The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-26
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Suit of Mrs. Ella Knowles Has
kell Against the Hack Line.
HAD HER RIBS BROKEN
Moses Benoit Begins a Suit Against the
School District to Regain Posses
sion of s3.ooo-Ed Mahoney
Pleads Not Guilty.

The suit of Mrs. Ella Knowles Has
kell against Godfrey Lavell and
Thomas Lavell. proprietors of a hack
line in Butte. for damages on account
of personal injuries received or March
Il. 1894, was on trial before a jury in
Judge Clancy's court yesterday. Mrs.
| Haskell was represented by Governor
| Smith and the defendants by John w.
Cotter and George w. Stapleton. The
jury selected was composed of Richard
Payne, Robert Ormsby, A. NJ. Hoglund,
w. G.. Pfouts, j. w. Kemper. Stephen
Thomas, t. II. Shields, Mix Croma.
Thomas w. Anderson. N. j. Mcleod,
| Henry Rumble and L. s. Vaughn. Mrs.
Haskell was the first witness in her
| own behalf and stated that she came to
Butte on the day of the accident and
entered me of the Lavell hacks at the
depot to come up On the way
up the driver ran into a wood wagon
and then into a water hydrant and she
was thrown violently about inside the
hack. She received an injury on her
breast but she did not learn the extent
of the injury until she returned TO
Helena, when il was discovered that
three of her ribs on the left side were
broken. Her injury grew worse and
she had to give up all work and leave
the state on the advice of her physi-
clans. At first she went to Salt Lake
and from there to California, and was
laid up from March II to some time in
July. The injury affected her heart,
from which she is still suffering, AMI
she is unable to stan any heavy exer-
else and cannot lift anything with her
left hand. She said that at the time
she received the injury her law prac-
tice was bringing her in from $1,000 To
$4,000 a year and she was compelled to
draw out of a lumber of cases. Mrs.
Haskell aid that in the first year of
her law practice, in 1890, she earned
5000. She also testified that she paid
out about 1865 in expenses for travel
ing, medicine and doctors fees on ac-
of her injuries.
Several witnesses from Helena testi-
fled as to Mrs. Haskell's health before
and after the injury, and Drs. Mcdonald
and McCrimmon testified as to the ex-
tent and effect of the injury, their testi-
mony being based on a hypothetical
question.
The trial will be resumed this morning.
In the divorce suit of Mary A. Nc
Govern against Frank McGovern. an
order TO show cause why the defendant
SHOULD not pay alimony and counsel fees.
came up for hearing before Judge
Clancy at 5 o'clock last evening, but
the defendant allowed the matter to go
by default, and the court made an or
der that he should pay into court within
10 days $50 for a months alimony for
his wife, 5000 for an attorneys fee and
500 to pay the costs and expenses of
the suit, and $50 a month hereafter for
alimony. In an affidavit, Mrs. McGov-
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health for two years and up to a month
ago had lived with her husband on their
ranch in Madison county,, which they
had acquired by their joint efforts. She
said that for two years her husband
had been trying to get rid of her and
frequently tried to run her off the place
and threatened to kill her If she did not
leave. About a month ago he did drive
her away and threatened to kill her II
she returned. and said IL she sued for
a divorce and alimony he would transfer
his property, so that she could get moth
ing.
County Attorney Stapleton last even
ing filed an information against ]. A.
L~etourneau, charging him with forging
a check on Hoge, Brownlee q Co.'S bank
for $24. Letourneau was arraigned and
expressed a desire to plead guilty. His
plea was accepted and Judge Clancy
sentenced him to two years in the peni-
tertiary.
James Jenkins. who passed a forged
check on Fred Richie. also pleaded
guilt yand was sentenced to one year.
Thomas Wherry commenced an action
for divorce against his wife, Sarah
Wherry, to whom he was married at
Garvery, Ireland, on Feb s, 1882. He
says that on Oct. /, 1891, she was GRIM
inally intimate with one John Lee at
Mullyknock, Ireland. since which time
the plaintiff has not lived with her. She
is now residing at B~allyragh, Ireland.
In Judge Lindsay's court yesterday
the sidewalk case of j. II. Leyson
against the city of Butte was dismissed
as settled at the cost of the plaintiff.
A number of probate matters were
attended TO yesterday morning by Judge
Lindsay. In the matter of the estate of
James Larkin. insane, the account of p.
A. Largely as guardian was up for set
Element
Two insanity cases are set for to-mor-
row at 4 D.. m. The unfortunates are
Mrs. Annie Brobenick and William
Chapman.
Moses Benoit, through his attorney,
John w. Cotter, yesterday began a
suit against the Butte school district
to regain possession of the 50, 1000 certi-
fed check which the board declared
he forfeited to the district because he
refused to accept the contract award
ed him by the board for constructing
the new school building in East Butte.
In his complaint he alleges that the