Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-08
WITNESSES HIT
TESTIMONY OF
MRS. A. GILLIAN
Browning Woman in Collusion
With Husband to Mulct
Banker, Are Statements.

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principal witness for her husband in
his $50, 900 alienation suit against May
or Charles Deveroux of Browning, once
admitted that she was to receive a
portion Of any money obtained from
Deveroux in the suit; that her husband
was to give her divorce and the Gus
tody of their children; that she pro-
posed to 60 to Mexico with another
man when she had received the money.
and that she once denied in a CONVEX
satlon that her relations with Deveroux
mad been as she testified, was brought
out by the defense in district court
Monday.
A. C. Anderson and johnson Bird.
poth Of Browning, testified to having
heard Mrs. Gillian make the asser-
tons alleged. Bird testified that Mrs.
Gillian told him on March !, 1913, that
there had been nothing Objectionable in
her acquaintance with Deveroux while
she and her husband were employed at
the defendants ranch, and johnson de-
clared that two years later Mrs. Gil
ham told him Of her alleged agreement
| with her husband. Both witnesses
said there were no witnesses present
when the alleged conversations took
place.
Two Thirds For Her, Is Said.
Anderson told the jury Mrs. Gilham
said to him that she would have her
alleged agreement with her husband In
writing before appearing as witness
The agreement was, Anderson quoted
receive two-thirds 'of what he got
from Deveroux" IL she "stood by him.
in the case against the defendant. An
derson said he then advised her that
she could not then remain in Brown
Ing, to which, he stated, she replied:
"Well, you and I will 60 to Mexico Z
Mrs. Gilham's alleged conversation
with Anderson took place in the New
England hotel at Browning and her al
legged statement to Bird was made IN
the Cut Bank hotel at Cut Bank, ac-
cording to the witness.
In an attempt to impeach Mrs. Gill
hams testimony, questions embodying
the statements later made to the jury
by Anderson and Bird were asked by
W. F. O'Leary, Of defendants counsel.
She denied absolutely that she had ever
made the statements credited to her
BY the witnesses and declared that their
assertions were untrue. Wednesday.
room, she testified as to her alleged
relations with Deveroux. while she and
her husband were employed at his
ranch One Of her statements was
that she once submitted to an Illegal
operation at kalispell. The public was
admitted to the court room Thursday
afternoon. after the more lurid testi-
many had been completed. and Mrs.
Gillian was not present. during the re-
mainder of the trial.
Devar0ux Takes Stand.s
Deveroux, on the stand in his own
behalf Thursday. denied in detail every
assertion Mrs. Gilham had made con-
cernink their alleged relations and tes--
titled at length as to the amount OF
his wealth. A. F. Bartholomew. cash
ier Of Browning bank, was called by
ID. w Doyle. Who, with Mr.. O'Leary
and %. ". Rorke of Browning. con-
Quoted the defense. and testified that
Deyeroux owns 06O acres, more than
1900 cattle and other personal prop
erty, the whole being worth, he said,
about S15O,OOO. He said Deveroux's
debts aggregate about $4,000, Of
which nearly $4,000 is represented by
notes he has indorsed for other people:
Attorney L. J. Molumby. counsel
for Gillian, rested his case at the con-
clusion of the bankers testimony and
instructions and arguments will be
submitted this friday morning. Mr..
Molumby questioned the defendant ex-
haustively when Deveroux was naming
his assets and debts and earlier in the
trial conducted the questioning under
which Mrs Gillian made her assertions
to the jury.
Gillian and Deveroux are both half
blood Indians, as are Mrs. Gillian and
Mrs. Deveroux The defendants wife
was a spectator at the trial until the
court room was cleared.