The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-13
Mrs. Ludwig Raises a Rumpus
in the District Court.
ASSAULTED DAN YANCEY
She Also Threatened Her Ex-Husband
and Was Extremely SASSY" to a
Deputy Sherif-A Very Lively
Hearing.

with winch she Is IN tne courts Win
one phase or another of her family
troubles. finally succeeded in getting
herself behind the bars of the county
Jail yesterday. and her sister. Mrs.
Foerschler, narrowly escaped accom-
panying her. Mrs. Ludwig had hoped
and expected to get her ex-husband.
Henry Ludwig, into Jail, but instead she
went there herself for threatening her
ex-husband. assaulting Attorney Dan
Yancey and being sassy" to a deputy
sheriff. The events leading up to her
Incarceration were exciting and very
lively. n for a time the corridors of
the court house looked like an Amazon
ian battlefield.
When Mrs. Ludwig obtained a divorce
from her husband some months ago by
default, she also secured an
for alimon n counsel fees, which
hay never been paid. and she caused
an order to be issued to show cause
why he should not be punished for con-
tempt. Ludwig came from Cascade to
answer the order, which came up for
hearing before Judge Lindsay yester-
day morning. Mrs. Ludwig was pres
ent with her attorney, o. M. Hall, and
was reinforced by Mrs. Foerschler.
Ludwig was represented by Attorney
Dan Yancey. The latter desired to in
terpose a motion to modify the divorce
and alimony decree, but the court de-
clined to consider anything at that
time but the order to show cause, and
Ludwig was put or the stand to ex-
plain why he did not pay the alimony.
He said he was employed as bartender
in a Cascade saloon and received only
$50 in salary, of which he required S25
a month for his own board and lodging
and $40 a month for the care of his two
children, aged ) and 7 years. He said
he was also keeping up an insurance
policy for the beneft of his children.
which consumed the remainder of his
means. He said he had no other prop
erty or money.
where are your children now?'
asked Mr.. Hall on cross-examina-
ton.
Mr.. Yancey jumped up with an OBJ
lection on the ground that it was i'm
material where the children are. He
said Mrs. Ludwig did not care a straw
for her children, and only wished to
know where they We're for the purpose
of annoying and harassing them and
the lady who had them in charge. Mr..
Yancey said they did not desire Mrs.
Ludwig to know where the children
were. The court records show that the
woman never asked for or desired the
children.
Mr.. Hall said it might not be material
that Ludwig had stolen the children
from the mother, but yet she had the
sba nod raasons 70 bai,a,,a ~, J,uSn,;r
was not taking care of them.
I'm view of the fact hat the decree
of divorce does not mention the chill
dren.' said Judge Lindsay, land does
not award their custody to the plain
ontireI, ;r,nnateriaI ga En- ohinnaa
Mn 10 s,stainad -"
TO whom do Won nav the 900 for
their carao" asked Mr. Han ~ !"
An objection 70 the ouestio, uos
overruIed was
81 nav II IN a sister of mine " renIied
Ludwig' p
sDoas sba reside IN Tho s.a,a No,
tana D" ' va" "a "oi
mo. sir"
'Js II nv contract that Won nav the
~oroyo, ., '
mo. il is because 7 love NV children
Nv sister toId me - u,o,,id 49, ~,
much to Keen them" ~
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NOT o. H are '"eS
yancev made apotber obioot;or .na
uau cold the question Was cononatant
because the cbiIdren might he noaint
tainad cbeaner in tho Fast tban IN ,ho
West The obiection uas ovarruIad
serhav ara IL ~ TO, ;, eta -,
wig
'suaya Won NOT reneatedly sta.od ,bat
Won did not care for vour children and
that vo, only wanted 10 oct tbon, away
from, their
Tba co,,r, said that bad ,o,binc 20 40
with the case and then Mr. Hall oneso
toned Iudyvig about his life ;nsuranca
The witness said n was a oo-vaar ton'
fine poIicv for 80 zoo and that he had
been ma wing nremiums for Is years -
"uayen't you made tba stataran,
that Won would never nav yo,r uifa
anv alimonvp
mo sir. 7 have mt"
els n not q fact that vou sne,d i,
large portion of your salary in drink
inc and gamhIingo"
"No sir"
as n not a fac, that vo, .re under
the influence 81 Honor the greater nar,
~ vorr tiueo,
"No sir"
.If nartias from Cascade say az ,hay
lie &c that ~ p,
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