The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-12
DEFENDANT ASKS THE COURT
TO ALLOW HER MONEY TO
PAY ~, TESTIMONY.
Expense Of Gathering Evidence Has
Cost Over a Thousand Dollars and
Application Is Made for a Sum y.
Sufficient to Pay the Bills-A q 4
Good Sized Sum Has AL
ready Been Paid Into u,
Court. FL.

In the divorce suit of John Bordeaux
VS.. Ella F. Bordeaux, the defendant has,
made an application for money for her
defense and the prosecution of her cross
complaint. She asks the court to make
an order requiring Mr. Bordeaux to give
her $3.50 with which to pay alleged EXT
penses incurred in the preparation iof
her side, give her attorneys $500 and
pay her an additional amount for her
own maintenance. The request is based
upon an affidavit made by John j. Nc
Hatton. one of her attorneys, who states
that Mrs. Bordeaux has several persons
engaged in gathering testimony for her
and has paid them 5000; that she still
owes them $500 or $3.50.
Last week the defendant flied a molten
in court asking for an order for a total
Of $500, but it was thrown out on ac-
count of not having been properly placed
on the motion docket. The last mo-.
ton is a raise of $3.50 without the re-
quested additional sum for her main
tenance, which is indefinite.
The Bordeaux suit was commenced
January "a. 1899. and February 252 of
that year Mr.. Bordeaux was ordered to
pay the defendant 500 per month pend
ing the trial of the suit and give her
attorneys $500 as retainer. An extra
500 was added for expenses. Since then
Mr.. Bordeaux has paid the defendant 3d.
100 for her maintenance, paid her attor-
neys $500 and put up 500 with which
to defray the alleged costs.
There have been two or three COM
| plants filed in the action. In the first
| Mr.. Bordeaux, based the action on plain
| desertion on the part of the defendant.
| Mrs. Bordeaux was then in California.
AS soon as the summons was served fon
| her she came back with an answer and
| crosscomplaint in which she denied She
had deserted the plaintiff and asked the
court to compel the plaintiff to give her
some of his property Mr.. Bordeaux then
filed an amended complaint, stating in
| it that the defendant had been guilty, of
| adultry with Lyman A. Sisley at VARIOUS
times and places, naming the alleged
dates and places. ~
| Mrs. Bordeaux asked the court to make
an order compelling the plaintiff to pay
her $500 month alimony, give her $1,000
| additional, pay her attorney a retainer
and restrain Mr.. Bordeaux from dispos-
! ing of any of his property pending the
trial of the case. The motion was
| heard February 25, 1899, and the 500 per
month alimony and restraining order has
| been in effect since that date. - !.
During the first visit OF Attorney
| George Haldorn to Butte after the suit
| had been commenced, Mr.. Holorn stated
that long before Mr.. Bordeaux began the
action he had been consulted by E. A.
briggs, Mrs. Bordeaux's father, with ref
erence to bringing a suit for Mrs. BOr-
deaux against Mr.. Bordeaux. but he had
/ told Mr.. briggs that in order to secure
! proof upon which to base such an action
the services of a detective would be nec-
essary and it would cost 500 or 5000.
| Nothing more was done about the mat
| ter" said Mr.. Holdorn,, until Mr.. BOr-
| deaux brought the suit against her" =