The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-13

strict the woman's testimony to mat
tiers occurring since the divorce.
Have you seen Mr.. Ludwig SINGER
asked the attorney.
mo, but l I have a letter from a whole
sale merchant up there"
well. never mind that" exclaimed
Mr.. Hall. do you know anything
about his financial condition at the
present time and his ability to pay you
alimony?"
Il got letters there saying that he got
drunk and gambled all the time"
Mrs. Ludwig also said that her ex-
husband had s.. 900 due him this spring
on life insurance and hat she had seen
a letter from his sister begging him to
take out $1,000 more for her.
Mr.. Hall didn't want any more testi-
mony and he called his case. but told
the court that he thought there had
been sufficient evidence to show that
Ludwig's insurance policy had a pres
ent value and that he could pay the all
mony.
THE court will not agree with you"
said the Judge. The defendant is or
dered discharged" and then the next
Ease on the trial docket was called, and
Mabel and her sister FASTENED out of
the court room, but Ludwig, remem-
bering a previous he had
with the two sisters in the corridor of
the court room. tarried behind for a
few minutes and then. with a friend
and Attorney Yancey. he made his exit
through the judges chambers. but he
got no farther than the corridor and
Their he stopped. He saw his ex-wife
standing guard at the head of the stairs
landing. while his lovable sister-in-
law was waiting at the foot OF the
stairs. Ludwig decided not to run the
gauntlet. When Mrs. Ludwig saw that
Aa x-n,.lH NOT cnpaa down she started
up the short stairway to the upper cor
ridor after her ex-husband. h had
blood in her eyes.
II am desperate, i am desperate
she cried.
Attorney Yancey met her and gently
laid his hands on her to stop her. 1ne
woman showed fight and grabbed Mr..
Yancey by the collar and pushed him
into a corner. Mr.. Yancey had a good
hold on the woman but couldn't let go,
and he called for help. but assistance
was slow in coming. Mrs. Foerschler
saw her opportunity and made a
foul rush and gay him a swipe over
the face with a folded umbrella, aud
then she brought down another vicious
blow over the top of his head. n then
she ran away. BY this time Clerk Nor
moyle and several others came uD ara
scared Mrs. Ludwig off.
"Oh. you think o are a nice thing
floM. " L gous Sit ShN' - 49,
Yancey after she had stepped back a
few PAGES and had surveyed the attor-
ney for a moment or two.
"Oh, you are smart, aren't you a
Mrs. Foerschler.
Ludwig a in the meantime taken
refuge in the office of the county attor-
new, whittier he was followed by Mi.
Yancey as soon as he had escaped the
embraces of Mrs. Ludwig. The latter
again took up her position at the head
of the stairs, and Mrs. Foerschler was
waiting at the bottom. The corridors
had become crowded with people from
the court room and county offices and
everybody was watching the two Amt
IONS.
Hes got a nice lot of brave men 10
stand by him." said Mrs. Ludwig con
temptuously as she looked over the
crowds. II have no one to stand by
mel can stand alone
And she looked it.
She Kept her position until BaIliif
Sidley came out of the court room and
advised her to go home. She got
sassy" and said she would stay right
there. She would see that Ludwig did
not escape her again by going out tFe
back way of the court house, as ne
had done once before. The bailif agIin
old her she had better move on, but
she wouldn't, and so he took her back
into the Jail and locked her up. Then
she cried. Mrs. Foerschler hen let her
tongue loose and the bailiff threatened
to loci her up, too, If she didn't get
out.
II guess there is room enough for
two" she said, but at the same time
she walked toward the front door and
went out.
You're a bully was the last remark
she addressed to Mr.. Sidley.
Mrs. Forschler waited on the side
walk, and when she was off her guard
Attorney Yancey. with Ludwig and q
friend. taking the sheriff's advice
sneaked out the back door of the court
house and went down town by a round
about way. Mr.. Hall then Mrs
Foerschler to Leave the court house and
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