The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-27
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
A Verdict for Mrs. Haskill for
Five Hundred Dollars.
NIPPER INJUNCTION CASE
The Hearing Continued and the Com
plant Amended Laura Willard
Wants to Be a Sole Trader.
Graves Attached.

Mrs. Ella Knowles-Haskell. who sued
Lavell Brothers and the Butte Transfer
company for $40. $50 damages on account
of several broken ribs, got a verdict last
evening for $500. The trial was con-
cluded early in the day and the case
was submitted to the jury about 4:3o
o'clock in the afternoon. They were out
until 9 o'clock in the evening and then
returned with a unanimous verdict for
$500. The man who drove the hack in
which Mrs. Haskell was injured testi-
fled for the defense yesterday that the
accident was unavoidable so far as he
was concerned. He said he was driving
up from the depot and attempted 10
pass a woodhauler's team. The driver
of the latter cracked his whip and
scared the hack horses, who jumped TO
one side and ran the hack against a
water hydrant. The vehicle was not in
jured by the collision. One of the incl
dents of the trial yesterday was the
testimony of a hack driver named
Butch" who said he witnessed the ac-
cident, and that the driver of Mrs. Has
kell's hack was not driving fast. Mrs.
Haskell, who was conducting the cross
examination. asked Butch" If he had
not stated to Governor Smith, her at
torney. tina he had not witnessed the
accident and knew nothing about 1t.
The witness denied making such a state
ment to the governor, and h the gov
erpor went on the witness stand and
contradicted the hack driver.
In the Nipper injunction case of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company
gains the Montana Ore Purchasing
company, NJ. A. Hickey, Ed Hickey and
John Nj. Stewart, an answer was filed In
court yesterday by the NJ. o. +. com
pany denying having any interest what
ever in the property or the operations
of il. The order to show cause had been
set for hearing before Judge Lindsay
yesterday afternoon. but a stipulation
was entered into to continue the hearing
until il should be called up and the
complaint was amended by substituting
the names of F. Aug. Heinze and F. 7.
Heinze for the Montana Ore Purchasing
company. BY the stipulation the de-
PENDANTS were granted leave to COM
plete certain development work which
had been under way when the %injunc-
ton was served.
Laura Willard yesterday petitioned
the court for permission to do business
as a sole trader. She related that her
husband, Frank Willard, wholly failed
to provide for her and that he was ar
idle and dissolute character and an ha-
bitual d%runkard. She said she had re-
ligious and conscientious scruple'
against getting a divorce. Mrs. Willard
has some property in Centerville. which
she says. she acquired with money earn
ed as a laborer and a She wants
10 conduct a laundry and a boarding
and lodging house.
=. w. Graves, the wallpaper man
whose store and stock was badly dam
aged by fire Monday night, was yes
terday attached by a number of cred
itors. Charles M. Turck, owner of tn
building. attached for s7S3.50 due oi
rent, and James A.. Murray for $500 AM
interest due on a note dated on the 1Stl
of the present month. Kate 5. Graves
wife of S. w. Graves, sued for $3.50 du'
her on a note and 1915 claimed to be du
for services as a clerk at SIS a month.
At the request of Mr.. Connolly an or
der was made yesterday by Juds
Clancy that the deposition of Nelli
Corbett. prosecuting witness in the cas-
Of the state against Ed Mahoney. tn
Walkerville miner who is accused of as
saulting her, be taken this morning.