Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-17

Il was so years old last Novem-
ber"
Were you married again after that?
Yes; to Thomas H. Glover, on Janu-
airy a. 1885,
How long did you live with him."
Il think it was just one month to the
day. He ran away in the middle OF a
cold night. Some time in March I APP
piled tor divorce, employing George
Haldorn to act as my attorney.
How long did you live with Mr. Ell
well?"
Up to the time he went away. I
lived with him under a contract into
which we had entered at the time Of our
marriage. I did not want to marry the
man, but he was crazy for Wife"
He was willing to accept anything?"
Yes. sir anything.'
What was the contract between youn"
We'll. it was to the effect that we
should occupy separate rooms
Who built the house In which You
are living?"
Il built it with money sent me by nl.,-
sister. Nellie Murphy. of South Paris,
Maine. There are two lots and | paid
for her SIS each. I've got a cabin with
two rooms on the property: also a hen
coop with ten hens in it,"
Questioned with reference to the keep
ing of boarders or dodgers, Mrs f.lwe'l
said she had none except David Golf,
who was ledger. On the 18th he had
paid her So and she had invested it in
groceries. He pays ME $3.50 per month";
she said.
house,"
mo, sir; just Mr.. Goff and my two
dogs. have borrowed money from Mr..
Golf to keep life in my body and owe.
him yet He occupies a couc, in the
shed attachment to the house. patches,
uses my cooking utensils and buys his
own groceries,"
Asked With reference to her son in the
east, she said he did not know her name
was Elwell and she did not care to have
him know it. He did know however.
that her name had been Glover
Mrs. EiWell said that by occupation
she was dressmaker. but was not able
to work because of the alleged baatin.s
she had received at the hands of her
husband. He had knocked kicked and
thrown her about until she was deaf n
| one ear.
After several objections to questions
had been made, the Judge ANNOUNCED
.iidt Only Two tHlnSS IN connection wit
| the case would be heard-the ability Of
the defendant to pay almony and tho
| validity Of the marriage of the parties,
| Mr.. carroll then asked for permission
to ask the woman if she was not lv-
| ing IN an open and notorious state IF
! combination with David Golf and If She
nao not taken trip to Boston$ with
| him, but the court would not pern{5t III.
! question to he asked. =.
| David Golf was then Questioned &, Il,
nan OF the women. He said hass hal
nearo EiWeli say he had property ana
money and - - he was going to
Keep 1t. too He said he had first met
MRS. Elweil in Aspen, Colorado, in 1886
at which time she was keeping board
| ers.
ASKED by Mr.. Carroll as to his present
! pace OF abode, an objection was ma Do
on the ground that it was not proper
cross-examination. and the obiSction
vas sustained by the judge, who said h,
line.
Mr. Carroll then introduced the papers
III the divorce suit of Glover VS.. Glover
ic1 the purpose of showing that the
p'alntiH IN that case was the plaintiff
ln1nis one and that she had never been
granted a divorce from Glover. The
papers showed that while the decree IN 4
peen granted it had never been signed
OF ordered entered by Judge W. O.
Speer, who occupied the bench in de-.