The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-18
DIVORCES HELD z A
Opening Day Of Court Devoted to
Martial Misfits.

Martial Misfits.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The district court convened yester.
day for the term. No order vas made
in the matter of em%panelling a jury
the court deciding to take up ex parte
and others matters not requiring a
jury. Much of this sort of business
was cleared up and many matters
were either finally disposed Of or
placed in condition where they may
go to trial without further delay.
Divorces held the lead and several
parties who had found the restraints
of conjugal life to be longer unbear-
able were granted DEGREES on plain
tiffs' proofs.
Damas Delisle was one of the first
to draw a prize. He satisfied the
court that Helen Delisle, whom he
married at Quebec in 1889 and who
deserted him in May, 1901, was not
the sort of a oma a good mon
should be compelled to put up with
for a wife and he was granted a de
cree.
Ype Jansen furnished proof salts
factory that his wife, Annie, had de-
serted him to take up with a man
named Bush and the bonds which had
become calling were severed with
neatness and celebrity.
Another case of misit was disposed
of, but in another manner The title
| of this action was Kearns VS.. Kearns
and the record shows that the plain
tiff had evidently re~considered the
has been dismissed at the request Of
the plaintiff.
Mary Quinn met with opposition in
her efforts to secure release from
Frank Quinn. He was represented
by counsel, who i~nterposed a double
objection in the form of a motion to
strike out certain allegations from the
complaint and a general demurrer to
what was left. The matter was sub
mitted without argument.
Sarah A. Massig was another who
petitioned the court for permission to
resume a life of single blessedness.
She wanted a divorce from Edward
Massig. The defendant was evident
ly willing that her request be grant
ed, as he entered nc appearance and
his default was noted. The case was
again Brought up later in the day IN
a motion to hear testimony on behalf
of the plaintiff. The motion was
granted and the court announced his
willingness to hear proof at 4 o'clock,
but other matters we're taking up his
time then.
This having disposed of the divorce
grist for the day cases of a different
nature were considered. In the mat
ter of State VS.. Seth Dix, coming up
at this time on a bill of exceptions on
motion for a new trial, the court sign
ed and settled the bill and further
proceedings will be had later.
In the matter of o. D. French VS.
J. R. Conway, an action for debt, arg
uments on a demurrer to the CON-
plant were heard and the demurrer
was overruled and defendant given
ten days in which to file an answer
to the complaint.
The case of A. w. L. Woodland VS..
Al. Bouchard came up on a motion
for a change of venue No protest
being made by plaintiff, the motion
was granted.
The demurrer in the case of w. l..
Jaffrey VS.. the cCormick
company was withdrawn and defen-
dant given five days in which to file
an answer.
In the cas- of H. L.. Raft VS.. Ross
Bros, defendants demurrer was sus-
tanned and plaintiff given permission
to file an amended complaint.
Mary Moran appeared to show
cause why Lillian Moran, her minor
daughter, should not be committed to
the reform school for incorrigibility.
Amidst sobs and bitter crying the
mother admitted that her daughter
had not been as good as she might be,
but said she had given her consent
that she should marry and at present,
so far as she knew, Lillian was living
at Butte, the wife of one A. G.. Sulli-
van.
The court ordered the original or
der vacated, so far as it applied to
Mary Moran, and said that the daugh-
ter was now beyond the jurisdiction
of the court, but intimated that it
might be advisable for the county
attorney to communicate with the at
tOrney of Silver Bow county and as