The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-08
The Charge Mrs. Dunstan Brings
Against Her Husband.
SHE ASKS FOR A DIVORCE
Alleges ina He Knocked Her Down and
Accused Her OF Unchsstity-Devei-
opments in the Pocateiio Water
Works Case.

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one of the proprietors OF the Butte
Printing company and the Weekly Tri-
bune-Review. Mrs. Dunstan relates In
her complaint that they were married
In Butte on the 9Th of September. 1856.
and have four children-two boys.
aged nine and six years. and two girls,
aged eight and two years. She
charges that the defendant has a vio-
lent, abusive and uncomfortable tenn
per and that he has treated her with
extreme cruelty during the whole OF
their married life. She say ne has
frequently called her vile n vulgar
names and falsely accused her OF UNI
chastity and infidelity to her marriage
vows. thereby causing her great shame
and degradation and causing her to
become sick and Ill therefrom. Mrs.
Dunstan further alleges that her hus-
band slapped her face and swore at
her and heaped other indignities upon
her. and frequently and almost con-
t%inuously since that time he choked and
beat her. A week z yesterday, h
complains. he struck her with his fist,
knocking her against the wall OF the
house and then kicked her until her
body was bruised N diScolored. She
was compelled to take refuge at the
home of her relatives to escape him,
n she says she is afraid to longer
live with him. The plaintiff says that
she and the defendant are the owners
OF a house and lot on West woolman
street. valued AT 81 $50. n another on
Caledonia street. valued at y. 200. be-
sides which the defendant Is the owner
OF n half interest I'm the Butte Printing
company. valued at $500. and earns
5000 n month. Mrs. Dunstan asks for
an equitable division Of the commun-
lily property. for permanent alimony.
$3.50 as counsel fees, and the custody
OF the two girls. Hilda and Lille Dun
stan.
In the suit OF r. ID. Toms and ]. ].
Cusick against James A. Murray, an
action growing put of the controversy
over the ownership of the Pocatello
water works. the defendant yesterday
filed a motion of intention to ask the
court for an order granting him per-
mission to Inspect and take a copy OF
a contract in the possession of the
plaintiffs. Mr.. Murray makes an affi-
davit that some time i'm the fall of
1892. a written contract concerning the
stock in controversy was executed and
he has no copy of IL. but believes the
plaintiffs have. and he needs one in or
der to draw an answer to the suit. He
says a paper purporting to be a copy
had been submitted to him. but he Is
not satisfied that IL Is a copy of the
contract as actually executed by
this" says Mr.. Murray. II do not mean
TO say that a false copy has been sub
mitted. but that ] had a different inn
preston of the contents Of the con-
tract"
Judge Lindsay will hold court this
afternoon. The following matters are
on the calendar for hearing:
Estate Of Emanuel Hauswirth. petit
ton for probate of viii: estate of Sa-
bina A.. Hale. return OF citation; estate
Of NJ. Il. Flynn, return of citation; es-
tate OF Helne Weinberg. insane, pc
tition for order Of sale OF personal
property; estate of John O'Donnell. set
Element OF account and resignation of
administrator; estate of Annie Pooler.
return of sale and settlement of ac-
count.
]. +. Fox VS.. 1. R%ubensteln. ct al.
motion to dismiss appeal; Mollie With
ers. VS.. S. V. Remper. ct al. motion for
n new trial: p. ]. Brophy & Co, VS..
y. Douney. ct al. settlement of state
and bill of exceptions; Edouard
Berthemet vs.. Geo. s. Holbrook ct al,
of Butte Il Boston and de-
murrer of p. Mullins. ct al; s. ]. Rey-
nolds VS.. A. +. Bray. ct al. demurrer;
state ex rel. s. J. Reynolds VS. +. ].
Laurandeau. j. p, motion to quash
writ: state ex rel S. ]. Reynolds VS..
Il. ]. Laurandeau. J. p. motion to
uuash writ: state ex rel. John Cooley
VS.. +. II. Burns. ]. p, return on writ
OF review; George w. Vineyard VS..
Cole ct al. motion to dismiss APP
peal.
Judge Clancy will open his depart
ment of court at 3 o'clock this morn
for the purpose OF hearing the
following matters on his motion calen-
dar:
Jane G. williams. admx.. VS.. Sam
ct al. motion for a writ of as
.sistance: Tim Resrdon VS.. T. J. Muir
motion for judgment; Aug. Benz
Stocker for leave to intervene; Lulu F.
admx., vs.. p. w. Murray. ct
al, motion for judgment: Samuel Bind
err. ct al, VS. Bernard Bohar. demurrer:
Ella Mccain. VS.. John NJ. Barber. mo-
tion to strike from complaint: Mont.
Lumber & Mfg. Co., VS.. II. NJ. Boyer.
ct al. motion to set aside default and
vacate Judgment. and demurrers to
answer Of Jas. n Charlotte
Cassidy: w. A. Waller VS.. Union Life
ms. Co. ct al. demurrer; Pinkey NJ.
Johnston VS.. Sarah Johnston, plaintiffs
proofs: Julia Bechtel vs.. John Bechtel.
plaintiffs proofs: state of Montana VS..
Edward Mahoney. motion TO reduce
bail: state OF Montana VS.. q. r. Shad-
well. settlement of bill OF exceptions:
T. II. McEvoy VS.. Annie r. McEvoy,
plaintiffs proofs.
John Burns yesterday commenced
suit against T. NJ. Merithew and r. NJ.
Merithew To foreclose a mechanics lien
OF some property in the Hopkins addi-
ton. The mount involved is only
S35.45 and n $50 attorneys fee.
A Heavy Winner.
W. ID. Randall. owner OF a string OF
fast horses that have competed for the
purses at the meetings in Montana this
summer. came up yesterday from Ham
ilton. where a six-day race meeting
nInsoA Wodnasdax Mr Rnnian L.