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A SENSATIONAL DAMAGE SUITLouisa Dona Imp firing* Suit Against John H|*acer. a Wealthy Sun River Cattleman.Tlie Complaint Heads Very Much Like an Kxtract from the Kmk-in ridge Cum*.Saturday afternoon a most sensational damage suit was filed in the diatrict court. The fair plaintiff and her brother brought the papers into the clork'a office and tiled them about 2 p. tu.The case is entitled Louisa Donohue vs. John Spencer and the attorneya for the plaintilT are Toolo A WaMacc, tho well known Uolena firm of attorneys. Tho defendant, John Sponcor, is ono of beet Known outtlo ni -n in this section. His ranch in up Sun rivor, but ho has made his homo (o Grout Falla for thelast year or more. Ho has alwayB enjoyed the respect of the community and the eBteem of a large circlo of friends, and the latter are not alow to denounce tho bringing of tho suit and declare their firm belief in his innocence. The plaintitf is alec well known in this city where she hue lived for a good niHny years, moving in the bc*Bt society and enjoying the eetoem of a wido circlo of acquaintances. Thocomplaint roaln ae follows;The plaintitT complains of the defendant in tho above entitled action, and for cause alleges:I. That at all the times hereinafter mentioned the defendant and plaintiffs winter, one Mattie Donuhue Spencer, have been and now are husband and wife, and that at the times hereinafter mentioned the family residence of defond ants family was in (Ireat Falls. Montana.-• That on tho if It h day of January, A. D. 1804. at tho dwelling house, or the family residence of tho defendant in the said town of Great I'alls, plaintiff was then und there stopping and staying, looking after the house, keeping and caring for the children of her said Bister, at the request of her said aister and defendant, and thut her said sister was then and there, owing to ill health, ab sent on a juuruuy in the stato of Cali forma; and thut plaintiff was then and there occupying a bedroom in tho said house heretofore assigned to her by do-fnn 11 it n v n n #1 I .. « *. ..4 « m a * afondant and her tauter, an u pnvuto lodging room, in which said bedroom there were two bods, tho one occupied, used and being tho bod of plaintiff, the other occupied by Annie Spencer, the minor girl child of defendant.That on the elate last aforesaid, and in the said private lodging room of plaintiff in said dwelling house, defendant willfully, wantonly, violently, rudely, and insolently committed an indecent assault upon plaintiff's person in the manner following, to wit: |llere follows u doncription of what took place couched ill such vivid language us would indicate that tho fair plaintiff's a'torneve are literary arti-te of the realistic school, fcuf-lico it to Pay that the complaint allegpp that the drama of Joseph and I’otichcr's wife was enacted with tho title roles reverse d.| The complaint then goes on to suy:'I hat by and because of tho foregoing acts of defendant, plaintiff suffered great anguish, terror and anxioty of mind and body and was thrown In a state of excitement, alarm and tear, und was so frightened unu shocked in her foelingp as to become nervous and sick and suffered great distress of body and mind nnd that by the said wanton and malicious acts of defendant, ns aforesaid, plaintiff was further outraged in her feelings, degraded and humiliated, all to her'damage in the huui of 825,0C3.Wherefore plaintiff preys judgment against said defendant for 'he sum of 0C0 and the costs and disburetMiients of this suit.I. A IK 11! HAY
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Great Falls Weekly Tribune
Great Falls, Montana, US
Fri, Aug 17, 1894
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