Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-31
Harry Fay's Cowardly Assault
Upon His Wife.
LESSON TO HIS CLASS
Deserted His Family To Live With
Another WOman--SOme Ga
lena Street RObberieS

Harry Fay, wife beater, was fined 800
and costs by Judge Sullivan this morn
ing. In addition to the fine he received
a lecture from his honor which was worth
fully as much more, n which gave Fay
but scant pleasure. He listened to it with
averted eyes and looked angry and
shamefaced and foolish by turns. How
ever, the lecture gave pleasure to Mrs.
Fay and her seven children, who We're in
court to testify, if necessary, against the
fallen head of the family. Their testi-
mony was unnecessary, as Fay pleaded
guilty, and Mrs. Fay made a short state
ment of the %indignities to which she had
been subjected.
Until about three years ago, the wo-
man said, Fay had been a very decent
sort of a man. He had taken a fatherly
interest in his family, and worked indus
triously to provide for their wants. Oc-
casionally he would get drunk, but at
such rare intervals thai no domestic jar
resulted
Such was the condition that existed in
the Fay home for many years, until n
day a tempter came in the person of a
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tic Eden. One day Mrs. Fay caught her
niece and husband in a position politely
called Compromising" and this marked
the beginning of the end. Mrs. Fay
promptly and properly turned her niece
out of doors, and forgave her husband,
on his solemn promise to be good in the
| future. But he failed to keep his prom
Use.
He managed to see the niece at various
times, and this led to a second rupture
and another reconciliation, Mrs. Fay for
giving him on account of the children.
Then followed a short period of good be-
havior and another lapse Of virtue. Fay
would drink and beat his wife and abuse
his children, and devote his earnings to
| the younger woman's pleasure, while his
| wife and children went hungry. Finally,
during the cold weather Of last winter, he
deserted his family, leaving them desti-
| tute, and since that time has contributed
| nothing whatever to their support, and
Mrs. Fay has managed to exc out a mis-
! erable existence for the family by sew
ing and doing whatever she could find
to do.
Fay left his family entirely alone until
a few nights ago, when he went to the
house, forced his way in and demanded to
be reinstated and received back into the
family circle as it's head. To this Mrs.
Fay would not consent. Fay accused her
Of infidelity and threatened her with dire
vengeance, but she would not consent to
another reconciliation, and finally, when
Mrs. Fay said she would call in the police
he departed.
Last night about 1 O'Clock he came
again and made the same demands, but
the woman again refused and he struck
her back of the ear. The blow was an
awful one and almost rendered her un-
conscious. Then he left the place, and
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ct consider that nothing is more cow
ardly than wife beating" said Judge Sui
! livan when Fay had pleaded guilty, and
I will fine you $500 and costs"
1t is understood that Fay had threat
ened to kill his wife, and he may be put
under bonds to keep the peace.
! Kitty Lewis, a Galena street woman
who has been in police court several times
lately, was before Judge Sullivan again
this morning, charged with having re-
lieved Alex Williams of $40. The robbery
| is alleged to have occurred at No. 62 East
Galena street Saturday night. The wo-
man entered a plea of not guilty, and will
| be tried tomorrow afternoon.
Mamie Smith, a colored girl who was
arrested on Galena street last night on a
charge of insufficient attire. was in court
this morning. 1t seems that the officer
who made the arrest was of the opinion
that the WOman'S skirt was too short to
meet the demands of propriety. The
Smith woman had the skirt in court this
morning to show just how long it was.
and this was her undoing. She was fined
SIS and costs.
May Davis and Ida Stewart, colored
women of the town, who usually spend 4
portion Of each month in Jail, We're ar
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with having robbed some individual of
1926. Both pleaded not guilty and will be
tried Friday.
j. r. Keys and John Callahan, plain
DRINKS, We're fined S. each.
John Mccoy was arrested yesterday by
Officer Charles Ray for making certain
improvements or his property without
obtaining a permit. He entered a plea
of not guilty and will be tried Tuesday
afternoon.