The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05
SHE is NOW DESTITUTE
Mrs. McCord Begins Suit Against
Her Husband.
SHE CHARGES ADULTERY
McCord Has Trans erred All OF His
Property by Bill of Sale to His
PARTNERSHIP Alleges
Desertion.

Harry H. McCord, the handsome
townsite boomer and energetic real
estate dealer, who was arrested a few
days ago on complaint of his wife, who
trailed him to Butte from San Fran
cisco and found him living with one
Laura Eibough, ran a hot race with
his wife yesterday to get his money and
property interests beyond her reach,
and the courts will have TO decide
McCord gave a bill of sale for all mis-
property interests and credits to his
partner. o. E. Kenyon, for a considera-
ton of $500. The sale includes a third
interest in all money due him from
John A. Cannon on the South Park ad-
dition No. /; all that is due him on the
South Park addition No. and all in
terests in the book accounts of the
Montana Land & Improvement COM
pany.
About the same time that the bill of
sale was filed with the county clerk and
recorder Mrs. McCord commenced an
action in the district court to restrain
her husband from disposng of his
money or property and to compel him
to support her and their adopted child.
O. e. Kenyon. McCord's partner, is
also named as defendant.
In her complaint Mrs. McCord re-
lates that they were married in san
Francisco on April /. 1883, and that they
lived there until Oct. 10, 1897, at which
time the defendant willfully and with
out cause deserted her and their adopt
ed child and went to Seattle, where he
remained until March, 1898. The next
information she had of his where
abouts was in November of last year,
when she learned that he had come to
Butte. where he has been ever since.
Mrs. McCord says she has always con-
Quoted herself as a dutiful wife md
never gave the defendant cause to de-
sert her She says he is an able bodied
man and since his residence in Butte
has been engaged In the real estate
business and has earned over $4,000.
and there is now due and owing to him
from the business and from his partner,
O. E. Kenyon, the sum Of $4,000, which
he is trying to collect or assign to pre-
vent the plaintiff from recovering it
for the support of herself and child,
The defendant. she says has contrib
uted nothing to her support since
March 1885, and alleges that since his
residence in Butte he has been spend
ing money eXtravagantly and in riot
Gus living and has lived in open and
notorious adultery with one Laura
Eibough, and has represented to Vari-
Gus persons that they We're husband
large sums of money for the use and
support of said Laura Eibough and has
utterly failed and refused to provide
for the support of his wife and child.
Mrs McCord says she has been strug-
Cling along to support herself and child,
but she is now destitute and seeks to
obtain support from the defendant. She
asks the court to enjoin her husband
and Mr. Kenyon from collecting and
disposing of the $2,500 which she says
Is due him, and that her husband be
required to pay into court 500 month
as temporary alimony and $500 as an
attorney fee. Judge Clancy issued a
temporary restraining order.
McCprd was to have bad a hearing
yesterday in Judge Bliss court. but
the hearing was continued TIL Il urs-
day. The defendants attorney stated
that he desired to secure an important
witness from Missoula. McCo"d's
bonds were increased from $50 TO $500
He was not present in court yesier-
day.