The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-16

thing would so wrong down town he
would come home and take it out on
me-"
Mr.. Connolly submitted several let
ters to Mrs. Callahan which her hus-
band had written to herself and some
of her relatives subsequent TO the time
she brought the suit for divorce. The
witness identified them and they We're
then passed up to the court by Mr.. Con-
| molly. with the statement that they con-
| tanned some things that should not be
made public. After reading the last Of
the letters the court remarked:
Il would think that d letter of that
character was the product of the brain
| of an insane person"
| The letters We're strange and ram
! bling and made astonishing charges
against Mrs Callahan. rejecting upon
her character and chastity. alleging
| that she associated with leWd ch9rac-
| ters and remained out until 3 o'clock in
| the morning, when she came home with
! strange men. Mrs. Callahan said that
all the charges in the letters were false:
that she never visited questionable re-
sorts in her life. and remained away
! from home but once and that was when
| she attended a party given by "A friend,
and to which her husband had refused
to accompany her. A gentleman took
her home and she found herself locked
out, ana II WAS Il lOHS lltlle before ler
husband would admit her.
In one of the letters introduced in
evidence Mr.. Callahan said he would
teach his child and raise it in the belief
that his mother was dead in her grave.
Mr.. Connolly questioned Mrs. Callahan
as to her treatment of the child and
the defendants fitness to have it's care
and custody.
I'm view of the letters submitted to
the court few minutes ago it Is not
necessary TO go into that matter" said
Judge Lindsay.
Mrs. Callahan said the boy was now
six years of age and that she did not
know where he now was, the defendant
having taken him from the jurisdiction
of the court and keeping him secreted.
Mrs. Callahan testified concerning the
property involved and said it had all
been accumulated since their marriage.
She also said she had always done her
own housework and always made her
own clothes and those Of the baby and
had no expensive habits.
P. ]. Brophy testified that Mr.. Gala
han had at one time deposited with him
81 900 and took it back few days after
| Mrs. Callahan had brought her suit. Mr..
| Brophy is a surety ON Mr.. Callahan's
bond in a guardianship matter and
| learned that there was a shortage in
| the guardians account. He called Mr..
Callahan's attention to it and the lat
| ter turned S544.72 in bank over to him
| and also sent him a check for $500. Two
notes given by the Bee Hive company
| We're also turned over to him.
| Fl. r. Bartlett, another witness, tes-
| titled that the Bee Hive company was
| indebted to Mr. Callahan in the sum
| of $1,000 for borrowed money. The first
| notes given for it were made out to Mr..
| Callahan individually, but later he had
| them exchanged and made out to him
as administrator of the estate of the
Hale minors. John O'Rourke testified
that he once had $1,000 belonging to
| Mr.. Callahan, but the latter drew it
| down a day or two before the divorce
suit was brought.
| A clerk in the bank of DAILY, Donahoe
& Meyer said Mr.. Callahan, as adj
ministrator, had an account there, but
| it was closed last April.
w. w. Cheeley testified that after the
| divorce proceedings were instituted by
| Mrs. Callahan he had a conversation
| with Colonel Callahan and the latter
| told him that he knew his wife was a
| good and pure woman.
! A woman who had been employed as
| housekeeper in the Callahan household
about the time the divorce suit was
| brought testified that the defendant