Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-12
Alias Summons

,ucv stephens, plaintiff, VS.. Nicho-
,.'nus stephens. defendant.
r,a state of Idaho sends greeting:
49, Nichodemus Stephens, defendant.
yor are hereby summoned. and re-
-.,ired to appear in an action brought
aoinst you by said plaintiff, in the
ia district court. and to answer the
nn,aint Of the above named plaintiff
sled therein, within ten days (exclu-
Give of the day Of service) after the
.orvice on you of this summons, IL
carved within this county; or II served
.,,t of this county, but within this tu-
d,cial district. within twenty days: or
!, seryed elsewhere, within forty days.
This action is brought to recover a
t,dement and decree against you dis
so,ving the bonds of matrimony here,
,ofore and now existing between you
and the plaintiff on the following
grounds:
Failure and neglect to provide
for the plaintiff for a period Of more
than two years, the common necessar-
les of life, having the ability so to do
2nd.-Cruel and inhuman treatment
nv YOU of the plaintiff.
Plaintiff alleges:
(a) That four years ago you struck
the plaintiff with your clinched fist
cutting her face and leaving a scar that
she bears to the present day.
90 That about the 25th day of
March. 1903, you beat plaintiff over the
head with a heavy shoe and dragged
plaintiff about upon the ground by the
hair of her head and beat and bruised
plaintiff with clinched fist and on many
other different occasions plaintiff al
leges you have beaten and abused her
causing her great physical and mental
pain and suffering and have treated
plaintiff in such cruel and inhuman
manner that plaintiff can not longer
live with you.
3rd-That at this time you have
abandoned plaintiff and are living
away from her and have committed
adultery. as plaintiff is informed and
believes, with a Yakima woman. name
that you are now living in a remote
part Of the country all without cause
or reason from plaintiff.
4th.-That plaintiff is unable to live
with the defendant by reason Of de-
PENDANTS intemperance continued for
a period Of more than two years last
past defendant being most Of the time
and whenever you can obtain liquor
in an intoxicated condition to such an
extent as to be unable to attend to the
ordinary business affairs Of life
Plaintiff also alleges that there are
living the issue of said marriage two
children. Simon Stephens. a boy, aged
10 years and Williams Stephens. a boy,
aged years now living with and been
living with plaintiff since their birth,
and for the support Of whom you have
contributed nothing during the two
years last past. And plaintiff alleges
she is a suitable and proper person to
have the care, custody and control OF
said two minor children and that you
are not a suitable or proper person to
have the care or custody Of said chill
dren and plaintiff prays that the care
and custody OF said children be award
ed to plaintiff.
Plaintiff also alleges that you re-
ceive from an allotment of your own on
the Nez Perez Indian reservation rent
that averages some 5000 and more per
year and that plaintiff and yourself are
the equal owners Of a deceased child's
allotment upon said last named res
ervation that brings an annual rent OF
income of some $175.00 and more pei
year heretofore taken by you leaving
plaintiff to support said children with
out returns from said allotments.
Plaintiff also alleges that $4,000 is 6
reasonable attorneys fee to be allowed
PLAINTIFFS attorney in this transaction
Plaintiff prays that the bonds O.
matrimony between you and plaintif
be dissolved.
That she have such portion Of thu
income from the defendants allotment
as may be just and reasonable with al
the income from the said deceased
child's allotment and that you be re-
strained from interfering with the rent!
OF the said deceased childs allotmen
and such portion Of the moneys from
your allotment as the court shall ad
Judge just and reasonable.
That you be required to pay a rea
sonable sum into court for the ex
penses OF the action and counsel fee
and such further sum to plaintiff 70
alimony as to thu court seems just 70
PLAINTIFFS support during the pendenc!
OF this action
That plaintir be awarded the Gus
tody and cont oil of both said children
and
Prays for general relief.
All of which more fully appears b,
reference to plaintiffs complaint t
which reference is hereby made.
And you are hereby notified that
you fail to appear and answer SAT-
complaint as above required the sal
plaintiff will apply to the court for tn
relief demanded in her said complaint
Attest my hand and the seal of tn
district o$ xna