The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-07
/ Threatened to Kill Both Her
and Himself.
SHUT AND BARRED
The Door While He Was Preparing to
Give Her Good Dressing
Down.

Amanda E. Yenne, defendant in an
action for divorce brought against her
in this county by George H. Yenne,
the allegations set up by plaintiff re-
flecting considerably upon the lady
in the case has filed her answer, deny L
ing in toto to the claims of hair pulling
fiat iron scrubbing or working him
over with a broom and other house
hold utensils.
But as a fact Mrs. Yenne claims
that she has been outrageously abused
by the defendant, and in part says:
That during the cohabitation which
followed the marriage alleged herein
and for more than two years preced-
ing and to and including the 10th day
of April, 1901, the plaintiff treated
the defendant with extreme cruelty,
repeatedly inflicting, and repeatedly
threatening grievious bodily injury,
dangerous to life, upon this defend |
ant.
That among other things, on or
about the 5th day of April, 1900, at the
home of the plaintiff and defendant
near Creston, Flathead county, Mon
tana, the defendant having for two
weeks preceding been in ill health and
confined a portion of the time to her
bed, by reason whereof she was then
barely able to be about the house,
the plaintiff without any cause or pro-
vocation and in the presence of one
Rebecca Brooks threatened in a loud
and angry manner to kill defendant
and threatened to kill himself, threat
ened to whip defendant and in a rude
and angry manner declare to defend
ant "There is nothing the matter
with you but the devil" by reason of
which cruel and inhuman acts of the
plaintiff, defendant suffered great pain
and anguish, and physical suffering,
and became dangerously i'll and sick,
and confined to her bed, and so con-
tinued for a period Of four or five
weeks then next ensuing. That during
all of said period defendant was con-
tinuously in need of medical attend
ance, and at divers and various times
requested the plaintiff to procure med
ical attendance for her, and on each
occasion when so requested he refused
and swore at defendant in rude, an
cry and inhuman manner, thereby
causing her to suffer great pain and
anguish.
That on another occasion, at the
place last aforesaid, on the night of
October l, 1900, after plaintiff had
retired to the bed of plaintiff and de-
fendant, defendant attempted to get
into said bed and the plaintiff without
any cause or provocation, in rough,
rude and inhuman manner, prevented
defendant from going to bed, and then
she attempted to go to another part
of the house to another bed, and he
prevented her from leaving the room
and kicked her and pinched her, and
whipped her with stick to the great
physical injury of the defendant,
whereby she suffered great mental and
physical pain and anguish and injury
to her health.
That on another occasion, at the
same place, at the supper table and in
the presence of said minor children,
on the first day of March, 1901, the
defendant having spoken about visit
ing her son, W. J. Loveall, who re-
sides at Bad Rock, said county, the
plaintiff without cause or provocation,
said to this defendant, whats your
son but regular whoremaster?"
thereby causing this defendant great
modification and great mental and
physical pain and suffering.
That on another occasion, at the
same place, and on the 10th day of
April. 1901, and in the presence of
their minor children, the defendant
having spoken about their son James
having been away from home that
morning after horse. the plaintiff
without any cause or provocation, and
in a rude and angry manner said to
the defendant, "shut your mouth, you
always got your mouth stuck in," and
thereupon kicked this defendant out
of the kitchen door and across the
back porch of their house. and in q
rude and inhuman manner. took hold