The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
ANACONDA NEWS,
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
An Amended Answer Filed in the
Morse Divorce Suit.
NEW ALLEGATIONS MADE
Morse Now Accuses His Wife OF Inf1del-
ity-Sheppard's Attorneys Given
go Days to File Bill of
Exceptions.
NEW ALLEGATIONS MADE

Z, In the district court yesterday after
noon the divorce case of Grace Morse
VS.. James Morse was called up for trial.
Mr.. Duffy, attorney for Mrs. Morse,
asked for a continuance Of the case for
10 days. In offering his objection to
the trial of the case at this time, Mr..
Duffy said that he had been served with
g copy of the amended answer of the
defendant only few moments prior to
the time at which he spoke. The
amended answer was somewhat in the
nature of cross-bill, and in it the &C.
PENDANT, James Morse, asked that he
be granted a divorce from his wife
and that he be given the custody Of
their minor child. He charged his wife
with infidelity ITO her marriage VOWS
and accused her of associating with
male persons in an improper manner
and further alleged that she was ire
quent visitor at wine rooms and sa
looms with male persons for her com
panions, and that she is not a fit and
proper person to have the custody of
the child. The amended answer named
as correspondents two or more persons.
AS the answer offered by the defend
ant set forth many new allegations,
Mr.. Duffy asked that the trial be can
tinued in order that he might have time
to make preparations to disprove he
charges alleged in the amended answer.
w. B. Rodgers and w. H. Rodgers,
the attorneys for the defendant. opposed
a continuance, on the ground that the
amended answer was not surprise to
the plaintiff, inasmuch as the plaintiff
must come into court in the first place
prepared to show that she is a fit and
proper person ito have the care and
custody of the minor child.
After the arguments of counsel, the
court granted continuance.
In the case of the State VS.. Charles
Sheppard, convicted of murder in the
second degree, the defendant was Civ
en- 60 days to serve a bill of exceptions
and statement on motion for a new
trial and affidavits in support of mo-
ton for new trial. Sheppard is the
man convicted of the killing of John
Benson.
In the matter of the estate of H. P.
Murray, the petition for settlement was
allowed.
In the matter of the estate of A. H.
Mitchell, Mary E. Mitchell was appoint
ed executrix and her bond fixed at $5,-
900.
" In the matter of the guardianship Of
William D. Mitchell ct al, Mary E.
Mitchell was appointed guardian and
her bond fixed at $1,000 for each Of the
children.
In the case of J. w. Moss VS.. John
De Buhr eft al, the demurrer was ar
gued and submitted. $3.50
In the divorce case of Fairfield VS..
Fairfield, a motion for change of
venue to Silver Bow county was grant
ed.
In the case of Otillia Shea VS.. H. W.
Stephens, the motion to tax costs was
set for hearing January 81.
In the case of A. H. Mitchell against
the Nevada Valley Mining company,
the name of Mary Mitchell was order
ed substituted as plaintiff instead of A.
H. Mitchell.
Charles Seiga was yesterday admitted
to full citizenship.
An action was begun yesterday in
the district court by L.. e. Osborne
against r. p. Dunlevy to recover
$247.5O. The complaint alleges that the
parties to the suit entered into verbal
contract whereby the plaintiff per-
formed for the defendant IS days of
labor as a carpenter between the dates
of Aug. is and Oct 10, 1883. The labor
is claimed to be worth $3.50 per day, and
that the labor performed was of the
reasonable value of ,S247.5O. OF this sum.
so it Is alleged, no part has been paid
except $s5, sos of which was taken out
in board and $50 in cash. There is now
due a balance Of $162.50.
The labor is alleged to have been per-
formed at the lime quarry near Greg
son Springs. The plaintiff asks that
Judgment be entered ordering the fore
closure of lein.
In the district court yesterday an ap-
plication was made for a writ of habeas
corpus in the case OF the state against
John Pudonovic, an Austrian who was
bound over by Judge Boland last week
to keep the peace. Judge Napton set
the hearing of the testimony in The
case for o'clock this afternoon.