Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-24
CODY LOST HIS SUIT
"Bufalo Bills" Partner a Good
 Mother and True Wife.
HIS TROUBLE LIQUOR, NOT POISON
The Unhappiness Was Caused by Ac- tions of Ex-hunter and Scout, as shown by Letter From Daugh-
 ter Arta Before Her Death,

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 SHERIDAN, Wyo, March 24-"Buf- falo Bilr' Colonel William F. Cody) has 1 lost his suit here for divorce from Louisa Cody, Judge R. II. Scott of the district court deciding that charges of ! attempts on the part of Mrs. Cody to poison her husband and other allega- tions had not been proved.
 Judge Scott asserted that the testi- mony showed that Mrs. Cody had all ways been good mother and fond and indulgept wife.
 Judge Scott In his opinion said: 'The law of the state does not make incompatibility ground for divorce, but it does read that extreme cruelty rendering the condition of either party to the marriage contract intolerable is sufficient grounds to allow the granting of a decree
 ''The first cause of action in this case is the charge of poisoning on Dec. 26, 1900. or some time prior thereto. The evidence wholly fails to support this issue, but shows the defendant was trying to rescue the plaintiff from a ' state of intoxlcation and administered not poison, but remedies which she deemed beneficial to him. His inabili- ty to speak on this occasion did not come from these remedies. but came from his extensive use of intoxicants at the banquet board and was as hu- initiating to the defendant as to the plaintiff.
 "The unhappiness caused by the ac- tions of the plaintiff is shown by the letter of their daughter, Arta Thorpe, whose beautiful character shone out from her unhappy home in the words of her letter written just before her death:
 "'Oh. papa, why did he do it? My heart is just broken over it. Oh, why did he do itT"
 Judge Scott also found that the charge of unbecoming actions on the part of the defendant toward the colo nel's guests was not proved. that there was no evidence that she had even threatened her husbands life and that when attending the funeral of her daughter. Arta, at Rochester, \. Y, in February. 1904. she offered prema- nent reconciliation and no answer ever came to this.
 ''She was an overindulgent mother and wife. who always took pride in his success and always looked forward to his home coming and made great preparations to receive him." said Judge Scott. She entertained his guests with cordiality. She did not use profane language. The poisoning of his pet dog was accidental. She never spoke disrespectfully of him to his friends or guests. She always ac- companied him to the depot on his de- parture and was there to receive him on his return. In her home she has large statue of him in the hall: in her bedroom she has his portrait. done by famous painter: on her stand she has his photograph, and the dishes she used were souvenir ones stamped or etched with his portrait. Such, in brief. is the character and conduct of Mrs. Cody extending over a long period of her married life.
 Tn return for this wifely devotion the plaintiff has been cruel to her and heapcd indignities upon her. Even If it were true that tine defendant had at times been impatient with hini and such impatience has been considered an indignity. if is also true that she has had much to contend with.
 There are some allegations in the answer that are not sustained by the evidence From the evidence it does not appear that the plaintiff was so addicted to gambling as to impair his business abilities or trustworthiness. He did not use intoxicating liquor in such quantities as to interfere with the transaction of his business"