The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-10-03
JONES' INFATUATION.
A CHICAGO ELOPENENT THAT HAS
SET THE ENTIRE CITY TALK.

, BET THE ENTlkB ClTl TALA'
Abandoning . High Social Position and
ah Income Of $30y000 Year
The Couple Leave The
Country.
:, Several weeks ago the people in the
vicinity of No. ~ Ada street noticed that
the residence of DR.. H. Webster Jones
was closed, and it was soon learned that
he had mysteriously disappeared. Only
two personal friends of the doctor knew
what had occurred, and they have finally
given a statement Of the facts for publ
cation. The allegation that DR.. Jones
was guilty of unprofessional conduct, OF
that he had been convicted of impropri-
cites OF any kind with his lady patients
or that he had been chased out Of town
at the nuzzle ofa revolver by IN angry
husband, as some Of the papers have
announced, are not true. He has, his
friends say, simply become infatuated
with beautiful woman, and in an in.
sane freak he has left the city with her
never to return. He has wrecked his
professional prospects and sacrificed his
social position to crafty a passion that
he could not control. DR.. Jones was q
married man, and his character as such
irreproachable up to short time ago.
He was an educated and cultivated man,
! /. member of the best clubs, correspon-
dent of learned societies, student, and
a recognized authority all over the north
| west in his speciality, gynecology. He
had the largest professional practice in
l Chicago, from which he derived about
| $40, 600 a year. He was hard worker,
being up at all hours Of the day and
night. As skilfull obstetrician he was
in great request in all parts of the city.
Daring his residence in Chicago he has
assisted at the birth of 5000 children.
That he should deliberately sacrifice
everything he had for the sake Of a
woman not his wife cannot be explained
by his friends. except by supposing that
his mind through overwork had grown
weak. DR.. Jones graduated twenty-four
years ago, and shortly afterward was
married and came to Chicago. By rea-
son of his professional skill and personal
| magnetism, he in time acquired large
practice, the roll of his patrons contain
ing the names Of many Of the wealthiest
and best known people in the city. The
society of the doctor and his wife was
much sought after because it was worth
seeking. Some fur years ago DR.: Jones
became acquainted in professional way
with Mrs. Marian Beatrice Dean, .
woman of no means, but person Of lit
erary ability and Of many personal at
fractions. He was infatuated with her
from the first, notwithstanding the fact
that she had buried one husband, been
divorced from second, and was then
looking for third, all Of which he knew.
Learning that she was in need of money,
he made arrangements by which her
wants could be supplied without her
knowledge, and in such way that she
was led to believe that her liberal income
was the legitimate result of her literary
labor. The friends Of the doctor Won
dered at his strange fancy, but they
thought it mere freak, and that time
would kill it. With time, however, its
strength increased. He thought, or said
he thought. the woman was the bright
est and ablest of her sex; that she could
excel Sarah Bernhardt on the stage if she
ever had an opportunity to display her
talents. Meanwhile Mrs. Dean was mar
ried to Rudolph A. Bigelow two years
ago. Bigelow was at the time in the
employ of Marshall Field 4 Co., and is
now secretary ofa company engaged in
the manufacture and sale of rubber furn-
islkng goods. They lived in La Sale for
time and in suburban towns, and in
October last rented flat at 63l Fulton
street. BY her second husband Mrs.
Dean had had two children, and Bige-
low was the father of a third. The last
and one of the first died, and only one, a
girl of five years, remains. After Mrs.
Deans marriage to Bigelow the Jones
and Bigelow families were socially inti-
mate, visits and dinners being exchanged
at all reasonable hours, But aside from
these social courtesies it was observed
that the doctor would spend all Of his
leisure time at the Bigelow mansion, and
that his carriage was always at the dis
posal of Mrs. Bigelow. Some. six weeks
~, Mrs. Bigelow LEFT the city ostensibly
70 visit friends in Indiana, but told few
friends here that she was going never to
return, and left note for her husband
to that effect. Two weeks later DR.. Jones
let the city. 1t is understood that they
met, but there are two stories as to
where they have gone. One is that they
sailed on a steamer from Quebec to Liv-
erpool. Another is that they sailed from
New York on clipper ship bound for
Australia. Both reports concur in this,
that DR.. H. Webster Jones and Mrs. Ru-
dolph A. Bigelow have left America in
company The wife Of DR.. Jones is with
relatives in Connecticut. A gentleman
who has been intimately acquainted with
Dr. Jones, as we'll as with his patrons,
for many years, stated last evening that
he had yet to hear Of any unprofessional
conduct OIL the part of the doctor in the
course of his practice. He was scrupu-
lot,sly exact, almost to a fault, in his
dealings with his patients.
The Flora Of Montana.
Correspondence New York Tribune.
Mountains are piled up confusedly in
every direction about the Bozeman VAL
ley, the submits of the higher peaks
glittering with snow. The challenge to
climb is not to be resisted. Only eight
miles away towers Mt. Bridger, at fhe