bowen, petition for let
ters; estate of Thomas Steers. petition
for letters; estate of Daniel J. McMil-
Ian. settlement of account and distri-
button; estate of Sheehan minors, or
der TO show cause; John c. Heilig VS..
city of Butte ct al, demurrer of Will
lam Thompson; Ellen S. Cornue VS..
Washoe Copper company, demurrer:
Johanna Rudman VS.. Silver Bow coun-
ty ct al. order to show cause: Annie
A. Cotton VS.. Edward Cotton, order to
snow cause John j. Lynch VS.. Dan
Tewey, demurrer: j. Peterson VS..
Charles Carver ct al. demurrer.
Department II.-Mollie Everett VS..
Joh Everett, plaintiffs proofs: state
of Montana VS.. Wines and Booth. set
Element of bill of EXCEPTIONS: s. F..
Fitchett VS.. K. ID. Tam ct al. motion
to number and separate causes Of ac-
ton; r. NJ Boyer VS.. Charlotte Cas-
sidy ct al, demurrer; Thompson Falls
Land & Lumber company VS.. II. Godin
ct al. application of Lille Reed for
leave TO file amended answer.
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