The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-04-08

W. published Ia,i week 'he evidence DE-
fr ,h,. corUnrr's iI"Elh me he""-'"'ahu
J, ,,i,h such int oduciorv and explana-
,,r, information brai ing thereou,cni'ed from
,n,.. of rumor>, ~ W" deemed proper ana
..II auhstamiafrd. II appears TO have been
!, all important particulars correct. Our re-
,,,rt.r however, called this week on Mrs.
Reed who IL stopping at the Scott Bouse,and
she, having heard some Of the many rumors
rurrent desires some statements MADE, ana
SAWS: That her husband Ii In prison char ged
with u crime for which he will make due ap-
swrr Oh trial, and she desires 10 StaVed that in-
stead Of having mist eG"ed her or their ch'I-
dren he has always been provdent, indni-
gent aud aflcctiona.e AMI in the only d'te'eh-
GEES they have had rhe WIZ, most to DIANE
She says during the pat w'n"er nhe WIS SIGN
and h,.Ini. = for four months IA Hasma'kibat
Mr. Reed employed help and waited upon
her ,lay and night with as"tduons devotion;
tlat when convalesciDg she went 70 the
b,u4e Of a friend i'm PhIip'burg to visit anu
without advising Der husband went 10 "a oa'i
and dnucrd; that he wa. augiy, pot NJ her
having gone TO the Ball, butin having da'eed
and thus imperilled her recovery, and that
her prtuIant reply hal provoked n'n'hg
,,,,rrI that VII, now used against h'm anu
h a hrru grossly exaggerated when the
-, am, wa. hers: hat in ten years OF married
~. a.. hal never ha,mrd or threatened TO
her ar their children in any mapn
,yha,,ver and their married life, despite AL
hald,hips of poverty, hal o"eh a' h"pP: ~
that Of any people "he Knew
N,u,ion WA, made last week that Mr.. kt'
had refused 20 allow Garland TO take his wife
fran Ha. mark 10 Philipsburg II he took M's.
p,rt,, Mrs r. saws she received au invita-
,Iou 10 the parry ,he evening before. Mrs.
Porter had brrn In their employ n servant,
but although paid Oh hal not yet left. shr
had also received an invitation. Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Reed talked about her going and he de-
sired her TO 60. She then arranged with Mrs
pnrtrr TO take care of the children anu hf
Reed went and asked Garland to take Mr..
Reed down. Subsequently Mr.. Porter wish
ed TO s.r a man in PhiilpHburg about employ
mani and A. she could not stay with the chii-
dr,n without missing the opportunity she
concluded TO go down with Garland, thu
Mrs. Reed could not 20 with Garland OH Ills
return 10 town. There WA no feeling apou'
IL. "A Mr.. Il. helped Mrs. Porter 10 the wagon
and Mr.. Reed wa absent NJ the time and
knew nothing about IT.
ON the morning after the ball, AT breahia
sh. SAYS Reed told her man had spoken H.
of her. and he would not stand IL. Sue say
she asked him 10 pay no attention 10 IT, anu
that they should 20 hone 10 Hasmarck, bu'
h, Slid iC Que man Wa, permitted to talk
Islander Others would aud it must bc stopped
about his wife He then went dawn town
aud wa, not drinking that she knew o. MIS-
X. VIA. stopping at Mrs. BraaEhawS. aitei
the shooting 81. saw Reed coming up tee
at a con ,idsrlble distance; did not notice nc
W., carrying a pistol AMI did not KNOW any
on. had been shot; but she thought he ha'
probably hal quarrel about the slanaer ant
somehow apprebended he was eomipg 10
her AMI that she would be drawn into III
a iarrel She says she hal no Thought ot Tea
of him but felt the sense somehow III imp"h'
jnp troubl. and quietly went Into an a.ijoin
ing room and closed the door, put did ho
lock il, A. ,iated. She was there when u
injured for her, heard the reply anu then I'LL
officer coming and taking him away. sh
WAS In that condition of oppressive appr'
hension of some public brawi that all will al
prcciate In a lady, and which she Shr""
from. although honoring her husband Tor
s,ndnp the offenSe. Mr.. Reed SAYS her hu
banl will meet the charge against MIN Ia ~
court but desires these "tat"incnts male
Iu,tice 10 him and 10 herself, and we deem
lust To give them.