Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-09
MAN DOWN
Disappointed In Business, He
Takes to Drink.
DRIFTS WITH THE TIDE
And Finally Finds Himself Facing au
Action For Divorce-BOnus
Case Dismissed.

Emma Courtenay began an action for
divorce to-day against her husband
William Courtenay. and in her complaint
says some rather harsh things.
Back of the allegations there is rather
an interesting story. Several years ago
Courtenay Joined the Salvation army and
up to a few months ago remained one of
it's best members. While in the ranks,
he took unto himself a wife and opened
a little store at CenterVille. He SEEM
ed to be getting along fine, but one day
the road supervisor concluded thu the
thoroughfare in front of his place of BUSH
ness needed fixing and it was according
~ fixed. Courtenay applied to the coun-
ty commissioners for an allowance for
damages, but the matter went into the
district court on an agreed statement of
facts and Courtenay was compelled to
employ an attorney. The court awarded
him $500 and the attorney charged him
$500 for his services. This was rather
disappointing to Co%urtenay, but he de
cided to live it down and continued to do
business lat the old stand. About the
time he recovered from the effects of the
charge some boys broke into his little
store and walked off with pretty much
all there was in sight, the contents Of the
cash drawer included. Courtenay
brooded over the wrong done him and
finally gave way to the indulgence in
drink to which it is alleged he had been
something of a slave before the Saliva
ton army enlisted him, and has since
Kept it up. The troubles between Cour-
tenay and his wife is said to be the out
come Of the drinking proposition.
Mrs. Courtenay alleges in her COM
plant that the marriage of the defend
ant and herself took place IN Center
VILE on or a hnJ1t Snptnpo1nr . 1pne, 49,.
since then he has treated her in a grossly
cruel and nhuman manner and has
threatened to inflict and in a violent and
determined manner has attempted to in
fiict g%rievous bodily injury upon her; that
he has called her vile. filthy and abomip
able names, causing her great mental
anquis and distress OF mind. thereby
~endangering her health, that on August
p Of this year. he called her names,
Threatened to kill her and To
MT her with a club. being prevented from
accomplishing his purpose only by reason !
of her ability to run and the interference
of some men who happened to be present.
Mrs. Courtenay further alleges thai for
more than a year the defendant has in !
dulged N The use Of intoxicating liquors
TO such an extent that he has been un-
able to attend to his business, having
been at times in a debauched, drunken
insolent conditions: that he owns a
two-story house, valued at 81. 900. in Cen
tervllle; that the county commissioners
allowed him $500 for damages to his prop
erty by reason Of the cutting down of
the street IN front of it, and he placed
the money in Clark Bros. bank for safe
.keeping: that she has been informed and
that he is about to dispose of
his property SO she cannot derive any
benefit from it, and unless he is re-
by the court he will do it and
spend the proceeds in drunkenness, riot
and debauchery.
She further alleges that she has in her
possession personal property consisting
of household furniture. stock in trade
and store fixtures; that she has pur-
chased this roperty with her own money;
that the defendant has commenced pro-
ceedings in Justice Lewis court to get
hold of said personal property and un-
less the court steps in and stays the ac-
ton she will in all probability have taken
her said property, to which she is
entitled.
She asks for judgment for counsel fees.
a. decree of divorce. alimony ard such
other relief as the court may deem
proper.
The trial of the suit brought by Harry
against Charles II. Nickel,
Jacob Graft, Adolph M~oldenhaucr and
he Butte Mining to recover
.iff claimed the defendants promised him
as a bonus for striking a body of ore in
tIAe Ruby mine, JEFFERSON county, in
$50, came to a sudden end in Judge Lind
court last evening.
Melville relied on the written contract
the defendants and himself to
Grove his case. but when it was offered
evidence the defendants attorneys Oh
Iected to it on the ground that the de-
endants as a body had not executed
he contract. and under the provisions
If the statute no Individual member
,ould do it and thus bird the company
Judge Lindsay sustained the objection
nd Attorney De Witt then objected to
he Introduction of any further testi-