The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-18
WANTS $1,000 DAMAGES
Mr.. Chsvigney Says He Was
Badly Hurt BY Mr.. Ellis.
fORECLoSE A MORTGAGE
A $1,000 Suit Against the Montana
Smelling q Mining Co.-Aenes A.
Walsh Asks D . Divorce on
Grounds OF Extreme Cruelty.

j. L. Chevigney yesterday commenced
a suit In the district court against J..
s. Ellis for $40. 100 damages. He says
in his complaint that on the ssth Of last
month Ellis assaulted and bea him un-
I'll he became insensible. He claims to
have been disabled from attending TO
his business for weeks thereafter. and
was compelled 20 pay out 500 fo: nee
ical attendance. Chevigney also claims
that because Of the assault and beat
ing ne has ever since been disabled as
to the use of his right ear and right
eye. having entirely lost the sense Of
fearing OF his right ear. to his damage
in the sum of $4,000. George Il. Dy-
CERT is attorney for the plaintiff. Che
vigney is a carpenter and Ellis. who Is
a brother-in-law Of Ex-Governor Rick
ards. is a member of the firm of Car
der & Ellis. The two men had a dis
pute about an account. I'M Chevigney
claims that Ellis struck him back Of
the ear with a piece of board, laid him
out and inflicted injuries from which
he is still suffering. Mr.. Ellis pleaded
guilty I'm the police court N paid a
fin of s. for assault. but Chevigney
claims hat he was confined To- his bed
and could not appear against min, at
the time.
william Owsley and Charles Schatz-
lein yesterday commenced an action
against the Montana Smelling and
Mining company. +. l.. Larsen. /. NJ.
Jacobs. A.. s. Binnard. Abraham Bin
nard and Sewell Davis for $1,000 and to
foreclose a mortgage on the company's
srnplfQr and mining nrnnGrtV af Twin
Bridges. The $1,000 is due on a note
executed Oct. 10. 1897. and on the same
date 24.0S6 shares of stock of the COM
pany was placed In escrow In the First
National bank. the stock being owned
by Larsen n the other defend ans.
the deposit of the stock being intended
as security for the repayment of the
s. 1000 note. In addition tn the stock
given as security the defendants as
signed certain leases on the Buckeye,
Hamburg. Longfellow. Cooper. Lincoln.
Lighthouse and Calcite lodes. and a
lot of ore. bullion, the win Bridges
smelter. etc. An attorneys fee of $500
is also demanded.
Agnes A. Walsh brought an action
for divorce against Walter Walsh on
account of cruelty. They were mar
ried at Republic. Mich. Aug. n. 1889.
The plaintiff alleges that on the 18th
of last March the defendant pulled n,
earrings from her ears and lacerated
and tore her ears I'm a painful man.
ner. ON the 15th of last month he
struck her and BACKED her left eye
and beat her about the face AMI mead,
She also alleges. that for more, than
a yea he has contributed nothing TO
ward the support Of herself and tliet
children. Mrs. Walsh asks to be award
ed the custody Of the children and for
reasonable alimony and counsel Fee.
The setting Of the case OF the state
against James Lacey and John j. Ma
son. who are charged with the Foun-
tain roadhouse robbery. was vacated
Yesterday. as the attorney for the de-
PENDANTS withdrew from the case. Judge
Clancy appointed George w. Taylor tc
defend Lacey and j. B. McClernan FOL
Mason.
Philip p. Leonard has assigned bis
judgment against the city of Butte Il
the State Savings bank as security fci
an indebtedness owing the bank.