The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31
BOTH WON AND LOST
Two of Mabel Ludwig's Trials
Are Over.
SOlLED LINEN WAS AIRED
She Failed to Get Possession OF the House.
hold Furniture-She Said Her Hus-
band Told Her she Could
Root Hog. or Die.

Mabel Ludwig's trials are ended, at
least two Of them are. They were con-
cluded In Judge Lindsay's court yester-
day, n Mabel both won n lost. In
the suit she a brought against Hugh
j. Wilson to recover possession OF five
Cowboy Russell pictures valued at $270.
which her husband had sold the de-
PENDANT. the jury gave her a verdict.
They believed her story that her hus-
hand. before she separated from him.
had made her a present of the pictures
and then afterwards sold them to Will
son.
The second suit tried was against
Percy b. Dixon for $225, or to recover
possession of a lot of household furni-
ture. which she also said was her sep
arate property, claiming that her hus-
band had made her a present Of II as a
Christmas gift some years ago. Thu
jury took no stock in that story n
gave a verdict for the defendant. The
trial of the latter Ease furnished a
warm session" as il brought u some
Of the delicate matters involved in the
Ludwig troubles. Mrs. Ludwig. on the
witness stand. said that some time be-
tween the LIST n Sth of November,
1896. her husband left her and told her
she could root, hog or die, and hoped
she n the children would starve. He
was going to Klondike. He afterwards
returned and wanted to make up. but
she would not have II, 50 ne went away
and left the property. (which was hers,
anyway" On the Sth of November, hav-
ing heard that her husband was prowl-
ing around, she went to q neighbours
house to seek protection. and a young
man was recommended to her for hat
. purpose. He wen home with her and.
-. r. ia "a A. Liz -
came in and set on the edge of the
bed" Just about that time Mrs. Lud-
wig heard a frightful racket. II looked
up" she said, and there was the aw-
fullest looking face. 1t was Ludwig.
He grabbed the man by the collar and
said he had us this time. n was going
to a il stick. I told hin ne could
see there was nothing wrong n could
see the print on the bed where the man
sat. He had his o%vercoat on, and i had
my wraps on. Ludwig told me to get
out or he would spoil my face, and /
went out. as l had troubles enough m
did not want my face broke"
Mrs. Ludwig said that one Christmas
morning. while they were living in
her husband had brought her for a
present. She found nothing and he told
her that she could have a portion of
the household furniture for a Christ
mas present.
He made his sister some presents"
said Mrs. Ludwig. land ] told him that
If any one should have presents il was
me-"
hat was nov she came to acquire
the stuff as her separate property.
You testified this morning, over my
opposition. to an occurrence at your
house on the Sth of November. 1896"
said Mr.. Yancey, on cross-examS "a
a. @..- -@ -. --A 49, a.. &C
that affair: early in the evening
you left your two little children asleep
and alone in the house and did not re-
turn until abou II o'clock at night. n
when you did return you were with a
single young man named Daymude:
that you left him on the outside n
you went in n looked all around TO
see IL anyone was there, and when you
found no n there you lit the lamp
and then told the young man to come
in: that he came in and stood before
you and kissed and Rugged you n
you Rugged and kissed him; and you
then walked together into the bedroom
and Ludwig came in and confronted
you. and that was the first o knew
that he was about?
mo: that is not the fact"
rs it not a fact that Ludwig then
brought a suit for divorce against you
and accused you Of adultery with that
young MANI"
Yes. he did,: but he could not prove
1t. or he would not have dismissed the
suit"
Mr.. Hinkle objected to the examina-
tion on that point, but the court said
Mrs. Ludwig had gone into il OF her
own volition n might proceed.
did you not leave that complaint
unanswered for more than a year,
Mrs. Ludwig said she did answer the
complaint.
Don't you think 1t is rather unrea-
sonable to expect this jury to believe
that while you were living together he
presented you with the furniture of the
house as a Christmas present."
II had 10 do something to ease his
conscience"
You testified that he took your
watch. Now. is it not a fact that you
took his watch-held him up for it
tore il from his chain?"
"Oh, indeed not. If you had seen him
out here in the hall this morning you
| would know that i could not do that.
He has often choke me till my eyes
stuck out. Any man Is stronger than
a woman"
You said he abandoned you on the
first of November. Now. do you not
know that he did not leave with the
| intention Of abandoning you, but Just
went down to Grgeson Sp%rings?"
Indeed not. for If i had known he
was down there I would have been
right down after him."
Mr.. Yancey produced an affidavit
which Mrs. Ludwig had made in the
divorce suit in which she said the
household goods was the common prop
| erty of herself and husband. She was
asked II she had made that affidavit.