The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-03-14
sMra SCANDAL
RsfstatIoa Sf the CSsnIpieisy of Fen
 Thsnas Fitch.


 Tbsmas Fisek-
 HOn Thomas Fitch, Speaker Of the Ari- zInA House of Representatives. has refursed Co this city m rrs0onsc Co a sHbINeaA to t~,iify in lbe case of Dr. Wm- F. Smith. eliargvd ~!th i,igaIny. the Issue Of which 2. salses upon The validity Of a divorce obi aiised by SHlta through m Ae- of the Arizona Legislature. Mr Fitch has also a slseciaI puTpOse in his visit, in refut ng as ! Pefsians east upon himself ana family wita reference in ih- Bart nm Ygtesi to sBem la assisting in Smith's scandslous matrimgaiiai sHd nnmafTimo8isl transactions. To this snd ati layits have been pr cured from Dr. Ssuiid aud hts more recent wife. the nesce of Nr. and .dr.. FIi1h, the paFP1rt nf Ehieh is here giEen- T. il C affidavit uf Dr Smi5h sfii lnt s-fi forth that in the spring "f 1876 he arTsngv-i Co marry AnHIe Carpenter as soss ss He could oiltsin div ire from his sife Eadnra Y. Ssnith. Wh-B Mr a-d Mrs. Fitch rr;graed c., San Francisco the sumner Following. and heard oT tiie arrange nrni, ii4ey expressed tlie greatest iniigaa- tiol an1 Thrstfenei 60 c,mmlaicats his plan C. his Sife II he d.d not abandon it. . niih liEoniisei tp obey. and soon after Annie accompanied her aGnt and uncle iu New InrN, pat she reinrled fo hun. When Nr. Fit"h can. ht,k k he im 1loTed Smith tO release A1HiE rom his ind ieBcr and
 SAVE HER FROM RUN.
 And all with whom she Was connected from disgrace Smish again reluctsnliy consented Co abandon Annie. aan ai inc solicitation ot Firch lee Wr,te A letter infn.miag her of that determination When Anne rec ivrd this leIicr sl,c attempted Go commit s-icide, and ,heu Smith retTae;ed his deierminatis.n and resolved that thereafter only death should srpeIate him from his beloved Annie Affiaug declares that neither Mr. Fitch nor his wife st any time assisted, encouraged cor c.innived aI his improper relations with Anaie Carpenter, oT favored his purpose of procuring divorce from his tIWfIi wife. ] bat cn the contrary their ef,Tts were con- unua.iy eIerted Co keep atiii1nt and Annie Carpenter apart aTO break up the intimacy ] let Heen them. When they went io AnzOna 10 r, ,braaTy. lsl1. they ,r'ed unsuccessful ' Co persuade Annie Go aCCompaBy them, and endeayored Co induce SsHith ta lead | hIs mt uencc tD that end. For fifteen months previuys tn obtaining his Ar z tna divorce =nd his marTiage with Annie Gar peBter at YuIaa. Smith had DO commuai- cation with Mr. Fl ch or his wife, aBd he was not assisted iu any manner by Fitch, 10 obtaining his divorce. In cOuclu>irn, Dr. Smitl holds himself alone responsible for the disgrace which attaches to hIs acts. The supplementary affidavit: of Annie NJ, the ! present. Mrs. Smith. chrrOhaies toe state mcnts of Dr. snith th u their iniTigIss met with continual and determined opposition ! from Mr. and Mrs. Fitch. After
 THEY WENT TO ARIZONA
 They wrote her frequently, urging her 10 ,in them. offe,ing tu provide for her fuiurr and ovrr.uOk her past nsgrrssiOns, i'ut | she s.esdfa>tly refused to leave ihe obj -ct of her ado-atiOn. In conclusion, Mrs. Anne NJ. Smith declares: ''I have nO apoln- ] gi.s or eXp'anat.oas 10 make tu anybody in ] the world for what have done, but tn jus tice to those who have been uutragSnusly .epresented because of acts they could not conirol 1 D,ake this pubIIc statement. which is ;-ue in spirit and in detail, so help me Cod The several aiiidavits describe : in detail She efforts made by MT. and Mrs. , Fitch tD curb their un.uly niece aud avert the disgracelu scandal which her conduct wiih Dr. smith engendercd.
 Mir. Fitch is also IH possession of a letter written ty W. II. l.. Barnes in February ! 1877. when the latter gentleman Was cuuG- sel fpr MF.. |. Y. nItn. The letter IS ad dre,se0 To Mrs. Fstch and says:
 aish io say here ihu believe great ia- justice has been dune 10th yourself and Mr. Fitch. in the belief in any quarter that you were in s0y way concerned m tomeIi- Ing or enc urngIug the dome-tic trnub.es oi ihe Smiths. II Dave any influence wldh my client, such belief shOIid DO longer rx.si. snd II the subject should be ever me . toned in my hearing, vii, take gnod car, ] that your position s.all not be DIsunder- s;Ood. never really uad,rstpod the truth uatil tn-day-San Francisco Chronicle.