The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
BUTTE News.
II HAD An AMUSING END
The Divorce Suit of Emma
Against James Reid.
DISMISSED BY THE COURT
Plaintiff Said She Had Never Refused to
Live With Defendant-A Case of
Mother-in-Law on the Part
of the Husband.

The divorce case of Emma Reid
against James Reid came to a rather
sudden and amusing end in Judge
Clancy's court yesterday morning.
Reds defense to his wife's charge of
desertion and non support was that she
insisted on having her mother as a
member of the family, to which he OBJ
1ected, and Mrs. Reid made the state
ment in court that she had never re-
fused to live with her husband, upon
which Judge Clancy dismissed the pro-
ceedings to the apparent disgust and
chagrin of both parties. The case came
up for hearing on an order to show
cause why the defendant should not
pay his wife temporary alimony.
Mrs. Reid testified that her husband
had contributed nothing to her sup
port during the last three months and
that he refused to support the children,
50 she took two of them to him. She
denied that he had offered to live with
her II her mother remained away, ana
on the contrary she found an unposted
letter in his pocket, written on his way
back from ,Klondike, in which he made
the request that her mother live with
them. Mrs. Reid said that when her
husband went to Klondike, in August,
1897, he decided a house and lot to her,
which she is renting for $3.50, and
gave her $500 in money besides. He
refused to contribute any more to her
support on his return because she
would not deed the property back to
him.
On cross-examination by Attorney
Carroll, Mrs. Reid said she was living
at sea Forth, Canada, when her hus-
band returned from Klondike and met
MIN there. He called at the house and
stayed just Is minutes and then went
to his mothers home in the same town.
Mrs. Reid denied that she refused to
live with him, but told him that she
was tired Of washing for and taking
care of sick children She said he
could have remained in her house if he
wanted to. and did come in without
being invited by her. She wanted him
to buy her new dress, but he refused
because, he said, she had enough money
OF her own. He brought $500 back from
Klondike. He came on to Butte with
out notifying her, and later she also
came back to the city. but did not at
once let him know that she was here.
she said she never refused to live with
MN, but took two of the children, one
only nine months old. to him one day
ana told him she would no longer care
Tor them unless he gave her some
money. and he said he would give her
none unless she would deed the prop
erty back to him. She did not take any
clothes with them because she did not
think her husband would keen them
but he surprised her by keeping them
and sending them to his parents at Sea
Forth. The property standing in her
name is valued at about $500. In an
sWer to Mr.. CAROLS questions, Mrs
Reid kept repeating that she never re-
FUSED to live with her husband and that
she returned to Butte with the inten-
ton of living with him.
He says in his answer that he is
Willin- to live with you and to support
you,' said Mr. Carroll. land you say
you are willing to live with him?',
II these parties say in open court
here and in good faith that they are
willing to live together that will pu.
an END to this suit" said Mrs Reid's
counsel.
"Mr. Reid says, under oath. that he
Is willing to live with her and SUPPORT
her" replied Mr.. Carroll.
do you say that?" asked Judge
Clancy of Reid.
Yes, sir. If she won't bring her.
I'll just dismiss this proceeding |
then" said the court interrupting Reid,
who wanted to add that he would live |
with his wife II she would not bring
her mother into the house.
The action of the court was evidently |
a surprise to Mrs. Reid, and she evil |
IDENTIFY was not entirely delighted with |
1t, for she Jumped up and fiounced OUT !
OF the court room without waiting for |
her husband, who himself seemed to he |
somewhat staggered by the sudden and |
unexpected termination of the case.