Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-26
FINES PAID AND RELEASED.

Ann Q Wat son, alias jose Mattison, of the
Hack Tragedy, Given Her Liberty by JOhr
HI. Preston -Scraps of History from the
COurC Records.
Annie Watson was the name under which
she was committed to the Womans' Refor
matory, but her real name is Josie Maths.
on. She was one of the quartet of bach
riders that fatal Monday night when the
tragedy occurred which will un.
doubleday result in the death of VIM
Pream. Tuesday she was sentenced to
the reformatory upon two counts, in de
fault of paying the fines imposed, amount
ing to $35. Yesterday afternoon the fines
were paid by John II. Preston and she was
released. At first Mr.. Preston employed
counsel to appeal the case to the supreme
court, but this was abandoned upon
learning from Clerk Fairchild, of the mu-
nicipal court. that payment of the fines
would secure the woman's release. The
release was effected about 3 o'clock. Pres
ton appearing ia court and paying the
money. After he had parted with his
money, and while waiting for the appear
ance of Watson or Madison, for whom
Bailif Clouse had been sent, Preston began
talking in a very excited manner about
the gross injustice that had been done
Miss Madison, who, he said had worked for
him forfour years at 50 per week, and whom
he declared to be as innocent a woman ss
walked the earth, and much more of the
same sort, Il wound up with the an
nouncement that he was going to marry
her.
This action of Mr.. Preston recalls to
mind a little sensation of the scan mag
order, a matter of record in the district
court of this county, the first date of the
official entry being April 81. On that day
Josie Mattison began suit against John 3.
Preston to recover for services rendered
the said Preston from April 1, 1874, to
March 81, 1882, as housekeeper, washing
and mending his clothes, making his
shirts, etc., etc., for which she demanded
judgment in 1920. A copy of the COM
plant was duly served upon Preston, but
no return was made and the legal time
having elapsed, upon motion of Mattison's
counsel, judgment in default was entered
against Preston for S1,294.42.
At this time Miss Madison represented
that she had followed Preston from La
Crosse to this city, where she had been liv-
ing with him as his wife, but he had begun
to neglect her in not providing her with
comfortable and decent clothing, etc., etc.
Some time after the judgment was entered
up against Preston, however, he in some
way fixed up matters with Miss Mattison,
and she went into court and confessed her
claims against Preston satisfied, and the
matter was ended SO far as the court rec
ords show by Preston's satisfying Miss
Mattison's attorneys fees, $3.50.
But there is still another chapter. A few
days after the last proceedings, as above, an
attorney arrived in st. Paul from La
Crosse, Wis, representing the. wife of John
II. Preston. The object of this attor
ney's visit was to institute
proceedings in the Ramsey
county courts for the procurement of a
divorce for Mrs. Preston from her hus-
band, upon the grounds of desertion and
adultery. These proceedings were finally
abandoned, the attorney finding upon ex-
aiming our laws, that a divorce could be
more readily secured in Wisconsin, where
the desertion took place. In view of Mr..
Preston's announcement yesterday that he
was going to marry Miss. Mattison, it is
probable that Mrs. Preston has since Sc
cured her divorce.
Note to Wm Summerfeld-Carrie War
rem is still in the Woman's Reformatory.