The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-13
Mrs. Ella F. Bordeaux Has Filed
Her Answer
AND DEMANDS A DIVORCE
Denies Her Husbands Allegations and
Asserts That He Threatened Her
Life-Forced Her to Leave Home.
Alleges Extreme Cruelty.

talist, landlord and mining man, will
fight his suit and will demand divorce
for herself, a share of the community
property, which is valued at more than
5000, 900, an attorneys fee of S., 900, and
temporary alimony to the amount of
$500 month. She has retained McHat-
ton G. Cotter as her attorneys and they
have filed in court her cross bill answer
to Bordeaux's complaint and he has
been restrained from interfering with
and disposing of the property until the
final determination of the case. In her
answer she admits their marriage in
Butte on June 81, 1886, but denies that
on January 90, 1898. or at any other
time, she disregarded the solemnity of
her marriage vows and deserted the
plaintiff and voluntarily separated her
self from him. By way of recrimina-
ton, defense, counter claim and cross
complaint, she alleges that on the 23d
day of January of last year her hus-
band voluntarily and with intent to de-
sert her, left her and has remained sep
arate from her ever since. At divers
times on and before that date, by angry
and threatening conduct and language
toward her. he abused and intimidated
lel anu CduSsu llei great mental pam
and anguish, and during the month Of
January, by his violent. angry and
threatening conduct. so annoyed and
disturbed her peace of mind as to rem
der her exceedingly nervous and unable
to sleep and to cause her great fear that
he intended and would do her great
bodily injury or kill her, and during
that time he threatened her life with
loaded firearms, and drove her from
their homo IN Of Il;
temper and his angry and threatening
manner and language she had reason
to believe, and did believe, that it was
unsafe for her to longer remain at their
home, and she was forced by the plaint-
iff to leave it. by reason of which she
has suffered great mental anguish ever
since. AS she is informed and believes,
the plaintiff has repeatedly since that
time declared that he would not allow
her to return to her home. and that he
would never again live with her Such
conduct on his part was with the intent
to desert her and to prevent her from
occupying their home or living with the
plaintiff, and he has forbidden and pre-
vented her from returning to the family
dwelling place. During the month of
January of last year the plaintiff har-
bored revengeful spirit against the
defendant and continually used violent,
profane and ungentlemanly language
toward her and conducted himself to-
ward her in the most violent and dis
agreeable manner, with the intent and
purpose to force her to leave their home
and to prevent her from returning
thereto, and on account of it she was
Obliged to leave and has been prevent
ed from returning. which has caused
her great humiliation. Mrs. Bordeaux
says she verify believes that had she
not left he would have done her great
bodily injury or killed her. Immedi-
ately after she was compelled to leave,
by reason of the conduct of the nlaint-
iff, wherefrom she was reasonably ap-
prehensive of danger. bodily harm and
death, the plaintiff dismantled the fam
lily dwelling place so as to render it I'M
inkabitable for the defendant and he
has ever since failed and neglected to
provide any home or place of residence
for himself and her. and she has been
obliged to reside with her parents
Mrs. Bordeaux further alleges that
her husband has been guilty. of ey-
IRENE cruelty toward her. and has, by
reason of his threats, conduct and cru-
city. comrelled her to absent herself
from the family dwelling place and to
depart fer and remain in Salt Lake
City. where she has been obliged to re-
main on account of plaintiffs threats
and commands not to return, and in an
harm or kill her. The defendant saws
she has not remained from home will
ingly, but the plaintiff has harbored
and shown a most malisnant and mali
ciOus enmity toward her and has in
every way endeavored to cause her
great annoyance and mental anguish
and suffering. and she is in mortal dread
and fear of him.
Prior to the time she was driven
from home she had a large circle of
friends and acouantances among the
best people of Butte. but by reason Of
the conduct of the plaintiff and by be-
Ing driven from home she has been
greatly Inundated and has been de-
prived of the association of her former
friends and acduantances, to her great
and lasting injury and to the destruc-
ton of her peace Of mind and enjoy
ment of life.
Mrs Bordeaux says her husband is
the owner Of the following described
property in Butte and Silver Bow coun-
ty: The Mountain View surface con-
sisting of 20 acres; the Prairie Flower
mining claim Of 10 acres: the st. Law
renee mining claim of 16 acres: lode
lot IL of two and one-half acres. with
improvements; city lots in block 23,
with brick house and other improve
ments; lot 7, block 80, with q brick
house and other improvements lot 8,
block 80; the east 21hs feet Of lot IL.
block 81. and lot IS. block 81. with brick
building and other improvements. The
above real estate is of the value of
about $4,000. The plaintiff is also the
owner of moneys. stocks. bonds, war
rants, securities. other chooses in action
and personal property of large value a
large part Of which is on deposit with
w. A. Clark e Bro, and the remain
der is deposited with other banks. He
is also the owner of other mining prop
erty. the location of which is unknown
to the defendant. The value of the
mining pronerty is in excess of 500 600
1t is alleged that he derives a monthly
income from the property of $1,000. Tho
defendant is Informed that the plaintiff
intends to dispose of his personal prop
erty with intent to defeat and avoid AL
lowance to the defendant of money for
her support and for counsel fees. Prac-
ticallv all the property was acquired by
plaintiff since their marriage. and the
defendant asks for q division OF the
property, for $500 month alimony dur
ing the pendency of the suit, and for
So 900 as counsel fees.
In an affidavit in support of motion