The Anaconda Standard, 1892-09-14, p.5

The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, 1892-09-14, p.5

Summary

Court note from the Anaconda Standard reporting the divorce of Dennis J. Murphy from his wife Ellen. Murphy testified he was 31 years old, married Ellen in Cork, Ireland, on 1 March 1878. The marriage produced two children, John (12) and Michael (9), both in his custody. Ellen deserted him on 1 August 1889 without cause or provocation and her whereabouts were unknown at the time of the hearing. Divorce granted.

Narrative

In a divorce case heard in Anaconda, Dennis J. Murphy testifies that he married Ellen in Cork, Ireland on 1 March 1878, and that they have two sons, John and Michael, aged 12 and 9, both in his custody. Ellen left without cause or consent around 1 August 1889 and her whereabouts remain unknown. Murphy is granted a divorce.

“without cause or provocation and without consent the defendant deserted her husband and has since remained absent”
“Her present whereabouts is unknown”

AI-generated (claude-sonnet-4-6). Verify against the transcription before quoting.

People

Dennis J. Murphy (Butte, 1892)(as printed: Dennis J. Murphy)
role: subject plaintiff · family confidence: 50 candidate
HIGH-PRIORITY USER REVIEW. Cork-born Murphy (married in Cork Mar 1, 1878) is the most direct West-Cork → Butte family-line link in the archive so far. Distinguishing details: first name + middle initial + age (31 in 1892, b. ~1861) + marriage date and place + wife's name + sons' names and ages. Without user confirmation on tree placement, default 50 (Plausible per the scale).
Ellen Murphy (wife of Dennis J. Murphy)(as printed: Ellen)
role: defendant deserter · family confidence: 0 not family
John Murphy (son of Dennis J., b. ~1880)(as printed: John)
role: son of subject · family confidence: 0 not family
Michael Murphy (son of Dennis J., b. ~1883)(as printed: Michael)
role: son of subject · family confidence: 0 not family

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)
Anaconda, Montana (publication_locale)
County Cork (marriage_locale)
Ireland (context)

Themes

Story threads

Famine to emigration

Source type

news_item, court_report

Transcription

transcription: complete · confidence high

# Transcription — The Anaconda Standard, 1892-09-14, p.5 **Source**: The Anaconda Standard (Anaconda, Montana), Wednesday 14 September 1892, p.5. **Status**: Complete. **Method**: A trailing fragment ("The refusee in the case of Phoebe…") above the clipping boundary belongs to a separate item and is not transcribed. --- In the case of Dennis J. Murphy against his wife, Ellen, the plaintiff testified that he is 31 years old and was married to the defendant in Cork, Ireland, March 1, 1878, and one of the results was two children, John and Michael, aged 12 and 9, both of whom are now in the care and custody of the plaintiff. About August 1, 1889, without cause or provocation and without consent the defendant deserted her husband and has since remained absent. Her present whereabouts is unknown. Murphy got a divorce.

Open questions

HIGH PRIORITY. Is Dennis J. Murphy in the user's family tree? The Cork-marriage date (1 March 1878), wife Ellen, and sons John and Michael (b. c. 1880 and c. 1883) should be matchable against family records.
Ellen's maiden name is not given. Cross-check with Cork parish records of marriages 1 March 1878 if accessible.