The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-28


Charges Of excessive extravaganza,
1awlord Allis by her husband, Gil
bert Allis in her rccently-filed suit for
separate maintenance here, were met
today. when an amended complaint and
m affidavit were filed BY Mrs. Allis
attorney, Charles II. Hall Of Missoula.
Colbert was some spender him.
SELF" Is a part OF Mrs. Anls' latest re-
ply.
His charge that she has refused to
live with him in Milwaukee. where he
Is now employed by his brother at
800 a month. also is answered by the
statement that on January 9th de-
sertion was committed, but that he
ana not she did the deserving, and he
still continues to remain away from
her, against her will and without her
consent"
Mrs. Allis is asking $500 a month
temporary alimony, $1,000 suit money
and $4,000 attorneys fees. Her hus-
band was reputed to have been worth
considerably more than $l00, 900 at the
time they We're married in 1909. but he
declares that his fortune, left him by
his father, the late Edward p. Allis,
millionaire manufacturer Of Milwaukee
has been dissipated. Mrs. Allis declares
he still owns property worth 100000
or more. but he has sworn that his
wealth. except for a mortgaged ranch
he now owns near Stevensvile. has
been entirely dissipated. They were
married in London. England. in Sep
teniber, 1909. They have two children
Gilbert. Jr.. and Amber, aged seven
ami five. respectively.
There Are Other Charges.
But the counter charges OF extrava-
Eance and desertion are by no means
the only complaints Mrs. Allis makes
In her latest filing. She charges he
has repeatedly treated her in "a cruel
and inhuman manner: that he has in
flicted grievous mental suffering" upon
her by his actions: that he has ere
peatedly and continuously treated her
with Indifference and contempt. hav-
ing struck and slapped the plaintiff and
treated her in rude angry and threat
ening manner; has mani handled her
and thrown her out Of doors and locked
the door of her house in her face and
refused to let her in"
She not only makes these general
charges against the suave and polished
gentleman who took her from the stage
to be his wife, but she relates specific
instances when, she says, these Of
lenses were committed.
She declares ne took her to Bermuda
for her health at one time and aban-
doned her there. n stranger in a strange
land. to find her way back to New York
-hs best she might. 5"'*
In November. 1911. she charges that
he struck her in the face while they
We're in st. Paul. MINI.
He Liked Mattresses, She Says.
He was rounder, too, according to
Mrs. Allis, who says. at another point
In the complaint that he repeatedly
and continuously and openly and no
toriously ran after wanton women and
repeatedly Inundated and slammed her
by his attentions for and flirtations
with women he would meet In public
places" His prediction. she declares
seemed to be in the direction Of wait.
resses and housemalds.
While she was receiving medical
treatment in New York in May. 1917
she says she wanted to come home ts
Missoula, where she then lived, bu,
that her husband refused to pay hel
cnrfare and she was forced to sell he,
ring, one she had before her marriage
for $3.50 to pay hers and her childrens
way back.
She also declares that ne has a vile
temper and that he Is sullen and mo
rose: and that her health would be con
tinually jeopardized IL she were forced
to live with him and that, living with
him. she would be living in continual
dread and under a constant nervous
strain.
In her affidavit. she denies all the
charges of Allis of her alleged exceed
ing extravaganza. and reiterates that
she dresses modestly and economically
and that what extravaganza there was
for her attire was her husbands expen-
diture and not her own. At times.
however. she declared he was stingy
and parsmonious toward her, while he
himself was having his clothes made
by Partisan tailor, and she al the
same time would buy hers ready made
in Missoula.
loafing and Gambling, She Says.
While she would remain at the ranch
near Stevensville caring for the chill
dren. she says, he would loiter and
gamble and loaf and play cards both
in the Bitter Root and in Missoua.
He was a bridge fiend. she declares.
and he continually played the game
FOR money. However. she believes he
is an exceedingly poor player for she
alleges that he seldom if ever wins
Speaking of the many trips which he