The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-02

| the sum of $4,000, for which amount
| judgment is asked. In mentioning the
newspaper in which the facts of her
| arrest were published the complaint
| perpetrates an unconscious joke by
naming THE Butte Miner, a Daily
newspaper"
| An action for divorce on the ground
of cruelty was instituted yesterday by
Mary Courtnay against Charles Ebin
| Courtney. She says they married in
Anaconda on the 5th of last January
and that on April 1, at 91k West Wool
man street, in Butte, the defendant
| threatened to chop her head off and
showed and pushed her SO that she
believed her life in danger, and she
was forced to leave the house. On the
10Th of last February, while she was
| talking to another woman the Defend
| ant came up, and having a gun in his
hand pointed it at her and said: Il
will shoot you dead if you do not stop
| talking and again, believing her life
| to be in danger, she was forced to
leave home. She says he threatened
her at numerous other times and COM
PEELED her to flee for her life.
Charlotte Weissberg sued Louise
Weissberg for a divorce on the grounds
of desertion and nom support. They
were IildIileu III ItuSSld on NOV 10,
1880, and have two children. For five
years and six months the defendant
has wholly failed and neglected to
provide in any manner for the plaintiff
| and minor children. He is of shift
less and idle disposition, and though a
competent accountant and bookkeeper
he will make no effort to provide for
his family, but has compelled the
plaintiff to support herself and child
rem About the list of May, 1895, the
defendant deserted his wife and child
rem and went back to Russia. Mrs.
Weissberg asks the custody of the two
children.
Judge Clancy yesterday afternoon
empaneled new trial jury, and the
trial of cases in his department will
begin to-day. From a venire of $50
names the sheriff had served so, and
7S of them appeared in court. Joe
klafki and James j. Hogan, two men
VINO had been summoned, did not show
up and attachments were issued for
them. Twenty eight of those who APP
peared were excused for various causes
and the following We're retained and or
dered to report this morning, when an
additional number will be excused:
Harry Gunther, ]. r. Robinson, Dan
Cameron. Joseph Roberts. James
Naughton, r. W. Whitmore, John Cam
non, John Morgan, Dudley C. Smith,
A. Richards, Louis N. Chauvin. M, H.
Sanders, kincaid, John L. Morris,
George Broughton, James Morris,
James Counihan, E. L. Mahoney, Pat
Harvey, Alphonso Sauer, John Tremb-
lay, w. P. Griffiths, Solomon Tebo, G.
s. Holbrook, George M. Allen, Felix
Ozler, John Robinson, A. P. Stone. F.
.. Nelson, John Charles, Hugh Morri-
son, John P. Reins, William s. Switzer,
Charles Anderson, Pat Cosgrove. E. A.
Smith, Michael Riley, James Hogan,
John ]. Layton, r. c. Levin, Michael
Holland, James Graham, W. E.
schweinfest, Joseph sHoar, Ernest
Rodgers, A J. White, H. S. Clark,
Chris Christensen, r. M Campbell, f.
j. Bretherton, John Riley.
The following were excused: Joseph
Annear David Rumble, Louis P. Best,
Joseph Miller William Littlejohn, E. ].
Sermons, Nicholas Opie, J. J. Smith,
Michael Duffy, Patrick Downey, John
Estason, w. ]. Ball. John H. Thomas,
Michael Corwoin, A. Rodoni, B. A. An
| near. William S. Switzer, Dominick
Quegge, John D. Hennessy, Ampedo
McKelvey, B. Gallck. Steve Mehlich,
David Hendra, Joe Williams, B. NJ.
Lindsay.
In the damage suit of T. G. Wilson
| against Josie Foley and Mary Kane for
alleged malicious arrest and prosecu-
| ton, the defendants yesterday filed
| their separate answers in court Mrs.
Kane denies that she was in any way
instrumental in securing a warrant or
| causing Wilson's arrest. Miss Foley,
| in her answer, says she had a confer
ence with the county attorney on
March 16 and informed him of all the
facts and circumstances in connection
with the matter, and that the county
attorney advised her that Wilson was
guilty of the crime of petty larceny,
and he further advised her to sign a
complaint charging Wilson with such
offense, and acting on the advice she
did so, upon which a warrant was is
sued and he was arrested, released on
bail and afterwards tried and acauit-
ted The defendant alleges that in per-
forming the acts related she did not
act falsely or maliciously or without
probable cause.
Con Hayes yesterday filed an answer
in court to the 1000 damage suit re-
Gently brought against him by Nellie
Nallen. an employee at the Gregson no.
tel whom he had discharged. Mr.
Hayes denies that he struck the girl
or that he injured her by pushing her
over chair and against a wall He
says the facts are that she came into
the hotel office and raised a noise and
disturbance and refused to cease when
requested to do so. whereupon he placed
his hands gently upon her for the pur-
pose of removing her from the office, as
he had right to do.
George w. Nicholson, charged with
murder, was in court yesterday morn
ing and his case was set for trial on
May 10.
Charles Pierson, charged with re-
ceiving stolen property. was arraigned
and was given until this morning to
nJn,I Dotr
defend him.
The trial of Morris Perelson, charged
with receiving stolen property, was set
for May g.
Peter Quello and James Quello, in
formed against for assault in the first
degree, were arraigned and will plead
to-day.
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