The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-05
BUTTE NEWS.
He ABUSED HIS FAMILY
a Brutal Wife, Beaten Given Fifty
Days.
A MOST FLAGRANT CASE
Davis Was in the Habit OF Coming
Home Drunk and Thrashing
His Wife-His Blows Brought
Blood.

Judge Sullivan landed his judicial
right on another wife beater yesterday
1t was a heavy swing, and the brutal
thug went out ana will be removed
from society for so days.
IT was another fragrant case OF a
man abusing his family without the
snat ow of an excuse, such as aroused
the ire of Jurge Sullivan a Few days
ago. and it was treated in the same
manner in accordance with Judge Sui
lvan's avowed policy of discouraging
such breaches if severe punishment of
the offenders will have that effect The
defendant was John Davis, dissolute
Individual, who has failed to support
his family for q long time, "a l mas re-
peatedly added to his negect by
abusive treatment.
When the case was called la the po-
lice court yesterday, the wife was pres
ent. She was a neat, tidy appearing
little woman, the lines of whose face
betrayed evidence that her 10. had been
none too rosy as the wife of the de-
PENDANT. She told the court that Ter
husband came home a couple nights
ago in an intoxicated coniit OF, and
without any provocation proceeded to
abuse her, finally striking her IN a most
brutal manner. She exhibited marks
on her face as evidence of the truth of
her statement that she had been as
saulte ]. She stated further tha- her
husband had not contributed to her
support for long time, and every time
he got drunk, which was a frequent &C.
currence, he would strike and beat hfr.
Mrs. Mills, a sister of Mrs. Davis, cor
roborated this statement.
Police Officer Thomas WALSH told of
n oh; lat I
asking him to come to theirA house. S
their father was beating their mother.
When he reached the house the woman
was bleeding from injuries she received.
He arrested Davis, who became
abusive, and he had to use force 10 take
him.
Davis had no defense beyond trying
to tell the court the other witnesses
were lying.
Judge Sullivan remarked that it APP
peared TO be a clear case of brutal ard
cowardly assault; that as far as lay IN
his power he proposed to put stop TO
such practices, and he would give the
defendant the limit of his authority,
which was a fine of 500, and ne was
sorry he could not make it m ore. Davis
was committed to the county jail for
so days.
John Adair, one of the members of
the old Journeyman Plumbers union,
accused OF participating III an assault
on John Lynch, a member of the new
union. about 10 days ago, was tried and
acquitted. 1t was shown that he was
in the crowd that assaulted Lynch, but
Lynch had been rendered unconscious
and could not swear Adair was one of
those who struck and kicked him and
the defendant was discharged.
Another John Davis was charged with
vagrancy. He had but one arm, and
as he professed to have work awaiting
him in the country, the sympathy of
the court was extended and he was
given an opportunity to seek it.
Al Holly, who trounced the manager
of the Casino theater and was charged
with disturbance, was discharged
through the failure of the prosecution
witness to appear.
Ada Stewart and May Davis, accused
of robbing a granger of $25, were
charged with prostitution. May sue
ceeded in convincing the court of her
innocence and was discharged. Ada
was fined $40.
James Lee and Frank Shipman were
assessed $40 each for creating a ais
turbance.