The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-08-08
Judge Clancy Performs a
Remarkable Feat in the
District Court.
MANY TALES OF WOE
MiSmated Couples Bare
Their CriefS to the
General Public.

Five divorces granted in 40 minutes
was the feat performed by Judge Clancy
this morning. The spectators thought tho
achievement good enough for Dakota
divorce court
Attorneys Brccu & Lynch handled three
OF the eases, aud the court remarked TO
Mr.. Lynch who was in court conducting
them:
Looks like you're going to divorce tho
whole country here"
MIR. Lynch modestly explained that the
business had been piinR mp for some time,
while the court was trying the Nipper
case.
List Of Divorces.
The divorces granted were as follows:
William J. lIcnsler from Lydia Hens.
Ter, abandonment. Charles Caddy from
Louise ]. Caddy, habitual incompetence;
Kate RuRg from George w. Rupg. de-
scrtion and non support; Mary j. Ripper
from John Ripper cruelty; Minnie Rut-
tan from Albert Ruttan. dcscrtlou aud
on-support.
Mr.. llcnscr testified he was married
TO Lydia in Butte IN 1903. and was de-
serted April IS, 1909.
"Did She have any cause to abandon
your" he was asked.
'Nol ~ hho" OF ono l'll H' ldss
year IN April"
did you support herr"
Best | could"
did she leave without your consent"
Gets Up and Goes.
mo sir she didn't have any wish from
me to leave; she just got mp and left"
Thomas Boyce testified he had asked
Lydia to return, aud that she had de-
clincd
"Did she say whyi" the court asked.
mo" said Boyce.
The Caddys were married in Butte,
February -, i8oo.
"Mr Caddy, tell the court in what way
your wife was intcmperatei" the lawyer
said.
"Woll, il is just as stated in the CONS
plant She was habtually intoxicated,
so she could not do her household work.
Caddy said
"She drinks to drunkenness?" the court
qucricd.
"Ycs. sir" was the reply, and tle court
was satisfied.
Mrs. Rupg testified that she last saw
Rugg in 1907, although they were mar
ricd only the year before in New York.
Her father and mother, aided by her. sup
ported the one child, who was six years
old. She was given the child.
Mary J. and John Ripper were married
in Michigan in IS9s, and there were three
children. Mrs. Ripper was given the
youngest child, which she said She has in
her custody and the other two in lippcrs
care, were not mentioned in the decree.
"IIc knocked me from the kitchen door
10 the dining room door, and when ! got
up he knocked me down again. said Mrs.
Ripper, tcstifying TO Ripper's cruelty.
The conduct had been repeated and her
life threatened by Ripper.
Couldn't you condone the matter? The
Christian religion says that when smittcn
on one check you ought TO turn the other"
the court said.
NO. was Mrs. Ripper's reply, with em-
phasis.
Mrs. Murphy, her witness, proved to be
an unwilling aid to her freedom. She
declared on the stand with the assertion
that she knew nothing Of the Rippcr's trou-
bcs.
"You know a little; tell us that" said
Judge Clancy
Hears the OuareIing.
Il know nothing about it. | was in one
room and they were quarreling in another.
] happened to be unfortunate enough to 10
a neighbor of hers That's all know"
snapped Mrs Murphy.
We'll, you saw her black eye" the law
yer said.
"Yes she had it. | don't know where
She got it or how" the witness replied.
'You heard the war going on, ddn't
you!" said the court.
II did" she admitted, and she was per-
mitted to leave the courtroom while tho
divorce was granted.
Mrs. Rutan and Ruttan were married
in Dillon in 1904, and she and lady
friend testified that Ruttan did not sup
port her, and she was given the one child,
q girl 3 years old.