The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-11-01
APPARENTLY UNEMBARRASSED BY
HIS POSITION, HIS HONOR
MOUNTS HIS BENCH.
HEARS A DIVORCE SUIT
AND GRANTS A DECREE
Lizzie Haaan Thinks Married Life Is Not
What She Thought When a BIushno
Bride She to tho Altar Hied and Re-
cites Sundry and Various Reasons
Why She Should Be Made Free Again.

Not such circumstance as charge of
criminal libel could deter Judge William
Clancy from taking his seat on the bench
of Department ii Of the district court this
morning. At five minutes past ten the
door of the court chambers opened and his
honor entered and opened court.
There was no outward and visible sign
on the elongated countenance of the judge
to show that he had been writing affidavits
or taking hand in the campaign.
It Was Very Impressive.
Without comment, or even his customary
humorous expression, the court announced
that he was open for engagements and
commenced the work of the day.
Deputy Proebstel announced that the
court of the Second judicial district of the
state of Montana was now at the bat his
honor took long pull from the water
pitcher, debonnaire Clerk Willie Waugh
commenced the reading of the minutes and
all went merry as marriage bell.
Just to enliven the proceedings and in
order to make everything look quite
natural, about the first thing that popped
up was very lively divorce suit. Lizzie
Hagan's ~ years continued residence with
her husband, James, had convinced her
that Jims department was away below
zero and that while Mr. Hagan might be
considered an interesting and at times an
entertaining subject he could never be put
up as Exhibit A in a lecture OH "The Una1-
loyed Pleasures of Married Life"
Mrs. Hagans story showed that her hus-
band had craving for strong drink super
induced by desire to wipe out the uni
verse, and particularly that part of it that
Mrs Hagan called her home. After recit-
ing the date and place Of their marriage
she told how ION divers days and times he
treated her with extreme cruelty, struck
her, threatened her life, compelled her to
leave home, got her in in an intoxicated
condition and very ugly mood. malicious
called her vile and opprobrious epithets
and names gricyous to be borne, and did
greatly and cruelty injure and wound the
feelings" of his estimable wife.
Created a Rough House.
On the nth day of last August Hagan
became particularly obstrcperous. The
complaint shows that e'"threw the house
hold furniture out of doors. broke and in
| jured the same, then and there threw the
| ly called her vile and opprobrious epithets
| ing and breaking the same On that date
| Mrs Hagan was compelled to have the
| defendant arrested and detained three days
| in Jail. This was the second time that she
was compelled to invoke the aid of the law
| and have James put behind the bars.
Further she stated that her husband is
| an idle and dssolute man who will not
work or assist in maintaining his family,
and any money he can get is spent by hipi
in purchasing whisky or other strong
drinks" which, says the complaint, he
buys for his own use"
| There are three children-William,
| Thomas and Maria--of whom Mrs. Hagan
wants the custody. She also wants $50 a
month alimony from James, who never
could support her before, and she asks tor
500 for her attorney, Mike Donlan, who
presented her case and the misconduct of
James to the court.
After hearing all this evidence, Judge
Clancy concluded that Hagan was bad
man, and so he gave Mrs. Hagan her lib
erty and all the other relief she desired