The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

by order of this court awarded to the
custody of defendant; the plaintiff
herein swore, and asked the court to
grant her alimony for the purpose of
living away from her late residence,
saying that she wanted money to live
down in some lodging house, where it
was her intention to take said child,
in the event he was awarded to her,
thereby surrounding him with the con-
sequent demoralizing influences which
obtain in the average lodging house.
Aifiant AYERS that he has placed said
child in the custody of the kindliest,
most ennobling and elevating persons
and surroundings that could possibly
be procured for said minor child that
he is now, and has been for about four
months past, under the protection, care
and custody of the Sisters of the Holy
Cross, type of women who represent
and inculcate the holiest and most ee-
waiting precepts to childhood: that
said child is happy and contented at
his place of abode and without single
care or troubled thought in the world;
not having knowledge at the present
time of the unfortunate and shameless
condition which he has been placed in
by the unhesitating and outrageous
acts of his mother that he is receiy-
ing at the present time the most care
ful and painstaking care that could be
bestowed upon any mortal, which af-
hant believes is a pleasant contrast to
the remorseless and shameful neglect
which said child has been subjected to
Tor more than one year last past upon
the part of said child's mother. Aft
ant AYERS that the plaintiff has. with
out remorse or shame turned said child
out OF its home in the severest and
most inclement weather for hours at
a time, during the coolest months of
last winter, to be cared for fed and
warmed at the fireside of kind and
charitable neighbors: that on account
OF the SAID foregoing neglect that in
the month of January, 1899. said child
was taken severely i'll. and an abscess
FORMED in his ear, which was caused
as aforesaid, by the wilful neglect Of
said child's mother; that said child
was attended by DIR. Thomas A. Grigg
ana nursed back to health under. the
exclusive care of affiant; that at said
time said child protested against his
inother giving him any medicine. at
tention or care whatsoever; affiant
turther AYERS that plaintiff for a period
or several months was in the habit Of
bringing said minor child to the office
OF affiant, and leaving him an entire
afternoon, while she went around town
IN the company of coarse, vulgar
woman, going about from store TO
store and visiting in various lodging
houses, said woman being often under
the influence of intoxicating liquors.
ana defendant at the said times being
informed (and which facts he com
munlcated to planting, by several
merchants in this city that said woman
companion of plaintiff was a shoplifter
put that Notwithstanding said fact de-
lendant was unable to prevail on the
plaintiff to cease going with said wo-
man, and that since the commencement
OF this action plaintiff can be seen
walking the streets with said woman
daily. Affiant declares that said pIain-
tltt Is an unfit person to have charge.
care OF custody of said minor child
Tor the following reasons:
FIrst-Said plaintiff has had ner-
sonal knowledge for about three
months past, as he has been informed
by one of her attorneys as to the ex-
act ABODE of said minor child, but that
Notwithstanding such knowledge upon
ner part, she has never visited said
enliu or sent it any article for it's en-
tertainment or amusement, but on the
other hand. has refused affiant tbe
privilege of sending said minor child
ms personal playthings after repest
ed requests so to do.
Second-That said plaintiff is totally
lacking in all maternal instjncts in tba+
she mas been reluctant and refuses to
peaI the burdens of motherhood that
she is lacking in love or affection 70,
'chlldren and she has repeatedly d..
CARED to affiant that when said minor
chlld reached the age of six Yeas sha
intended to send him away to some
school so that she could be relieved a
ms care and annoyance. Defendant
uenles that he ever testified in tits
court that said minor child was unde,
the care and control of a religio11o in
stltut1on near Pittsburg, Pa, but what
ne ava say, at the time when tastifv'np
IN relation thereto, that to his hest in
formation was that said minor child
was IN good custody, as aforesaid ar
on the way thereto. Affiiant further
AYERS that plaintiff neglected said child
ny going to the Holland skating rink
in this city, and absenting herself f ON
nome until late hours of the right in
company with comparative strangers.
that on or about the 18th or 18th dav
OF February, 1899, said plafniT, in
company with one Mrs, Julian Smi h
went into the wholesale liduor hose
OF John Caplice Commercial company
and drank raw whisky out of a barrel
therein, which said facts can be veri-
fled by the officers and employees o.
said company. Affiant says that II ia
not necessary or cOnfOTma bic with tha
station in life in which she has en-
reared that she should have a servant
girl for her own personal use Tat
the facts are that while her fat e. is
a comparatively well-to- do man, having
a large family, that it was not his Gus.
tom to keep servant girl: that IN
parents of said plaintiff are care I'll.
frugal and economical people of the
very highest character, making no pre-
tensions whatever to the assumed posi-
ton in life to which plaintiff pretends:
that it is wholly unnecessary that
plaintiff should have a servant girl to
wait upon her individually she being
strong, healthy person, and reared to
wait upon herself.
"Affiant denies that said plaintiff is
a nervous person, or that she is ap-
prehensive of harm from defendant
from the fact that she has no fear or
hesitation to be out upon the streets of
the city at any hour of the night, I'M
accompanied.
"Affiant denies that he has ever, un-
der any pretext, made visits to his said
home without the authority of this
court: that whenever he went thereto
he always procured a properly signed