The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-19
WIVES TELL TALES OF CRUELTY
AND ABUSE.
BOTH FIND 1T A FAILURE
Realize Mistake They Made in Marry.
ing and Demand That Bonds
Be Severed.

Touching tales of cruelty, abuse
and infidelity are related in a couple
of petitions for divorce fled with
the clerk of the district court yester-
day. Each tells it's story of misplaced
confidence and love repaid with
shameless and shameful treatment
and dishonor.
Lulu M. Strosnider is the complaint
ant in one case and her recital OF
wrongs endured is particularly harrow
ing. She alleges that as Lulu M. viii
liams she was married to Harry II.
Strosnider, in the little town Of Cas-
per, Wyo., September 81, 1900.
For more than a year past she
charges that the defendant has will
fully neglected to provide her with
the common necessaries of life, al
though able to and has earned enough
for their joint support. AS a. second
cause of action she alleges that he has
treated her in cruel and inhuman
manner, and gives as a specific incl
dent of such treatment that on or
about March 1, 1902, he beat and
bruised her about the neck and face
and that she bore the marks inflicted
thereby for days afterward. She
AYERS that he, also repeatedly choked
her and called her vile names, some
of which are repeated in the COM
plaint, and threatened to kill her.
Her third allegation is probably the
most serious, in that she alleges that
March 1, 1902, defendant did commit
adultery with one "Winnifred,' whose
other name is unknown to her, in the
town of Casper, naming the house in
which such violation of the defend-
ants marriage VOWS is alleged to
have been committed. This latter
offense plaintiff says she has never
forgiven or condoned, but that be.
cause of it's commission she has not
lived or cohabited with the defend.
ant since.
She asks for decree and the right
to resume her maiden name. Be
cause of the lack of means to prose-
cute the case she prays that the court
may direct its prosecution without
cost to herself.
Beaten and Deserted.
Mary Richardson is the plaintiff
in the second case and Alfred c. Rich
ardson is named as the defendant
Mrs. Richardson alleges that she
and defendant were intermarried at
Richmond, Mo-, January 16, 1885, and
that without just cause and wholly
disregardant of the sanctity of his
marriage VOWS defendant deserted her
at Richmond, August 10, 1902, and
since then has failed and refused to
contribute to her support.
Cruel and inhuman treatment is al.
legged as "a second cause of action.
Going into details, plaintiff charges
that March l, 1902, defendant beat
her with a leathern strap, inflicting
grievous bodily harm upon her; that
he also hit her with a dipper, cutting
a great cash in her head, from which
blood ran in profusion, and causing
her to be sick and sore for many
days thereafter. In addition she
claims that he kicked her in the
breast and as a result she was trou-
bled with pains for period OF six
months after the alleged assault. "A
last charge is that he drew gun
on her and threatened to kill her with
it, all the time calling her vile and
offensive names.
One child, girl, named Claude 4
Esther, aged II years, is the offspring
of the couple. She is at present IN the Il
care and custody of the plaintiff, and
the court is asked to direct that such
care and custody shall continue. Be
ing without the necessary means, Mrs.
prays that her case be-
at public expense.
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