The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
ROCK HAD TROUBLE
he HAD BEEN Beaten S0RELY
Called Upon Deputy Prosecutor Lynch
and Told About Festivity at His
House in Which Blows Fell
to Him.

Joseph Rock had rocky time last
night at his home at 2lS west quartz
according to his statements 10 deputy
County Attorney Lynch thls hiofn-
ing.
one ear was encrusted with a mass of
dried blood, and his lips were given the
appearance of mangled liver by an ac-
emulation of the same sanguinary SUD-
stance.
Rock wanted Mrs. Rock arrested ana
tailed for conduct which to him was IN
violation of the laws Of Montana mace
and provided.
He declared that several of his wife's
male friends had fallen upon him ana
beaten him till he presented the APP
pearance described.
Hilarity at the House.
There was hilarity at 21S West quartz
street last evening prior to the time that
Rock was assaulted by the friends OF
Mrs. Rock, and Rock stated that the
festivity was sprung upon MIN uneA-
pectedly and without his consent.
From his remarks it was manifest that
that was the basis of all the trouble.
Rock is a miner and he said he went
to work at O'Clock yesterday and that
when he came home at II p. m. the sound
of revelry by night issuing upon the cir
cumambient atmosphere fell tinklins
upon his ears.
He declared to the deputy prosecutor
| that there was large gathering OF revel-
ers at his home dancing and drinking
and making merry at the instance ana
request of his wife.
| He seems to have gone little wild
| over the situation, and to have offered
some sort Of a protest.
Tries to Be Calm.
"They say l am jealous" he said to
| Mr. Lynch While he labored to sup
press the intense emotion that shook
| his breast. "Of course I'm jealous. 1
do not want to find those people drink
| ing and dancing in my house l do
not want my wife to do that. I do not
| like it,
| Mr. Rock proceeded to relate that he
| was married Is months and had pro-
vided well for his wife; also that there
| was $1,000 worth of furniture in his nome
which he had paid for.
| He did not state what the nature of
| his protest at the festivity instituted
by his wife was like; he was naturally
| bashful about that.
| 1t was gathered from his remarks,
| however, that six or seven men rushed
| him and swept him off his feet and out
| Of the house, leaving his mouth and
| ear in an abraided, mutilated and con-
! fused condition. The onslaught was
| so sudden and overwhelming that he
' could not resist with any efficacy
Came Altogether.
"Thev came altogether. l might just
| as well say Let her go, Gallagher, MIR.
Rock said
He related that after the alleged as
sault a policeman came and took hold
of him, but, finding him covered with
blood let him go.
Mr. Rock had strong feelings about
the handling he had received, but his
anger was chiefly directed at his wife.
! He said that when we aWaked this
| morning his wife threatened to throw
| him into the street if he did not be
! quiet His indignation boiled over at
this, and he demanded if he was not the
head of the household and the owner of
the furniture.
He said that his wife runs a lodging
and boarding house where they live, but
that he works in a mine and is the
proprietor of the business.
Deputy County Attorney Lynch gave
him a letter of warning to Mrs. Rock,
and he went away declaring he would
not indorse any more festivities.
Not the End.
That was not the end of the episode,
however. Mrs. Rock got the letter and
came down to the county attorneys Of
flee.
81 am going to get a divorce tomor-
row. she declared to Mr.. Lynch
Then she asked for the arrest of Mr..
Rock on the grounds of disturbing the
peace, threats, assault and the like.
| Mr. Rock came in just then. He had
not washed yet, and he was the same
CORY spectacle.
Look at him." said Mrs. Rock, scorn-
fully.
Rock told the prosecutor to tell the