The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-07
A POT OF
Is What Mrs. Robinson Threw
at Her Husband.
FAMOUS LIBBY CASE
Gets Into Court on an Action For Divorce
Brought By the Abused
Husband.
FAMOUS LIBBY CASE

vOrce in the district court here against
woman who was the talk of the coun-
try couple of months ago, as a re-
suit of her flight from Libby to Cleve-
land, O., where she was arrested at
the instance OF her husband, charged
with the misrepresentation of certain
mining stock belonging to her hus-
band. Subsequently she was releas-
ed from custody and returned to Kali
ispell about six weeks ago, remain
ing here and at Libby about a week,
when she again went east, presumably
to her home in Michigan.
Mr.. Robinsons' story of MS marital
difficulties is related at length in the
complaint in his action for divorce,
and it appears therefrom that he has
had anything but a pleasant expert
be released from matrimonial bonds,
both calling and humiliating. The
complaint is as follows:
/. That on or about the list day Of
April 1900, in said county of Flat
heau, state of Montana, plaintiff and
defendant were duly intermarried, and
ever since have been, and now are,
husband and wife.
2. That plaintiff now is, and for
more than one year past, has been
continuously a resident of the state
of Montana
8. That there are no children, issue
OF said marriage.
| 4. That since said marriage said
defendant has treated this plaintiff
with extreme cruelty, and in particu-
lar as follows, to wit: That on or
about the Sth day of November, 1900,
in the town of Libby, said county and
state, said defendant without cause
or provocation, whatever, and in a
rude and angry manner, and with the
intention then ana there to injure
this plaintiff, struck this plaintiff in
the face with he clenched fist, and at
the same time calling this plaintiff AN
old fool" and further stating of and
to this plaintiff, that he, this plaintiff,
don't know anything thereby caus-
ing plaintiff great mental anguish and
physical pain. That again on or
about the 10th day of November 1900,
at the same place, said defendant,
while in the heat of passion, and in a
rude and angry manner, and with the
intent then and there to intlict upon
this plaintiff grievous bodily injury.
seized from the stove pot of hot
beans and hurled said pot and con-
tents at this plaintiff, striking there
with and scattering the contents Of
said pot all over him, all without pro-
vocation of any kind, thereby caus-
ing great physical pain, mental an
guish and distress. That few days
thereafter at the same place said de-
PENDANT without cause or provocation
and in a violent and angry manner
pIaitiff great bodily injury, struck
plaintiff in the face with her clench-
ed fist thereby causing him great ply
cal pain and mental anguish and suf-
fering. That defendant on or about
the Goth day of November, 1900, by
means of false and fraudulent repre-
sensations and promises, obtained
from this plaintiff $4,000 shares Of
mining stock of the value of about
$4,000, then and there promising and
agreeing with this plaintiff that the
said stock should be sold and the pro-
ceeds thereof invested for their mu-
tual benefit, and on said date, defend
ant, stealthily and without plaintiffs
knowledge or consent and against his
WILL took from his possession $3.50,
and Immediately thereafter secretly
left this plaintiff in said town of
Libby and departed for parts I'M
known to this plaintiff, and for a num-
Der of days thereafter kept herself in
hiding in Kalispell and then departed
from the state, taking with her the
said money and mining stock, and
never returning to him the whole or
any part of either thereof thereby
causing this plaintiff great mental an
guish and consequent physical suf-
fering. That on or about the goth
day of December 1900 said defend.
ant returned to the state of Montana,
and with the malicious intent to an
noy. injure and humiliate this plant
if. and cause him physical and men,
tai suffering and anguish, refused in
private and in the presence of others
to recognize this plaintiff as her hus-
band. and denied that he was such,
thereby causing him mucn humilia-
ton. mental anguish and physical